SHB - Sams Home Boarding - for dogs

18/08/2024

My friend Sharon Sears came to help me with the dogs today out on the plain. Dogs had lick mats for lunch made up from a bit of their food rations and a bit of my natural yougert.

17/08/2024

Simba arrived this evening so we managed to squeeze in a quick walk. Bumped into my friend with the Beagles so they joined us for a while too.

17/08/2024

Dear little Mia went home today, but she’s back again next week ❤️

17/08/2024

Todays walk

16/08/2024

This afternoon Bella went home so just Mia and Ruby with us for the afternoon walk.

16/08/2024

Ruby has come back to stay, although a bit camera shy on our first walk. Sharon Sears my friend came to help me with this walk 😁

15/08/2024

I have received some pencilled in dates (and some definite dates) for next year. Please let me know asap if you need cover for next year 🙏

Most of my usual clients know I do not work all the time.
Many home boarders do work 7 days a week for long stretches - I no longer do this and work the same as any average person who works 5 days a week with 4 - 6 weeks holiday.

My existing clients get priority bookings, then I book my time off around them.

Remember most people only work on average 7-8 hours a day, 5 days a week and about 252 days a year.
That’s about 112 days off a year that I aspire to have!
As usual I will take most of June off.

https://timetastic.co.uk/blog/how-many-working-days-are-in-a-year/

15/08/2024

Todays walk with Bella and Mia. I try to keep my boarding numbers low and this is how I normally plan my bookings, sometimes it does go up to my full licensed amount. But generally I am a boarder who doesn’t take in too many.

14/08/2024

This morning it was just Bella (start of video) then at lunch time Mia joined us. No photos from the lunch time walk as we got soaked 😫 We (with friend Sharon Sears to help me) then went over to briefly visit my relatives as they return home to Poland tomorrow. And then on to Danebury for a late afternoon walk. Shorter video than normal!

13/08/2024

Evening walk when the temperature was much nicer!

13/08/2024

Our morning walk, although I found it a bit warm - dogs managed ok though!

12/08/2024

We did manage to get out for an evening walk!

12/08/2024

Millie and Daisy (pugs) went home today so just Bella for a few days. We had a short shaded walk and will see if we can manage another later but I doubt it today.

11/08/2024

Not sure which was the best but for the dogs today and certainly all peacefully resting now.
I cooked new dog treats (and a few other things for me) as it was half price electric.
Plus too hot to sit in the garden anyway!

11/08/2024

Out visiting again! We descended to my friend Sharon Sears house after the walk which the dogs loved as she has treats, dog toys and cuddles!

11/08/2024

Millie and Daisy joined us today so my friend Sharon Sears joined us for the shaded walk.

10/08/2024

Little Indy went home this evening and her owners gave me a gift for all the videos I sent them (so they could see she was happy).

10/08/2024

This afternoon I went to visit a friend for her birthday so ofcourse all the dogs came with me. We had a walk in that village but all on lead so didn’t take any photos of that bit.

10/08/2024

Morning walk

09/08/2024

Today Simba owners (Hannah May) joined us so I had assistants!!

09/08/2024

Reminder for next years bookings. I have bookings pencilled in for 2025 (clients awaiting flight times etc).

Please remember I don’t work 365 days a year! Only approx 250 which is similar to most peoples 5 days week.

So if any of my existing clients need cover, even if approx months let me know as existing customers obviously get priority over any new enquiries.

08/08/2024

After Aprils Farm this morning we went back to Sharon Sears house as we often do. And she had bought the visiting dogs a new toy 😁 which Bella very quickly choose as hers 😂. Indy waited patiently for her turn and there is the other toys too which the dogs love.

08/08/2024

Today my friend Sharon Sears who helps me with the dogs, and myself joined Laura Trengove and the Trendy Dogs Hotel and Pet Services crew. The video is quite long as we did a lot of interaction for the dogs that wished to join in. Some dogs just like to just mooch and sniff - the dogs choose what they prefer!

07/08/2024

07/08/2024

Lots of fun At Aprils Farm

06/08/2024

Little Ruby went home this morning so just Indy and Bella now till the weekend.

05/08/2024

Our afternoon walk

05/08/2024

The dogs had a brilliant time this morning with Beagles Bonnie, Bella, Bestie and Beatrice joining us. A couple of extra photos in comments.

05/08/2024

Some of the photos sent by Sharon Sears husband Cliff from last nights fun at April’s Farm Dog Walking Field. (Dog park field).

04/08/2024

Late afternoon we went up to Aprils Farm to introduce Bella, who had just arrived, to the current dogs. I had helpers Cliff and Sharon Sears with me, and I will post Cliffs photos later tomorrow as he’s just going through them now (better quality than my snap shots)