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| - Honestly, we really wish we had seen some of the prior Yelper Reviews on this place before placing my dog in this facility. I can only imagine what we would have seen, or smelled - had they not groomed before we picked up our dog and came home after him staying for almost a week. We usually board our dog at Rock Hill Animal Hospital - and have always received top notch service and can see the facility. Dirty Dog Depot the grooming service, it is ok - having used them in past. We decided to try the boarding facility, we were not even pressed for time, we had plenty of time to research this place. So, for that - we did an epic fail, first and last time ever.
Here is what we would caution anyone on, in advance based our experience with boarding our pet here - If you love your fur-baby, as we do ours-- Then it is a no brainer (DON'T DO IT). Our pet will never go to this place for boarding ever again. Here are all the reasons why Dirty Dog Depot's Boarding services would get only "1/2 of a star" for a yelp rating (if it were an option) - they would only get that because our dog is still alive, for the most part.
Red Flag# 1: We could not see the actual boarding facility because it is located in another location, it is located "out yonder" - it is somewhere over the rainbow - located in York, SC. How about this, there is no pictures of their boarding kennels and caretakers to be found either. Why is that? (Things that make you go, hmmm??) ... The images posted for this company are for the grooming side of the business and not the "boarding kennel".
Red Flag# 2: When we picked up our dog - had small sores on him, like he had been knocking against the crate or crated in small quarters, or who knows - maybe one of the caretakers were neglectful or violent (I have to acknowledge the possibility of neglect and violence only in considering my dogs demeanor) upon him returning over last few days.
Red Flag# 3: Our dogs demeanor, has not been that of a dog that has had a happy experience away from home (as in the past boarding experiences). Over the last few days - the behavior he has shown - has lead us to believe, he was traumatized by his experience at this boarding place, he will not go near his own crate (we were told prior to boarding him here, that the dogs have constant doggy door access in and out of the crate) to use the bathroom when needed and exercise. He looks very depressed and acts unusually submissive (not his personality at all), he's usually very friendly, playful, and outgoing. Currently, he seems like he is just in a doggy depressive state, like he is trying to "find himself" again like part of him, got lost in this place - (OMG) we actually feel like, he needs some kind of anxiety medication, it's just unreal to see him act like this.
Red Flag# 4: Our dog has a case of diarrhea now - so either this place did not feed him properly (the food that I provided them for his dietary needs) or worse yet, he may have been exposed to something, and we now have to take him to the vet.
They need to be inspected, and pics of the kennel and boarding area need to be posted, the fact that they are not (this place has something to hide).
As stated before, If you love your fur-baby, as we do ours-- Everything I just mentioned, your decision to board your dog here, should be a no brainer (DON'T DO IT).
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