Smitty's Boarding Kennel
Dog & Cat Boarding in Suffolk County, Long Island, NY

Smitty's is family owned and operated, and we LIVE at the kennel!

We have plenty of extra room due to our recent expansion/renovation

Tours welcome:    7-11 AM  7 days/week   &   5-7 PM Sunday thru Friday

Veterinarian inspected and recommended

Total climate control: Air-conditioned and heated
 

Your pet gets 24 hour caring, professional supervision by the OWNERS who live at the kennel. Our kennel has warm friendly radiant heated, porcelain tile floors. This is the most cleanable, hygienic and durable surface money can buy. With porcelain tile floors and our RADIANT HEAT system, we have spared no expense for your dog's comfort and safety. Our kennel has WARM, DRY floors all year! We power wash our kennel inside out every day, super clean without strong chemicals.  The owners, Smitty & Sandy have 55 years of combined full time professional animal care and training experience. We are open 7 days per week for your convenience. Come anytime we are open for a full tour of our kennel. Don't leave your dog at a facility where they won't give you a FULL tour!

The Smith Family owns and operates the kennel and WE LIVE AT THE KENNEL! So we have 24 hour supervision by the owners!  The ultimate in pet care.

 The owners, Smitty & Sandy, have owned many Champions, Obedience Titled, Tracking titled, and Schutzhund titled dogs. Dogs are not only our occupation, they are our hobby as well! We love animals so much, we own not only own dogs but also 4 horses, 4 chickens and 3 cats.

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RATES:

We charge for the # of nights, plus an extra day if you drop off in the AM and pickup PM.

Dogs that weigh LESS THAN:

Dogs 12 years or older - $30/day
20lbs  -  $20/day
30lbs  -  $21/day
40lbs  -  $22/day
50lb  -   $23/day
60lb -    $24/day
70lb -    $25/day
80lb -    $26/day
90lb -    $27/day
100lb -   $28/day
Over 100lb- $30/day
Hard to handle dogs - $30 and up

Extra playtime is available for $3 for 1/2 hour in a grass exercise yard (30 feet by 100 feet) which is fenced. No contact with other dogs is allowed.
To determine boarding charges, Smitty's counts each night that the dog is in the kennel, and if you drop off in the morning and pickup in the evening you pay for an extra day.
The second dog in the same run is $2 off the daily rate.
The monthly rate is $525 for one dog and $750 for two together in the same run. To get the monthly rate (discount) you MUST pay for the month IN ADVANCE.
The daily rate for cats is $14 per day for one cat, and additional cats are $12 per day each. Monthly rate for cats is $250 for one and $175 for each additional cat. Monthly rate must be paid in advance.
Visits while your dog is boarding, are charged as an extra day's board. There is a $40 minimum boarding charge off peak, and a $50 minimum boarding charge on holidays, and weekends in the summer. We charge $3 per day for refrigeration of food or medicine. For medicine administration, we charge $1 per dose for pills and $3 per dose for eye drops, ear drops, insulin injections, or application of saves.

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LOCATION:

Middle Island, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York - USA
65 miles East of New York City, 10 minutes off of Exit 66 or Exit 68, Long Island Expressway (LIE 495).
Middle Island is between Yaphank, Rocky Point, Coram and Ridge. On the way to the Hamptons, East End, North Fork and South Fork.

HOURS OF OPERATION: We are open:                                   

7 AM until 11 AM  -  7 Days per week, 365 days/year                   

5 PM until 7 PM. (Except closed Sat EVES & Holiday EVES)

On major holidays we are only open in the morning from 7 AM till 11 AM. These include: New Years day and eve, Christmas day and eve, Memorial day, July 4th, Labor day, Thanksgiving, Easter Sunday, Passover, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Chanukah, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, and a few assorted other days through the year which we will inform you of if you make a reservation on those days.

Off hours pickup/drop off are sometimes available for a $15-$25 extra charge.
However, please note:  THERE ARE NO APPOINTMENTS! It's "hit and miss".

SHOTS:

We require PROOF of 3 shots.
1: Distemper (Yearly "Combo" or "Booster", DHLPP or DA2PPL. Can last 1, 2 or 3 years)
2: Rabies (R Rabies vaccine can last 1 or 2 or 3 years, must be indicated on paperwork)
3: Kennel Cough (Also called: "Bordetella") (This vaccine is NOT given regularly by many veterinarians)

RESERVATIONS:

    Previous Customer: If you are a previous customer of Smitty's: Call or email us your name, phone #, state that you are a previous customer, give the dates to leave the dog, and you are set. You will receive confirmation.

    New Customer: If you have never left a dog here before, call 631-345-0000 to make a reservation.

FLEAS:

All dogs are checked carefully upon arrival and dipped if they have any SIGNS of fleas. The charge is $25, except very large longhaired dogs: $35. Please DO NOT put any flea remedy/prevention on your dog less than 10 days before bringing him/her to the kennel (eg. Frontline, Advantage, etc.)

FOOD, TOYS, BEDS, ETC.

You may bring your own food and we will feed that to your dog/cat as no extra charge. You may bring any bedding (we discourage large pillows and large stuffed beds, they are too hard to wash). Please DO NOT bring bowls, dishes or crates for dogs. Please do bring your cat's carrying crate.

BATHS & GROOMING:

Baths are available before going home for $15 - $35.
In addition to the bath we can also cut your dog's nails and clean it's ears AND  brush him/her out for $25 - $35 (and up for large/longhaired).
FULL GROOMING service is also available from shave off's to fancy breed cuts.

FORMS OF PAYMENT:

We accept cash and all major credit cards.

There is a 3% DISCOUNT FOR CASH, Sorry:  NO CHECKS.

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Please email or call if you have any questions: 631-345-0000

If we cannot answer the phone you will get our voice mail. Press 9 if you want to just leave a message and hear no instructions.

Printable info summary:

Directions, Hours, Rules, PRINTER FREINDLY.

You should click on this link and print that page out if you intend to board.
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Snail mail address:

Smitty's Kennels
103 Curran's Road
Middle Island, NY 11953 USA

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