Mk/ttc Pet Kennel

[robmary]

Ok, we bring our yorkie ever time we go to Disney which is once to twice a year. We have done this for maybe five to 7 years.We have tried the MK and Fort Wilderness kennels, but pulled her out of them and went back to the EPCOT kennel. It is the only one as far as we are concerned. We to live in NC. So we drive. We can stay up to 12 days at a time. The EPCOT kennel does walk dogs for a fee $2.50 per walk. They always put Twinky, our dog, in the largest cages they have. We bring her towels and her dog bed. Whatever comforts of home we think of. The last time she started throwing up about the second day. They immediately changed her from tap water to bottled water. They say some dogs react to the different tap water from there usual. If she went in her cage, they cleaned it up. We did all the feeding. We brought chicken and rice mix. Kept it in their freezer and thaw a few pouches at a time. No, that is not her usual diet. Usual it is Iams dry food. But with most dogs she gets nervous by the change in environment. We know she will eat that for sure and vets recommend that for sick dogs anyway.

Our problem is this. Twinky as most yorkies are prone to digestive problems. If we left her at the vets kennel at home, we would come home to some huge vet bills. If not then, then the day after we got home. While the EPCOT kennel is different for her, she gets to see us and that helps a huge amount. We are sure to go once a day, if not twice and then we have them walk her onceor twice. If works out good for us. We also have small children so we normally go back to our DVC resort during the day. We love having her with us and we think she enjoys being there. The EPCOT kennel does a great job with the animals and are very helpful. We recommend it. Other than the one throw up last summer we have never had an problems with her being there.

I hope this opinion helps some of you.

 

[GoofyDisney]

Even though these are "just crates", it is not much different than you will find in your kennels at your vet or something like that.

We used to have a 10 lb. Mini Daschund. He was a kennel-trained dog. We took his big kennel to WDW and they put his kennel into one of their larger cages so he could go in and burrow under his blanket in his kennel and then he could come out of his kennel and walk around inside the cage.

Now we have a large dog, and we were able to put him and his bed and his toys in a large cage and he was quite happy. We went and visited several times a day and played with him and then went back to the parks.

If you do not intend on visiting your dog or walking them, leave them at a kennel at home or with a dog sitter. But if you don't mind walking and feeding and playing with you dog, this is a very convenient service they provide.

Also: Last year, my dog had an accident in his kennel. WHile I did the actual clean-up, the staff was very helpful. They said that as a habit they won't leave a dog in their own waste. They don't have the facilities to clean the dogs, but they will change the towels and wipe down the kennels when they can. ALso, they have your number, where to reach you on your paperwork, and will call if there is such a situation that comes up.

 

[LovePug]

Our two larger dogs (Rottie and Border Collie) get kenneled here, in PA, at a very reputable kennel. Our Pug, though, goes with us. She's the main reason we stay offsite. She's "the baby" and is spoiled rotten. We actually tried the WDW kennels on our first trip just to leave her in while we were in the park and then pick her up on the way back to our suite. She wouldn't eat or drink and started to get dehydrated (she gets a white line on the top of her nose that shows she needs fluids) . That was that. Now we just leave her in the hotel room while we're at the parks and she's much happier. We don't stay at the parks all day anyways...we come back every afternoon to rest, so it's no different than when we leave the house to go somewhere at home .

The kennels, themselves, were very clean when we used them. The Epcot kennel will walk your dog, at the times you tell them, for a couple of dollars/walk.