Smoky Valley Dog Center

12/17/2024

If anyone would like a last minute feet, face, and f***y trim, bath, and/or deshed we have some time today 🙂 We have anytime between now and 2PM!

12/15/2024

We have a few grooming slots left for December 23rd if you’re looking to get your pup groomed in time for Christmas!! 🎄💚❤️

12/13/2024

Xenia came in for a haircut today! ❤️💚❤️ It’s doodle week! 🤪

12/12/2024

Cooper came in to get a haircut today! Just in time for Christmas! ❤️💚🎄🎅🏻

12/08/2024

Hi everyone! We still have several rooms open for Christmas week if anyone needs a spot! :)

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11/25/2024

Hi everyone! Tomorrow is going to be a busy day so I figured I would put out a quick reminder. We are closed on Wednesday and Thanksgiving day. If you plan on boarding this week, please remember that you MUST drop off tomorrow between 8AM-5PM at the latest. The doors will be locked right at 5PM as I need to leave to pick Marla and Jeff up from the airport.

Lastly, just a reminder on the new regulation from the state. ALL items must be able to fit inside a hard plastic or metal container with a lid. This includes beds, blankets and toys. We are no longer able to have items sitting in the open in their baskets. We highly recommend using a plastic tote that can fit all of your items. 🙂

Please mark ALL items with a sharpie! Dogs love to pass toys around. 😆 Thank you!

Marina
SVDC Supervisor

11/24/2024

We have had a couple of rooms open up if anyone needs a spot during thanksgiving week :)

11/10/2024

Hi everyone!!

We are now full for November 26th - 29th. I do have 5 rooms left for the nights of the 29th & 30th. If you would like to be added to our waiting list.. send us a message or give us a call. :) Thanks!

Marina
SVDC Supervisor

11/08/2024

Bear got an✨extreme makeover✨ today! 💅

09/30/2024

Changes have been made at the state level, and it is no longer that bags of food just can not be set on the floor. Previously, if it was under 5lbs and fit in their hanging basket, it was ok. Now, even if it fits in the hanging basket, it must be in a sealed container. So no more ziploc bags of food, treats etc. All food items must be in a "leakproof container". If you individually package your pup's food in ziplocs, that is fine as long as they come stored in a leakproof container. This change just came down the line.

For those of you with large dogs, storage tubs are a great option to put all items in. :) Smaller dogs, I would recommend locking tupperware style stuff.

They are also going to be requiring that any extra bedding, blankets, etc are in leakproof containers versus being placed in hanging baskets, so if you are one of our clients that bring extra bedding to change throughout your pup's stay, it will need to be in a leakproof container too. Again, storage tubs can be fabulous for doing so.

As always, please remember to mark your furbabies items with your last name or their name.

Thanks so much!

09/27/2024

It is with great sadness that I am even making this post, but considering the events of today, I feel I have no choice. Most of you are aware of the recent incident where a dog escaped our facility, was injured while on the loose, and ultimately succumbed to his injuries.
We have been in business for over 12 years and have never had a situation like this occur. I credit that to our clients’ humans who display a great level of communication with us. We board many dogs that are escape risks…that can jump fences…that can climb, etc, but it is always communicated to us in advance. (We have multiple rooms dedicated to “escape risk” dogs that we care for.) Communication did not happen in this situation. We were not made aware of pertinent information that could have prevented this tragedy from ever happening. The owners admitted to us that their dog was a “climber” after the fact, but did not tell us prior. Unfortunately, as expected, the blame is now being placed at our feet with threats of a lawsuit, etc being made. I have been sick to my stomach since the beginning of this incident. It is my worst nightmare come true. Most people get the love that we have for our clients and the pride that we take in our business. We are absolutely distraught over what has happened. This has affected us deeply also. I know not at the level of the pup’s family, but we are truly upset too. Especially since one sentence relayed to us could have prevented this chain of events. This post is not meant to disparage the owners of that dog as I understand they are grieving and everybody grieves in their own way, but I cannot sit back while we are publicly disparaged and threats are made towards my staff and business. I am very proud of my staff and the job that they do. I would be the first person to take action If I believed there was any negligence on our part. We cannot prevent what we are not aware of. So to our current clients that have done such a fantastic job of letting us know your fur babies quirks, etc, we appreciate it more than you know as it truly prevents things like this from happening. For those of you that may use us in the future or currently use us but have not shared information like this please know that sharing that kind of information with us does not mean that we are going to refuse your dog. It simply means that we will be able to better care for your dog and protect your dog while it is in our care if we are armed with the knowledge that we need to have. In 12 years, we have had a few times where information was not shared with us, from dogs being in end stage cancer to other things, but we just always were lucky enough that nothing bad happened. Unfortunately, that is now no longer the case. The worst happened. Please, please, please share information like this with us. We have never turned anyone away for being honest with us about an issue with their dog, regardless of what it is. We just go in to it eyes wide open, and taking all the measures we need to in order to ensure a safe and happy stay with us.
I want to finish this by saying that hindsight is 20/20. I feel for the family as they may simply have not thought to tell us. Unfortunately, it does not change the fact that this family lost their family member, and we are truly sorry for that. I wish more than anything that the events would have unfolded differently. We are heartbroken, and I know that what we feel must be miniscule compared to what the family is feeling. If I could change it, I would in a heartbeat.

Marla

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09/06/2024

We are having an issue again with clients treating my staff horribly. I'm not going to be long and drawn out about it, I'm just going to say this once and then act. If you are rude to my staff, you are going on the banned list. My staff treats everyone that comes through our door kindly, I expect the same in return for them. Having watched the videos of the last 3 incidents, my staff was not in the wrong or anything less than professional. I'm done with 2nd chances. If you are having a bad day, be an adult and deal with it. Don't call or come into my business and treat my staff like crap. I'm not required to allow you to patronize my business. Your behavior determines whether or not I do. Period.

-Marla
Owner

09/02/2024

Just a reminder that we close at noon today!!

08/01/2024

Hi everyone, as I'm sure many of you have already heard, there was a fire caused by a lightning strike just about 1 mile north of us and headed for our business and house. Scary with the high winds. Luckily, just as we began to evacuate the animals, it started raining, and we just received word that the fire department is labeling it contained. All of our full-time staff and one part-time person is on site and ready to evacuate the dogs and cats at our business if that changes. We have a Greyhound Hauler trailer on standby to get them all to safety if need be. Just wanted to post for those that may have heard about the fire and its location and were worried about their furbabies. Rest assured, we are on it, and the evacuation of your furry family members will be our number one priority. Anything else can be replaced. We, of course, will notify everyone if evacuation becomes necessary.

-Marla

06/20/2024

EDIT: spots have been filled 🙂 but we can still squeeze in a bath and nail trim or two :)

We’ve had two people cancel at the last minute for grooming tomorrow. If anyone would like a last minute groom, shoot us a message or give us a call. :)

06/09/2024

Forever home needed:

This is 12 year old chimi. Don't let her age fool you, she doesn't act 12 and even still has all of her teeth. She is UTD on shots with her next ones due in Sept. Her only meds are her monthly Sentinel and 12 week treatment of Bravecto. She is microchipped and spayed. MUST BE IN AN ONLY DOG HOME. She is not cat friendly. She has zero food aggression, and loves to snuggle with you in the chair. Loves kids & loves all people. Will be first to greet you. Crate trained. She is housebroken, and knows how to use a dog door too.

If you are interested, don't contact us as this is just a courtesy post. Please call: 785-906-0088

Please share and let's find this sweet frosted faced girl a forever home!

06/08/2024

We still have several rooms left for the weekend of June 14th and 15th if anyone needs a spot! 😁

06/04/2024

SVDC Family,

We have a client that is looking for her new furever family. I will include the info they gave below. Please PM us if you would like the owners contact info. Thank you!

This is Bella and she turns 8 this week! She needs a big farm or lawn to roam in. She has all her shots etc.