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Mel’s Crate Escapes Welcome to Mel’s Crate Escapes. I’m a dog walker/pet sitter/pet feeder with a wealth of experience.

Four years ago today I launched Mel’s Crate Escapes.  Since then I’ve been on the most amazing journey, surrounded by th...
01/06/2025

Four years ago today I launched Mel’s Crate Escapes. Since then I’ve been on the most amazing journey, surrounded by the most fantastic animals (and some pretty great humans too). So this post is a big thank you to anyone who has supported me these past few years, whether that’s been through using my pet sitting/dog walking/cat feeding services, sharing my details with others who need pet care, or just being a friendly face when I’m out and about. To mark this milestone I’ve tried to list all the pets I’ve looked after through Mel’s Crate Escapes so far. If a name is listed more than once, that’s because I’ve looked after more than one pet with that name.

Time for a rebrand (due to the cost of living).In this business it’s good to be seen and familiar, so doing away with cl...
01/04/2025

Time for a rebrand (due to the cost of living).
In this business it’s good to be seen and familiar, so doing away with clothing will keep costs down and get me talked about!

🐾 After some pre-birthday celebrations in the past couple of weeks, today is the day.  I am of course spending it workin...
26/02/2025

🐾 After some pre-birthday celebrations in the past couple of weeks, today is the day. I am of course spending it working, because doing what I love doesn’t feel like work at all. 🐾

04/01/2025

🐾 If you need any pet feeding, dog walking, pet sitting, pop-in visits etc, get in touch.
I can take bookings for any available dates between now and the end of 2027, so don’t worry that it’s too soon. Certain times of year book up particularly quickly, so if you know the dates you need (or even if you just want to pencil in some dates and confirm nearer the time) just let me know.
I always do a free meet & greet. 🐾

Happy new year to past, present and future clients.  Due to the busyness of Christmas and New Year, not to mention pet-s...
04/01/2025

Happy new year to past, present and future clients. Due to the busyness of Christmas and New Year, not to mention pet-sitting for the past fortnight, I’ve yet to do my December invoices. I asked my purrsonal (see what I did there?!) assistant to do them but she declined!

Instead of Christmas cards and gifts this year I’m making a donation to this worthy cause.  Currently every donation mad...
20/12/2024

Instead of Christmas cards and gifts this year I’m making a donation to this worthy cause. Currently every donation made is being matched by an anonymous donor.
Our youngest grandchild collected a Wizzybug last month, just a couple of weeks after her first birthday. It’s amazing. She managed to make it go the first time she sat in it. She can choose which way to go and what she’d like to play with, like other children her age can (though they do it by crawling or walking).

We’ve raised a quarter of our £25,000 fundraising target so far and there’s only one week left to give!

If you can, please support our Christmas Appeal today: https://bit.ly/ChristmasAppeal_2024

Every £1 we receive will be doubled by an anonymous donor.

We want to support more disabled children and adults like Bobby, Ollie and Harry to live with greater independence, freedom and FUN in their everyday lives.

With Wizzybug, Bobby has become the cheeky chatterbox he is today. Now 6, his mum said that “It’s the reason why Bobby is the way he is today. Without it, I don’t know where Bobby would be – physically, and socially and emotionally.”

With Wizzybug, Ollie has been able to get the most of fun, festive activities and could drive over to the lights, the reindeer and Santa all by himself! His mum told us: “Without Wizzybug, Ollie was constrained to a pushchair and not able to explore on his own.”

With Wizzybug, Harry was able to make the most of being out of hospital in time for Christmas last year. His mum said: “Not only is he stronger than ever but we watched him drive his Wizzybug to take himself for his own Christmas photo and we watched on so proudly on how far he has come.”

If you are unable to donate, we would love you to share our appeal to try and encourage more support for people like Bobby, Ollie and Harry in the future.

Thank you.

This is what my Saturday looks like today (with some cat feeding and dog sitting when I’m done here).  🐾
09/11/2024

This is what my Saturday looks like today (with some cat feeding and dog sitting when I’m done here). 🐾

08/09/2024

I have to say I’m surprised the heron stayed there rather than flying away, but I’m delighted by how beautifully both dogs walked past it. 🐾

04/07/2024
Let’s play a game of guess what two breeds of dog I pet-sat from yesterday evening until this afternoon.Obviously anyone...
09/06/2024

Let’s play a game of guess what two breeds of dog I pet-sat from yesterday evening until this afternoon.
Obviously anyone who knows the answer isn’t allowed to guess!

I’m very proud to say that my son-in-law was among those who did a skydive today for this very worthwhile cause.  Our yo...
08/06/2024

I’m very proud to say that my son-in-law was among those who did a skydive today for this very worthwhile cause. Our youngest grandchild (baby Florence, who is being held by him in the fourth photo) spent time in the neonatal unit at The John Radcliffe Hospital when she was born in November last year, and the SSNAP (Support for the Sick Newborn and their Parents) charity are an amazing support to the babies, parents and staff there. If anyone feels they would like to donate, I’ll add the fundraising link in the comments. 🪂

07/06/2024

Surprise! From now until the end of August, you can find a selection of my products in the retail area at The Hub in the town centre!
If you're close by, please do pop in for a browse, you can also find items from five other small businesses while you're there!

https://www.facebook.com/hubswindon

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