Pecan Hill Kennel

Took my 1 year old lab to be boarded for 13 days, picked up with sores on feet, legs, face, butt and 20 lbs lighter. He was to be kept with walks, food, bathing etc... what a terrible feeling to see what happened to him in a short 13 days that must have been hellish for him. Would NEVER go back and want to warn other dog owners about subjecting pets to this place. Wish I would have been able to go with my wife to pick him up...bet they would not have shocked him more than once with me there. .

The place was not up to humane standards. When you walk in, the people seem very happy and kind. I was looking for training for my dog who is medium sized to small. He is a great dog, but is not for hunting and has a problem with pooping all over the house which they said they would be glad to fix. Part of the process, from what I saw, is to make the dogs sleep uncomfortably in order to make them less high maintenance and easier to train. I was not seeking an easy dog to train for hunting because this dog would not hunt ever as he is a pomeranian. They told us that he would have special care so that he does not lose his confidence, which we love, and that he would only be trained to be dog of a non-hunting, calm, go for a walk family that enjoys affection and personality. We came to visit, so I am unsure but they might have made it nicer. Even though they might have made it nicer, it was horrific. It was raining and when we walked out we saw this scruffy dog that was shivering and being yanked a lot. We walked right by because we knew it was not our dog, but funny enough it was. They were teaching him to sit after having his leash was yank up and part of this process is choking him so he obeys which is understandable but I did not like it that much. The sick part was that he was shivering and it was almost hailing and he was walking on gravel. What made me very upset, was that they made me yank his neck as well as my terrified kids. They made him go for these walks and when he would stray off, we would see him shake and then come back after a button was pressed. They would say no while they pushed this button which was usually hidden from sight and in their pocket. The man said, "You see, when you tell him no and give a small pull, he will stop and follow. It is baloney when these dogs do this." Well I think if you give him a good shock, you do not need to tell him no. During our lessons on walking that were full of shocks, we saw that the dogs that were in their cages, were being sprayed by hoses. Finally after the awful walking outside, we went inside and gave our dog whom we had not seen for a while, some affecting. When he was dried off, by us with our own towel, we saw that he had lost 4 pounds from his original 14. The people told us that he stayed in the house, but he had his own cage that he went right to (they told us his warm bath was next once we left) as we left the room and walked to our car. The rest is too long to say. When we picked him up, he was always licking his feet. When we took him to the doctor, three days later, we were told he had an infection and the total cost was $400 to get him fixed on top of the kennel fee which we payed in full. When we got home, we noticed he hd lost most of his personality and the minute we left, he took a poop in the living room. We got nothing out of the training except for a sad dog and $1,500 out of our pocket. My kids have never forgotten about the time they had to walk him in the freezing cold rain on the hard gravel while he was shocked. I do not recommend this lace for anyone who values the way their dogs personality is because they lose it all when they get back and have no training. The people are not always honest and you will pay expensive vet fees and buy medicine when your done, as I have found four people that had the same issue except they had bigger dogs. I highly do not recommend this place for any dog and think what they do is absolutely awful and horrific.

We discovered Pecan Hill Kennels last year and could not have had a better experience. We had Llewellyn Setters for over 30 years and as of a few years ago, we now have 2 young labs, one, our first, which was particularly out of control and setting a new standard for being hard headed. The difference between the Llewellyn’s and the labs is like night and day. The Llewellyn’s were very low maintenance, versus the young labs, which we dearly love, but are also the incredible challenge, not impossible, but close to it. Last year we left these two problem children with Pete, Leslie, Meghan, and Mike for about 3 weeks while we were on vacation and came back to well trained, well healed, under control new dogs. They not only amazed us with the obedience training and results, but also with the introduction to the gun and live birds. Our out of control monster turned into a lean mean hunting machine, who seems to be a natural, with the help and work that Pecan Hill was able to accomplish in a very short time. This year we just returned from picking up these two from another 3 week stay and refresher course with Pecan Hill. Same kind of results and again, we could not be happier with what they have done for us and the dogs. We consider their services a steal and would not even begin to think about taking them anywhere else. I bought into to Pecan Hill when I had my first qualifying call with Megan last year. It was clear to me in that conversation that they love the dogs and do this in pursuit of their love and their passion for our harry four legged family members and not just for the money. Game over. That did it for me and has worked out, exceeding our expectations ever since.

What a difference 12 weeks make. Yep, 12 weeks! I think most "normal" dogs require 6 weeks of obedience training, but we weren't dealing with a "normal" dog. I've had labs all of my life, and this time, I got dealt the most stubborn, unremorseful, disobedient, Alpha female I'd ever come across. She ate walls, woke up barking in her kennel at 3:00 a.m., stole things which weren't hers which she also destroyed, jumped up on kitchen counters (all the way up!), and would now come when called. The worst problem was her intolerance for dogs outside of our own. She wanted to dominate them, and she sounded pretty serious about it. We sent her to Pecan Hill, and made scheduled visits to work with her. We saw progress with each visit. At week 9, she came home, but her evilness and dominance was still an issue with one dog in our "pack". We called Pete, Leslie and Meghan, and they told us to bring her back as soon as we could. She spent 3 more weeks there (at no extra cost to us), and learned how to be a lady. She came home with a loaned collar, until we got our own. (Sorry, if you don't believe in these, you don't know my dog! The power it has over her JUST WEARING IT, is AMAZING!) We couldn't be happier with the results our young, yellow lab now exhibits, and definitely owe it to the fine staff at Pecan Hill!