Diablo Kennels

Paul and Jennifer Root are the best! Diablo Kennels is the place to leave your pet if you don’t want to worry. We’ve been kenneling our dogs at DK for at least 10 years. Our dogs are always happy to go to DK and are in great spirits when we picked them up. DK treats our dog, Boss, like one of the family. I have only given them five (5) stars because 10 are not available. I whole heartedly recommend DK, you and you four-​legged family member won’t be disappointed!

Update: Now, I am going on 6yrs of being a regular customer (when I say regular I mean at least 1/​per yr for approximately 3−4days.). I have 5 dogs, yes I know I said it 5! I love everyone of them and they all love DK! Every time we get closer to the establishment they start to get really excited and once there they can’t wait to get in. I do not know what Paul and Jennifer do to my guys but they love going here. Yes, it may not be a very clean well kept place, but I could careless about how clean the establishment is, all I care about is how my babies are well kept and treated.
I have Pit-​bull which no one would take just because he is a Pit-​bull and everywhere we try to take him they instantly say no. With the tension in the air would you be nice to ppl? If everywhere you go ppl wanna walk away from you or instantly look at you like you are the devil? Well guess what I know a lot of humans how become aggressive when ppl treat them that way, so why can’t a dog? Well, he is not the devil, he is sweet, loving and protective once you get to know him. At his 1^st visit at DK he was aggressive, he is not used to being away from home and around others he does not know w/​o his parents. They took him and Jennifer even worked with him and broke him in. She was nice enough to say give him time and let us work with him and he will come around. Jeff (the caretaker) was scared and I do not blame him. Poor man has been bitten by too many times by ppl’s «friendly» dogs and I know how he feels from experience, but we love dogs so, it is hard to stop caring for them. Now when my Pit-​bull goes to DK he is excited and friendly and accepted with open arms every time. Word of advice get the grooming service, they do not charge you for that days boarding if you get the grooming service the day of pickup. This way your dog doesn’t smell foul and you can relax.
If you are looking for a fancy location that says they do this and that and charge an arm and a leg than go there. I have taken my dogs to one of those fancy places and they came home sick, skinny and very unhappy for over a week, but if you are looking for great ppl who loves dogs and priced right go to KD!

My dog is happy to go in and seems in good spirits when I pick him up. He does stink somethin awful when he gets home. So I will either plan to bathe him when we get home or pay the extra $ 25 for them to bathe him.
Overall we have had a positive expereince-​my dog is happy so that makes me happy

This place really is great. They always remember us and our dog is alway happy going there and when he comes home. They have grooming services as well so it is super convenient! The owners are very nice and they have been working with animals for a long time, and it is clear our dog is comfortable and happy here. Thank you Diablo Kennels!

Bobo thiinks Diablo Kennels is the greatest and apparrently so do all of the other dogs. I was amazed because when I saw that because I thought he was jkust a dog with discerning taste. He loves Jennifer (that’s his groomer) and he likes Paul too. And it doesn’t seem to matter who comes to get him, he loves the entire staff. We’ve taken our dogs to Diablo Kennels for 20 years. We started with a 3 lb Maltese and were quite impressed with the kennel area and care she received. So give your dog a treat and tak’em to Diablo Kennels

My dog is super happy when I pick him up from this place. I have a working dog and the owners are very cool about billing my company. Grooming is available so you can pick up a clean dog. Yeah its Bay Point and the place doesn’t look like much from the outside, but animals are treated very well here. I have seen all sizes of dogs here and cats. I inspected the back area where the dogs are kept and my dog has an individual stall (like a small horse stall) with hay and blankets. I think smaller pets are kept inside. Animals are excercised regularly. Hours for drop off and pick up are odd so make sure you check for times. I have been using this kennel for five years.

My dog always came home happier from Diablo Kennels than anywhere else she stayed in the Bay Area. There were many closer kennels, but it was well worth the extra distance I drove to have her stay with them. Paul & Jennifer Root run an excellent facility and I would recommend them to anyone.