Haven Boarding Kennels and Cattery - www.havenboardingkennels.com

Do not leave your pets here this man is a sham i took my dog here to use his stud dog when i arrived my dog was just taken i didnt get invited in to see the stud dog or the kennels and the office stunk of smoke the poor parrot in the office having to breathe that in.on the first day of my dog being there he rang to say she had tied(meaning id have to pay 1000pounds stud)he didnt take any video evidence of this)then the rest of the week he told me he didnt think she was ready yet and hadnt mated again if she wasnt ready she wouldnt have tied atall he just pretended she tied to get the 1000pounds the more i think about this the more angry i am i would advise anyone not to go to this man im suprised i was silly enough to.let him get away with it

We originally took our 8-month Airedale for first hand strip, owner was quite rude, but did an excellent job and gave some helpful and useful advice. We returned in June 2021 for an overnight kennel stay and although our dog did not enjoy his stay, we put that down to him being a bit of a home bod and never being away from us before - he was 11 months old. We planned for a second hand strip - booking in July 2021 for an August appoitment. When we took him for this appointment we were turned away without notice of cancellation as one of his own dogs was in was labour - we were told he had taken our number down wrong and appeared to have no record of our previous attendances or know who we were - obviously bad record keeping. The owner informed us he would contact us by the end of the week to rebook and offered £20 off next time (cost £120 usually) but had still not heard anything nearly 4 weeks later. The owner reported he had told us this may happen when we booked, which was not true - but this was mentioned when we called during the week before the planned appointment to try and change to a Sunday. - again we spoke initially to someone else who said the owner would call us back, this did not happen so we had to call again. We had travelled with our pet nearly 50 miles for this to be done, maybe if the owner was not so self absorbed he would train other staff appropriately to ensure customers are not let down. Despite what the owner may tell you about him being so good at hand stripping, we have subsequently found someone as good or better and more accommodating to our pets needs. Given the incompentcy of the owner I would never recommend for any use. The owner even had the audacity to complain about my husbands poor Google review, accused my husband of not telling the truth and without a sincere apology. There is no excuse for poor management.

Haven Kennels and Cattery is a disgrace. Our cat escaped from there this week. We are devastated. There was a hole in the roof of the pen. The owner is insincere and the kennels are a disgrace. Dirty and the dogs looked in distress. We weren’t allowed to settle our cat in there but we forced him to let us look around there when we were looking for bear. I wouldn’t leave my worst enemy’s animals stay there. I feel so very sorry for any animal that stays there. It’s truly horrendous. Avoid at all costs please.

We bought our Airedale Terrier from here and we regularly take him back for a hand strip and he stays in the kennels for at least two weeks every year.

Every time we take our dog here he can't wait to get out of the car. When we pick him up he's always clean and he has been well looked after.

I would always recommend Haven Kennels and even though there are other kennels closer to home for us, we wouldn't consider taking our dog anywhere else

I booked my Airedale puppy in for his first hand strip two months in advance of the appointment date. Early in the week leading up to the appointment I phoned to confirm as the round journey is lengthy and time consuming for me.

On the day of the appointment I called the kennels again because slow and heavy traffic meant that we were going to be 10 minutes late and, out of courtesy, I didn't want them to think we were not going to keep the appointment. After asking to speak to the owner, Brian, for he was going to strip and groom our dog, I was told that he was out all day at a show! The lady I spoke with promised me that Brian would call me that evening with an apology and an explanation. He did not call.

We wasted a whole morning in an incredibly busy schedule and have now had to go to the trouble of booking our puppy elsewhere so he can be groomed before we go on holiday. We were upset and disappointed at the unreliability and incompetence that led to this happening. We will never use Haven and will be advising friends to do the same.

Our dog Buzz stayed at this facility over Christmas. He was fine (not traumatized) when we picked him up but there are many reasons why we will not be going back there. First, the prices advertised on the website are deceptive as they do not include heating (necessary in the winter), or the extra holiday charges or the 20% VAT; we ended up paying twice as much as we had originally thought kenneling would cost us. Second, the own was rather impolite from the start for no reason except possibly we are not British. I say that because he was extremely friendly with British customers in our presence, e.g. making them tea, while he looked at us as if he had not seen us before (and we were certainly not offered tea). The worst part, however, was that we had the kennel groom Buzz since they said they offered this service. They did the most TERRIBLE job imaginable! Buzz is a poodle and we asked for a slight trim emphasizing the fact that we did not want him to have short hair in the middle of winter: instead he was sheared like a sheep and was left with barely any hair (he looks more like a hairless cat than a dog!). He is clearly freezing and spends all his time curled up in his blanket to keep warm! He was also nicked in several places, while his head was groomed like that of an airdale (!), the favorite breed of the kennel owner, although we specifically asked for a classic poodle cut. Finally, Buzz smelled bad when we picked him up (though we were told he was washed), and his nails were not cut, another service we specifically asked for. I asked the kennel owner about all this and he dismissed me with "I thought that's what you asked for". Do not take an animal to this place!