Delmyra Kennels

I left 3 of my dogs there for a week.. they all had lost alot of weight and were all sick when i picked them up... they said they ate well which could not of been the truth...in almost lost one to upper resp infection when i returned.. never never again... more

I used delmyr kennel many times thinking it was a good place. I rescued pit bulls then. I rescued 2 extremely frightened pitties from south Kingston dog shelter after they called me for help. These dogs were so scared they crawled on their bellies. I THOUGHT I HAD THEM IN A SAFE PLACE...LITTLE DID I KNOW. I would go in their kennel and sit with them waiting for them to approach me. One day as I sat there talking very softly to them...the owner....the guy with the long beard came through. I figured it was feeding time. All the dogs that were away from their family not understanding why. People trusting they found a great place. .my heart dropped!!!! Of course the dogs started barking. The owner shouted so loud it scared me! ....he didn't know I was sitting with my rescues. He yelled shut the .....!!! He was really mad. I've got it from someone I know that he's horrible to the dogs...you don't have to believe that but I heard and saw the rest. No wonder the person that said their dog acted worse than going to the vet!!!! You don't know the full extent but all I want is to warn those who adore their animals. . Nothing in this for me except the satisfaction of dogs not being exposed to what I witnessed more

Beware the "day in - day out" charges. Their website is a bit vague about this, suggesting that the "day" is a 24 hour clock from dropoff time. It's not. If your dog is there at any point during the day, it's a full day charge. So, hypothetically, if you dropped off at 11:59 p.m. and picked up 2 minutes later at 12:01 a.m., you pay for two days of boarding. I think this policy is a bit harsh but what really frosts me is that they are closed on Sundays -- the day when most owners would pick up their pets after a weekend getaway. Thus, if you take a weekend trip, you're forced to pay for four days of boarding - Friday (when you dropoff), Saturday, Sunday (because they're closed), and Monday (when you pickup). I know everyone's entitled to their day off from work, but closing Sunday seems to me to be a money grab to force people to keep their pets at the kennel for an extra day. Makes me feel like Delmyra is taking advantage of me by closing on a day that would likely be the highest amount of pick-ups of pets. Then, when you consider that the website could be much clearer about their pricing policy and that you are charged a full day for any portion of the day that your pet is present, as opposed to calling it a "day in - day out" policy, I came away with the feeling that I was intentionally mislead about the charges and then was forced to pay for an extra day that I did not want or require. Not to mention being inconvenienced by having to take time off of work on Monday to pick up my pet because I could not get him on Sunday. more