kennel prices

[meltoadhall]

just wondering what price i should be looking at for 2 dogs sharing for a week at Easter, I'm in Lincolnshire.

how do i tell a good one from a bad one?

[Billy-Hunt]

http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_nov2007/Redneck DogKennel.jpg
bad kennel


http://amishlandofct.com/resources/dtmp+dog+ke nnel.jpg

good kennel

[meltoadhall]

yes very nice - anyone else please

[angiebaby57]

I am not from that area...but the best way to see if a kennel is decent is to go unexpectedly and ask to look around! If they refuse or ask you to make an appointment then I suggest you steer well clear. Also try asking friends or other locals with dogs and they will happily tell u of their experiences! Good luck. xx

[garner]

I would do what angie has said, go to the kennel unannounced, if they have nothing to hide they will show you round.Ask if dogs are taken out for walks,what they feed the dogs on,are the kennels heated ect.You could also check with your local vet, they should give you recommendations.Remember your dog will need his injections up to date and a good kennel will only take dogs which are fully vacinated also remember he/she will need kennel cough jab and that must be done three weeks prior to going into kennels.If at all in doubt, dont let your dog go there.Hope this is of help.Good Luck g.

[garner]

Ps sorry forgot to say alot of kennels will do you a deal for two dogs sharing a kennel, average price in South Yorkshire for two is between �13 to �16 per day.

[meltoadhall]

thanks
time to do some spot checks

[lankeela]

Spot checks are all very well, but if kennels have a set routine for feeding and cleaning, and then leaving the dogs to settle they might not want you turning up and disturbing the whole kennel. Do you really think they stop beating the dogs and quickly clean up all the mess just because you have made an appointment to look round? Sorry that came out wrong - what I am trying to say is well run kennels will be clean and the dogs look happy when you go to look, and you will soon get a feel for the place and how the staff are with the dogs.

Personal recommendation is the best way to find one, but kennels would soon go out of business if they were not well run with people going back time after time to board their dogs.

Ask questions like can you take your own bedding, or food if they don't feed what you feed (some kennels have a 'set' diet). Exercising is not so crucial provided they have a good size run attached to the kennel, heating may be a bonus if the weather is cold. If they are on any medication ask if they are prepared to give it.

Prices are around �8 - �10 per dog per day, usually with a reduction for sharing of �1 or so per dog.

I will ask on one of my dog groups if you let me know roughly which area in Lincs.

[meltoadhall]

south lincs, spalding, holbeach, boston areas

thank you

[lankeela]

This is the reply I got from someone who runs training classes and competes in agility and flyball, so is very 'doggy'.

Where I've put my dogs on the odd occassion is, I think, brilliant.
It isn't posh, looks very scruffy, tatty,
but my dogs, and any other dogs I know that have
stayed there had a ball. They can run loose in the paddock, the
care is second to none. They also occassionally breed gundogs,
having the only dual champion. (Bryantscroft) http://www.bryantscroftgundogs.co.uk/

My dogs often come back full of mud because it has been raining,
but hey, they get full of mud when we go walkies. My dogs get
very excited when I have to take them there, and never give
a backward glance as they leave me!!!! Their own dogs that run
constantly in their grass run around the house, always look as if
they need several baths to get clean when it's been wet weather.

Then there are the "nice" kennels. Beautiful property, gorgeous kennels, nice
gardens, the dogs are always spotless when they come back.
They are walked around the field, on lead (not fenced, but hedged)
once a day. My dogs didn't like it and hesitated to come out of
the van when we arrived. I only used those kennels twice (because
the other kennels was full), and I'd rather not go away than put
them in there again. Owners are ex police dog trainers/handlers.

I don't go for the aesthetically beautiful kennels, I put my dogs where
I know they will be happy, and if the slightest thing happens, they'd
be taken to a vet. Jane and Rory are very doggy people.
But as I said, it depends on what you are looking for.
They are in Edlington, Lincs.

[lankeela]

I also had a reply from someone whose friend does dog sitting at people's homes, so if you are interested I can let you have details, although she does live down south.

As for the gundog kennels, that is what I do with mine, but in Norfolk. The owners have fifty plus dogs of their own, and the dogs are treated like dogs and not spoilt, but get everything they need and you know they are warm, fed and exercised, even if there are no flower pots outside the kennels.
As I said before, its the way the staff handle and treat the dogs that is important to me.

[caz2411]

now i used to work in kennels a few years ago the price depends on certain things like how big the dog is how long they are staying for and little things like that,
the best way is like the others said just turn up there and do spot checks the things to look for:
is does the place have a strong smell to it?
are the runs and kennels clean?
now we all knoe dogs mess but everyone can tell the differance between one that hasnt been cleaned out for god knows how long and one that has the occational mess in it,
ask to see the runs so you know if they are big enough for the 2 sizes you have to be togeather,
and try and get a peek of the other dogs that are there whilst your on your way round that way you can tell if they are being fed properly and looked after