Pet Sitting at Claddagh Farm

Claddagh Farm offers a pet sitting service for well behaved dogs. We provide a quiet home-like environment for our guests, and only accommodate between five and seven guests at any one time.

Having a limited number of guest dogs staying with us ensures that each dog will receive plenty of attention and personal time. It also keeps stress levels to a minimum due to reduced barking and the related anxiety often experienced in large boarding kennel facilities where many dogs are housed

Here at Claddagh Farm we have built a canine guest house for our visiting dogs. The building is well insulated and heated, and has plenty of windoes for good air circulation and natural light. Music is played throughout the day to help the dogs relax. When indoors dogs are kenneled in large crates or xpens. We have two sizes of indoor crating:

1. 3ft x 4ft x 2.5ft
   
2. 4ft x 4ft

Outdoors the dogs have a large fenced play area. The fence is 6ft high. Dogs that play well with others will be allowed play time in play groups with our dogs, while dogs that do not play well with others will have private outside time coupled with leash walks. Due to our location, the winter months are not terribly harsh and this allows the dogs to have plenty of outside exercise and play time year round. Of course, the amount of time spent outdoors is weather dependent.

We feed Pedigree Healthy Vitality dry dog food to our dogs and to guest dogs. We have used this food for many many years and have not experienced any problems with our dogs. However, you may bring your dogs own food if you wish to do so, and we will make sure that your dog receives his/her own food. Those dogs on raw food diets are welcome here at the farm > we just need you to bring your dogs prepared meals.

Medium/Large Dogs > $14.00 per day

Small Dogs > $12.00 per day


In House Pet Sitting: For older dogs or special needs dogs, we also offer In House Pet Sitting. Your dog will live in our house with us while you are away. This service is limited to TWO medium sized dogs or FOUR small dogs at any given time. All dogs MUST be able to be kenneled for short periods of time, as house dogs are on a group rotation. Your dog will sleep on the couch and cuddle with us wathcing TV. Home away from home.

In House Pet Sitting > $20 per day


About Your Animal Caretakers:
Jackie
> has been breeding and raising border collies for 17yrs
> worked in the veterinary field (vet tech & reception) for 14yrs
> worked as a vet tech at the Vet Emerg for 2yrs
> owned/ran Shamrock Boarding Kennels
> has been training dogs in various dog sports for 20yrs
> has written 2 published books on dog training
> has written numerous articles for various dog magazines
> trains/casts and wrangles animals for the advertising & film industry
> captain of the Northern Borders Flyball Team
> founder of Southern Ontario Disc Houndz

Ron (aka Dad)
Dad is my right hand man! He helps me in the daily care of our own dogs, cats, goats, llama, and rabbits. He is also the caretaker of our animals whenever I am away at competitions & has never let me down.

For information on how to book your dogs vacation at Claddagh Farm, contact Jackie at besslin@sympatico.ca



The interior of the guest house > a room ... not a kennel

Indoor kennels are large and roomy

The guest house has more of a "home" feel to it than a kennel feel

The dogs have a large fenced yard to play in & the fence is 6ft high