Home Boarding
Overnight stays in my own home, with a room of their own to retreat to. Two walks a day, puzzles and enrichment, meals on your dog's usual schedule.
£38 / night
Your dog's home from home in Wickford
Licensed, insured home boarding in a real family home — never a kennel. Just four dogs at a time, so yours gets the run of the house, two proper walks a day, and their own routine kept exactly as it is with you.
Fully licensed & insured
- Fully licensed & insured
- A family home, not a kennel
- Only four dogs at a time
- Free meet & greet first
What we offer
Four ways I can help with your dog
Boarding and daycare here at the house; walking and drop-in visits at yours. Every new dog starts with a free meet & greet, so you both know it's a good fit.
Doggy Daycare
8am to 8pm of company, play and garden time — ideal if you're out at work and don't want your dog home alone all day.
£25 / day
Dog Walking
A proper hour out on the lead, around the local footpaths and green spaces. Wickford SS11 and SS12 postcodes only.
£20 / hour
Pet Drop-Ins
Half an hour at your house — feeding, fresh water, a garden break, a fuss and a quick tidy-up. SS11 and SS12 only.
£10 / 30 min
Got two dogs? The second dog from the same household gets 20% off boarding and daycare. Stays longer than three nights start with a discounted overnight trial, so everyone settles before the real thing.
Hello, I'm Lucy
Sixteen years of Poppy
Poppy is sixteen this year. We brought her home as a puppy and six weeks later our first baby boy arrived — so she has quite literally grown up alongside our children. Three boys on, she has every one of them wrapped around her paw.
She's a clever, gentle dog and always has been. Easy to train from the start, docile with every person and dog she's ever met, and never happier than when she's working out a puzzle feeder with a treat at the end of it. A good girl, through and through.
As she got older, we stopped putting her in kennels. Not because kennels are bad — but because I'd spend the whole holiday worrying. What if she wasn't well? What if she needed more looking after than a kennel could realistically give her?
That worry is exactly why this exists. Your dog stays in a proper home, with only a few dogs at a time and someone who'll actually notice if something's not right.
16
years with Poppy
4
dogs maximum, ever
2
walks every day
£0
for a meet & greet
Where I cover
Wickford and surrounding areas
Boarding & daycare
You're dropping off anyway, so I'm happy to take dogs from a good distance around Wickford:
- Wickford
- Runwell
- Shotgate
- Battlesbridge
- Ramsden
- Rayleigh
- Basildon
- Billericay
- South Woodham Ferrers
Walking & drop-ins
These happen at your house, so they're kept tight and local — Wickford only:
- SS11
- SS12
Just outside the postcodes? Do ask — if you're only a street or two over, I'll see what I can do.
Come and have a nose around
The meet & greet is free and there's no obligation at all — bring your dog, have a cup of tea, see the house and the garden. Honestly, your dog gets the final say.