TMAMD PREMIER HOME BOARDING AND DOGGY DAYCARE FOR DOGS ALWAYS ON THE GO!
SOCIAL, PREMIER HOME BOARDING FOR THE MOST LOVED CANINes!
Board your dog safely with a Qualified Dog Trainer
TRAIN ME AND MY DOG HOME BOARDING -Maria & Stephen Bull License Number 22/03834/AIAL
Welcome to Train Me and My Dog’s Premier Home Boarding Page, established in 2019. We are fully insured and licensed by Shropshire Council to provide luxury home boarding and have achieved a 5 star rating. Whether you’re away for just one night or an extended holiday, we will happily welcome your dog into our home, giving you peace of mind that, while you’re away, your dog is being loved and cared for to the highest possible standard and enjoying their own little adventure with us.
My husband, Steve & I are both former professional, full-time dog trainers, qualified with Puppy School. We are also both fully qualified Dog First Aiders and I’m a Raw Advisor for Natures Menu and an approved trainer with the ABTC.
We have both had a massive love of dogs for our whole lives and decided to ‘take the plunge’ to launch Train Me and My Dog, as full-time careers, in January 2019, after delivering dog training on a part-time basis for Puppy School, for a number of years.
We re-located to Market Drayton and launched our dog and puppy training classes, operating in Market Drayton and our Home Boarding & Daycare was launched in April 19.
We now specialise in providing truly social boarding for dogs who enjoy the company of other dogs. We have a one acre plot for your dog to play in, a sandpit, tunnels, 3 dogs of our own for them to play with, superb local walks for exploration and 'sniffy times' and lots of other doggy friends for them to meet in our daycare, which operates Monday - Fridays. Your dog will have an absolute blast, enjoying their own little Adventure Holiday with us, while you're away enjoying yours!
Owners are most welcome to visit us in our home, by prior arrangement, to view our facilities and meet with us. Please telephone to arrange a completely no-obligation visit.
WHERE ARE WE?
We're conveniently located just off the junction of the A53 and A41 at Tern Hill, Market Drayton, in a secure, one acre plot, which your dogs will enjoy daily, if boarded with us. Our one acre garden comprises of artificial turf, a sand pit, tuggy trees, play tree and play decks. We also have full scale agility equipment and a huge, indoor cabin for your dogs to play in, in bad weather so the good old British weather never stops our fun. We also offer a collection & drop off service for home boarding so you have less to worry about and less to organise.
OUR PREMIER ROOMS
We have newly-renovated, cosy rooms available for your dog's stay. All rooms are fully centrally heated and have a comfortable sofa or bed for your dog to take a snooze on.
Although your dogs will have their own room assigned (because that's the law), most of our boarders are highly social dogs who CHOOSE to spend ALL of their stay in our company, 24/7 along with our resident pack; GSD Bria, Labrador, Holly and Blue Merle Labradoodle, Cooper who just love having new friends come to stay! As such, many of our boarders will often join us in our bedroom at bedtime or snuggle up in the lounge with our own dogs overnight.
On cold Winter evenings we have roaring log burners and cosy rugs for those dogs who love a hearth position. We also have tiled floors for dogs who prefer to stay cool.
Our home is fully-dog friendly so nowhere is off-limits to our furry guests and it's fully hygienic with tiled floors and scrubbable paint throughout.
2 BOARDING PACKAGES - STANDARD or deluxe
OUR STANDARD PACKAGE IS ANYTHING BUT STANDARD!
All of our dog boarding rooms have gated access so that your dog will never have to be shut in their room behind a closed door. The gate will be closed during bedtime, if your dog chooses to use their room or if an owner specifically requests it, but the door will always remain open, so they will never feel alone.
All boarders have carefully supervised introductions to our own dogs and to our daily daycare crews, during their stay with us. All interactions between dogs are carefully supervised and monitored at all times as your dog’s safety is our primary concern. We have lavender diffusers to help your dog feel relaxed and play soothing classical music during chill out times; both have been proven to have beneficial effects on a dog's well being.
The primary benefit of boarding your dog with us is two-fold; one, as a qualified and experienced dog trainer, a daily 15 minute dog training session is automatically included in your dog's stay. During this time we will work with your dog to reinforce those all-important, life skills training.
- Waiting patiently for food
- Leaving us to eat in peace, even on our laps
- Waiting to be let outside
- Appropriate lead manners
- Appropriate greetings without jumping up
- Settling around other dogs
But, more importantly, we adore dogs and our primary aim is ALWAYS to spend as much time as possible with our boarders. Yes, they each have their own room, in line with current regulations, but they will spend precious little time, if any, actually in it! Why? Because we only accept social, friendly dogs who enjoy spending their whole time in the company of the pack, playing together and resting together as they would in their own home. I often read reviews for other local home boarding competitors and find owners raving about how their dogs receive two good walks a day and have their own centrally-heated rooms with their own bed! That always saddens me as it sounds more like a kennel environment. Our dogs spend all of their time here, either in our company or in the company of their fellow boarders and our resident pack, which more often than not, includes bedtime as well, once they are fully integrated. They have company, love and cuddles 24/7 as they are NEVER left alone. If my husband or I need to leave the house then we do so separately so our dogs can always remain together, with one of us.
On good days, when the weather is fine, dogs have access to outside all day long. During rainy weather, they have access to our large indoor training facility so, irrelevant of the weather they will enjoy ample, social activities each and every day. Below is the MINIMUM that your dog will receive staying with us.
A Typical Day for your dog will begin at approximately 7am and will incorporate;
· Regular toileting opportunities provided at least every 2 hrs during the day and evening, apart from bedtime
·As many outdoor group play sessions with other boarders and our own dogs, as appropriate (although when the weather is good our boarders rarely choose to come inside at all, preferring to spend the majority of the day playing and training outside with us)
· A minimum of at least one 30 minute, on lead, walk per day, exploring the superb walks we have available locally. Dogs walked in a maximum group of 2.
· On-going life skills training which will make your dog easier to live with when you get them home
· Evenings spent with the other boarders and our own dogs in our living areas, as appropriate; nowhere is off-limits to our boarders
· At least a 30 min - 1 hour rest period will be provided after eating, either in their own room, if necessary, or within our living areas with our other boarders and our own dogs
· Bedtime will be at approximately 11.00pm when all boarders will return to their own rooms, if necessary. We help all boarders to settle comfortably into their rooms, sleeping in their rooms, as necessary, although most choose to sleep in our bedroom or one of our comfortable lounge areas
· Cuddle time will definitely be a BIG feature of your dog’s day
· An enrichment feeding day per stay per week
· In the event of inclement weather, social time provided indoors or in our indoor play barn
· One update to owners per day, including a photo, either via FB Messenger, What’s App or email
· Your dog will be well-loved and totally cherished by us during their stay.
Boarders will not be left in our home without us being on site AT ALL. We are basically all theirs for the duration of their holiday; available to cuddle, play, train, walk and supervise. Due to our love for dogs we just like to spend as much time as possible with our boarders. We only have them for a short time so we like to maximise the time we spend with them; playing, walking, training and cuddling.
Boarders will be provided access to a crate overnight, at the owner’s request, but this will be unlocked.
Our aim is always to build a balanced, happy pack of boarding dogs that will spend the vast majority of their time in the company of other boarders, ourselves and our dogs, as part of our family.
We request that owners provide their pets with; a lead, collar, harness, water bowl, food bowl, food, bedding, treats, their crate, and medicines, although we will also provide access to a range of toys and treats, as agreed with the owner.
We also, if appropriate, involve your dog in other social activities, such as playdates and walks, with some of our Dog Walking Group; all dogs trained by TMAMD!
We promise you that your dog will be loved as our own if you choose to board them with us and we'll update you daily via our FB page, WhatsApp or Messenger so you'll have full piece of mind.
They'll have such a good time, they really may not want to come home! Lol.
15 MINUTE DAILY LIFE SKILLS TRAINING SESSION IS INCLUDED IN THEIR STAY
UPGRADE YOUR DOG TO OUR DELUXE BOARDING PACKAGE -
Mini TRAIN & BOARD
For owners who want their dogs/pups to have an even better time with us, we've created our DELUXE BOARDING PACKAGE.
DELUXE BOARDERS will benefit from all of the great activities provided in our STANDARD PACKAGE plus each week will include;
- 2 individual enrichment activities chosen from our menu
- 3 enrichment feeding days
- 3 x 30 min individual training sessions to reinforce a skill
- 3 x 45 min walks
- A daily video or photo update for owners, so you can see you dog in action
Not only will your dog have an even better time, they will also return to you, better trained in an area of your choice.
All this for only £35 extra per week.
Special provision for HOME BOARDING puppies
We welcome fully vaccinated female pups of 11 weeks+ to come and stay with us. The needs of young puppies are quite different, however, than the needs of older pups and adult dogs.
Young pups require careful socialisation with:
- other puppies
- calm, adult puppy friendly dogs
- adults and children.
They also require quiet times so that they can take regular naps throughout the day to avoid becoming over-tired.
Any puppy boarding with us will receive more regular toilet breaks, socialisation trips and play dates with other pups and calm, adult dogs, they will mix with our own 4 dogs, who are great with puppies, and will have access to activities that will stimulate their mental development.
They will be exercised according to age-appropriate guidelines and will have daily training delivered by a qualified Puppy School Trainer, including training for life, such as appropriate manners around food and appropriate greetings.
They will obviously be massively loved and cherished and treated kindly and gently throughout their stay and our dogs will ensure that they return with a better understanding of appropriate play with other dogs.
The Standard Boarding Package for Puppies costs £315 per week.
Board your puppy with a qualified Puppy Trainer!
Melissa Roeton, who boarded Bella, her 16 week old Beagle puppy with us wrote;
Highly recommend Maria and Steve at Train Me & My Dog. Lovely people who took great care of our pup Bella. They don’t just make sure the dogs are fed and walked. They played will Bella, spent time training her, took her out to socialise and taught her how to settle- all in four days. Maria keeps you updated on how your pet has settled and how they are doing. I can’t rate them highly enough 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
WHO CAN BOARD WITH US?
Your dog must be fully-vaccinated and people and dog-friendly, to board with us, as they will be boarding with our own 3 dogs and will be carefully integrated into our daycare provision. Your dog must be fully happy in the company of other dogs. We regret that we cannot accept female dogs in season or dogs with aggressive tendencies towards people or other dogs. We can however, accept nervous, shy dogs who may require a few more pre-visits before boarding with us for their holidays. Please get in touch early if you'd like us to board your nervous dog.
Home Boarder Prince; bird-watching!
TO MAKE A BOOKING
Please contact us to check availability or to request a quote. You can then make a no-obligation provisional booking on 07939 994126 or by emailing trainmeandmydog@gmail.com . Assessments of all prospective new boarders will then take place. This Assessment will cover any dog, over 6 months of age, for any subsequent boardings with us. Your dog will be assessed for its temperament and its suitability to be boarded with us and our own dogs, during this meeting.
The Assessment will take place during an overnight/day visit so that we can assess whether your dog happily settles into our environment with us.
Following this assessment, we will be able to advise if your dog is able to stay with us. If your dog is accepted for boarding, a £50 per week, per dog non-refundable booking fee is required at the time of booking, with the remainder of the balance being paid at least one month prior to the commencement of boarding.
Assessment Visit Costs for 2024
All Assessment visits are chargeable, at a minimum rate of £39 per dog for an overnight assessment stay or £34.00 daycare assessment visit. All assessments incur collection/drop off charges if this service is used.
Animals will be collected and dropped off by us between 7am – 10.30am ONLY or you can drop off and collect your dog yourselves between the same times, as agreed at the time of booking the Assessment Visit.
Cassie, helping with the bookings!