Commission holds dog‑boarding request after neighbors report attacks and noise; applicant offers limits

Summary

Planning commissioners held a request to run a home‑based dog‑boarding and training operation for 30 days after neighbors described fights, unattended dogs and continuous barking; the applicant said she is a licensed trainer and offered to accept only one paying board‑and‑train dog at a time.

Cobb County planning commissioners on Thursday held (30 days) a temporary land‑use permit application from a dog trainer who operates a small board‑and‑train practice from her home, citing unresolved neighborhood complaints and conflicting accounts from neighbors and the applicant.

The case, filed as LUP 31 of 2025 for a property on Leafwood Drive, brought sharply divergent testimony. The applicant (identified in the hearing as Saint Luke Crispell) described herself as a professional dog trainer who works with a regional training company, holds a kennel license from the Georgia Department of Agriculture and limits in‑home board‑and‑train placements: ‘‘On most days, I only have one board‑and‑train dog. I’m lucky if I get two,’’ she told the commission. She said dogs are boarded inside the house, that she uses controlled exposure and stepwise…

Commission holds dog‑boarding request after neighbors report attacks and noise; applicant offers limits

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