Dog boarding in Lexington (Clay: house, living in, suites)

[BMH47]

I am looking for a place to board my small dog for one night next week. Does anyone have any suggestions? We are living in the Tates Creek / Man-O-War area and would like it to be somewhere relatively close to here, also somewhere that is clean and not outrageously expensive.

[Toria]

I haven't used them personally, but that Pet Suites place out at Hamburg is huge....here's their website, lots of photos and it looks quite fancy:

PETSuites of America - Pet Boarding and Grooming

[BMH47]

Thanks for the suggestion. It does look nice.

[lexingtongal]

And here is another place that is out Tates Creek Rd. I pass it on the way to work but have not personally used it.

http://www.hickmancreekkennel.com/

[goldenmom7500]

I found a dog sitter on "Angie's List" and you just take your dog to her house off of Clays Mill. She is super nice and a real dog lover. When we dropped by, she had about 8 dogs there, just loving life. [This set up may not be for everyone, but for anyone interested, her business is called "Pet Parents" and her tel: 859 219 0269].

[jtrosen]

I realize this is an old-ish post, but I thought I'd offer my opinion here...

When I lived in Lexington, I would always take my dogs to Keshyln. They are not terribly expensive and are what I like to call "dog-oriented." Keshlyn offers perks, but it's stuff the dogs will appreciate... Some places, like Pet Suites, offer a lot of useless frills like classical music, fountains and so on, but only walk the dogs like 2x per day. I certainly would hate being limited to two bathroom trips per day! Keshlyn offers decently sized runs, including doubles and triples for multi-dog boarding. Each run has its own indoor and an outdoor area (separated from other dogs). Weather permitting, they open the doors and let the dogs go outside of their own accord. Keshlyn also has some runs with lower thresholds for arthritic dogs (I always requested this for mine since both have arthritis). The folks at Keshlyn are wonderful, and will give your dog any needed meds and will prepare your dogs' food with whatever odd additives are required. They really seem to like dogs, and have their best interests at heart. Playtimes are only $3, so we'd always pay for two per day. My elderly dog hates to be boarded, and she would have bad dreams (lots of growling) after being boarded most places. Several times we picked her up at other kennels and she whined nonstop until we got home. Not so at Keshlyn. The dogs actually seemed to have a good time there, and eased back into normal home life without a couple of days acting shell-shocked. Keshlyn is out Tate's Creek Road (waaay out, but definitely worth the drive). They are popular, however--plan a month in advance if you need to board during busy holiday times or during the peak vacation times in the summer. They will also bathe your pups and have them dry and smelling nice for you when you pick them up for a small fee.

-J

[goldenmom7500]

thanks for the tip; I need a cat sitter for future trips if you have any suggestions (my dog typically travels with us in the car).