Danny's DogHouse

Some time ago I visited Danny's Doghouse.  I was curious about this facility and the guy that ran it.  He seemed interested in the community and helping with lost dogs finding their owners.

You have to call because his front door is locked.  He says it's to keep dogs from getting out.

When I walked in I immediately noticed the stench.  He said it was from the previous boarding facility and that he tried everything.  I recommended OdoBan.  He kept me in the lobby, let me see some of the dogs as they ran up and down the hallway area to the 1/2 door that blocked them from the lobby.

I noticed cats in an area to the left and birds (only about 4 or so) to the right.

Danny himself seemed a tad unkept and smelled of cigarettes.  He brought out 2 Chihuahua siblings for me to visit with while he held them.

He did complain about his landlords often on FaceBook.

The next time I visited the place smelled a lot better.  I asked if I could visit with the seniors and he came up with some excuse.  (Along with Danny's DogHouse, he also ran Hannah's Hope in that same building.)

All these little alarms that I just didn't catch.

Then a news report hits FB - he called the police for a welfare check on his daughter in Crestview.   He told me numerous times he never leaves his business.  But, dude, how do you get those cigarettes?  How do you get food?  Where do you do laundry?

He showed up soon after the cops did.  The cops found 25 (+?) dead animals on the property.

Several days later a warrant was issued for his business in Niceville and over 80 animals were taken from that building.  

Let me explain something - this man had NO ONE else helping him and he managed to cram over 80 animals into a building in Niceville.  That is beyond ridiculous.  But because he wouldn't let anyone in the back, no one really knew this.

The hateful things that were being blasted on FB about this guy.  I don't hate him, I don't want him dead.  I do want him to be punished for putting that many dogs into an awful situation.  And I want his daughter to also be punished as well.

Meanwhile - my thought process is that he called the cops himself.  And I have a feeling he knew or had some idea of what the cops would find.

He is a hoarder and used the boarding business to try to financially keep the hoarding.

I think he realized he was in over his head and the only solution he could come up with was to get the police and animal control/PAWS involved.

None of those animals in Crestview should have died.  He should have contacted the police weeks prior to that.

However, I do think him contacting the police at all, he had to know that they'd also be checking his facility in Niceville.

And people are still defending him saying how great he was and how happy their dogs were with him.

If a boarder will not let you see where your animal will be staying, don't let your animal stay there.  Take a look at where they'll be inside AND outside.

This one guy has gotten a lot of people in this town highly pissed off.  And I seriously think 'we' should be looking at more than just him regarding definitely the situation in Crestview.  None of the neighbors bothered calling the police about the smell?  

And is there no agency that checks on these facilities to make sure they're within code?

4/2/2019 - Last I read on the news was that Richard Jordan Rack aka Danny refused to surrender the animals.  Since then I've started calling him Dick.  Because that is an absolute Dick move to not allow these dogs proper medical treatment and the chance of being adopted.  He was supposed to be out of the building on SR 20 as of yesterday.  I don't know if that's happened.  I may drive by there on my way home to see if he's cleared out of there.