Kennels

[hondafanatic]

Hi all,

We've been let down at the last minute by a friend who was going to take our dog for a week in two weeks time.

I'm still working hard to see if we can leave her with someone we trust, however, this is looking less and less likely.

So I'm now searching kennels. This is far from ideal and the thought of leaving her in a kennel is killing me... so I'm asking for advice on what we need to look for in a kennel, what questions we need to ask, and anything else that would signal 'run away'.

Thanks in advance.

[hondafanatic]

Thanks for the replies

I live near lancaster and heading to Manchester airport.

Dog sitter... is that someone living in my house?

I've found one which looks good and I'll certainly be visiting before committing... not sure if i'm allowed to link but here it is... I'll remove it if necessary.

https://www.waggytailspetcare.co.uk/

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Shaw Tarse said:

Yes, someone living in your house, I think most bring own bed linen.
Advantages are dog is own home, can have their normal routine.
Added security of not leaving house unoccupied, & I would guess you could negotiate "extras" like plant watering?

Hmmm...I'll have a think about that. Good idea in principle.

ETA - Where is a reliable place that dog sitters advertise? I don't have facebook.

Edited by hondafanatic on Wednesday 12th July 11:22

[hondafanatic]

Ok so waggy tails which looked good are fully booked. Happy to pay their £20 rate.

Dog will be 9 months old... red fox lab... bh.

Panic is slowly creeping in.

[hondafanatic]

Aaaaaa...yes sorry... Monday 24th July to Wednesday 2nd Aug.

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P700DEE said:

www.barkingmad.uk.com
We specialise in providing a fully supported service giving dogs a holiday in a family/home environment. We are the Number 1 rated dog care business by Trustpilot and will never leave you in the lurch which can happen so often when you deal direct with an individual. I have some great colleagues in the North west

Thanks for this...turns out we have a friend who knows the point of contact for my postcode! I'll give her a ring this morning and see how I get on.

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hondafanatic said:

P700DEE said:

www.barkingmad.uk.com
We specialise in providing a fully supported service giving dogs a holiday in a family/home environment. We are the Number 1 rated dog care business by Trustpilot and will never leave you in the lurch which can happen so often when you deal direct with an individual. I have some great colleagues in the North west

Thanks for this...turns out we have a friend who knows the point of contact for my postcode! I'll give her a ring this morning and see how I get on.

So just as an update to to help anyone you fins themselves in a similar predicament, I got in contact with the local barkingmad coordinator. She paid a visit to the home last night, we answered lots of questions and Freya is having a practice run on Thursday. Kathryn has been really helpful and put our minds at ease and she click with Freya very quickly. Fingers crossed she does ok on Thursday.

Thanks for everyone's suggestions/comments.

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Sorry I didn't make it very clear... Freya is staying with Kathryn's family. She has one night on Thursday to make sure she's (the dog) is ok.

And I've just notice all the grammar errors in my update! Shocking! I'll blame fat fingers/phone keyboard and hope no one notices.