Dog care while away
While taking our dogs away we have found it hard to get information about dog care or grooming.
We like to take him with us but if you want to go on the hop on hop off buses they can't come or around Castles and stately homes.
so you need to find kennels or day care for those days.
it would be great if the caravan club had a list of those who could provide these services in the Area you are staying with or without discounts.
We have just had day care at Dogmore www.dogmore.co.uk cost £25.50 from 8am to 6 pm
About 30 minutes from Edinburgh Caravan club site
We rang the club site before and they were most helpful in giving us numbers but we tried them and others who were fully booked.
i have spoken to the groomers we use and they are prepared to offer a 10% discount to members on production of their current membership card
the shop is Aliceingroomingland beast market Huddersfield HD11QF 01484 532125 ask for caravan club offer.
Does anyone else have any details or offers in their area we could start our own list and ask the Club to pass it on.
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You could try Manor Lodge Boarding Kennels, about 20 mins drive from the CC Edinburgh Site.
http://www.manorlodgeboardingkennels.co.uk/contact.html
K
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wow. Do people really put there doggie friends in kennels whilst they go out for the day.... Wow I didn't know this happened. If a stately hone or anywhere else wont let my dog in then I would spend a day walking in the countryside instead... Wow
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Same here spk, if they don't take Alfie then they don't get me
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Going by the lack of replys ,I think most dog owners want to holiday with their dog, that's why they take it with them .......
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absolutely and if there was a call for it caravan sites would make a killing by having on site doggie day care...
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We will always take our dog with us. He wasnt allowed onto the reserve at Minsmere, fair enough so we walked along the coast path which runs along the perimiter edge, best of both.
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Well said. If you have a dog you adapt what you do to accommodate his needs. I've always said that if the dog isn't welcome then I don't go there.
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This is something that I've been wondering about recently. This is only our third year of caravanning, so stilll learning the ropes so to speak. The first year we left out two dogs with our daughter most of the times we were away with the van but since then
we mostly take them with us. We love walking but there are times when we would like to go to places that don't accept the dogs, like historic houses and shopping in towns sometimes. So there's alot we miss out on when the "boys" are with us. So I would find
a list of doggie daycare places useful on occasion. I never thought of checking ahead to see if there's a place like that, so thanks for the idea.
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We had never considered having a caravan until we got our dog. Missed her too much the twice we put her in kennels when we holidayed abroad.
She goes everywhere with us, luckily she's very compact and very well behaved. If she can't go with us then we don't go.luckily we have been surprised at how many restaurants and shops that welcome her.
I have seen a caravan park near to Dartmouth that has dog day care on site.
Turned out to be an expensive decision getting her, as needed to buy her a caravan and a 4 x 4. We just love our new lifestyle and wouldn't change.
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We would like to go to the caravan show in October but won't leave our two at home as that is 300 miles away but would consider leaving them for a few hours at day boarding. Why doesn't show organisers have day care on site, it's a big enough area to do
it , or at worst list local day kennels and let people make their own choices from that.0 -
Why don't you sort out your own millielou? You know where NEC is, just do a search online and find out what is available in area. You will need all inoculation/insurance details as well.
For what it is worth, no way would we risk ours in boarding kennels that we don't know, had too many friends use them and come back with horror stories. Kennel cough is seriously contagious, and not cheap to treat, even if they don't get really ill.
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Aren't dogs allowed at the caravan show???..... Not being facetious, just truthfully don't know....
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Not sure I'd be happy about kennels, particularly unfamiliar ones. Always remember the family pouch going on 'holiday' when I was a child and he couldn't come for some reason. He didn't come back poorly, just with an altered temperament - never quite as
family friendly afterwards, we don't know why.....(Mrs S)
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Never kennelled ours. Had a work colleague who lost his one year old to kennel cough. Couple of kennels local to us have featured in less than complimentary news articles, so our choice is to do things with ours,or do them single
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Well having just been into Cardiff City centre where there is a Roahl Dahl thingy going on with a massive crowd of people all over the city centre...honestly I've been in crowds but that was a nightmare...the amount of people who had dogs with them.. some
looked miserable ( dogs now not the owners ) some getting stepped on and some scared out of their wits by the noise and the banging of drums...felt so sorry for them
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We sre the same as you spk, Scooby goes where we go, that's our choice.
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Don't get me wrong I feel the same we would book our breaks with the dog in mind it was all about her not us...if she was not welcome then we would not go there..simple as that..well loved and spoilt rotten was our Saffie. I just would not have subjected
her to that enormous crowd where your shoulder to shoulder and squished... she would not have liked it and I just felt very sorry for the dogs that were.0 -
I think the answer is for me to check with C/C to see if dogs are allowed in though I have my doubts they will be. We did think of taking a pitch at N.E.C. as our dogs are at home in the caravan but we don't normally leave them in on their own for more than
two hours and then only in cooler months. I know everyone has different ideas about whether or for how long they would or wouldn't leave their dogs and I have to say ours never have been in a kennel so still not sure what to do.0 -
We've left our dog in kennels for a day or part of it on a few occasions. In all cases we prebooked a kennels local to the site. I did read any reviews beforehand. As regards Kennel Cough, my criteria is if the Kennel doesnt require it then that kennel is
NOT for me. I am happy to have to present a fully up to date vaccine certificate. We have used the same one twice when visiting the Lost Gardens & Eden project. Also one near Pear Tree roundabout when doing an Oxford City tour, staying at Bladon Chains. We
recently went to Beamish, dogs are allowed in the grounds but not in any of the buildings so we again left him in day care at a kennels within walking distance. You can get a good judge of the care offered when you book and dont have to leave them if you dont
like the set up when you arrive, Provided you feel your dog will settle when left then that has got to be better than trailing them round in very crowded or hot conditions.0 -
Each to their own Gandam, I respect your views.....My feelings are that we didn't rescue Alfie just to pop him back in kennels when he becomes a bit of nusance. He goes everywhere with us and if the situation arises, then we take it in turns to stay with
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spk, ( I know its off topic and I apologise to other users of this thread,) am I right in thinking that you have a CL? If so, could you name it please?....
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Each to their own Gandam, I respect your views.....My feelings are that we didn't rescue Alfie just to pop him back in kennels when he becomes a bit of nusance. He goes everywhere with us and if the situation arises, then we take it in turns to stay with
him....Good post BT, +1 word for word(except the Alfie bit
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There is an alternative which we tried quite a few times when our old boy George was too old to walk far but Harry still needed lots of exercise.
Put up a notice in the information area asking if anyone would be prepared to look after yours for a day while you were out walking/visiting in exchange for doing the same thing in return for their dog(s) on another day. You'd be surprised how willing to
help out other folk are!
I dare say we'll have to do the same thing in a couple of years time when Harry's not so active himself.
A much better alternative to unfamiliar kennels, we think.
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