The Folly Kennels & Grooming

12/05/2026

This 9 month boy will be with us on Friday from Romania. Please consider him and help us find his furever home. Very friendly and playful.

06/05/2026

These 2 lovelies have had no interest.
There must be someone out there who can give them a good home. Please contact us.

28/04/2026

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Jemma Ladwitch took her three-year-old springer spaniel Bobby to a tulip festival in Pontefract on April 17. An hour after leaving she noticed his breathing had become erratic. He had started drooling. By the time she reached the vet he was blind and suffering seizures.

He died three hours after leaving the festival.

The vet told her immediately. Tulips are highly toxic to dogs. They can cause breathing difficulties, seizures and death through ingestion of the flower, bulb or even contaminated soil.

Ladwitch said she had never known.

She wants every dog owner to know now.

The festival has since added new on-site signage and updated its website. The RSPCA has reminded pet owners that tulips, daffodils, lilies, peonies and hyacinths can all be toxic to cats and dogs and urged anyone who suspects their pet has ingested one to seek veterinary help immediately.

26/04/2026

These 2 Romanian cuties are in need of a home. They are lab x shepherds brother and sister.

Torent (black) was promised a home and is coming over on 15th May. Unfortunately the person having him has decided not to go ahead. All fees are paid and all bloods have come back negative.

Blondie does not have a home either and no fees paid or bloods done, but if someone will have her or both of them the rescue will raise funds and do bloods, to send her over on the 15th May too.

They are dog and people friendly and both sterilised. Not cat tested but as they are only 9 months can learn to grow with a cat. They will be ok with older children but because they are big and bouncy, probably not with younger children.

Please let us know if you are interested in one of them or both.

03/02/2026

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This is the last photo that was taken of Tuk and not long before his life was ended at just 16 months old when his microchip wasn’t scanned to see his RBU (Rescue Back Up) registration.

We have just 8 days before the consultation on scanning microchips ends and just 1629 signatures to find to receive a government response to our petition.

The feeling of sadness that surrounds this photo drives us on and we hope you’ll feel the same.

🌈 Petition Link:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/736720

If you have already signed please use the option to add an additional persons signature who is living at your address using your own email address.

🌈 Consultation Link:

https://consult.defra.gov.uk/pet-travel-and-traceability/scanning-microchips-prior-to-euthanasia/

Please share to rescue groups who may not know this consultation is running. Sadly we cannot reach every rescue on Facebook and hope you can help us do that

08/01/2026

Not a good start to the new year. Every night this week, and its only Wednesday, someone has been late picking up their dog. We close at 6pm. A simple phone call will save us waiting in the cold. As this results in paying extra staff wages for staying over their hours, I will be charging £10 for every half hour you are late.

28/11/2025

We are fully booked for grooming from 15th December, with only a few slots left between now and then so if you’d like your pooch to have a pre-Christmas groom get booked in asap 🐶 🎄

25/11/2025

To customers collecting their dogs, a couple of points to note please:

When dogs are out by the gate ready to go home with their owner who is waiting for them please let them go before requesting your dog, who is still in a kennel. It gives the girls extra work putting dog(s) away to get your dog and then getting the previous dog(s) out again. Its time consuming and the owner has to wait unnecessarily. Also the girls do a long day exercising and looking after your dog so please be kind to them!
Additionally, parking on the drive is for everyone so please be courteous and mindful of others dropping off and picking up. Please park frontwards on and not sideways as no other cars can get on.
If you ring the bell and we don't come straight away it doesnt mean we have forgotten you. It just means we are busy for a minute. We will be as quick as we can but you may have to wait a couple of minutes.
Thank you.

10/11/2025

To daycare: A reminder to bring us your updated vaccine records. If you have had your dog's vaccinations renewed we need a copy please ASAP. Thank you.