my parents picked up the dog at the shelter while I was in Germany and kept her a couple of weeks until I got home. My parents are not touchy feely with animals, all I can say when I pet my dog fur came out attached to scabs,I freaked out. I went to the shelter and they thanked me for the business and said Sadie had a good time and they would love to have her back. I asked for her blanket, and to my surprise they gave it to me - it was blood soaked. I showed it to them, they said it came that way - hah! not likely. I showed them the clumps of fur with the scabs attached. My dog that had been a happy puppy, was terrified of loud sounds now. I was training her to be a therapy pet, but the loud noise fear caused us to have to drop out.

Today, I board my dog based originally on personal recommendation, the dog before and this dog both love these has been going to the same two families for years, they take in dogs for 15 a day and let them live in the house with their other pets. How do I know it is good? They call me if there is any problem, and the dogs never wanted to leave - the one that had gone to that highly recommended kennel, actually had a crush on of the person's dog and followed him every where, ha ha . Never a kennel again.

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Guess I need to figure that out.

The kennel came highly recommended by someone who used to work there, apparently not everyone was as dedicated an employee. I found the dog sitters one from Dogsitter.com, but she was a pain in the ass about pick up and delivery of the dogs. so I asked everyone I met wile walking my dog - I used to do a 4 mile route, so I met pl;enty of people efery day, knew most of them by their dog's name, ha ha . I also asked in the dog park.

After getting the names I went to visit each one - one had a dog with fleas - no thank you. My dog only had fleas once ands that was enough, got rid of hem within 24 hours at the beach, then went home and had them there - had to get rid of them as well - baking soda and a lot of vacuuming washing every fabric - no curtains, etc. One had to test my animal with theirs. My dog fell in love with her dog and has been there ever since. People love my rejected unadoptable dogs after I have had them some times, they are just the sweetest animals and house broken. I take care of any accidents right away - finding and correcting the cause, usually a bladder infection. The one time the dog had an accident, I went back and cleaned their floor, gave the a florescent light to find accidents and some of that natures what ever neutralizer. Why? because it is cheaper than boarding almost anywhere else and the dogs love it. Just keep asking in advance until you have 2 places.

Sad though. What did these poor dogs do to deserve that.

Who knows if Sheriff Joe will do anything. The deputies told the families they planned to pursue it but who knows? There are some prominent families involved on the other side too.

And if it wasn't for the Flake connection, he'd already have arrested people.


This is going to be interesting to watch.

I guess the stray story redirected the owners' energy for a while, but I would have been just as angry at the boarding home owners.

I ran a horse boarding facility for years - if horses got loose, I was just as liable for what happened to them as I was while they were on my property. In addition, if there was an accident caused by a loose horse, I would have been liable for that accident. I was responsible for keeping my facility secure and safe for the animals in my charge - wires had to be kept out of the reach of the horses, for instance.

I can't imagine leaving an electric wire in reach of a bunch of unsupervised dogs - it could have caused a house fire rather than 'just' the deaths of the seventeen dogs.

For our beach vacation. She doesn't like camping much, and
Really doesn't like car rides. But, we board her at the daycare
she visits on Fridays to play with other big dogs. They get 13
hours a day of free running around their property, 11 hrs in their
Kennel runs. they have a swimming pool and a toddler slide for them in
the summer. Most important to us, they have an open door
policy, and have a two-way mirror so doggie parents can view
without disturbing the 'pack' when they come to visit or pick-up.
They also give parents Facebook updates with photos.

It's $25 a day, which is why we only do Fridays during the week.
Vacation boarding adds up so it can be expensive, but we trust
More than other kennels around here. Took our cats to a vet one
time who also boarded. We were not allowed to see where the cats
Would be staying, so we hightailed it out of there and never looked
back.

So sad about the dogs in AZ. I hope they prosecute to the
Full extent and don't back down.

If dog chewed through air conditioning overnight, how did they all die? It wasn't that hot during the night. Workers supposedly came back in early in the morning, and dogs were already dead? How is that possible?

Or, the AC went out earlier than they are saying...

is involved with?