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In Home Dog Boarding and what to expect

Home Away From Home, not just a boarding facility, ensuring your dogs comfort and fulfilling their needs. We dedicate ourselves to providing a peaceful, enriching, and comfortable environment for your dog.

 

We will attend to our plan and your needs with care and understanding, as "One Size Fits All" does not apply in dog care.

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Declan & Cali at home

Sleeping Arrangements during your dogs boarding

Your dog will have the opportunity to enjoy the peaceful environment of farm life while having the chance to join us on our Wicked adventures in the English countryside. 
We aim to create an enriching environment while ensuring quality rest time, which is extremely important for absorbing information and developing behaviours. 

Crates ensure your dog's safety and provide quality rest time, so if you have a crate at home, it will be fantastic to have that brought with your dog. We find this helps our dogs settle better in our house. If your dog does not have a crate, we have them at our boarding place. 

Please note that we use crates for the night to ensure your dog's safety. During the day, they are out of the crates, but they are always under close supervision. 

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Exercise in and out of our dog boarding facility

Your dog's mental stimulation and physical exercise will depend on their age, health and breed needs.

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We offer a variety of ways to keep your dog stimulated during their boarding stay, including;

  • Woodland Walks

  • Adventures in rural areas

  • Social Play

  • Swimming

  • Agility in an enclosed arena

  • Puzzle games

  • Scent Work

  • Handler Interaction via tug and balls

  • Playtime in a secure paddock

  • Cycling 

 

We designed our dog play area for dogs of all sizes and breeds. Dogs can chase balls, play with toys, or explore and socialise with other dogs. We do not meet and greet strangers on walks for safety reasons and, from a training point of view, not to encourage our dogs to say hello to passing dogs and strangers. 

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Our trained staff is always present to supervise and assist dogs during playtime and exercise sessions, ensuring their safety and providing personalised attention.

 

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A fulfilled dog is a happy dog, and a happy dog contributes to a happy home. When dogs are provided with mental stimulation, physical exercise, and socialisation, they become open to training, soak up information, and digest training more efficiently. 

 

In-home dog boarding, ensuring that dogs have a fulfilling experience is essential.

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Ron at Swinley

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Dobbie & Bradley at Swinley Forest

Introduction and Socialisation at our dog boarding home

At our dog boarding facility, we approach socialisation differently depending on your dog's age, sex, energy level, and temperament. 
 
We absolutely love pack walks. Watching dogs engage and play is incredibly touching. Our focus is on matching the right dogs together and creating packs balanced in energy levels.
In an ideal world, we'd like everyone to love everyone, but reality usually has other plans. We introduce our dogs carefully under the supervision of our experts to ensure everyone's safety.

Feeding - Allergies - Treats

We will follow your current feeding schedule to the best of our abilities so as not to disturb your dog's routine during his boarding with us. If your dog is on kibble or raw, we will be happy to follow through on your feeding plan.
 
We also have a large deep freezer in case your dog will be staying for longer and needs to store its food.
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If your dog suffers from any allergies, please list all the ones you know of on arrival or pick up. 
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The most common treats on our pack walks are grain-free beef kibble with no chicken oils; many dogs suffer from chicken allergies. 
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We make our own treats/food for those with extra sensitive stomachs. We use vegetables, meat, gelatine, and supplements. The mix is blended, put into a frame, left in the fridge overnight, and cut into cubes in the morning, ready for all the guests to enjoy a homemade delicacy throughout their day.
 
Even the pickiest eaters will bring you the stars for our homemade treats. 
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We also make our own raw dog food for our resident dogs, so if you normally cook for your dog, it is not a problem. Send us your recipes, and we'll do the rest. 

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Piroun & Chloe at New Forest

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Teddy, Dobbie, Piorun, Agi & Cheryl at Swinley Forest

Assessment walks, is my dog right for in home dog boarding?

We like to conduct assessment walks with our future clients whenever possible, preferably a few weeks before their boarding due date. 
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Our main focus is to carry out safety checks on your dog's behaviour. If your dog exhibits any resource guarding, please inform us. Resource guarding of food, toys, or humans is not something we can accept in our boarding facility, despite your dog's breed or size. The general safety of everyone in the home is our priority, and we do not make exceptions.
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As resource guarding can be developed in an intense environment, we focus on healthy interactions with food and toys with other dogs. This includes interactions with food on walks, feeding times, and play in woods, paddocks, and enclosed areas with toys.
During our assessment walks, we test and discuss your dogs; handler focuses, recall reliability, social skills, interactions and engagement with and around toys.
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These ensure we match your dog with a suitable pack on walks.

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