Oberjoch Kennels, located directly across from the Lycoming County SPCA, is open from 7:30 am to 6 pm Monday - Friday, Saturday 8am to 1pm, and Sunday 3pm to 6 pm. Grooming and boarding appointments are best made many weeks in advance to ensure availability as we book out very far in advance. Oberjoch Kennels, owned by Stacy Miller, provides excellent service for your dog from experienced groomers
in a business that has been in the area for over 60 years. We offer quality grooming for your pooch, from Chihuahuas to Great Danes and everyone in between and our overnight facilities are kept clean and dry for our guests. The care of your dog continues on a 24-hour basis, whenever necessary as primary staff and owners live on premises. WE GIVE HUGS, NOT DRUGS
At Oberjoch Kennels, no dog is given any kind of sedative drug. The staff takes the time to ease your dog in to the experience of grooming, and works with him to make him more comfortable being handled, instead of adding stress by using sedatives. Boarding Services:
"Individual inside pens are 3' x 4" and 4' x 4'. Individual outdoor runs are 10' x 4' and 20' x 4'. There is a new heating system that maintains comfortable temperatures in the dead of winter and air conditioning that keeps it cool in the Summer. The kennels are cleaned and disinfected daily. Appetizing food is fed as many times a day as indicated. During cold weather, the dogs are let out four or fives times a day. There is close supervision of the dogs' activities. Complete records are kept. Our guests are loved on, petted and called by name. Oberjoch Kennels offers affordable boarding for your dog while you are away, whether it be for vacation, work, or a holiday with the family! A close eye is kept on each dog to ensure he is healthy and happy. There is no lack of attention here, either! We hear over and over how excited their pets are when the owners take the Reach Road exit! Many dogs don't want to leave and need to be encouraged out the door! All boarders accepted are required to be fully inoculated against distemper, rabies, and bordatella. If your dog should become ill, he is immediately taken to the veterinarian of your choice. We are happy to feed special diets necessary to the health of the dog and to administer medication prescribed by a veterinarian, if the problem is minor and of a noncontagious nature. We offer cat boarding:
Kitties are kept in the grooming shop in our large upper boarding pens with plenty of room to move around. There's enough room for a litter box, personal crate and extra free space for stretching and lounging and lots of room for loving on. Grooming Services:
A dog or cat who comes here regularly for grooming soon gets to be an old friend. They are called by name (although we might forget yours) and their unique personality and habits are catered to. They quickly learn cooperation to be made beautiful and enjoy their day at the grooming kennel. We request that all dogs being groomed arrive first thing in the morning so that we can work on them more efficiently, in as much as more than one person usually does some work on each dog. Our grooming clients are not given any type of sedative to make them behave. Proper behavior is achieved through training and consistency. A complete grooming, at best, takes several hours. The dog is brushed, clipped and the coat shaped with scissors. His nails are cut and his ears are cleaned. He is bathed, a**l glands expressed and then dried and fluffed by hand until completely dry. When free of dead and excess hair, tangles and dirt, his trim is touched up and a "new dog" is ready for a little nap in his comfortable pen while waiting for their owner to come for him. Your dog will receive high quality grooming at Oberjoch Kennels! All dogs are asked to be dropped off for grooming between 7:30 and 9:00 am, and you are called when your dog is finished. The grooming staff sets the standard for Poodles, Bichons, Doodles, Cockers, Schnauzers, and more! A BIT OF HISTORY
The name "Oberjoch" comes from a mountain peak in Bavaria that is surrounded by a low lying yoke of mountains. It was there Mrs. Stroud, the kennel's founder, fell in love with her first German Shepard. Oberjoch became her registered kennel name and when she decided to work with all breeds of dogs as a career, the name was carried on, because Oberjoch Kennels offers:
- A peak of excellence in service and facilities.
- A pinnacle of understanding and considerate care.
- A vantage point of experience and competence
