Puttin On the Ritz

"I had my high energy yet obedient dog groomed . My dog is usually excited to see me when I pick him up from a groomer. He was groggy, listless and slept the whole way home. Ask if they give calming treats before grooming. My dog was drugged without my permission. If you love your pet, do not go here."

"Great place to board your beloved pets with reassurance that all will be good a short time later. Both my girls got the bath and nail treatments before I picked them up as well! Thumbs up for T & T. !!!!"

"I loved my experience with these people. They have been in business for a long time and I’ll definitely be going back. We were tenderly greeted and my Australian Shepard has never looked so good. I asked for a nice close cut, because it’s summer and he loves to swim and the owner did a fabulous job. I will bring him back there and I will board there if I ever need to. Great place I walked in to a place in a small strip mall in Hubbardston to get some information not too long ago and waited and waited and waited (in fact I think I was being ignored, since she looked at me several times) young lady working on an Aussie who didn’t appear to be having a good time (yelped while I was there). Once that occurred, I turned around and headed for the door and decided that I will never return there."

"POTR receives a lot of great reviews so I was excited to leave my dog with them. However, I was pretty disappointed. When I first arrived, I really couldn’t figure out how to get in. There were no signs about where to go and it looked like a residential house. A woman yelled to me and pointed from inside but I couldn’t figure out what she meant. Whatever though, I know that’s a very minor detail. I continued with the drop off process and spoke to the gentleman that I assume ran the place. He seemed friendly but I was a little concerned about the environment as I saw a lot of dogs in crates. I wasn’t told about how my dog would be treated (if she would go for walks, play time etc) for all I know she could have been in the crate for most of the week. I think if that had been discussed I would feel a little better. After a week went by I picked my dog up. The same gentlemen met me to release her. Again he seemed friendly. However, I quickly noticed a few things. 1) My dog had a significant injury to her nose. I understand that stuff happens when dogs play but I wasn’t told what happened or anything about it. This made me a little concerned. 2) My dog smelled bad. 3) Cost was decent but not for the level of service I got. One year my previous dog stayed at a place in Littleton, NH that charged 25/night and it included a doggy suite, homemade treats, long walks and a full staff of support. That was a steal compared to this. Unfortunately, I will probably not bring her back to POTR."

"Puttin on the Ritz is an excellent kennel. Their price is very fair and they handle the dogs excellently. Our dog Dover was a challenge when put into a kennel next to a smaller dog he would turn into a vicious frothing maniac. However through proper kennel management by the owners they found out when placed next to a larger dog he was calm passive and happy. They had no problems with him we even brought tranquilizers just in case because our last kennel could not handle him. When we picked up after 10 days of being in Aruba they said that he was a charm they would be glad to have him back and they did not give him any medication at all and through proper kennel management they handled him brilliantly. I would recommend them to anybody."