5 years ago, I started a trial at another daycare, I could not believe that such a thing existed. From that day I decided that this was my future. I started on an animal care apprenticeship.
After 6 months I moved up to manager of the daycare and after 2 years I moved on to another daycare facility and was the manager there for 12 months. In this time, I helped build the business and met lots of new dogs and learned more as time went on.
After that I decided to follow my dreams and open my own daycare and focus on giving the best care possible for your doggyz.
Charmaine Giles (aka: Char)
Co-Owner
For the last 3 years I have worked in a daycare environment and since the day I started I knew this was the future I wanted.
Before I started to work in the daycare I was a full-time mum to 4 and now I can be both mother to my kids and the mother of our doggy dayz.
I am animal care (N.V.Q level 2) fully qualified
When I started working in daycare I realised there was a lot I didn't know, I was a novice. As time went on I got to meet new dogz and the different characters they had. This taught me how to care for them better and how to meet their individual needs.
Our doggyz teach me new things all the time, I am fascinated and very eager to learn more about every new dog I meet. Danny.s has been my mentor between him and the doggyz they have taught me everything I know. Danny is so natural and has explained thing in depth for me to understand (why a certain dog would display certain behaviour) and I got It, its really not easy ''but now I get them;
since opening our doggy dayz myself and Danny have been working around the clock to make our day-care what it is today and every moment has been worth it.
We are not a normal (Day-care) we go above and beyond for our ''customers'' FRIEND'S and that's just who we are.
I have had the pleasure of looking after our beautiful doggyz on a daily basis, each one unique and amazing in their own way.
Danny Hurst (aka: Danny .h)
Co-owner
I began my journey with our doggy dayz as a customer with my 12-week-old boxer puppy Lola.
After some time, I was welcomed with the opportunity for me to join the family and I jumped at the chance.
At first, I found it a little over whelming as I had never been in this sort of situation working with dogs on a professional level.
But over the months with guidance from Danny, Charmaine & the dogs I have gained the experience, I can now give the dogs my all knowing I am doing it right.
I have always been a dog lover, and I strongly believe a ‘’a house isn’t a home unless you have a dog in your life;
I couldn’t be any happier with my choices of joining the family and can’t wait to take the future head on with our wonderful team.
Elizabeth Swanton (aka: Liz
I have always loved the idea of working with dogs so when I heard about a local daycare taking on I jumped at the opportunity. I began working on an animal care apprenticeship lvl 2 in November 2015 and completed this October 2016.
I continued working at the daycare until august 2017 when I decided to leave due to differences in work. I spent the last year working as a dog walker/sitter. I began working here at the end of October and im so happy to be a part of our doggy dayz family.
Lauren Charlton (aka: Loz)
I first started with the O.D.D. team in November 2018.
I was on a trial to start an apprenticeship striving to achieve my goals, my trial was cut short and I became a family member.
Since then I have been working alongside Danny.s, Charmaine, liz & Danny.h who have taught/ teaching me how best to look after your doggyz when in our care.
I have always dreamed of working with animals but never imagined I would be apart of the team at our doggy dayz and being with the dog’s.
It has been the best move I have made in my life so far
I mean how can things get any better than this?
