New Horizon Kennel - Port Byron, Illinois

Nick Cain

I have been bringing my golden retriever to New Horizon Kennel since she was a pup, and for over three years, they have been fantastic with zero issues to date. Whether it’s enrichment activities or boarding, New Horizon has consistently provided great care.

The staff in particular have been incredibly accommodating, even when I’ve had last-minute schedule conflicts that required unexpected boarding or changes to my pick-up plan.

I recommend New Horizon Kennel to any dog owners looking for reliable daycare or boarding. It’s clear from her excitement each time when the trainers grab her leash that she is in great hands here!

Robert Stradt

Our Teeter just finished a 4 week obedience training class. The experience was incredible and wonderful. Teeter learned alot and the different is really noticeable at home. When we picked her up Laura the trainer review all the things she learned and trained us! We definitely highly recommend New Horizon Kennel.

Kathy Lanham

What a great experience for Meg! She has done it all... boot camp, daycare, grooming, etc.. Everyone is genuinely friendly, attentive, professional and exceeds our needs. We plan on a long commitment with them! The birthday celebration was handled by the staff and the pictures say how much she enjoys her time there.

Jillian Berninger

I boarded 3 of my dogs at New Horizon over the holidays. They were super kind and the facility is really nice. My dogs came home and are their happy, regular selves. It seems like they had a good stay! We will definitely board here again.

Jeff Pan

I highly discourage you to take your dog here. From a former employee, the owners do not care about your dog or your dog's well being. If your dog is sick under their care, they will do as little as possible for you dog. If your dog is there for training the trainer will hardly work with your dog and if they do it will be borderline animal abuse. Many of the owns who take their dogs here do not know the sad truth behind the curtain.

Chris Pace

We recently boarded our GSD baby Rubi here for a week. Three days in they called because she wasn’t eating. I explained I have been making her lean hamburgers for some time for her dinner. They immediately called in a Walmart delivery order and the owner started making her maid rites. She takes allergy meds with her meal and they were concerned she wasn’t getting her med or food. From that day on Miss Rubi was being fed what she wanted. The staff were so supportive, kind, and truly cared for our babies well being. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Charlene Carmack

I've been bringing my dog to New Horizon Kennel for 3 years now (she's almost 4). We both love New Horizon. She loves it because it gives here the opportunity run off-leash to her heart's content (something she can't get at home), play with other dogs as she's fairly social, and get great care from a loving and professional staff, including grooming and "spa days". I love it because they take great care of her and are always friendly and easy to talk to about her, and their conscientousness at making sure she and her daycare buddies always stay healthy.

Meghan DeBaillie

New Horizon Kennel was incredibly kind and helpful from the very beginning!! My husband and I were severely stressed out the moment two out of our three dogs decided to fight to the death (literally?) out of nowhere! We had always had issues with Kali (our youngest), but nothing to that extreme. Kali injured our middle dog (Harper) to the point where three legs were injured, a fair amount of blood was lost, etc. Even my husband got bit in the process! It was incredibly scary to say the least.

However, the moment I called New Horizon Kennel, I knew I was in good hands! Before meeting myself or any of my dogs, Tim Hornbuckle offered wonderful advice and tips to keep my two agitated dogs safe until my husband and I were able to drop off Kali. My husband and I felt shameful that we weren’t able to get our youngest under control, but when talking with Tim and his staff, they reassured us that we were wonderful dog parents! They informed us that we just needed to learn more information about dogs and the way they operate/socialize to make life easier for our entire family.

After putting Kali in their four week behavior program, I can confidently say that New Horizon Kennel does wonders!! Our sweet Kali can now respond to various commands, handle being in the same room with other dogs/people, and she can even coexist with her sister, Harper! New Horizon even let us bring Harper to Kali’s graduation day to educate and prepare us on their sibling dynamic and what we can do to improve that. Before Kali would growl and bark forever at anyone and everyone, now she understands that she is safe and my husband and I are the leaders in our home!

The place is very clean and professional looking, the workers are helpful and caring, and the owner is very knowledgeable and knows exactly how to train dogs with behavioral issues! We dropped off a hyper, aggressive dog and came back to pick up a calm, sweet angel!? I can’t praise this place enough! My family and I will forever be grateful for New Horizon Kennel and all their hard work when it came to taking care of Kali!