Boarding at Blue Dog or Greenbriar Pet Resort

[Anonymous]

Anyone have any experience boarding their dog at either of these facilities?

[Anonymous]

I used to use Greenbriar all the time and they were great. Then they changed management and the quality of care went downhill. The last time I used them was last year at this time. We were away for 4 days. I don't know if they had limited staff because of the holidays, or what, but when I picked up my dogs they were both hoarse from barking and had kennel cough. My older dog, who had a heart condition, wound up with a persistent cough that turned into pneumonia (that part obviously could have happened anyway but I was always a bit resentful about it). My younger dog, who can be a little anxious sometimes, had licked a raw spot open on her paw. You may ask, why did I bring these two dogs who sound like they have special needs to a boarding facility rather than keep them with me? The answer is that they'd both done fine there before, no issues or illness or anxiety, and I was comforted by the fact that there is an emergency vet on premises. We stopped using them after that last incident. We now go to Pet Dominion in Gaithersburg.

[Anonymous]

My dog just got diagnosed with kennel cough (and he was vaccinated). He was only there for less than 48 hours. I think this facility is going down-hill.