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I have lived in Catterick since 1997 and after a career in the Army was looking for a fulfilling career where I could combine wanting to run my own business with my passion for animals. Starting a Petpals franchise was the perfect solution and I launched Petpals (Richmond and Northallerton) in March 2010.
I have a long history of owning German Shepherds as pets and always take my dogs on holiday with me when I visit Spain and through this experience I am able to offer sound advice on the Pet Travel Scheme.
I have both female and male dogs, Zara who is 5 months and Rocky who is a rescue at 4 yrs old. I am currently taking Zara through her Bronze award at the moment.
I have looked after various types of pets for friends and family over the years and these range from cats, rabbits, ferrets, guinea, birds and cats. I am more than willing to accommodate any pet service you require. At Petpals I am fully insured and trained and also have a home boarding licence which is required by Richmond District council. To give you peace of mind your pet will always receive continuous service and be made to feel at home. I am also able to administer medication to your pets should their condition require it as I have experience of pets with Epilepsy, Osteoarthritis and incontinence.
Ongoing Pet Welfare Training, liaising with local community police, community groups and vets all assist in the provision of a friendly, flexible, professional and personally-tailored service that puts the pets first. Pet sitting and dog boarding are particularly popular as an alternative to Catteries and Kennels, as both these services can be particularly stressful for your animals. Let me cater for them during holidays, weekends away and business trips. Allow me to take away the worries and stresses of having to accommodate your pet when you are unable to.
Petpals (Richmond & Northallerton) are also able to offer a Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Service to all the forces within Catterick Garrison and RAF Leeming. I have access to all of the military camps and my service is flexible and tailored to your needs. This service is available 365 days a year.
At Petpals we are fully trained, insured, uniformed and police checked. We are delighted to offer a flexible range of friendly, professional services that can be personally tailored to your requirements and your pet’s individual needs. Our pet sitting and pet boarding services include, dog sitting, dog walking, dog boarding, home visits for cats and small pets, puppy care, elderly dog care, home visits for dogs, cat sitting and a pet taxi and pet to vet service.
We are registered pet sitters who have completed training in the following:
Jean has completed courses in the following:
If you would like further information of the pet sitting and pet boarding services we can offer please contact them on 01748 876555, send an email to the address below or complete an online enquiry form.
Making use of the many areas found locally, our dog walking aims to give your dog a stimulating and enjoyable walk in a safe environment. These can be individual visits for your dog(s) and or multi walks, with up to four dogs at a time transported in our purpose fitted vehicles.
Our puppy and elderly pet care service offers you units of time during the day to visit your dog(s) at home. During the visit we walk your dog or puppy, play, and if required help with ongoing training, toileting breaks, etc., along with, of course, lots of TLC.
We offer a pet boarding and pet care experience where your dog can stay in the home of one of our carefully selected, dedicated carers. You will be given the opportunity to meet the pet boarding carer before you go away and to see where your pet will be staying. When your dog stays with a Petpals approved family they are treated as one of the family with all the usual sights, sounds and smells of family life, but best of all they will receive all the love, cuddles and attention they deserve!
Petpals have proven to be very popular with clients that want to leave their cats at home in there own environment, with familiar comforts and smells, particularly with elderly cats and cats that need medication. Our cat sitting service allows clients to go away safe in the knowledge that Petpals are visiting their cats to feed, clean litter trays if required, play, along with lots of TLC.
Our home based pet sitting service is a real alternative to kennels, your pets can remain in their own familiar surroundings, with their own routines and food while you are away.
Petpals also have varied experience in caring for small pets and exotics and are happy to provide home visits for these types of pets too.
Petpals are equipped with pet friendly vehicles fitted with specially designed safety cages of various sizes with a vet bed on top of removable rubber matting for hygiene. We can transport everything from small pets and cats to giant dog breeds. We can also help with trips to the vets.
An animal lover has launched her pet-sitting business by making donations to local animal welfare charities.
Jean Wilson, 42, of Catterick Village, has started Petpals from her home and will take in any kind of animal while its owner is away.
To mark its launch, Ms Wilson has made donations of £100 to the Dogs Trust in Darlington, and the Blue Cross, in Thirsk. She hopes to hold fundraising events for both charities.
She said, "I have rescue dogs of my own and when the opportunity came along to start Petpals I decided to go for it. It's a total change of career for me, but I'm looking forward to it.
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