What do you look for in a kennel?

hjb123

aliasojo wrote: »

Lol great minds and all that hjb. I hope you're not in my area. Good luck with your venture.

Thanks very much to all who've taken the time to reply, I really appreciate your input.

good luck to you too, Im in the lancashire area:D

zaksmum

hjb123 wrote: »

good luck to you too, Im in the lancashire area:D

Roughly how far from Mersyside,hjb?

hjb123

zaksmum wrote: »

Roughly how far from Mersyside,hjb?

about an hour, Im in north Lancashire, went to liverpool airport couple of weeks ago and it took me about an hour

aliasojo

hjb123 wrote: »

good luck to you too, Im in the lancashire area:D

Ach you're safe then...I'm in the Highlands of Scotland.

hjb123

aliasojo - are you thinking of both cats and dogs? we were just thinking of dogs but everyone keeps saying cats could be a popular one too as there is less to do with them and they dont want to know you:D

im only looking at a very small scale kennels at the moment, though it all depends on planning permission and licensing etc

aliasojo

At the moment (very early thoughts) I'm thinking of dogs, cats and also small caged animals. My vet is a fantastic source of info and advice and knows the area well and going by the amount of times they are asked about 'holiday cover' for pets (all sorts of pets), there's a lot of people out there who simply are not happy with the present local offerings .....and as their aunty jean just isn't happy about sharing her home with a wet muddy dog or a small rodent (no matter how cute), they're stuck.

zaksmum

hjb123 wrote: »

about an hour, Im in north Lancashire, went to liverpool airport couple of weeks ago and it took me about an hour

Would you PM me - or post here - when you're up and running, hjb?

I'd be interested in good, well run boarding kennels for my dogs.

Thanks.

albacookie

I would be wary of sofas/soft furnishings as they would be difficult to adequately disinfect between occupants.
I also prefer not to put my cat somewhere that keeps dogs unless the buildings are very far away from each other so he can't see or hear them.