They've taken excellent care of my dogs over the last few years. Highly recommended.

Lynne gave us peace of mind leaving our furbaby overnight! This is a rural kennel, no frills, but Lynne is very knowledgeable and caring. The facility is totally adequate and secure. Pup was happy! Lynne responded to texts and gave me feedback on how well he was adapting. Highly recommended! read more

Left my 11 month old husky/aussie there for 5 days this past week. She had never been to a kennel boarder before and I was quite worried. Lynne seems very knowledgeable and kind. She explained that Sadie would be well taken care of and able to play with other dogs (if compatible). I toured the property to see all the kennels (there are 2 clusters of kennel/runs both below their house and behind). I much prefer the lower kennels and will request she stay there. I was allowed to leave her a dog bed from home, some of her toys, and a bone to help her pass the time when she is inside her kennel. It was comforting that Lynne gave me her cell # to text her to check in as often as I wanted. I called after the first night to check in and was told Sadie was doing wonderfully. She had made friends with another dog her size and age (just under under 1 yr) who was also there for the week. I immediately felt relived to hear she was doing so well and had a new friend. When I picked her up, she was outside in the play area of the kennel with her new buddy, happy as could be. Lynne was there in the kennel area (down at the bottom of her driveway) as I pulled up. I was advised from the start that if they are not at the kennel when I arrive, I was to go to the main house and knock on the door. Clearly they can't be with every dog, every minute of the day. The dog areas are clean and well maintained, I didn't see any poop on the ground in the run upon arrival. They are a little muddy from them hosing out the kennels so often. Overall I was pleased with her stay. I made another reservation for Thanksgiving week, which will be a bit longer of a stay - so I will be back to update my review after her next visit. She takes CC for payment which is nice because I don't carry my checkbook around. Happy to leave a positive review since all I see here on Yelp are negative. That was not my experience. read more

This boarding experience was a D- . First I will say that my first impression was that is stunk and it was filthy.. I cringed having to put my little puppy girls in the kennel. Second both of my girls peed their beds more than once I am sure. They smell very strongly of urine and the beds are ruined. They are house broken!!! Thirdly I am pretty sure that they were not fed the food i brought for them as the bag looked close to the same as when i dropped it off. Fourth thing is she charged me 4th day because they were not picked up by noon. That was never discussed and she just told me "well its on the website" which i never found. If you want your dogs treated as if they are a family members and your babies then this is not the place for you. Its the bare bones only. I am only writing this review to save someone the sadness and disappointment that we had. My dogs are my little loves and were not treated in a manner that is acceptable to me or many others. read more

Lynne and her team are exceptional. She couldn't have been more caring and accommodating. Our puppas were well cared for. Lynne understands that people are passing through, who want to see things (some Yosemite sites etc.), where puppas can't go, but still want them to feel loved and cared for. 5 stars all around! We'll definitely be back, next time we're in the area. read more

I did not have a good experience boarding my dog at Animal Care Center in May 2021. The facilities seemed fine. I chose to leave my dog there because his three dog girl-friends were also staying there at the same time and I knew he'd be much happier with them than alone. The other dogs' owners and I had specifically arranged for a kennel set-up where this could happen. When I came back 3 days later to pick all 4 dogs up, I was told my dog had been kept separate the whole time because the 'male dog' seemed to be picking on him (or something like that). I find that hard to believe because these four dogs have hung out together a lot and get along very well. The other dogs had been there more than three days and the owner's daughter (who was the only person I interacted with) not only didn't know Stella's name, she didn't even realize Stella is a female dog. Didn't make me feel like these dogs were getting much attention, and didn't leave me feeling like Animal Care Center would respect my wishes in the future, so I won't be going back there. read more

My dogs have stayed at the Animal Care Center many times over the years. I have always found my dogs to be taken care of in a loving and professional manner. The owner is a wealth of knowledge and has helped me also with training issue. Will continue to use them in the future as my needs require boarding my dogs. read more

This place is awful. It should be shut down. We should have never left our dog there. There was no one around when we picked him up. He had no water. He had no warm bedding as promised in the website. He had not been let out of his kennel all day because he immediately pooped and peed a river. The place is cold and dirty. He had not been fed. Anyone could have pulled up and taken our dog. Absolutely no one was around to greet us. DO NOT USE THIS KENNEL!!! read more

We boarded our puppy there and when we went to visit noticed that a big chunk of his ear was bitten off! No one even noticed it, there was blood splattered all over his kennel. He should have had stitches but it was too late. Now his ear is permanently disfigured read more

When I made the initial reservation for my 2 small dogs the owner was very accommodating. She later informed me that she would be out of town the 2 nights we were boarding our dogs but I was told she has an assistant that checks on them every couples hours. We arrived around 10:45am and the temperature was well into the 90's. Our initial reaction was shock and disgust at the state of the kennel/inside of the building. The outside "play area" appeared to be somewhat well kept and outside of the kennels seemed ok. However the water dishes were full of stuff. I wish I had taken a picture. After figuring out where to replace the water we hesitated a bit longer about leaving our dogs there. We have a 9lb Yorkie and a 20lb chi/min pin, our 20lb dog doesn't do so well in heat so that worried us. We were fine with doing a self check in but found it strange that we were asked to just pin our payment to a cork board. We were asked to pay in cash since we are from out of town, which was fine and understandable. I had written a note to the assistant to call me when she checked on the dogs. We left their house at 11 after much debating. After waiting a couple hours for someone to call, I called and left a message. The assistant finally called me closer to 6 and told me that she only checks on them TWICE a day! That's a far cry from every couple hours, especially when it's over 100 degrees during the day with no way for them to escape the heat! They were not exposed to the direct sunlight while in the kennel but even in the shade for any dog that's still hot. I received a call from Lynne's daughter on Thursday night around 6pm (we dropped off Wednesday and picked up Friday morning) in response to the message I had left on Wednesday informing me that my dogs were fine. That's a HORRIBLE response time, over 24 hours but who was counting. We are also pretty sure they were not let out of the kennel for the 2 days they were there because all the toys were in the same exact spot they were in when we dropped them off. 2 stars is being generous and only given because my dogs weren't dead when we picked them up. Along the same lines as the previous review from 2 years ago, one of our dogs was also bit by something but not to the point of bleeding but it's likely going to require a vet check just to be sure once we get back to Huntington Beach. We also did a self check out, there was someone pulling out as we were arriving around 8am to pick them up. Otherwise all these concerns would have been voiced. I wish there was another place to leave a review so more people could see this. But I would not recommend boarding your dog(s) here. You'd be better off finding at pet sitter and leaving them at home. read more

Animal Care Center - This is the only picture I thought to take as we were leaving. This is the "play area" - Pet Sitting Near Me - Mariposa, California