"A huge thank you to Big Friendly Dog! 🐾 This weekend, from Friday to Monday, George had his first ever stay away from home with Becca & Chris at Big Friendly Dog, and we honestly couldn’t be happier with how it went. ❤️ Every year we go away to Center Parcs, but this year our usual family and friends who would normally look after George were either away themselves or otherwise unable to have him. We’d also left it quite last minute! We knew we didn’t really want to put George into kennels. We didn’t like the thought of him potentially spending long periods shut away, surrounded by lots of unfamiliar dogs. (Apologies if that’s not what all kennels are like!) So we started looking for alternatives and came across Big Friendly Dog on Facebook, who offer home boarding — meaning George would stay in a proper home environment rather than a traditional kennel. From the very first message, Becca & Chris were brilliant. They responded quickly, were incredibly helpful and got George booked in for his stay. Because George had never stayed away from us before, and had never spent a night in a house with other dogs, Becca suggested a trial meet first. We took George along to their adventure grounds, where he could meet Becca and get used to everything in a relaxed environment. And honestly, he was so relaxed from the moment he met her. 🥰 Then came Friday, and the moment we had to leave him! When I dropped George off, Chris was there to meet me. He immediately put George at ease, gave him a little tour of the house and made him feel comfortable. Before I knew it, I was back in the car driving away, while George was happily trotting off down the road with Chris towards the rugby pitches — meaning he wasn’t even stood watching me leave or looking for me. 😂 But one of the things we loved most about the whole service was the communication. Becca & Chris created a WhatsApp group with myself and my wife, and throughout the entire weekend they kept us updated morning, noon and night with photos and videos of George. 📸🎥 We got to see what activities he’d been doing, how he was settling in, how he was getting on with the other dogs and, most importantly, how happy and comfortable he was. It made such a difference being able to see him having fun while we were away. It completely put our minds at ease and meant we could actually enjoy our holiday without constantly worrying about how he was doing. And when we went to pick him up on Monday, we had one very happy, very tired dog! 😂❤️ We genuinely couldn’t fault the experience. Becca & Chris clearly care about the dogs they look after and treat them as part of the family, rather than simply providing somewhere for them to stay. Safe to say, we will absolutely be using Big Friendly Dog again in the future. 🐶❤️ Thank you so much Becca & Chris for looking after our George, keeping us updated and giving him such a brilliant weekend. We couldn’t have asked for more! If you’re looking for a home boarding service for your dog, we’d definitely recommend giving Big Friendly Dog a look. 🐾 10/10 from us and, judging by George’s reaction, 11/10 from him! 😂❤️"
