K-9 Acres Pet Resort

Heidi did a fantastic job watching my boxer who has separation anxiety. She stayed up on his meds, and made sure he ate while I traveled as I had a trip I had to go on, and he didn't like the dog sitter I found. He really liked Heidi and he came home in great shape. The grounds and kennels all looked great.

I left my 2 year old furbaby for her first overnight stay away from me last week. I felt more secure than I thought I was going to. I was able to pay via PayPal too, while I was still out of state and arrange for my daughter to pick Lu up. It made my trip so much better knowing Lu was well cared for.

Facts: Facility grounds used to be maintained and groomed and aesthetically pleasing. It is currently overgrown with weeds and very little grass for dogs to play in, mostly bare dirt. Fact: My dogs returned home on numerous occasions with runny noses, cough, diarrhea and once with ring worm. She denied having any ringworm or anything else but did admit to dogs having had the coughs and diarrhea on one occassion. (I have receipts of boarding stays coinciding with receipts of vet bills) I never pursued any of this further despite my dogs not having interaction with other dogs other than her facility.

I gave her the benefit of the doubt. Fact: My most recent stay and our last, my dog had been attacked, what appeared to be over the course of a few days and his injuries unnoticed for 5 days. Literally owner had no idea he had been attacked, according to my vet, over the course of 5 days since all wounds were in different stages of healing. As my dog sat there, forced to go into play yard with aggressive dog or dogs, who knows since owner has no idea.

No one noticed he had gaping oozing wound the size of a half dollar, 3 deep puncture wounds on his leg/ hind quarters, multiple punctures on his face, his ears (completely bit through to other side) nothing. Most had scabs and vet had to shave him down to make sure we didn't need sutures. After 5 days however, the vet decided on debridement and wound washing instead.

I was issued a verbal apology and told that she (owner) may or may not know who the culprit is just if she had to guess she "thinks so."(this tells me the dog owners of that aggressive dog or dogs would not be held responsible nor will they ever know about their dog behaving this way.) My dog is a pup but because of his breed/size he is forced to play with adult medium and large breed dogs.

This clearly is dangerous. Fact: I was never issued, let alone, offered a refund even after all the pictures and vet documentation. This alone speaks volume to me. Fact: Owner states that she has no cameras to view footage. Fact: Owner puts on headphones and cleans kennels unaware of what is happening in the play yard. I have kept all correspondence related to this such as vet care and text messages between owner and ourselves. This was no "nipping" as she put it.

I have boarded my dogs and cat numerous times. They always come home clean, happy, and healthy. I sleep better knowing they are in a safe environment when I am away.

This place is amazing! The owner took wonderful care of my dog. This was the cleanest place I've ever seen! I don't know how she keeps it so clean : My little Lexi didn't want to come home because she had so much fun at k9 acres! She ensured my dog was safe and well fed and socialized with other dogs! I can not thank her enough for caring for my little baby while we were gone! Our dog is like our baby and I would'nt take my baby to any other place! Thank you so much Heidi!

My dogs never stay with any one but K-9 Acres! Heidi takes care of all my dogs, but my little dog has severe separation anxiety. She makes sure he always feels comfortable while he is away from us. Even placing him in the doggie suite. He does not like other dogs(even his own sister dog). She is very careful to not let him be around any other dogs.

She has kept all my dogs for many many years. They are always safe and cared for. I remember being gone one year and it stormed horribly. I got a text from Heidi saying that dogs were all safe and doing well. Now that is customer service! If your looking for a great and safe place for your dogs K-9 Acres is your place!

Always a great experience for our pets (one young 75 lb dog, one old 7 lb dog). Been going there for kenneling for 17+ years. Our dogs love being there, and we are able to enjoy our trips with peace of mind about their care and well-being!

I am very thankful for this place. My dog gets so excited to come here, and we've never had any problems. The prices are very reasonable. I do wish there was evening pick up on Saturdays, but totally understand that it's a small business.

We just picked up our 8 month old Aussie from a 5 day Christmas vacation. We can tell she had a great time by how tired she is! They post pictures to their Facebook page, so we could see she was running around having a blast while we were away. We will definitely be bringing her back here, and will be recommending this excellent pet resort to all our fellow dog-owners in the Tahlequah area.

Our dogs went for a few days they themselves had a blast they ran and played an had an amazing time. However, we requested a bath for one of our dogs, when we got there to pick her up she had a bloody foot and was soaking wet. They said she tried to claw away but in reality the nail was cut too short. I understand those things happen, but honesty would have been the best policy in that situation. Lastly, I brought our own food because our dogs have sensitive stomachs and I addressed that at drop-off.

I provided bags of food for both dogs for every day two times a day. When I picked up there was several bags left over and at noon when I picked up the dogs had yet to be fed that day. After returning home our dogs had diarrhea and was throwing up. So my guess, not confirmed yet, is that she fed them the food they provide instead of the food I provided, which explains the excess food given back at pick-up. Overall, my dogs had a great time playing but their stay was not an enjoyable one due to all the things listed above. I do not appreciate the lack of communication or dishonesty from the business and will not be returning. Safe to say I am a highly upset dog mom.