Camp Chinquapin For Critters

I took our dog in this morning at 10:30 for a preliminary day stay. He was booked for boarding on Friday. When I took him in the girl behind the counter was very nice but when she came around the counter and tried to put a leash on my normally friendly dog he lunged at her in aggression. I apologized of course and asked what they would like me to do. The owner at this point came out and said that I could take our dog back to a pen and that I could come back and get him later. I went back at 3:30 and they opened the door for me. I paid for the vaccines that were scheduled and then he walked me back to my dog. When I got back to the pen where he was he looked excited to see me. I walked him out to my truck and noticed something right away. His eyes were messed up. His one eye was swollen and the other eye was blood shot. He almost didn't look like my dog. When I asked the owner what had happened to his eye. He said they had to Wrestle him to give him his shots and it probably happened then. I was amazed and sat in the car and thought to myself they abused my dog!!! I went to the vet immediately and it cost $40 to get eye drops to heal his eyes. The vet said it appeared the dog had been choked out and that was what caused the blood vessels in his eyes to burst! I am outraged that they would admittedly hurt my dog this way.

I took my dog here to be groomed recently. He has been before and I warned them that he is a rescue and before we got him had a cracked pelvis injury. He very rarely shows any signs of it and when he does its just a slight limp. Has never shown that it bothers him when being picked up or handled but I like for anyone who handles him to be aware of it. He is very vocal, but wouldn't hurt a fly. I was informed when I picked him up that the groomer would no longer be willing to groom him with out sedation! I couldn't believe this, his other groomer that we use (because we hadn't made a decision on who to use yet) has never mentioned this and loves him, even knows him by name(needless to say, she will be the only one we use for now on!) I went home, very upset over this because he is like my child and if he was "in need of sedation" I can only imagine that he was very scared and uncomfortable.

A few hours later when I was giving him belly rubs, I noticed 3 perfectly finger shaped BRUISES on the inside of his thigh! I am simply with out words on this subject and don't understand how anyone who works with animals could hold one down enough to bruise him. I would have much rather they called me and said that they will be unable to groom him, than for him to be hurt like that. No wonder he was upset and didn't want to be groomed!