Darling Dogs of May

Darling Dogs of May A secure dog activity paddock in the Newbury, Thatcham and Basingstoke area.
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Coming from Thatcham direction in the next couple of days? Road closure on Thornford Road to have a think about. Might n...
18/08/2024

Coming from Thatcham direction in the next couple of days?

Road closure on Thornford Road to have a think about. Might need to set off a little earlier and find a detour.

๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ•โ€๐ŸฆบCAST YOUR VOTES FOR THE FINALISTS!๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿฆฎ We had our work cut out because we LOVED all of the pics everyone submitted but...
12/08/2024

๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ•โ€๐ŸฆบCAST YOUR VOTES FOR THE FINALISTS!๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿฆฎ

We had our work cut out because we LOVED all of the pics everyone submitted but we had to pick some finalists eventually! So here they are. Dogs of all ages, shapes and sizes...

Meet...
A) Bonnie
B) Finley, Skyla, Noel, Autumn & Figgy
C) Sybil
D) Duke & Twiglet
E) Rafi
F)Teddy & Tilly
G) Brinkley
H) Otto
I) Rolo

*HOW TO VOTE*
โœ๐Ÿผ All voting will take place in the comments section of our Insta and pages. So cast your vote here. Simply write the letter or letters for the pictures you choose. I.e. M & Y. You'll see the letter for each picture in the bottom left.
๐Ÿฆฎ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ Can't decide between your favourites? You can vote for TWO pictures if you'd like. Or one, either way is fine by us.
1๏ธโƒฃ Once you've picked your favourite(s) you only get to vote on one occasion.
๐Ÿ“Like, share and tag our posts so that friends (that perhaps aren't following us already) can get involved too!
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Voting closes on the 14th September 2024
๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰ 1st, 2nd & 3rd place will be announced on the 15th September 2024

Best of luck everyone!

Entry into our photo competition is now CLOSED!Thanks to all who have entered. We've thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of yo...
12/08/2024

Entry into our photo competition is now CLOSED!

Thanks to all who have entered. We've thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of your pictures. Your dogs all look like they have such fun in our enclosures. It's great to see.

Our finalists will be posted later this evening where we'll also have instructions on how to votebfor your favourite.

Thanks again everyone!

DD team

Look at these gorgeous posers!Final weekend to enter our photo competition everyone! ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿฆฎ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ•Meet... Sybil, loves posing,...
10/08/2024

Look at these gorgeous posers!

Final weekend to enter our photo competition everyone! ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿฆฎ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ•

Meet...
Sybil, loves posing, sniffing and cheese! Standing on things is her favourite! (Charlotte)

Louis, the excited young staffy cross who loves to run, jump and explore all of the obstacles in both the Paddock and Parkour Arena! (Phoebe)

Peggy, the 6 month old border terrier who loves to run and chase, say hello to everyone, and find new places to explore.

They just keep rolling in! We're absolutely loving all of the gorgeous photos that you've all been submitting! We can't ...
07/08/2024

They just keep rolling in! We're absolutely loving all of the gorgeous photos that you've all been submitting! We can't quite believe it but we've had over 75 of our users send in over 200 photos!

You're all making it incredibly difficult for us to choose our finalists! Therefore we're extending the deadline by a couple of days. Submissions will be accepted up until Sunday evening this weekend.

Meet...
Cooper with his friend. This lovely 2 year old cavapoo loves cheese and kisses! (Tamara)

Pippa the rescue dog from . (Cathy)

Fendi who loves zoomies around with a ball! (Jodie)

Wow! How did you manage to coordinate this bunch? Deserve a medal! ๐Ÿฅ‡ Meet...Finley, Skyla, Noel & Figgy. They love zoomi...
03/08/2024

Wow! How did you manage to coordinate this bunch? Deserve a medal! ๐Ÿฅ‡

Meet...
Finley, Skyla, Noel & Figgy. They love zoomies and exploring in our enclosures where they can safely run around without having to worry about otter dogs. (Katie)

Otto, the 5 month old Dutch Herder who has been gradually growing into his paws! (Jessica)

Teddy & Tilly. Two Pomeranian besties who love the paddock. Teddy loves tennis balls whilst Tilly enjoys ye agility equipment. (Fiona & Holly)

Don't forget folks, only 7 days left to enter our competition. We've already had over 75 owners enter already! So if you're wondering why we haven't featured your photos yet it's because we've only made it to those from early July so far!

Not long to get your photo entries in! As you can see, the competition is hitting up! ๐Ÿ”ฅMeet... Bonnie! One of the smalle...
02/08/2024

Not long to get your photo entries in! As you can see, the competition is hitting up! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Meet...
Bonnie! One of the smallest dogs we must have visiting our Paddock! (Cassie)

Cleo who absolutely loves, loves, loves running!

Bella, who, in her owner's words, not ours ๐Ÿ˜‚ is apparently not the brightest spark but a loveable loon! (Vicky)

Not long to get your photo competition entries in. 10th August is when it closes! Meet...Bozo, the happy, laughing dog w...
30/07/2024

Not long to get your photo competition entries in. 10th August is when it closes!

Meet...
Bozo, the happy, laughing dog who loves exploring the Darling Dogs paddock!

Perry & Maui, two best friends who met playing fly ball! Both collies are obsessed with fetch and would do anything for a tennis ball!

Bella & Teddy. Bella unfortunately passed away recently but used to love coming to Darling Dogs. As you can see, Teddy loves using the equipment at our enclosures! (Derrin)

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Gorgeous pups enjoying our enclosures under the sun! ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿฆฎ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•โ€๐ŸฆบMeet...Molly, a 9.5 year old Pomeranian. She doesn't let heal...
25/07/2024

Gorgeous pups enjoying our enclosures under the sun! ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿฆฎ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ

Meet...
Molly, a 9.5 year old Pomeranian. She doesn't let health issues in her legs stop her in the Paddock! Wasn't she brave, going through our tunnel! (Rosa)

Boo, an 8 month old Chihuahua cross Shihtzu. He loves visiting with his best friend Rolo. (Megan)

Jack, a spaniel, full of energy. Still working on his recall, our enclosures are perfect for those still learning. (Hannah)

Check out these pups in action! All just complete naturals behind the camera! ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฆฎ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ“ธMeet... Brinkley the 2 year old coc...
21/07/2024

Check out these pups in action! All just complete naturals behind the camera! ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฆฎ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ“ธ

Meet...

Brinkley the 2 year old cockapoo who loves learning about detecting objects and people by scent. As you can see, he also loves whizzing around our paddock! (Sarah-Jayne)

Skye & Luna. Two Labradors that are best of friends! Skye is obsessed with ball and Luna wants whatever Skye has! (Ashley & Lisa)

Arlo the 2 year old springer who loves the parkour arena, come rain or shine! โ˜” (Holly)

It isn't just small dogs that whizz around our agility equipment. As these brave pups show, the bigger dogs can be just ...
18/07/2024

It isn't just small dogs that whizz around our agility equipment. As these brave pups show, the bigger dogs can be just as brave!

Meet...
Jake. A rescue from Cyprus who, to begin with, wouldn't even jump over a pole. Now look at him! (Sam)

Max! For him, ball is life! (Kat)

Trudy loving life in the paddock! (Maria)

Alas, the football didn't go our way despite a valiant effort. We're hoping that a few more gorgeous pictures from our w...
15/07/2024

Alas, the football didn't go our way despite a valiant effort. We're hoping that a few more gorgeous pictures from our wonderful photo competition entrants might cheer everyone up this Monday morning...

Meet...
Bella & Bonnie. Bella is a spaghetti loving Boston terrier x Olde Tyme Bulldog. Bonnie is a 6 month old rescued French Bulldog who loves zoomies after eating her tea. (Charlotte)

Lester loves the freedom of being able to run around and chase balls in our enclosures without other dogs. (Tzigany)

Ruby the 9 month old cocker spaniel who loves exploring and having fun in both of our enclosures. (Emma)

More cuties coming your way!... ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ๐Ÿฉ๐Ÿบ๐Ÿฆฎ๐Ÿ•๐ŸถMeet...Goose, 10 month old rescue who loves "spanielling" at every opportunity. ...
10/07/2024

More cuties coming your way!... ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ๐Ÿฉ๐Ÿบ๐Ÿฆฎ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿถ

Meet...
Goose, 10 month old rescue who loves "spanielling" at every opportunity. (Nicky)

Loki, Millie & Marble enjoying meeting one another for the first time! (Claire & Jayne)

Tia, Fudge, Honcho, Stanley & Minty showing that dogs of all shapes and sizes can enjoy our enclosures. (Rabea)

One of the best places to meet up with your pooch pals! Great to see friends meeting up in our enclosures!Meet...Dylan, ...
07/07/2024

One of the best places to meet up with your pooch pals! Great to see friends meeting up in our enclosures!

Meet...

Dylan, Loki, Nimue & Noa. 2 European rescues with their buddies. (Emma)

Tia, Max & Jake. Three very ball obsessed pooches! โšพโšฝ๐ŸฅŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ€ (Ella & Laurie)

Koda. A 3 year old energetic doberman who loves the Paddock because he isn't quite ready yet to be left off the lead.

Wow! Weโ€™ve really enjoyed these shots! The dogs look like theyโ€™re all having so much fun! Meetโ€ฆSunny the Whippet enjoyin...
04/07/2024

Wow! Weโ€™ve really enjoyed these shots! The dogs look like theyโ€™re all having so much fun!

Meetโ€ฆ
Sunny the Whippet enjoying bogey face and zombies with his friends (Vicki)

JJ and Pebbles. Two cocker spaniels who love exploring together. These pictures were actually taken on their first visit. (Leanne)

Loki and Leo. These two love chasing one another around in our enclosures. Loki is fetch obsessed and Leo is sniff obsessed to the point where he turns deaf! ๐Ÿ˜‚

Sorry (NOT SORRY!) to inundate you with yet more fantastic photo competition entries! ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ•โ€๐ŸฆบMeet...Willow, the uber friend...
29/06/2024

Sorry (NOT SORRY!) to inundate you with yet more fantastic photo competition entries! ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ

Meet...
Willow, the uber friendly working cocker spaniel who has become a natural at agility in both of our enclosures! (Kelly)

Barney, a gorgeous rescue from Cyprus, who despite having a traumatic past, has grown really happy, confident and more socialable with friends in our enclosures. Also, seemingly part mountain ๐Ÿ as you can see! (Laura)

Obi the two year old cockapoo who is totally mad and loves all dogs and humans.

Wow! ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ Loving the photo entries! We've had so many!Meet...Finn the cavapoochon who simply loves to burn off energy in...
26/06/2024

Wow! ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ Loving the photo entries! We've had so many!

Meet...
Finn the cavapoochon who simply loves to burn off energy in the Paddock! (Jenny)

Kodi a two year old rehomed Jack Russell. (Terry)

Ted, who, in this photo was enjoying his first trip (of many) to the Paddock! (Debbie)

Keep the entries flying in folks! We're loving them!

More glorious entrants for our Photo Competition! We've loved seeing all of the entries so far! It's going to be so diff...
21/06/2024

More glorious entrants for our Photo Competition! We've loved seeing all of the entries so far! It's going to be so difficult to choose the finalists!

Meet Nev! An OAP (Old aged pooch) who loves solo zoomies in the Paddock! (Kelly)

Stan & Mutley. Two crazy Bull Terriers who are so soppy when they aren't rolling around chasing each other. (Jenn & Amy)

Woody who loves playing catch with his ball in his favourite area, the Parkour Arena. (Halina)

Darling Dogs users, what are your tricks for getting your pooches interested and engaged with all of the equipment in ou...
18/06/2024

Darling Dogs users, what are your tricks for getting your pooches interested and engaged with all of the equipment in our enclosures? Comment below! We'd love to hear it!

More wonderful snaps from our photo competition! We really loved how these dogs interacted with the obstacles in both the Parkour Arena and Paddock.

Maisie the red Alaskan Malamut

Barney, who loves the Parkour Arena where he has had the opportunity to boost his confidence, and more importantly, no longer needs lifting into the car!

Ragnar, loves jumping over and onto the obstacles in the Paddock! (Felicia)

Wow! Absolutely loving the photo entries! ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ I think you'll agree that all of the dogs look like they've been having a...
14/06/2024

Wow! Absolutely loving the photo entries! ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ I think you'll agree that all of the dogs look like they've been having a great time! Do you have any great snaps from either of our enclosures? We'd love to see them!

Mabel, Elsie & Nelky - Mabel-6 yo crazy Cocker Spaniel, loves the outdoors especially the woods, energetic and fun, loves people. Elsie-3 yo black Cockapoo, quirky and loving, likes scentwork, prefers her own space so Darling Dogs is perfect. Nelly- 2 yo chocolate Cockapoo, sweet, well-behaved, loves agility. (Teresa)

Pepper - a 9 month old and full of beans! (Gemma)

Finn- Never runs out of energy! (Leanne)

๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ•โ€๐ŸฆบMore wonderful pictures ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ๐Ÿ“ธ of these gorgeous dogs, taken by their proud owners!Meet...Ellie & Percy. Ellie, 17 (ye...
11/06/2024

๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ•โ€๐ŸฆบMore wonderful pictures ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ๐Ÿ“ธ of these gorgeous dogs, taken by their proud owners!

Meet...
Ellie & Percy. Ellie, 17 (yes 17 years young!) enjoys watching 3 year old Percy achieving a few titles in Level 1 Parkour. (Sarah-Jane)

Rocky. 2 year old Staffie who enjoys zoomies and cuddles! (Tracey)

Tyler & Spud. Tyler is a German Shepherd/Lab cross who's mum was a working police dog. Spud is a collie/kelpie cross from a Welsh farm. Both are rescues and have a very high energy drive. These two both compete in flyball! (Stacey)

๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ•โ€๐ŸฆบMore brilliant pups!๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ๐Ÿ“ธ Remember, all entrants get a ยฃ5 off coupon JUST for entering our Photo Competition! More in...
09/06/2024

๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ•โ€๐ŸฆบMore brilliant pups!๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ๐Ÿ“ธ Remember, all entrants get a ยฃ5 off coupon JUST for entering our Photo Competition! More info in our bio and on our website if you're interested in taking part!

Meet...
Ralph! The naughtiest Beagle around! (Claire)

Ernie! A 10 month old Cavapoo! Loves running around the paddock and sitting on top of the ramps like a ๐Ÿ‘‘ of the ๐Ÿฐ! (Alexander & Leo)

Hank & Penny. Two rescued 6 year old Pugs. Penny has helped Hank grow in confidence and the two of them love dressing up! (Sammi & Pippa)

Wow! The photo entries are flying in for our Photo Competition! Here are just a few of our entrants! Be sure to keep tra...
05/06/2024

Wow! The photo entries are flying in for our Photo Competition! Here are just a few of our entrants! Be sure to keep track because we'll be featuring pictures every few days!

Meet...
Rocky. A crazy cockapoo who goes wild at the Parkour Arena! (picture taken by Jacqueline)

Ralph. Enjoying the jumps in the Paddock! (Kay)

Chewie. An 8 month old Pomeranian who is gradually increasing his confidence on our agility equipment. (Jessica)

๐Ÿ“ธ๐ŸถCOMPETITION TIME!๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ Grand prizes! That's right! The Darling Dogs Photo Competition is back! We loved seeing...
02/06/2024

๐Ÿ“ธ๐ŸถCOMPETITION TIME!๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ“ธ
๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ Grand prizes!

That's right! The Darling Dogs Photo Competition is back! We loved seeing your pictures of your dogs so much that we're launching our second competition!

EVERY entrant gets a reward just for entering! That's right! Just by sending us a picture of your dog in action at one of our secure enclosures will earn you a ยฃ5 off coupon to use at either our Paddock or Parkour Arena.

Entering is FREE, quick and really easy to do! Use the link in our bio or you'll easily find details about entering on our website.

1st prize - 6 Free visits + 200 hot dog points
2nd - 4 free visits + 100 hot dog points
3rd - 2 free visits + 50 hot dog points

You can use some entries from our previous competition as inspiration.

Check out our website for further details!

Best of luck!

The Parkour Arena AND Paddock are now open til 8pm every evening! Ideal for those that work late or wish to take their p...
26/05/2024

The Parkour Arena AND Paddock are now open til 8pm every evening! Ideal for those that work late or wish to take their pooches out once it has cooled down in the summer months!

Book now!

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

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New Summer Opening Hours! Now open 7am to 7pm every day! The ๐ŸŒž is creeping out more and more. The grass is cut.Book now!
21/04/2024

New Summer Opening Hours! Now open 7am to 7pm every day! The ๐ŸŒž is creeping out more and more. The grass is cut.

Book now!

๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰Introducing the Darling Dogs Loyalty Program! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠThe Hotdogs Loyalty ProgramHow does it work?For every booking (either ...
21/01/2024

๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰Introducing the Darling Dogs Loyalty Program! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ

The Hotdogs Loyalty Program

How does it work?
For every booking (either in the Paddock or Parkour Arena) made, you earn 10 Hotdog Points. Once you've got 50 Hotdog points, you'll receive a ยฃ2.50 voucher to spend on our site. Simple as that!

I use the Saver Vouchers. Will I still earn Hotdog Points?
Yes you will. Everytime you use your vouchers, you'll earn 10 points per booking.

Do I need to be a Member to use and redeem Hotdog points?
Yes you will. But it's dead simple to sign up and it's free. More details about becoming a member can be found on our website.

Once I'm a member and I make a booking, do I need to do anything else to earn Hotdog points?
No. The whole process should be automated so you shouldn't need to do anything else.

Any other questions, please feel free to get in touch!

Enjoy!

DD team

Meet Wednesday! A beautiful 6 month old Lab/Spaniel cross. She has been incredibly brave on our Parkour equipment recent...
20/01/2024

Meet Wednesday! A beautiful 6 month old Lab/Spaniel cross. She has been incredibly brave on our Parkour equipment recently! So impressive!

Thanks for sharing Harley!

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๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ•January Sale ends today! ๐Ÿถ๐ŸฉJust a reminder to everyone that our January Sale ends this evening (11pm).Make the most of...
16/01/2024

๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ•January Sale ends today! ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฉ

Just a reminder to everyone that our January Sale ends this evening (11pm).

Make the most of reduced prices across both the Parkour Arena and Paddock, as well as our Saver Vouchers.

Any questions, please DM us for more info!

Much love,

The DD team

๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠJANUARY SALE ALERT! ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰We've started our sale a little early!Paddock visits = ยฃ9Parkour (5-7 dogs) visits = ยฃ5 (ยฃ9)20% ...
31/12/2023

๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠJANUARY SALE ALERT! ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰

We've started our sale a little early!

Paddock visits = ยฃ9
Parkour (5-7 dogs) visits = ยฃ5 (ยฃ9)

20% off our new 2024 prices for our vouchers making them cheaper than ever!

Sale ends on the 16th January!

After the 16th, our prices will be increasing by roughly 10-12% depending on the service required. Up until that point, make sure you make the most of our sale!

Any questions, please do feel free to get in touch.

Happy New Year everyone and we're looking forward to a terrific 2024! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿฆฎ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ๐Ÿฉ

DD Team

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