'Properly trained, a man can be a dog's best friend'

Your pet will, of course, be given his or her own pen. We have singles, doubles and triples so that pets from the same family can be housed together if required.

We encourage owners to bring their pet's own basket and bedding (but no bean bags, please!) This helps our guests feel more at home. If this is not possible we do have our own baskets and vet bedding. Water and feeding bowls are provided by us, but please bring a lead and any favourite toys.

Each block is equipped with under floor central heating, designed and imported from Sweden. This keeps our dogs warm, even when their external run hatch is open.

Every pen has its own, individual exercise run. During the summer, and weather permitting, we leave the connecting sliding hatch to the run open all day. In addition to their outside runs, our guests are walked on the lead in our paddocks once in the morning and again during the afternoon. For some this is the highlight of their day, and a source of great excitement. The walks take place all through the year - including Christmas Day.

For the last 25 years we have worked closely with the County's Social Services Departments. Occasionally they bring us a pet who's owner may have been taken into hospital or is unable to cope for a variety of other reasons. Some of these dogs stay with us for a number of months so we have developed special care facilities to make our long term boarders feel even more at home. If your pet needs long term care please give us a call and we can discuss special requirements, rates and any other queries you may have.

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