Loyalist Barkway Boarding Kennels - Greater Napanee, Ontario

Emily Gilbey

I 100% recommend Loyalist Barkway Boarding Kennels! John and the team are amazing there and took wonderful care of our dog, Finn, when we had to go away for 2 weeks and couldn’t bring him with us.

We decided to try Loyalist Barkway because of all of the positive reviews and after reading through their well laid-out website and FAQs. I like having all of the information up front and forward like that.

To help ensure Finn was a good fit with the kennel, and vice-versa, as well as to help introduce him and get him used to the staff and staying there, we had a tour and then a trial stay. We were very impressed with how secure the kennel is laid out. We were also amazed when John took Finn’s leash and led Finn down the hall to his room and Finn walked with him no problem! Finn has always shut down or pulled on the leash when he was unsure of a new place or when someone he didn’t know tried leading him. Thats when we knew he trusted John and was in good hands.

Finn stayed at Loyalist Barkway Kennel for 2 weeks while we were away and he was in great shape and in great spirits when we picked him up. John and the team took great care of him and went above and beyond to ensure he was eating too, since he has had a history of refusing food when we are away.

Loyalist Barkway Kennels will be our future go-to choice when we need somewhere for Finn to stay, because we will know he is having a good time and is in good hands.

Anne Boadway

Loved Rebecca's knowledge of dogs -- she gave great advice on my dog's skin allergies. Loved the private space for my older dog and I felt he was safe and secure at Loyalist. I was given a photo and brief update when I asked for them at the one and two week mark of our 3 week vacation. The next kennel stay is already booked.

Liz Loynes

We have boarded Biscuit (our 4 year old maltipoo) with Barkway before but had her groomed yesterday and she is lovely - soft and clean and mats gone!! Thank you!!

Tennant Family

We have boarded our Lab X Shepherd mix with Loyalist Barkway frequently for the last several years, utilizing their extremely professional kennel facilities for both short stays and longer 2 week stays. All of our experiences have been very positive and we feel very confident leaving our dog with John and his staff. Their attention to detail, very clean kennels, large outdoor play areas, and interactive social times keeps our dog, calm, happy, and activated. He always looks amazing when we pick him up.

Stephanie

We just picked up Bo, our 5 month old shepherd-mastiff mix from his first 5-night stay at Loyalist Barkway. This was also Bo’s first time staying away from home so we weren’t sure how he would do. We brought him here as they were highly recommended by a friend who also takes their dog to Loyalist Barkway.
He was happy and doing great when we picked him up. He was excited to see us, but it almost seemed like he was a little disappointed to be leaving too! He seems happy and healthy and doesn’t seemed to have picked up any bad habits or lost any of the training that we have been working on. I’m not worried at all about the next time we have to leave him, and I feel like he will be more than happy to go back! John and his team are very professional and seem to have the dog’s best interests at heart at all times. He was able to fill us in on what Bo was up to while he was there. We will definitely be back, and highly recommend!

Tanya Elson

Harley is a 10 month old massif cane corso mix and is a big happy brute. (lol) He doesn’t realize his size. We needed to have Harley taken care of for a week so we could move and get settled, didn’t want to add the extra stress on him. I took Harley to spend his first visit as he has never been in a kennel before, John was very pleasant and the ground was clean. I was happy to see that. Harley was a little dominant I was told and has to be placed with no other animals. John was very knowledgeable and I appreciated the time he spent with me talking. I am going to send Harley back but just not so many days. Harley is very tired from his one night stay so far.

M Bell

Meidän was at Loyalist Barkway for a week and I was so worried about leaving our puppy for so long. Loyalist Barkway took such good care of our pup, the updates and pictures were so reassuring. We will use Loyalist Barkway whenever our puppy needs a day or night away. We can't thank the staff enough for taking care of our fur baby!! We appreciate all the staff and how great they are.

J Walker

This is an amazing facility that now includes walking paths and off-leash yards as part of their services. All services are extremely reasonably priced!
We have used both the overnight and daycare services with Loyalist Barkway. Both services exceed expectations for the exemplary level of care for our dogs. Clean and well maintained with so many options for exercise. The roomy kennel might be enough for some dog care, but they also exercise (and play with) your dog (to your specifications, including matching with other dogs for socialization/play if you request).
Extremely knowledgeable staff, true dog people, who (if you are interested), can provide observational details about how your dog behaved while in their care. Great conversations at pick-up time!
We have now tried the walking paths, which are still being worked on, but we had no troubles finding our way through the paths and our dogs had the best times with lots of exploring and sniffing.