Traveling can be stressful enough without worrying about how your canine or feline companion will fare without you. After all, nobody knows Buster or Fluffy like you do. Fortunately, we've found several area kennels you can trust.

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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Kennels

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Kennels Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Kennels.

• Subscriber from WOODINVILLE, WA wrote Another Kennel: Nice report card provided after stay. After one visit, our dog returned very skittish of..........
• Subscriber from BREMERTON, WA wrote Another Kennel: Refused to groom due to percieved "skittishness" of the dog. Very clean!! Pet was very..........
• Subscriber from ISSAQUAH, WA wrote Another Kennel: I was not pleased to note that my dog was being placed in a narrow..........
• Subscriber from MERCER ISLAND, WA wrote Another Kennel: I liked that the dogs (my two together)could have 30 minutes of yard play together..........
• Subscriber from BREMERTON, WA wrote Another Kennel: Wish they would expand dropoff/pickup hours. Our dogs had to stay 3 extra days on..........
• Subscriber from SILVERDALE, WA wrote Another Kennel: We absolutely hate to put our dog in a kennel, but when we have to..........
• Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote Another Kennel: Our pet is a cat! The staff at Paradise Pet Lodge are excellent and caring...........
• Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote Another Kennel: The people who run the kennel obviously love dogs........
• Subscriber from SNOHOMISH, WA wrote Another Kennel: Excellent results over a number of years - an exceptionally well run facility and pleasant..........
• Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Kennel: We used the private indoor room which was very nice for my nervous nellie........
• Subscriber from SNOHOMISH, WA wrote Another Kennel: Friendly, good to deal with........
• Subscriber from BOTHELL,, WA wrote Another Kennel: Love this place but I would love to see grooming as an option after boarding..........
• Subscriber from KENMORE, WA wrote Another Kennel: we've had them groomed before we pick them up and twice one of my dogs..........
• Subscriber from KENT, WA wrote Another Kennel: I can't rate the condition of, or affectopm toward, my dog, because I have a..........
• Subscriber from BOTHELL, WA wrote Another Kennel: A very good experience. My dog was bathed and groomed free plus I was given..........
• Subscriber from GIG HARBOR, WA wrote Another Kennel: Our lab came back from this kennel with his tail between his legs, and went..........
• Subscriber from SNOHOMISH, WA wrote Another Kennel: they always treat our dog as if he's their own.......
• Subscriber from SILVERDALE, WA wrote Another Kennel: They really love animals.......
• Subscriber from KIRKLAND, WA wrote Another Kennel: Excellent facility with outdoor play space as well........
• Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote Another Kennel: My dog has been going there for a couple of years and she loves to..........
• Subscriber from MEDINA, WA wrote Another Kennel: I GAVE THIS A SUPERIOR BASED ON MY DOG'S EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE PRISON WILL NOT..........
• Subscriber from EVERETT, WA wrote Another Kennel: Paradise Pet Lodge is a big, beautiful kennel. Their prices are very reasonable. They personally..........
• Subscriber from GIG HARBOR, WA wrote Another Kennel: The staff spent more time arguing with each other than checking in the dog. I..........
• Subscriber from MILL CREEK, WA wrote Another Kennel: One of the employees was rather rude, and that does not speak well for the..........
• Subscriber from BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA wrote Another Kennel: I'm quite picky and the place didn't smell clean. My dog did fine, however, and..........
• Subscriber from TACOMA, WA wrote Another Kennel: My dog passed away at this clinic. It was horrible. Staff didn't seem very upset..........
• Subscriber from NEWCASTLE, WA wrote Another Kennel: Kennels are covered but are exposed to cold weather. Kennels smell of urine, and so..........
• Subscriber from RENTON, WA wrote Another Kennel: They have provided care for my dogs for several years and it only gets better........
• Subscriber from ENUMCLAW, WA wrote Another Kennel: Wonderful new facility, care in old facility was wonderful now they have a brand new..........
• Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Kennel: never go there agin. Dog lost weight. He was in a damp kennel with little..........
• Subscriber from EDMONDS, WA wrote Another Kennel: No concern or special treatment for dogs that have trouble adjusting to boarding. My dogs..........
• Subscriber from ISSAQUAH, WA wrote Another Kennel: Great people!.......
• Subscriber from BOTHELL, WA wrote Another Kennel: Only adverse comment is that precocious dogs may be ousted as aggressive. Otherwise, a wonderful..........
• Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Kennel: my dog required a lot of extra attention and care because of a medical condition...........
• Subscriber from EDMONDS, WA wrote Another Kennel: Great place, have used for years........
• Subscriber from TACOMA, WA wrote Another Kennel: Great hours. Seems like a nice facility for dogs........
• Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote Another Kennel: Friendly personal service from a couple who loves dogs........
• Subscriber from PUYALLUP, WA wrote Another Kennel: Doggy prison!.......
• Subscriber from AUBURN, WA wrote Another Kennel: The dog was in better shape after his stay........
• Subscriber from REDMOND, WA wrote Another Kennel: Outstanding care!.......
• Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Kennel: I can tell you because I've worked there - don't be fooled by the glitz...........
• Subscriber from SPANAWAY, WA wrote Another Kennel: Tannenhaus Kennel has changed its name and I think ownership........
• Subscriber from KENMORE, WA wrote Another Kennel: Very nice facility. The dog suites are great, but you need to make your reservation..........
• Subscriber from BOTHELL,, WA wrote Another Kennel: They have been great, only comment is that I wish they didn't fill up so..........
• Subscriber from KIRKLAND, WA wrote Another Kennel: Our dogs spend a lot of time in Holiday Kennels. They are happy to go..........
• Subscriber from MERCER ISLAND, WA wrote Another Kennel: Very professional, but once my dogs were separated because they were said to be fighting...........
• Subscriber from BREMERTON, WA wrote Another Kennel: Completely adequate kennel. No worries when we leave dogs there. No Sunday pickups policy is..........
• Subscriber from MAPLE VALLEY, WA wrote Another Kennel: We loved it! Not only were they very reasonably priced, but whe we picked up..........
• Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote Another Kennel: I trust Canine Country Club with our sensitive dog........
• Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Kennel: Wonderful people!.......