Kennel experiences?

Anyone have any experiences with the kennel on site?

I'd like to know about this as well... It looks tiny, I can't imagine it being anything spectacular. Then again, I do have 2 great danes so my guys need a special kinda kennel anyway...

I am a huge fan of Cedar Point and it's Guest Services. Except this one.

Animals left at Pet Check are not allowed to be handled by CP employees. Guests place their dog in a concrete box big enough to allow your pet turn around...that's not an exageration. The cage is then closed and the next time your pet is handled is when you pick them up. If they will need food, that is your responsibility. Water is provided, though I am not sure if it replaced if knocked over. I don't think it is, that would put the employee at risk.

Though you are not supposed to, we left Scruffy in the camper while staying in Camper Village and visiting the park. That was on the 2nd night of a stay after he spent the 1st night at Pet Check. My sister and her family of 7 (including Scruffy) have not visited the park since. Scruffy and pulling a 32 foot camper that far are the reason.

MrScott

I'm guessing it's not worth the 10 bucks then?

I just got a small dog over the winter, and I have been planning on leaving her at the kennel this year, but after reading that, I'm not sure if I will. Plus, it has to suck to take a break from the park every 3 hours to walk her. Looks like I might have to hired a dog-sitter.

I'm not sure what the kennel is like at CP, but I would suggest finding an alternative to bringing your dog and leaving him at the kennel. I've worked in an animal hospital for the past year and a half, dogs who are left for 'boarding' just stay in their cage the entire time. I would suggest leaving your dog at your house if they are well trained and having someone come feed/walk/play/check-up on them throughout the day(s). Even if you aren't there your dog would rather sleep at home and be in a place they are comfortable, then locked up in a kennel all day long.

I'm not trying to knock the kennel at CP, just that in my own opinion I wouldn't leave my pet there.

The kennel at cedar point is not that bad I worked there when i worked traffic, we provide food and water. If they run out of either we would give them more. Also the aera where the pets stay is air conditioned so your pet doesn't get hot, and they are checked on frequently throught the day.

We have a kennel at home that we boarded our adult Samoyed at that was wonderful; two exercise sessions per day, large runs, good dog-friendly staff, and a vet on call. Unfortunately, the Sammy was put down in February.

We now have a Havanese puppy (Havanese: the anti-Samoyed) who is not ready for the long-term kennel experience, which is why I asked. Based on what I'm hearing, this place probably isn't the best option.

Our pooch is staying with my brother for opening weekend. We'll probably eyeball the place during that trip. However, it sounds as though in the future we'll look into the La Quinta in town; they are pet-friendly, and if they allow unsupervised pets (not all pet-friendly hotels do, though the Residence Inn I stay at in Seattle does) we can just go back once or twice a day to walk and play with him.

I would say just leave your pet with a relative or somthing when you go. I know this is not an option for all but if you have relatives that are pet friendly people, then I believe this would be the better choice. Because then you know thier being taken care of correctally. I mean just because a place gets good reviews dosn't mean you know how the animals are treated.

I've got a little Bichon and we've figured out different ways to have him taken care of on trips. The first choice is always relatives. Second is a good friend. We'll take our dog there so he's not alone in the house. Third, we have a 10-year-old kid who lives next door. We just give her a key and she will come over, take out the dog, and play with him for a while. Almost every neighborhood has a little 10-year-old kid looking to make a few bucks.

I have kept my dogs at Pet Chek before. $10 to leave them in air conditioning wasn't so bad. Yeah, I had to leave the park to take care of my responsibility, but that was MY responsibility.

Would I do it again? If I had no choice. Currently, I have my parents take care of my dogs while I am gone, plus, my vet offers kennel space at the same price (plus there are vets there if something goes wrong).

If you have no choice, Pet Chek works fine. Your dog is safe and in air conditioning and the staff was very friendly (they do check up on your animals). Sometimes I do wish they had overnight service....

I used the Kennel this weekend, and was SORELY disappointed. I had been looking into kennels near me, but due to having recently adopted our dog Max, I didn't have all of his shot records.

We were not told at all that he wouldn't be walked. The only place, we realized later, that it was stated was on the TINY piece of paper that we signed. The man who checked us in did NOT tell us, nor was there any indication that Max would not be let out. The man even asked for his leash, we thought to walk him. We came back to Max covered in his own urine. I Felt HORRIBLE, and had I known, I would have gladly taken the responsibility.

Overall, the kennel isn't horrible, but their communication caused many problems, and we will never take max there again.

I went into the "pet chek" this year just to look at it. I can't see how any owner that loves their pet would leave them in that horrid place. I feel bad enough when I leave Melvin at the groomers and they put him in the cage after he's done 'til I get there.

We have a fairly large camper that he stays in when we're at the park. If you stay at Bayshore out in town they allow you to leave you pet as long as he or she is in the camper. We actually bought this so the dog could go with us on trips and I didn't have to constantly bug my good friend to watch him since he has 2 dogs and 2 kids already. Not to mention the souveniers were getting pretty expensive for him, his wife and two kids. ;)

Oh, the story I could tell you about dogs and a camper/RV at Cedar Point....

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