Dog Boarding Facilities in Colorado

am says:
2010-02-01 00:56:00

Beware -- To make a long story short the dogs where dropped off in very good health and they where picked up with diarrhea, incontinence and spookiness. When I picked up my dogs one had diarrhea with a bloated stomach and the owners claimed the other was incontinent. The boarding facility left dog food within reach of the dogs in a sealed container on the floor. Apparently my dog opened the ... view full comment

Beware -- To make a long story short the dogs where dropped off in very good health and they where picked up with diarrhea, incontinence and spookiness. When I picked up my dogs one had diarrhea with a bloated stomach and the owners claimed the other was incontinent. The boarding facility left dog food within reach of the dogs in a sealed container on the floor. Apparently my dog opened the container and helped herself to all she can eat dog food. My other dog appears to be okay but is behaving very strangely. I don't know exactly what happened when my dogs where in the boarding facility's care, except that I picked them up in worst shape than when they where dropped off. It is apparent that this boarding facility is not fit to board dogs if they don't understand that you can't leave food items within the reach of dogs. The manner in which the dogs are kept in group confinement in a kitchen and an outdoor run is a recipe for disaster. Too many items are within reach of the animals. When I picked up my dogs, I noticed that the sealed food container was still on the ground within reach of the dogs. Dog feces was also littered in the yard and dog run, which is another recipe for problems if the dogs decide to display participate in coprophagia while under stress or any other reason. I made a serious mistake when I boarded my dogs there, ignoring my gut instincts and best judgment. The boarding facility (Wagon Wheel Dog Ranch) owner/operator does not understand the gravity of their mistakes and the potential for grave consequence for the dog's health because of their lack of due care and extreme poor judgment. Learn from me and pass on this one, unless you want to pay to have your beloved animals in a risky situation. view short comment