Farcroft Kennels & Cattery in Latchingdon Essex

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Geoff & Karen have owned Farcroft since July 2012. They currently have 5 dogs of their own and in the past have owned 3 cats. They also have 3 children. They took over Farcroft with one thing in mind, how they would like their own pets to be cared for. They will try to adapt to suit their guests needs and continue to improve the facilities at Farcroft to make it more of a home from home and stress free experience. The main difference from other kennels is that we have many members of staff who clean, walk and play with the pets in our care. All dogs are walked twice per day around our 4 1/2 acres of fields including a woodlands, we also offer off site 1 hour walks at additional cost with a Farcroft member of staff so that they dogs know the person who is walking them. The cats are also given a chance to come out of their pens twice a day and all 3 of the catteries have pet rescue plug in's to help de-stress them. All pens have cat scratchers and toys for amusement.

Over the past 7 years we have built up a good relationship with most of the local vets in the area with some even using us to care for their own pets. Farcroft have 28 kennels and 25 cat pens (8 brand new pens which were built in March 2017) Farcroft is licensed by Maldon Council who have just given them a 5 Star rating on the kennels and the catteries which is the highest standard they can reach. There are currently 11 members of staff at Farcroft. All have pet qualifications or are working towards one. Geoff who retired from his job in London in 2015 and now works full time at Farcroft, doing bookings, running Hydro and fixing and improving things that need doing. He does the pet taxi and vet runs where needed. Geoff is Pet first aided. Karen left her job in adult nursing to run the kennels full time. She will take most of the bookings and answers the phone. She works full time down the kennels and will do other stuff like painting. She is pet first aided and is also the first aider on site. She is also working towards her level 3 in feline care, Behaviour and welfare and is also working towards her level 3 in professional dog daycare and boarding. Megan is our kennel manager taking over from Sarah, She started at Farcroft as work experience in July 2014. She was given a part time position over the weekends and then began her level 2 apprenticeship in animal care in 2015. She has now completed this and her level 3. She is also pet first aided.

Sarah was the kennel manager until recently where ill health has had her step down from this role but she is still here full time. She has been at Farcroft since 2007 and worked with the previous owners. She is a very experienced member of staff and we are pleased to have her stay.She is pet first aided. Bethany started here as an apprentice doing her level 2 diploma in animal care in Jan 2016 which she passed in March 2017. She was offered a part time job in the kennels and the opportunity to train as a hydrotherapist under Lottie. She is now qualified as of July 2018 Charlotte started here in Jan 2015 as a weekend girl. She just completed her Degree with a 2.1 at Writtle college in degree in Animal welfare and has almost finished her masters. She now works at the kennels full time.

Darcy started here in July 2018 and is Farcroft’s 5th Apprentice and will be studying for her level 2 diploma while here.

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