We are located in Northeast Georgia, just outside of Winterville and minutes from Athens and UGA.  Our kennel is situated on a quiet dirt road, surrounded by over 300 acres of leased cattle property for our use.  With 3 ponds and hundreds of acres of gently rolling terrain, we can train every day in a different section, if needed.  Our kennel building is placed just 25 yards from our home, where we can hear any  disturbances.  Each dog is housed in an individual indoor/outdoor run.  The 4' x 4' interior area is connected to a shaded outside 4' X 8' run.  In nice weather, run doors are left open during the day, so your dog can lounge wherever he pleases.  Runs are cleaned and sanitized at least once daily.  We provide supervised exercise outside, on grass, for those dogs who wish to keep their kennels clean.  In the unlikely event that a dog in our care becomes ill or injured, our policy is to seek immediate treatment, and to notify the owner as soon as possible.  All vet bills will be the responsibility of the owner.  We do include complimentary bath and nail trims to all dogs that are kenneled for more than 30 days.  Medications such as heartworm preventative, Frontline (or similar flea-control products), thyroid medications, etc. are all given as needed, at no extra charge when provided by the owner.  We also offer our dogs occasional pressed rawhide chews, when approved by the owner.  

While we live on the grounds of our kennel, we still observe "hours" for the sake of giving the dogs as much routine as possible.  It is very stressful to the dogs to have visitors at all hours, especially early in the day, and after feeding.  We also frequently train on the adjacent 300+ acres, making running back to the kennel to greet someone very impractical.  For this reason, we operate on an appointment basis only, and do not accept incoming or outgoing dogs either before 8:00 am or after 6:00 pm.  Any visitors who arrive without making an appointment run the risk of missing us, as we are often away from the buildings.  We are closed on Sundays and major holidays, without exception.  There will be a $35.00 convenience charge added to your total bill for any arrivals or departures during closed hours.

When coming from Athens or Watkinsville:

Follow the Athens by-pass (loop 10) to exit 8 (Lexington Rd). 

At the end of the ramp, turn right and pass Barnett Shoals Rd, moving immediately into the left lane. 

Turn left onto Winterville Rd (first light after Barnett Shoals) and follow to the traffic light (1 mi).  Turn right at the light and continue about 4 miles to Winterville.

In Winterville, you will come to a traffic light; go straight through the light, making the first right you come to after the light (Main St). 

Stay on Main St for 2.2 miles, and turn left onto Hargrove Lake Rd (there is a large sign here: white with blue lettering that reads "Assured Mini Storage"). 

Stay on Hargrove Lake Rd for 1.7 miles, and turn right onto Home Place, a dirt road (look for our mailbox - green with a flat-coat on it). 

Follow past  a small green frame house on your right.  Once you pass the small house, you will see our kennel (surrounded by 6' wooden privacy fence) in front of you, to the left of our house.  Please park  beneath the oak tree adjacent to the kennel.  If you are expected and on time for your appointment, we will be nearby; if no one comes out to greet you, please wait at the kennel office.

From Atlanta:

Take I-85 north to exit 106 (marked "Lawrenceville" and "Athens"), which is Hwy 316.  (You will stay on Hwy 316 for it's length, as it ends at the Athens By-pass (loop 10) - this trip is approximately 45 minutes from entering Hwy 316 at I-85 to its conclusion in Athens). 

You will come to a traffic signal/intersection that is marked "Oconee Connector".

Once you pass that intersection, move immediately into the right lane and you will be ramped onto the Athens Bypass (east loop 10), and continue traveling east on the bypass for about 6 miles. 

Exit onto exit 8  and at the end of the ramp, turn right and pass Barnett Shoals Rd, moving immediately into the left lane. 

Turn left onto Winterville Rd (first light after Barnett Shoals) and follow to the traffic light (1 mi).  Turn right at the light and continue about 4 miles to Winterville.

You will come to a stop light, proceed past that light and make the first right you can following the light - that is Main St.

Follow Main St for 2.2 miles, and turn left onto Hargrove Lake Rd. (Look for a large white sign with blue lettering that reads "Assured Mini Storage")

Take Hargrove Lake for 1.7 miles and watch for Home Place, a dirt road on your right (look for our mailbox - green with a flat-coat on it).

Turn right onto Home Place and follow past  a small green frame house on your right.  Once you pass the small house, you will see our kennel (surrounded by 6' wooden privacy fence) in front of you, to the left of our house.  Please park  beneath the oak tree adjacent to the kennel.  If you are expected and on time for your appointment, we will be nearby; if no one comes out to greet you, please wait at the kennel office.

From Greenville, SC:

Continue on I-85 into Georgia, and take the GA-106/GA-145 exit, exit number 166, towards CARNESVILLE/TOCCOA/ATHENS.

Turn left off the ramp, then make a right at the first stop sign and continue for about 2 miles to GA 106, which will bear left.

Stay on Hwy 106 through Ila.  Once you pass Ila, watch for Hwy 106 to make a left dogleg (at a traffic light) until it ends at a traffic light.

Go straight through that light (there will be a gas station on your left, and an Ingles grocery store across the street on your right) and you are now on Glenn Carrie Rd.

Follow Glenn Carrie to another traffic light, and proceed straight through that one as well (you will cross RR tracks here).

You are now on Old Elberton Rd. Old Elberton Rd will curve sharply ("S") and then straighten out before coming to a stop sign.

Turn left at the stop sign onto Moore’s Grove Rd.

Stay on Moore’s Grove Rd into Winterville, and turn left at the first traffic light you come to.

Make an immediate right turn onto Main St, stay on Main St for 2.2 miles and turn left onto Hargrove Lake Rd (look for a large white sign with blue lettering that reads "Assured Mini Storage").

Take Hargrove Lake for 1.7 miles and watch for Home Place, a dirt road on your right.

Turn right onto Home Place and follow past  a small green frame house on your right.  Once you pass the small house, you will see our kennel (surrounded by 6' wooden privacy fence) in front of you, to the left of our house.  Please park  beneath the oak tree adjacent to the kennel.  If you are expected and on time for your appointment, we will be nearby; if no one comes out to greet you, please wait at the kennel office.

To get to Athens from Hwy 106, turn right at Hwy 29 (where Hwy 106 ends), and Hwy 29 will take you to the Athens bypass. When making motel reservations, ask what exit number your motel is from the bypass, and follow the bypass to that exit.

From Augusta:

Follow I-20 west to Thomson. 

Take the US-78 / GA-17 exit- EXIT 172- toward THOMSON / WASHINGTON. 

Turn RIGHT onto WASHINGTON RD / US-78 W / GA-10 W / GA-17 N.

Continue to follow US-78 W / GA-10 W / GA-17 N, follow for 20.5 miles. 

Turn LEFT onto US-378 / GA-47. Continue to follow GA-47 for 1.6 miles. 

Stay STRAIGHT to go onto W ROBERT TOOMBS AVE / US-78 BR / GA-10 BR. Continue to follow US-78 BR / GA-10 BR for 2.9 miles. 

Turn LEFT onto US-78 / BENJAMIN WYNN FORSTON JR MEMORIAL HWY / GA-10.

Continue to follow US-78 / GA-10 for 28.6 miles.  

Turn RIGHT onto ARNOLDSVILLE RD. and follow for 5.2 miles. 

Turn SHARP RIGHT onto HARGROVE LAKE RD (look for a large white sign with blue lettering that reads "Assured Mini Storage").

Take Hargrove Lake for 1.7 miles and watch for Home Place, a dirt road on your right.

Turn right onto Home Place and follow past  a small green frame house on your right.  Once you pass the small house, you will see our kennel (surrounded by 6' wooden privacy fence) in front of you, to the left of our house.  Please park  beneath the oak tree adjacent to the kennel.  If you are expected and on time for your appointment, we will be nearby; if no one comes out to greet you, please wait at the kennel office.