Star Paws & Claws

17/05/2024

There are over 3000 licensed boarders on Find Pet Boarding, but there are many more thousands of unlicensed boarders on unscrupulous platforms that don't verify licence status. Please remind everyone you know with a dog how important it is to ask to see the licence certificate. Unlicenced boarders aren't monitored by anyone and operating outside the law invalidates their insurance. It also means they could be shut down at anytime and leave you with no holiday care!

26/06/2023

Hi. To the people who want a instantaneous response to any phone call, message, text or email, please remember:-

1. I don't keep my mobile phone attached to my ear. You may do, but I wasn't brought up to.
2. When walking the dogs, I focus on them, and not answering my phone, especially near a busy road etc.
3. Boarding dogs, takes a lot of time cleaning, caring for the dogs, playing with them, preparing food, filing in paperwork etc.
4. I do like down time for myself, such as motorbiking, eating out, going to see family and friends. You don't work 24/7 for your employer, so why do you expect me to be on call 24/7?

Please be considerate when waiting for a response.

03/04/2023

Morning. We'll, looks like summer is nearly here, beautiful sunny day, time to book your fur babies into boarding for their holidays.

We are licensed and insured, as we know, plenty aren't, it has cost me £330 just to the council to come and inspect me and the premises, so please don't compare our prices of £25 per 24hrs large and medium dogs, £20 small dogs to people who haven't either a licence or insurance.

I do this as my full time job for the last 8 years, and love dogs, and as such, have two of my own, a 14yr old labrador mix rescue and a 8 month puppy Belgium Shepherd. If this is a problem, then please don't waste my time and yours arranging a meet and greet.

04/02/2023

Hi. Holiday booking time again. Can you please book early to avoid disappointment, only £20 non-refunfable deposit. With the cost of living affecting everyone, again this year, we are holding our prices, with no increases. Home boarding £25 for large and medium dogs, and £20 for small. Fully licenced by the local authority since 2015, and insured.

Please be aware that some boarding places are saying you do not need a licence or insurance to board dogs. This is a blatant lie, and the likes of rover and dog buddy do not cover them, they must still be inspected by their local council, but most aren't.
If they have no licence, then any insured they say they may have , will be invalid.

15/02/2022

Booking update.
If you enquire about availability, and come for a visit, your dog will not be booked in unless you send a text message or email confirming the dates/times you want. Available dates are kept on a purely first come, first serve basis, due to time wasters. I will reply with a confirmation message.

14/02/2022

Hi. Many people are looking at booking holidays now. I am fully insured and licenced by the council. To save wasting my time and yours, here are my prices, unchanged for 7 years.
Home boarding large / medium dogs £25. Small dogs £20.
Price includes 2 walks a day, food and treats, and cuddles.
We are NOT kennels. They usually cost less, so please don't expect kennel prices for home boarding for your dogs, unless you want to leave your pets with an uninsured, unlicensed boarder.

01/10/2021

Hi, I see many visitors to this page, they may wonder why I'm not posting pictures of dogs walking, playing, selfies everyday? Well for one, I don't want to infringe the privacy of my clients and their dogs, and secondly, i don't have the time.
When a dog is in, I spend my time looking after it such as:
Feeding, walking, playing with it, giving medication, cleaning food bowls, hoovering their rooms, cleaning bedding, cleaning up any little accidents, wiping down after walks in mud and rain, grooming if needed etc.
So sorry, you will not see many posts, as I spend my time actually doing my job and looking after dogs.
For more info check out my page on findpetboarding.com

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27/04/2021

Hi, that time of year again to book your doggies into a reputable home boarding establishment for their holidays.
Prices are £20 for small dogs, and £25 for medium and large, per 24 hrs. Due to time wasters £20 deposit payable on first booking. No prices rises in 6 years.
We can care for upto 5 dogs under the new boarding regulations, and are fully insured and licenced by Ashfield District Council many local boarders are not, leaving your pets at risk when left with these people.
Please book early, as popular dates get filled up quickly.
No surcharge for Bank Holidays.