Maureen joined our team of host carers when Holiday Dogs began! After growing up with dogs and being around dogs for most of her life, she certainly has plenty of experience when it comes to being around canine company. Maureen has built up many regular clients and she loves having visits returning visits from them, […]
Meet our Hosts – Pauline
John and Pauline are the proud owners of Tilly and Minnie, their gorgeous cavalier king Charles spaniels! John and Pauline have taken early retirement so together with Tilly and Minnie are able to offer a warm welcome to holiday dogs anytime. Tilly and Minnie are lucky to own such a lovely sized garden and love […]
Meet our Hosts – Penny
Penny has owned dogs all her life, so with many years experience she understands how important it is to give lots of love, care and devotion to dogs on holidays. Lottie her gorgeous King Charles Cavalier is 7 years old and just loves to share her home with a canine companion. With a large enclosed […]
Meet our Hosts – Yvonne and Barry
Not only have Yvonne and Barry many years of experience with dogs, they have also been customers of Holidays Dogs! They liked our service so much that they decided to become host carers. After losing their beloved German Shepherd, Tyla they found that a home is not a home without a dog to share it […]
Meet our Hosts – Jo
Meet Jo and her lovely Labrador cross, Thelma! Jo and Thelma live in Grange Farm, Kesgrave. They have lots of lovely walks around locally and they both love having new and returning visits from their holiday-ing dogs! Jo says “it’s great to see Thelma excited when an extra doggie turns up, she loves having another […]
Meet our Hosts – Erin and Mark
Meet Mark, Erin and Paddy, together they welcome new and their regular returning dogs into their home for fun-filled holidays! Being a boarding client, they decided to join our team of host carers, Paddy loves the company and Erin just loves spending her spare time looking after holiday dogs! Erin has no working commitments so […]
Meet our Hosts – Fran
Meet Fran and her very own lovely Labrador, Hattie! Fran welcomes holiday-ing dogs for weekend stays and also during school holidays. This is when she has no working commitments, so is able to devote her time and care to looking after doggies on holiday. Together with the help of Hattie, they make their holiday stay […]
Meet our Hosts – Cress
Meet Cress and her two adorable dogs, Dotty and Loki! After being one of our clients, Cress decided to join our team of host carers. With no working commitments and living with her husband who works from home, Cress has plenty of time to devote to looking after doggies on holiday. Living near Foxhall […]
Meet our Hosts – Emily
Here we have a dog loving family! Emily, Louise, their children and not forgetting Bailey, their fun loving little Lhasa Apso. Emily is a stay at home mum, she enjoys nothing more than spending her time with the dogs that they look after. Together they make a wonderful team, there’s always someone on hand to […]
Introducing Puppy to Grooming
Grooming isn’t just about making your puppy look good. Regular care removes dead hair, keeps the coat and skin healthy, and gives you the opportunity to check your pup’s general health. It’s also important time spent together, building your relationship, trust and understanding. Starting early means dogs get used to being handled and this also […]
Talking Paws Dog Training
Talking Paws run by Rachael Messiter is a Highly Recommended Jan Fennell Dog Listener. Rachael can help you with any non-medical behavioural problem, or simply set you onto the right path to a fulfilling relationship with your best friend. Whether you wish to seek help with your dog’s behavioural problems, have a better understanding of […]
Holiday Dogs Group Walks – sponsored by Hudson Signs
Holiday Dogs Group Walks are designed to give dogs and owners a chance to meet and greet, and to basically go for a group walk together. They are open to anyone, any age so come along (with a dog if you have one!) and help raise money for the Animal Health Trust to help with […]
Seasonal Canine Illness
What is Seasonal Canine Illness? Information obtained from Animal Health Trust http://www.aht.org.uk/seasonal_illness.html At the moment – we don’t know exactly. We do know that cases of Seasonal Canine Illness (SCI) are generally seen between August and November, that it can affect any size, shape or sex of dog and that it causes dogs to become […]
Group Walk: Orwell Country Park
Holiday Dogs Group Walks are designed to give dogs and owners a chance to meet and greet, and to basically go for a group walk together. It’s all completely free, no need to register, just turn up (with a dog if you have one) and is open to any age or ability. Walks are at […]
Gemma the retriever
Gemma the youthful looking golden retriever At 16 years old – never too old for pampering! Here owner Hope says: “I was very happy with the way gemma was groomed and pampered, she came home looking loverly and fresh. the service she recieved was excellent and the haircut that was given to her was spot […]
Group Dog Walk: Rendlesham Forest
A great first Holiday Dogs Group Walk event on Sunday! It was great to see lots of people attend our first of many forthcoming Walk gatherings. At around midday we all took a walk along the ‘Red Trail’ in Rendlesham forest, which everyone enjoyed, especially the doggies, who found unrivaled entertainment in running in and […]