Terrific experience for my 2 boys. Juliette went above and beyond in administering eye drops. Thank you for providing awesome care of my boys read more

WARNING. DO NOT USE THIS KENNEL. Zero stars. My dog was completely neglected. I boarded my dog here over the Christmas holiday. When I returned, I was handed his blanket that reeked of urine by a rude employee. My dog, who is able to hold his bladder for many hours at home, clearly was not taken out and was forced to pee on his blanket during his stay. When I brought him outside of the facility, he urinated for a full minute and looked like he had been holding his bladder since the day before. I picked him up at 12:00pm. When I brought him home, he threw up bile so I'm not sure when he was last fed. He also had diarrhea. I'm completely disgusted by the neglect of my dog and hope to warn people of this dump. Do not use. read more

One star is too many. My dog is at the vet right now getting his tail amputated. I entrusted my beautiful dog to these people and they delivered him back to me bleeding profusely. It was a blood bath, me and my grandchildren were covered in blood. My 5 year old granddaughter started crying and Randy got up in her face and told her to "shut the f up". Please folks Randy is an angry man. This all started with me asking if they forgot to do his nails and Randy was called to the shop to do this. Screaming as soon as he talked in. This should've been my queue to run, and I didn't. FOR YOUR PETS SAFTY, STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. read more

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I see a few bad reviews and don't get it. This place has been great. I keep my dog here at least twice a year for three years now and these folks are amazing. They are super friendly, very accommodating and give my dog lots of love. He gets excited when we get there. read more

DO NOT RECOMMEND. Jersey peeps, please be aware- if you ever have to board you animal PLEASE do not go to the Ramblin' Acres Kennel. Reading their bio they PRIDE themselves on taking ideal care of animals AND grooming needs. This is not a place to go. I normally don't post things like this but this is just not acceptable. My mother in law went out of state to go on vacation trusted a place with YEARS of experience and this is what happens. He was sent back before he went home to get his nails trimmed and came back out with a deep wound to his tail. In the end He had to get his tail amputated because of the carelessness of the groomer. I have worked with people and accidents do happen but it's all in how you take care of the situation. These guys are not even being approachable on explains the incident and things aren't adding up. Honesty is the best policy and I don't want ANYONE else to have to put their animal in a situation like this. read more

Clean and safe environment, I always feel at ease when I have to board my dog. The staff is fantastic and caring, I've had nothing but great experiences ! read more

Ramblin Acres Kennel - Pet Sitting Near Me - Jackson, New Jersey

Our little dog has been kenneled regularly when we travel. He has never had an issue at any boarding kennel until now. We kenneled him at Ramblin Acres back in July and he was a little smelly, but none the worse for wear when we picked him up. We had him kenneled there this past weekend for four nights. When we picked him up he was wet, filthy and coated in urine. His dog bed was soaking wet and smelled so bad it had to be thrown out. He had to be bathed as soon as we got him home and then we discovered a large sore on his rear leg. We left treats and bully sticks for him to have while there. They were never given to him. We had to take him to the vet today to treat the sore on his leg. We called the kennel and told them about our problem and they denied everything, including not giving him his treats. I do not recommend this place. They will not care for your beloved dog. read more

I'll preface this review with saying my dog regularly stays at Kennels due to my travel schedule, and he always arrives and leaves happy. When I arrived at Ramblin Acres to drop him off, there was nobody in the waiting room, I rang the bell for a decent amount of time - roughly 10 minutes - before starting to walk back outside to my car so I could get my phone to call them. Once I got outside I saw a man coming from the house next door, he didn't say a word to me and walked past me to the dumpster, then turned around and scolded me because my dog was peeing outside, something that I didn't notice was happening because I was trying to figure out whether this guy worked there and why he wasn't greeting or acknowledging me. I left my dog there for 2.5 days, when I picked him up it was immediately noticeable that something was wrong, he pulled his way straight to my car and jumped into the back seat, for the rest of the ride he sat facing the seat curled up in a ball, this is extremely unusual for him as he's typically very excited to see us and always like to sit up front with his head out the window. We took him home and he went straight into his cage, curled up in a ball facing the wall again - also unusual for him. Unsure what was going on we had him come out of his cage which took a lot of bribing with snacks. After he came out we gave him a look over and noticed both his front paws were oozing pus and if we tried to touch them he would become aggressive - this is a dog that has NEVER been aggressive. We immediately took him to our local vet for an emergency visit and were informed he had an infection in all 4 paws, with the front 2 being much worse. We were informed that it was most likely from his recent stay at the kennel and possibly damp conditions. I called Ramblin Acres the next day and very politely explained the situation with my dog, that I was unhappy and that it had incurred a vet bill of $200. The man on the phone immediately became defensive and said there was no way it was from his kennel and that he wasn't accepting responsibility. He said his kennel is extremely clean and that its not wet - he later said that it was in fact damp due to the recent weather. He proceeded to tell me I can't prove it was because of his kennel and that my dog was extremely happy when he was there, which is hard to believe due to his behavior immediately exiting their building. He offered me a refund for the stay but continued saying I cant prove the issue was because of them. I asked him to provide the refund and that I was unhappy that they wouldn't cover the vet bill or take responsibility for what happened. While he was pulling my file, I heard another man in the background ask who was on the phone, when he told him my name his response was "Oh, that crazy dog". I told him I heard that, he responded that it was his father and that my dog had a lot of energy - my dog is 15 months old. I told them I would be posting a review on Google and Yelp, and that this was the worst experience I've had with a kennel, they told me that if I posted anything then this would become a 'big problem' for me. Well here is my review, honest, factual and with pictures to support it. Although you don't know my dog, I will say he's not aggressive or crazy. He has a lot of energy but is loved at all his usual places - his trainer, his normal kennel and his groomer. They all know him by name and are always very excited to see them. He loves people and loves to play. I will not be returning to this kennel, the experience was horrible and it was extremely disappointing to hear the owner and his son refuse to take ownership of this issue and refer to my dog as 'that crazy dog' read more

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Hi! We have been bringing our 2 dogs here for boarding & grooming for a very long time! Both the dogs who stay in the same run have come home happy, which makes us happy too! Thanks! read more

DO NOT USE THIS KENNEL! The owner injured my dog and he had to have his tail amputated. The owner tried to come up with a lame excuse that my dog had a "happy tail" but the vet said that there was no way with the type of injury. My GSD is now disfigured because of this kennel and its owner. The owner Randy also got in my children's faces (6 and 5 yo) and cursed them out because they were crying when they saw how much our dog was bleeding (he specifically yelled "shut the F up" in their faces). Completely unprofessional, uncaring towards dogs and a horrible person. read more

I have been sending all my dogs to Ramblin' Acres Kennel for boarding for over 30+ years , and my experience has only been good. I travel quite a bit, from 3 nights to 20 days at a time. I live in New York City and the only boarding here in the city is in cages, which is not acceptable for me. I have always had 2 large dogs and boarding them together in one run so they don't get too lonely seems to work best for them. All my dogs have been well behaved and very spoiled, always sleeping on the furniture and with me on my bed at night. I walk them 5 miles a day in Central Park, so they have a great and busy life living in a small apartment in NYC with tons of exercise. Honestly, do my dogs love to go to the kennel....not really but would you after living the way they do ? Knowing that they are safe and taken care of is what is important to me, and they certainly are at Ramblin' Acres. I sometimes get them groomed when they are boarded and they do a far superior job than groomers in NYC. My dogs are used to getting groomed so they aren't going to fight with you to cut their nails or trim their hair like many dogs do. All of my dogs have been cool and calm and don't go batshit when I leave them alone at home or when I leave them at the kennel. They are not neurotic when left in a kennel situation, just sad since they prefer being at home sleeping on my bed. Every dog reacts differently being in a kennel situation, and that is not any kennels fault. I had my dogs picked up yesterday by my friends and they did punish me when they got home and wouldn't look at me and gave me the stink eye, but then after a short time they couldn't contain themselves and were ecstatic to be back at home with me. I would never hesitate leaving my dogs at Ramblin' Acres because as I have said I know they are safe and I don't have to worry about them being boarded there. My dogs have always made the best of the situation, maybe because they have each other, and they don't turn into lunatics when I am not around. If your dog is well adjusted and spoiled like my 2, they will get over not being top dog for a limited amount of time being in a kennel situation. read more

The pictures say it all. Don't use this place unless you want a huge vet bill and a hurt dog afterwards.

Called ahead of time to make sure they knew the breed of my dog. They even charged extra as most groomers do when it comes to the breed. Samoyed. It was 20 degree outside and for some reason my dog came back wet from a shower. Will never use again. Suggest you go elsewhere as they cant even get the simple things right. They also cut the nails but made my little boy bleed. He was not happy at all today. I strongly suggest you go elsewhere. read more

Highly dissatisfied!!!! Brought my 2 dogs here to be groomed, I don't even think they washed them. My dogs did not smell clean after they got home the same evening from here. Would not recommend bringing your pets here, very poor service, I expect great results for the amount I paid. In result, I now am bringing them to Petco only a few days after being at this place. Pathetic business that robbed us! read more