Barkers’ Boarding & Pet care Services

08/10/2025

A peaceful day at the river today for Colin, Phoebe, Wilf & Atti 🥰🥰

06/10/2025

This last week we have had lots of the poodle varieties with us! We have had Arti, Rocky and Spencer all relax on our sofa for sleepovers. Bertie and Cookie joined in for walks. Lots and lots of curly hair and cuddles this last week! Curley wet hair! 😻

04/10/2025

04/10/2025

04/10/2025

True story xx

02/10/2025

Now that Autumn is officially here, there are a few outdoor hazards pet owners should be aware of 🍂

Learn more about poisonous plants for your pet ➡️ https://pdsa.me/xuKb

[Visual description: An infographic highlighting autumn plants that are poisonous to pets - including Ragwort, Horse Chestnut, Amaryllis, Autumn Crocus, Chrysanthemum, Yew, Rowan, Hydrangea.]

25/09/2025

One of the most important things we can do when living with dogs is to make sure we educate ourselves in how dogs communicate. This means learning about canine body language.

As primarily verbal communicators, we pay less attention to body language than dogs do. For them communication is through scent (a world that we do not have the ability to experience as they do) and through body language signs and signals.

These signals can be incredibly subtle but, with education and practice observing them, we can learn to see what our dogs are telling us and others around them.

This will help us to see how the dog is feeling about the situation that they are in, and to judge what they need in that moment to help them feel safe and secure.

Learn to listen to your dogs in the way most important to them and your relationship and bond will go from strength to strength.

24/09/2025

Recently I had a very important business meeting with my fellow local dog boarding friends Lauren from Happy Hounds at Home and Emma from Merry Paws On T'moors. It’s been so lovely supporting each other and sharing our customers and knowledge!

No of course we couldn’t go somewhere without a dog! And not once did we talk dogs 😜😝