Dog Sitting in Amandaville

I have used Abigail's Hotel for about 14 years for my dog kenneling needs. They remember both me and my fur babies from visit to visit. My dogs are kenneled more than three times a year. I now live in Huntington but still drive back to St. Albans to use their services. Quite frankly, I wouldn't have as much trust in anyone else. The fact that they maintain the same staff for over a decade speaks volumes.

I take my dog here Everytime they always have opening and easy to deal with and honestly the best price. Thank you guys so much for what you do for me and how easy you make everything.

This was my first time there. Was greeted very friendly, seemed interested in how I wanted my standard poodles cut. Delivered it to perfection. She also made sure I was pleased. I think we have found our new groomer, that will pamper my fur babies

First time boarding our two dogs. Their 9 day stay was uneventful. Everyone at Abigails was friendly and the price was reasonable. Communication was great. The dogs came back brushed and smelling good. Will definitely be a repeat customer. Thanks again!

My dogs stayed at Abigail’s from 6/14-6/27 while my family was on vacation. This was our first experience with Abigail’s, and I am very upset about the condition of one of my dogs when I picked them up. I should also preface this that my dogs were scheduled to be groomed (or at least bathed) during their stay and they were not. That wasn’t the part I was upset back. When we picked up our dogs, my younger dog-almost one year old-was completely covered in urine. It was not fresh, because he wasn’t sopping wet. But his fur was damp, smelled terrible, and felt very dirty. The woman who brought him to me said that he peed all the time in his cage. My dog is potty trained and will only have an accident if he goes long, extended times without being let outside. By the time I had transported my dogs back home, my car stunk terribly of urine. I immediately had to bathe him and upon further inspection, found that his fur was severely matted in numerous places, even though it was not like that when we dropped him off. Ever since we’ve had him home (5 hours) he has had multiple accidents in the house, which again, is very unlike him. I do not know how often my dogs were allowed out to relieve themselves or how often they were given out-of-cage time (which , I just discovered today how small their cages are there), but I do know that this is not a place I feel comfortable leaving my dogs at again.

I love Abigail’s! I take my dog Ruby every trip and they always take care of her. They have grooming services as well!

My Maddy gets groomed and pampered here by Shawna. She does a fantastic job every time. The whole staff is very friendly. I can’t say enough good things about this place!

My Pitt (Blu) was turned away from a kennel in Scott depot, but Abigail's took him in and this is the 3rd time he has stayed and does really well here. Friendly staff and clean kennel,

Very nice and clean place. Very helpful and friendly staff. Check in was quick and easy. They have boarding and grooming available and the best prices around here. Highly recommend.

These folks have taken excellent care of two generations of our dogs.

I cannot say enough good things about Connie and Almost Home. Our dog gets to socialize with other dogs, and we know he is getting plenty of playtime. He has freedom to roam in the house similar to when he is home, and a large yard to run in. Jango loves to stay there, and he comes home exhausted from all the play. He is completely comfortable there as you can tell from his napping position! Definitely recommend.

The BEST in the Valley, without question. Would recommend to everyone. Connie goes the extra mile to give pet parents peace of mind. I love that she does a temperament assessment and takes the time to get to know the dogs before boarding. She kept me updated on my dog's wellbeing throughout his stay and even sent me pictures! We will definitely use Almost Home for all of our doggie daycare needs.

My puppy attends daycare here and loves it! The staff cuddle him, and feed him by hand when needed to make sure he eats (picky eater). They treat him as they would their own family, and it’s the only place I leave him where he doesn’t cry when I leave. He makes friends and comes home wiped out! This place really cares about their clients. I never worry when my pup is there.

Almost home is a great place to take your pups. I take my 2 huskies there and they love going there. When i tell them they are going to doggy daycare, they get so excited. I’ve taken them to daycare and also boarded them. They are so tired once they get home from playing all day. I highly recommend this doggy daycare/boarding. Connie is great with our pups. It’s definitely their favorite place to go. It’s their almost home.

My dog Boomer was boarded at Almost Home for the first time and for 10 days! Connie and her staff provided excellent care for him and helped manage his anxiety about being with other dogs. She sent pictures and texts to let me know how he was doing. Since he was timid around other dogs, she even provided space for him to sleep alone at night. I strongly recommend Almost Home and will definitely use them again for boarding or day care.

We have dropped our 2 dogs off here multiple times. Our dogs are always wagging their tales to return. If you are the type of person that would appreciate a quick text of what your dog is in to when you are gone they would be happy to oblige. You know your pups are getting lots of love and kindness when you leave them here because they typically want to give a little more attention to folks around the place before they leave. Rest assured your dogs are in good hands at Almost Heaven Doggie Daycare!

We left out our 2 dogs for the weekend. They came home happy and exhausted. We were kept up to date and any questions we had were quickly answered. We will definitely be using them again.

They took such good care of Marilyn, I received many pictures updating me on her stay, she truly loved Marilyn like her own. My pup had so much fun I could tell she played so much! I knew from the first visit that my girl would be safe and happy there. I will definitely be taking her back.

We brought our dog here while we went on vacation in July and he had an absolute blast! I got several updates throughout the week and we arranged for him to get groomed as well while we were gone. It was wonderful not having to worry about our pup!

Our three dogs love Connie and her staff at Almost Home!! Everyone is always friendly and welcoming. We know our dogs are well taken care of while we are away.

This is a fantastic place to take your dog for boarding or grooming. I’ve taken all my dogs here for MANY years and trust the staff to always take good care of my babies!

I always have a good experience when taking my Great Pyrenees to get his nails cut there. He's always anxious about having anything with his paws done, but they're really nice and make it as easy for him as possible.

Our silver lab Macy goes to HOH of Charleston and they are fabulous. We had a trip planned and needed boarding services. She was 7 months old before we finally stopped cancelling trips that we couldn’t take her on. We decided to try the boarding services offered in Nitro location. Talk about a great experience! They have completely set our minds to ease. They sent us updates and pictures. They were patient, professional, and just all around top notch. Anyone needing daycare or boarding services for your fur baby, look no further! You can’t go wrong with either location of House of Hounds!

We went out of town for an early birthday celebration and left our Beyla behind at HOH. This girl had us so worried when we got the call that she was being rushed to the Emergency Vet because they thought she had bloat. They took all the proper precautions when feeding her, but sometimes this can still happen. We suspect it was the anxiety from being away from home and her excitement from being in a place that she loves that caused it. We can't thank House of Hounds enough for keeping an eye on our girl and catching it so quickly. If this would have went unseen we would have lost our girl because it can be fatal in a short amount of time... Timing is everything with bloat. Thankfully knowledge and a watchful eye coupled with an amazing reaction time from the House of Hounds staff save Beyla's life. Doctors told us we were so lucky she was in excellent care from them because this would have been devastating. This is a big shout out to House of Hounds in Nitro and the South Charleston Emergency Vet for saving our girl's life! We cannot thank them enough for saving our girl's life!

We love House of Hounds and so does our pup! It’s a great place to take him when my fiancé and I both have long work days. He goes there for the day and he’s tired for the next two days. They do overnight boarding too, which we have not taken advantage of yet, but we plan to during our honeymoon after our wedding!

My dog is a drama queen and doesn’t like many places. She loved going to house of hounds to get groomed. But every time I make an appt which I wait months in advance for they cancel. They’re also a little bit more pricey than other groomers. Will not be returning.

A little pricey but excellent service! I am picky where my little buddy stays, house of Hounds has not disappointed.

I’ll start off by saying they do a great job but this year alone the price has went from $50 to $60 then $70 and now it’s $85 I lived with the first price increase and I mean what are you doing to justify that outrageous of a price when other groomers in the area are doing them for $48-$65 . I just paid $90 with a tip for an 18 pound dog and most groomers charge that for large dogs . I had her adjust my appt frequency due to the outrageous price . I don’t see how they can justify charging $85 for a groom for a small well behaved dog . Dunbar grooming told me $60 so I think I’ll be canceling all future appts . What upset me the most was being told after the fact of the price increase. I’d recommend telling consumers before hand or post a sign . I hate leaving this because they do a great job . This is just greed plain and simple and you can’t use the economy or supply excuse because I mean how much does shampoo really cost to charge your loyal customers $85 . The owner really needs to rethink this because it’s gonna cost her a lot of loyal customers -edit. I decided to update this from one to 3 stars to be fair because nothing was wrong with the service just the outrageous price

I LOVE THEM! My 2 dogs look adorable and s.ell so good!

I have been a loyal customer for about 6 or 7 years now. I take my 10lb shih tzu every 2 months. For the last 6 years or so it has always been about $50 to get him groomed. That was a bit on the high end, but they were always so good with my dog that I felt like the services were worth the money. The last 3 or 4 times they have increased rhe price every time. First it was $60. Then it was 70$. Then today I took him to be groomed and asked how much it would be and was told they had another price increase and it would be $85! When I asked why the price has been increased I was told it was because of the price of the shampoo. Exactly how much shampoo are you using for a 10lb dog?!?! I find this price increase outrageous. In the last 4 to 6 months your price had increased $35! The time before last, they sliced my babies paw open. The owner came out and talked to me and was very apologetic about the situation and said he'd call and check on my dog the next day, but he never called. Despite this situation I continued to take my dog there. Stuff happens I understand, but a 70% increase in price over the last 6 months is absolutely ridiculous. I'm sorry to say they have lost a loyal customer today.