The Barking Lot of Centralia IL

05/14/2026

Hi All- we have some things for sale at TBL- price listed with pics….

05/10/2026

Oh sweet Cole….HAS BEEN ADOPTED🥰. He’s now living his best life as an only child, with a giant fenced in yard. He was with us for over a year and finally found his home! Thank you to Marion County Illinois Animal Control for all of your help

Coley- he has been on two home visits this week and both times returned. He has soooo many good qualities- but he has a few that need work. He’s not great on a leash- doesn’t like cats(he used to, not sure what happened) and he barks though fences. Buuuut- he sits, gives his paw, excellent bathroom manners, fantastic during grooming, will do anything for a treat and is good with other dogs. He’s grown up in a 6x6 with us at The Barking Lot and lived there for a year! He needs a family so bad and is so eager to please anyone that will give him a chance. Please reach out to Marion County Animal Control if you’re interested.

We hope everyone’s had a great Mother’s Day- and we miss all of our customers and their dogs😁

🖤Our precious Cole 🖤 he is the BEST BOY!
Dog friendly, kiddo friendly. Neutered, UTD on all vaccines, and microchipped. Almost 2 years old. Needs a little work walking on a leash

Whoever gets this boy will be so lucky. 🥹

Adoption application 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
https://service.sheltermanager.com/asmservice?account=wp3585&method=online_form_html&formid=9

04/21/2026

THE BIGGEST OF NEWS: After exactly 365 days living at The Barking Lot, Shimmer has found her forever home🩷🩷🩷. They have so much in common and loved each other immediately. Thank you Shimmy for being our girl for so long, and thank you Charlie for giving her the best life going forward!! Happiest of Tails big good girl, we love you so much!🫶🫶🫶

04/21/2026

Hey friends this pretty lady was found near foundation park in Centralia if you recognize her please reach out to us 730-272-1071

04/17/2026

Good morning All. Today is (sadly) our last day of daycare at The Barking Lot, and I know the reason we bought the business to begin with is when it originally closed, I had nowhere to take my dog. For those of you now in the same position, I have already hired Kara Cares to do drop-ins and dog walking- she’s done a FANTASTIC job and all of my pets looooooove her. Beck that works for us is also available on Rover for services.

04/11/2026

Happy National Pet day to all these good boys and girls, and all the good boys and girls waiting to be someone’s pet and to those no longer with us🩷🩷🐾🦴🐈

And max amount is 80 per post, our apologies to anyone not included🩷

04/06/2026

04/05/2026

We were hoping they’d have homes for Valentines Day or New Years Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc but maybe Easter will be the holiday that they find loving homes. Shimmer will be celebrating 1 year of living at The Barking Lot this month, and Cole will have been here for a year next month. We love them and want them to find the happiest forever homes. Please call 6185329255 if you’re interested in meeting either one.

03/29/2026

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the upcoming closure of The Barking Lot at the end of April.

While we have been fortunate to receive steady business in daycare/boarding/grooming from our customers, we are unable to continue operating without the success of the bar side of our business. Unfortunately, we only own the businesses and not the building. As a result, we have made the difficult decision to close.

For those who may be interested, the bar space is available for sublease and could be well suited for a variety of uses, including a bar, veterinary office, retail space, or something else. Please reach out to any of us if you’re interested.

Our final service dates:

Daycare- April 17th

Grooming: April 15th

Boarding: April 30

This past year has meant more to us than words can fully express. Not only did our family have the gift of spending a full year together, but we also made so many friends. We are especially proud to have helped 43 dogs and 4 cats find loving homes.

Edit- it was much easier to type this while only thinking about the power bill and rent. It is overwhelming how much we will miss your dogs. 💔Thank you for letting us get to know them, play, and have so many laughs and good times with them.

If circumstances change, we will announce if from the rooftop (maybe literally), but for now we wanted to give our customers and staff as much notice as possible.

With so much love,

Jessica-Andrea-Dane-Kent-Stacey-Harrison-Janelle-Jayden-Maddie-Beck. And….Mox,Duke,Cole,Shimmer