teddyandclaus
1/5
Cancelled the stay for our 2 giant breed special need puppies SIX DAYS before an international family trip we have been planning for 1 year.
Booked in April for ~2 weeks in June & my wife was very honest about the puppies special needs. They assured us everything will be taken care of & we will be sent the care forms "closer to the stay." They sent the forms 7 days before the booking. After they received the forms we were called by Tammy who admitted to us honestly that "a trial run" should have been done for our puppies. We still thought everything was fine after talking about the puppies more over the phone with Tammy.
The next day the manager called my wife & said the puppies cannot come "non negotiable". When my wife very logically & reasonably asked why is this all happening now 6 days before we leave? The manager couldn't even be honest & tell her that they dropped the ball & should have taken her verbal concerns more seriously when she booked/had a trial run completed. INSTEAD the manager told my wife she "wasn't honest about the puppies needs" (lie) & that she "never told staff her concerns in April" (lie) So NOT ONLY did they completely screw us over, they then had the AUDACITY to call my wife a liar & blame her for everything! Everything seemed fine after talking to Tammy! My wife would have brought the puppies to meet staff if they were still worried! Thankfully the trip was saved because we found rover sitters at the last minute. Completely avoidable situation if they had given my wife the forms in April when she asked for them or told her about the trial run option when she described the puppies special needs (1 puppy is injured & both have anxiety issues/never have been separated/can play rough.) The manager made a snarky jab they are "booked a year in advance" essentially telling my wife they don't care about having our business. Heartless, especially since being booked "a year in advance" is yet another lie. We booked the 2nd stay (6/20/24 before they canceled) for 9/2024. They said there was "plenty of availability" & we were under the impression all was well! MANY alternate options were available other than cancelling 6 days before our trip. The manager was completely remorseless & took no accountability.
All other staff my wife spoke to were pleasant on all occasions. Unfortunately, they clearly just dropped the ball on her concerns/forgetting to offer a trial run. Then the manager called to do the dirty work/ditch us when she thought our puppies were a liability. They aren't-if she had done her job they would have known that or if she had just spoke to my wife for 5 minutes before cancelling. The manager didn't talk to my wife about her care notes as other staff members had. It was just a cruel we are not taking them, lies, & blaming my wife for their mistakes. We booked our 2nd stay oblivious the manager was about to call & cancel our 1st stay! Can't wait to see the lies the manager cooks up in response to this review.
People that recommended AAA were SHOCKED by them cancelling care last minute. Also gas lighting/lying my wife never told anyone about the puppies special needs. I got home from work & she was excited that AAA was willing to take the puppies despite their special needs. 1st review I have written that is not 5 stars
UPDATE Response to AAA lies see photos below due to character limit. It was bad to cancel 6 days before a trip & terrible to take 0 responsibility about cracks in the booking process that caused that unfortunate event. It is worse how you are handling our frustration w/ your decision by lying, blaming, & falsely insinuating our puppies are aggressive/have severe behavior issues-you have never met them! Our puppies do NOT bite, see photo of list responding to your false claims. You left out/lied about MANY details. We are available by phone & our emergency contact is an MD available 24/7. Paying $1/minute for "individual time"-yes, I expect staff to brush them. Challenging to get a rover sitter due to LENGTH of our vacations & puppies size- not behavior issues