Blumig Kennel

I would refer anyone looking for a pet or a place to board, linda the owner is caring and very knolagable. it is also a beautiful facility. i will certainly go back.

My husband and I went to several pet shelters 10 years ago to adopt a dog. Many shelters we visited in NJ were unkempt, very clinical and cold and «requested» $ 100 — $ 500 for a «donation» for adopting. We found BLUMIG kennel, which is more like a sanctuary, quite frankly, and our search stopped here. Tucked back into the woods on an expansive property, the facility was (and is) clean and welcoming and beautifully landscaped. Linda, the owner, cares for her business, has years of experience with handling animals, shows dogs, and is super knowledgeable about animal care. This is invaluable when looking to adopt someone special! We appreciated that we would be able to consult with her, endlessly, if we needed to.
Linda showed us around and we spotted a Jack Russell we wanted. She had him neutered, microchipped, and cleaned up for us and told us whatever we felt like donating towards his pre-​care was fine! She taught us what to do to train him early, so he (and we) wouldn’t develop bad habits. We entrusted her and still do with our dog. Linda is the GO TO for advice.
We have been boarding our dog with Blumig for over 10 years. Her facility has an in/​out door in a tall gated run for our dog to move around. This is important to us because we don’t want our dog in a tiny metal crate for days while boarding. He’s fed well and Linda clips his nails for us every time we board him. Blumig’s rates are beyond reasonable. We won’t board him anywhere else. He Loves it there.

I found an injured bird in my backyard that seemed to have trouble standing so I called Blumig kennel because it was the closest in distance to me. I spoke with a women on the phone who talked to me in such a condescending manner. Despite the off putting phone call I still went there hoping to help this poor bird. Once I arrived the woman I spoke to greeted me outside with the same nasty attitude and told me I messed with nature by removing it since it was a baby bird, unto my knowledge and I need to put it back where I found it. I felt horrible so I agreed and was about to head back to my car with the bird and she grabbed the bird out of the basket I was holding, which made the bird very upset and showed me how the bird isn’t injured he’s fine and repeated herself about how much I needed to put the bird back where I found it. I agreed for the second time and with the bird still in her hand very upset she dismissed me and said «well I can see this is such a problem so he’ll just stay with me» and walked back inside and shut the door before I could even process what just happened. I left there feeling so disrespected and so upset for the bird, all I wanted to do was help and this woman was just so rude all I could think about as I drove off was who was so mean to her that this is how she treats a complete stranger just trying to do the right thing.

This place is a HORROR. They gave me a rescue cat unconscious from being spayed and put her baby kitten inside the kennel carrier with her. The baby was covered in cat piss and skunk spray, and died from illness last night. The Mama cat hasn’t eaten since before her surgery Tuesday, and they cut the quick on all of her back feet when they clipped her nails. She was overdosed on the sleep drug without offsetting it with a drug that keeps rigidity down and stops seizures. They also did not administer fluids during surgery nor did they give her adequate pain medications. She nearly died.
Linda was nasty and told me that «strays are put down. I have good cats to adopt» Well this cat WAS good— strays aren’t monsters. Especially this one.
This place is a NIGHTMARE and should be shut down!!!
Edit: The cat died two days later — discovered from an ELISA SNAP TEST it was distemper. Based on the dates she was at the shelter, she caught it from either Blumig or the vet they used for the spaying.
This place is hell.