Elkin Kennels

I cannot believe we wasted our money! We boarded our two dogs here for a week and the day that we were supposed to pick them up, the kennel called to say that our dogs had TICKS!! They said they would give them a dip that would eliminate them... Needless to say, when we picked them up the next day, they made us wait an hour before they handed us our dogs (We could see them through the grooming window STILL picking them off!)\r \r After I had asked if the girl if they were all gone, she told me yes... Let me tell you, they were EVERYWHERE when we got them in the car!!! It was like an infestation!!! I just wanted to get away from that horrible place! After $100 in products, and 4 days, we finally got rid of them!! They were between their toes, in their ears, all over their body!!! (The girl also said that it was our fault, and the products that we used... Yeah, we've used these products for almost 5 years, and have two very different dogs and have never had a problem)\r \r DO NOT BRING YOUR ANIMAL HERE!!!!! more

We've boarded our dogs 3 times here. The first time we had all 4 here and didn't suspect anything. The time before this last time our German Shepherd came back to us with his face distorted with hives and was swollen. We figured he had an allergic reaction to the shampoo that was used on him for a bath. This last time he stayed by himself at Elkin Kennels for one night. When we picked him up, he acted strangely and seemed scared. The owner said to us ""He's a headcase, you know."" When we got him home we saw two marks on his front legs after we noticed he was limping, like he was struck with a thin stick or something. We don't know what happened to him there, but we do suspect some foul actions. Our dogs will not be returning to Elkin ever again. more

We left our two mini schnauzers here over spring break. Out youngest, a 5-month-old puppy apparently escaped and was missing for several days. We were in New York when we got a call from our vet -- they had retrieved our dog after a family had turned him in to be scanned and his chip linked him to our vet's office. Elkin's was apologetic but they DID NOT REPORT THE DOG MISSING TO US and acted as if they didn't know THE DOG WAS MISSING FOR 3 DAYS. Thank God for a family who picked him up on the side of the road and held onto him for a couple days and then had his chip scanned. While they did not charge us - we did have our other dog removed because of safety concerns. The kennel manager could only muster, ""I've worked 28 straight days ... every time I take a day off...something like this happens. SCARY! more