Pets at Disneyland

[Djibouti]

Thinking about using the Kennel Club on DLR property in the fall. Has anyone ever used it, and if so what did you think?

 

[dmked]

I have never used it, but I don't think they do much with them I think they just are in a kennel all day...but if you normally board them at the vet that is what they do also.

 

[wendylady36]

My Aunt and my cousin use them all the time. Both of them are pretty particular, so I know they highly approve of this place. The take breaks during the day to go visit their dogs. I don't know exactly what they do, but I would say go for it!

Just a FYI-
From the Disneyland website:

The Disneyland® Kennel Club is available for day use. The cost is $20.00 per pet, per day and reservations are not necessary. No overnight accommodations are available. Please note the Hotels of the Disneyland® Resort do not permit pets.

The Disneyland® Kennel Club and County of Orange requires rabies, distemper, and hepatitis vaccination certificates from your vet in order to board dogs over four months of age. Cats over four months old need proof of vaccination for rabies, distemper, hepatitis, panleulaopenia, rhinotracheitus and calcivirus.

 

[DoomBugger]

Not bad granted you come back every few hours to take your dog out of the crate to do their business. There is a small park next to the kennel.

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

We've taken our 2 dogs there twice. What it is you go and put your dogs in the crate and they're blue boxes with a cage door. The CM will ask how often you want your pet fed and given water and if you don't bring your own food they feed them the food they have there (I don't remember the brand). The CM will remind you they will not touch the dogs or taken them out of their crate if they go to the bathroom in it.

The door to the kennel is a little grass park thing and you have to take them to and they run around and do their business.

They also give you a cool certificate after your dogs are finished for the day.

HTH!

 

[stacymomof2]

What it is you go and put your dogs in the crate and they're blue boxes with a cage door. The CM will ask how often you want your pet fed and given water and if you don't bring your own food they feed them the food they have there (I don't remember the brand). The CM will remind you they will not touch the dogs or taken them out of their crate if they go to the bathroom in it.

I've never used this service (and living as far away as we do, probably never will) This kind of sounds like a storage locker for your pets!!

Please don't get me wrong, it's WAY better than people leaving their pets in their car, and I guess I can see them not handling the animals for liability reasons...it just sounds funny!

 

[audrabolster]

I only wish there was an overnight option!

 

[pixiewings71]

Wow, I don't think I could ever do that to my doggies. They are both crate trained but to leave them in a crate, even if they have soiled it? NO way, for $20 a day I can board my dogs with our trainer, in large cages where they get regular exercise and affection from the employees. IMO there is no comparison, and I can honestly say now that I know how it works, that we will not take our dogs to the DL Kennel!

 

[DoomBugger]

Wow, I don't think I could ever do that to my doggies. They are both crate trained but to leave them in a crate, even if they have soiled it? NO way, for $20 a day I can board my dogs with our trainer, in large cages where they get regular exercise and affection from the employees. IMO there is no comparison, and I can honestly say now that I know how it works, that we will not take our dogs to the DL Kennel!

What were you expecting them to do, take the dogs on a Segway tour? I know my dog would never soil his crate so no worries there and I wouldn't want them to be handling my dog, I would rather do it myself. Whenever we have done this it was kinda fun to go be able to play with my dog for 15 minutes every few hourss while at DL. My dog proudly displays his DL kennel club certificate above his throne, it is very cute.

The CMs that work there are really nice and although it is not perfect I am glad they offer the service.

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

They have different sizes depending on how big your dog is. The bigger ones are on the bottom and the smaller on top. i think there's 2 rows. There were also cats there when we brought our dogs.

For my Chihuahua, she had room to walk a little bit in there since she's so tiny, but our pug, not so much. He just laid there chewing on his toy. I think my Chihuahua slept the whole time. It's nice to have, but if we don't need to bring them, I'd rather keep them at home where they're comfy then have them stay in the blue box all day.

But the CMs that work there are VERY nice and they talk to the animals and everything. That kennel is better than nothing.

 

[pixiewings71]

What were you expecting them to do, take the dogs on a Segway tour? I know my dog would never soil his crate so no worries there and I wouldn't want them to be handling my dog, I would rather do it myself. Whenever we have done this it was kinda fun to go be able to play with my dog for 15 minutes every few hourss while at DL. My dog proudly displays his DL kennel club certificate above his throne, it is very cute.

The CMs that work there are really nice and although it is not perfect I am glad they offer the service.

Ummm, no, I wouldn't expect a Segway tour but neither do I expect them to be boxed up all day. How ridiculous.

My dogs don't soil their crates either but neither do I leave them in their crates for hours. Besides, my male always tries to dig his way out of his box, there are claw marks all over it and he's never in there for more than a few hours at a time, we only use it occasionally now.
Why would you not want them handling your dog? Kennels around here do not leave your animals caged in a crate all day. Kennels here are like doggie day care, they get to play with each other, they get to play with the kennel employees, they get training. It's a vacation for them too. And for the same price (actually less because we have 2 dogs, they offer discounts for multiples dogs boarded together) they have a great time and we don't have to worry at all. Oh and our boarder/kennel/trainer uses the large fenced enclosures with concrete floors, the dogs have tons of room to wander if they feel the need. I guess that's what I would expect, not to simply have my pets crated but to have them in larger enclosures where they can wander if they need too.

I'm sure the CM's are great, I'm sure they love hanging out with our doggies and the doggies love the attention. I'm just not a big fan of crating mine for long periods of time, why does that make me have high expectations?

 

[DoomBugger]

Ummm, no, I wouldn't expect a Segway tour but neither do I expect them to be boxed up all day. How ridiculous.

My dogs don't soil their crates either but neither do I leave them in their crates for hours. Besides, my male always tries to dig his way out of his box, there are claw marks all over it and he's never in there for more than a few hours at a time, we only use it occasionally now.
Why would you not want them handling your dog? Kennels around here do not leave your animals caged in a crate all day. Kennels here are like doggie day care, they get to play with each other, they get to play with the kennel employees, they get training. It's a vacation for them too. And for the same price (actually less because we have 2 dogs, they offer discounts for multiples dogs boarded together) they have a great time and we don't have to worry at all. Oh and our boarder/kennel/trainer uses the large fenced enclosures with concrete floors, the dogs have tons of room to wander if they feel the need. I guess that's what I would expect, not to simply have my pets crated but to have them in larger enclosures where they can wander if they need too.

I'm sure the CM's are great, I'm sure they love hanging out with our doggies and the doggies love the attention. I'm just not a big fan of crating mine for long periods of time, why does that make me have high expectations?

It's not a full service kennel, it is not even a true kennel it is just a way for people to travel with their pets while visiting DLR without having to figure out what to do with their furry friends.

Your expectations are not unreasonable but for Disney they just don't have the space and staff to do more. The last thing they are going to do is let them all run around free like a dog park, they would just not offer the service at all at that point. They are not locked up all day unless you choose so, it is up to you how long the animal will spend at a time in the cage.

I don't do it often but I like taking my dog on the tram and also getting to play with him while at the parks. I would rather he is sleeping in a crate than running around getting in trouble with other dogs without my supervision. That is a potentially more stressful situation for the dog and for me.

 

[pixiewings71]

I'm glad you are comfortable doing that. I am not. My bigger dog wouldn't sleep, he'd whine, cry and dig at the crate trying to get out. I'd much rather board him at the kennel he's used to here at home than worry about him in a crate all day. I assumed when I heard they had a "kennel" that it was full service. We just never had the opportunity to use it. I have to say I'm glad about that now. I would much rather he's comfortable at Tina's (where he knows everyone and everyone knows him) or even at our home with a family friend dog sitting than stuck in a crate for any length of time. The employees at Tina's have worked there as long as I've had Blue, we adopted him from them actually, that was 4 years ago this month. I trust them with my pets, otherwise Tina wouldn't hire them. They are great people and while they will board dogs that have aggression issues they will not let those dogs have play time with other animals. They are very good at analyzing personalities and knowing who should be kept separate. All in all, we are very lucky to have a kennel/boarder/trainer who truly has the best interests of the animals they watch at heart.

 

[DoomBugger]

I'm glad you are comfortable doing that. I am not. My bigger dog wouldn't sleep, he'd whine, cry and dig at the crate trying to get out. I'd much rather board him at the kennel he's used to here at home than worry about him in a crate all day. I assumed when I heard they had a "kennel" that it was full service. We just never had the opportunity to use it. I have to say I'm glad about that now. I would much rather he's comfortable at Tina's (where he knows everyone and everyone knows him) or even at our home with a family friend dog sitting than stuck in a crate for any length of time. The employees at Tina's have worked there as long as I've had Blue, we adopted him from them actually, that was 4 years ago this month. I trust them with my pets, otherwise Tina wouldn't hire them. They are great people and while they will board dogs that have aggression issues they will not let those dogs have play time with other animals. They are very good at analyzing personalities and knowing who should be kept separate. All in all, we are very lucky to have a kennel/boarder/trainer who truly has the best interests of the animals they watch at heart.

I hear what you are saying, a trusted kennel where the dog is comfortable and amungst trusted people is not replaceable. They shouldn't really call it a kennel, they should call it dog storage!

 

[audrabolster]

I almost wonder why they don't just expand it to create a doggy day care type atmosphere. To me it seems like one of the few things Disneyland hasn't done

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

I almost wonder why they don't just expand it to create a doggy day care type atmosphere. To me it seems like one of the few things Disneyland hasn't done

You would think! They probably just don't want to train the CMs.

 

[pixiewings71]

You would think! They probably just don't want to train the CMs.

It may also have something to do with insurance. And it would be important to have people who work there that can interpret doggie behaviors. It would be cool though, I would love to take my dogs to DL and have them play instead of crated.

 

[DizMe]

I'm not trying to sound antagonistic, but I was just wondering why you would want to take your dog(s) to Disneyland?

 

[bakers3]

I'm not trying to sound antagonistic, but I was just wondering why you would want to take your dog(s) to Disneyland?

For us it is because Disneyland is only part of our trip. We'll be driving from Kansas City, staying at DL for 4 days/5 nights (at pet friendly Anaheim Plaza) and then driving up to Oregon for a week long camping trip/family reunion. We have plans after that to visit other family (DH's) before we drive back.

Ruby loves road trips and camping. I doubt she'll LOVE the kennels but we will walk her there and back each day, we are bringing her Kong, her own food, and the blankets from her bed. We are scheduling walks/visits every 4 hours or so and she will get to come back to the motel with us every night for lots of love and attention. In other words, we'll make it as comfortable for her as we possibly can. To us the option of boarding her (crating, really!) at the DLR kennels for 4 days seemed way better than leaving her in a boarding facility in KC for 3 weeks or more.

 

[audrabolster]

I'm not trying to sound antagonistic, but I was just wondering why you would want to take your dog(s) to Disneyland?

I would much rather bring my dogs with me on any vacation then leave them with a boarder. If they are closer to you, then you can check on them, etc. If you use the disneyland kennels you can check on them a bit easier than if you just left them in a hotel room all day (or even worse, some people leave them in their car!)

I've had one bad experience boarding my dogs at my vet and my dog was never really the same after that, so I am VERY wary of leaving them behind.