As someone who used to work here, this place needs to be bought out as Cliff is a terrible owner and not only treats his employees horribly but treats the dogs disrespectfully as well.
I will keep my name anonymous. I have worked here and so have my friends and I was given permission to share their experiences. I have attached photos to show I worked here as well.
When Cliff is not around, everything is okay. Mike is a beyond excellent manager and every single staff member has agreed Cliff is not a good person. Between the cursing the staff out, to body shaming one of his employees who later that day quit only 2 days ago as I'm writing this. He screams "shut up" at dogs, he has hit his show dogs while grooming them, and has called dogs names such as "bitch" *disgusting mutt etc.
Around Christmas time my friend and another girl were working as the only regular employees. Mike was the manger and Cliff obviously the owner. One of the girls turned up the heat because the place was very cold and it was maybe 20 degrees out. The next day Cliff screamed my friend's name. He yelled at her and asked if she touched the heat to which she explained it wasn't her and it was the other girl. He begins screaming in her face and said "I'm going to rip her ass" regarding the girl who turned the heat on. The same friend had said that Cliff would show up to her house on numerous occasions if she hadn't answered a phone call with one time being within 30 minutes of her not answering. This is crossing so many boundaries. She has recently decided to quit. She said "I would ve quit sooner but I felt so bad for Mike because we were the only ones working there when (other girls name) was away in college".
2 days ago someone was working there. He was new and maybe worked 4 shifts if that. Cliff was mad at him for not knowing how to mow the lawn and instead of teaching him he yelled at him. He then went to another employee and body shamed this person saying he had "noodle arms" and mowed like "piss pore".
Later this person took out one of the show dogs on a leash not knowing to carry the dog because no one taught him that and he never worked with a show dog. Cliff yelled at him "use your fucking head" instead of simply explaining not to use the leash. When the person texted Cliff later saying Cliff had made him uncomfortable and he wished to resign from his position there, instead of apologizing all Cliff said was, "no problem".
When another girl was working there he would constantly curse at her and tell her she couldn't do anything right. Keep in mind she was new. He yelled at her on her first day. When the girl asked for water she was told to drink from the sink. Cliff's wife ended up bringing the girl a water bottle and Cliff was upset at this.
While working there Cliff would always scream shut up extremely loud at the dogs. He had hit dogs while grooming them with a brush or his hands. While cutting a show dogs nails last week, he hit his face. I am very confused as to why he works with dogs when he gets very aggravated with them if they aren't 100% perfect.
Ever send your dogs with treats, toys, and a bed? Well don't, they more often then not won't even give your dog the bed but when you pick them up they'll pretend they did. They also go out of their way to take treats out of your bags to make it look like they gave it to the dog but in reality it's in a table piled with treats they took from people. They have also done this with food especially canned food. They also sometimes feed dogs less than what the owner said.
There are a myriad of issues with this facility and I would love for it to be investigated. Cliff should not be allowed to own this place nor be allowed to participate in dog shows. I hope one day we'll get our justice and I apologize to anyone affected by his horrible ownership. As terrified of Cliff to see this review and yell at me over it as I am, I feel everyone needs to see how much he's hurt people behind the scenes. read more
