Abby Kennel

I recently adopted a puppy from here, and she is an amazing dog! The staff were very friendly and helpful, and they made sure I knew everything I needed to know to care for my pup. I have another dog at home who has been groomed there and I was more than impressed! It was quick, which was nice cause at Petco It takes at least four hours! And she loves their groomer. She’s always so kind and inviting to my pups, and they come back clean, and she is good at getting their nails short. Not to mention how much they love playing in camp with their furriends! I would recommend anyone to Abby kennel.

Eric G beat me to the punch! I was also on vacation in Hampton/​Seabrook, staying across the street from where this was happening.
The dog in the back of the van started barking at 3:30 in the morning. I assumed it was outside and wanted to get in. I went across the street to find a small German Shepherd in a crate in the back of the van. Doors and windows were open, but this dog was in distress. I tried knocking on their door to no avail. Then the police came, and again they refused to answer their door. Before Animal Control came, a man came out and hosed the dog down while in the crate! I assume the dog had relieved itself in the crate in the van.
I am assuming this dog was someone’s dog that was paid to be boarded by Abby Kennels. They had another German Shepherd in the yard, that I think was their dog. This poor dog was kept outside all day, every day in 90 degree weather. This dog just neurotically paces from one door to another for hours. Another poor animal!
You are a fool if you leave your animals in this company’s care!

I have not done business with Abby Kennels. I am however a dog owner and would like to share my recent experience. Based on this I personally wouldn’t do business with them and would discourage my friends and family from also. This morning we were visiting family in NH. During our visit we could hear non stop dog barking coming from down the street for hours. During a walk we discovered from neighboring owners the dog has been barking all night. After a neighbor contacted the police it was discovered that a GSD puppy was locked in a cage in the owners van. After multiple attempts and calls by animal control and the local police the owner finally came out of the home. In full disclosure he did leave the windows of the van wide open but definitely not the experience I would expect for my dog if I was paying someone to care for her.

I found my best friend from Abby, great facility and grooming. I wouldn’t be who I am today without Heidi.

If I could give zero stars that would be too many. This is an abusive trainer who thinks the best way to get dogs to listen is to choke them into submission. I brought a dog there who was reactive, and I got a dog back who was even more reactive. I would never recommend to anyone to bring their dog to him, and will never allow him to touch my dog again. I hope this place gets shut down.

Giving this place one star is too high. They are cruel to animals there and I’ll never trust them again.

I have boarded my dog Morgan there many times during this past year. He is a Puggle and the beagle in him likes to howl from time to time. This past time his howling at night caused the neighbors to call and complain. Instead of calling me while I was on vacation the owner brought him up in to his home and took care of him until the scheduled pick up date. The owner could have muzzled him, put a bark collar on or something else but he treated him like his own. It is a good value, good care, and you can do all grooming as well that you is discounted while boarding. Have had nothing but good experiences there.

We have boarded our dog at Abby Kennels and take her to doggie daycare. She is a Pitbull mix that was not well socialized as a puppy, and as a result we’ve not always felt welcome at other establishments. The owner of Abby Kennels (Kevin) can come off a bit gruff, but his firm attitude towards the dogs is ultimately for their benefit and the dogs all respect him. They are used to dealing with German Shepard puppies and they don’t expect every dog to be perfect. The staff is caring, professional, and take a keen interest in each dog and took the time to develop a socialization plan for our dog. Yes, it’s more expensive than run-​of-​the-​mill Petco or Petsmart, but the peace of mind afforded by Abby Kennels is worth every penny and then some. Highly recommended.

I bought a dog from Abby Kennel… After they had settled on a price, later they said that the litter came in smaller than expected and the other dogs were going for more so they upped the price… take it or leave it. Well, we had already made all the arrangements to pick her up Christmas eve for my son so they had us over a barrel.
To beat that, it was over a year later and several phone calls that they finally sent me the papers so I could apply for our dogs AKC papers… just totally unacceptable.
We do love the dog but not the most friendly people… and I’m sure we’d all love a dog

THE WORST PLACE EVER!
This is a letter that I wrote to the owner of Abby Kennel:
I’ve been taking my Old English Sheepdog, Susie, to be groomed at Abby Kennels every three to four weeks for almost a year now, ever since I moved to Massachusetts. While things haven’t always been perfect, the young lady who groomed Susie for me always went the extra mile and provided a pleasant experience for myself and my dog. As an very active participant in the dog community including rescue groups and the off leash park I know a lot of people with dogs who look for boarding and grooming services. I have referred your business to these people in the past.
However, the last two times I brought Susie in for grooming it has been an entirely different encounter. Instead of the young lady who normally does Susie’s grooming it was a different person, a man. The first time this happened no one told me about the change up and I was somewhat uncomfortable with a different person grooming Susie. However, I spoke with him and while he wasn’t very friendly at all, he did an OKAY job. It was obvious that he had rushed through the work, but I guess the outcome was acceptable. I was told that the next time I made an appointment it would be the regular girl.
The last time that I brought Susie in was about two weeks ago. It was this man again. I was a little late for my appointment and he was extremely rude to me about that. He agreed to take Susie in anyhow but then called me in an hour and a half to tell me she was done. Now, I’m not a dog groomer but I have been around dog groomers for the five years that I’ve had an Old English Sheepdog and NO ONE has ever been able to groom Susie in that amount of time. The work was totally shoddy. Totally sub-​par and completely unacceptable; mats were left in, she was barely combed out and I don’t even think he bathed her, to be honest. I wish he would have just told me he didn’t have time to take her that day.
But this is not the worst of it; I was called to come in and pick Susie up. When I got there, there was a man working at the front desk and the man doing the grooming. The man doing the grooming had Susie on the grooming table with the arm in place and a loop of cord around her neck and attached to the arm, as is usual. However, the man at the front desk was having a problem with the credit card machine and asked the groomer to come and help him. The groomer did but he left Susie up on the table, with the cord looped around her neck, like a noose. I told them to take her down off of the table if they weren’t going to be attending to her. I was very serious and adamant about this as this is a very serious safety issue. The man at the front desk literally laughed at me and told me if she fell off and choked she would «learn not to do that again.»
I will never come back to Abby Kennels for grooming or any other service. This sort of behavior makes it obvious that the people working there do not care for the safety of the animals or the comfort of their owners. This is complete and total negligence on the part of the groomer and rude, offensive behavior on the part of the man at the front desk. I will be sure to spread the word about this to all of the people that I know that might be considering taking their business to you as well.