Dog Sitters in Gainford

We had an outstanding experience with Petpals! Leaving our two bunnies in their care was the best decision. The daily updates with adorable pictures not only brightened our day but also reassured us that our furry friends were in excellent hands. The genuine love and attention they provided made our trip stress-free, knowing our bunnies were receiving top-notch care. Highly recommend Petpals for their professionalism and the extra mile they go to keep pet parents connected and worry-free! Best wishes to everyone at Petpals. Love from Joyce and Pedro, and from Snoopy and Deku.

We recently moved to the area from Sweden and one of the first things we knew we needed was to find someone to watch our two cats if we were away. After looking into a few different services where you bring your pet to a location, my husband stumbled on Petpals Darlington & Yarm. We were happy to find a service where people would come to our house rather than us having to take the cats somewhere as travelling can be very stressful for animals. From the beginning, our interactions with the staff at Petpals D&Y was really wonderful - everyone we spoke to was lovely and helpful, and setting up an initial meeting with Jill was quick, easy, and hassle-free. We went on holiday to visit my in-laws over the Christmas period and despite the awkward time of year to work, it was clear from the daily updates that everyone who came to look in on them didn't shirk out on giving our cats time and attention. They seemed knowledgeable about cats - with Jill pegging their breed within a few minutes of meeting them, even, despite it not being a common breed in the UK - and we were assured that if the cats were to become ill that they work directly with a specific cat veterinarian in the area that they would bring them to if necessary. Overall we felt very safe and confident leaving our animals (and access to our home) in their care. We loved the daily updates in particular, with pictures, and when we returned it was to two super happy cats who seemed more calm than anxious. Staff from Petpals D&Y even left them a little Christmas gift that they went crazy for 😂😍. Best petsitting service I've ever used. The price is very reasonable - cheaper than services where you bring your animals somewhere where they'll probably mostly be in cages all day - and setting up dates for them to watch the cats is incredibly easy. Will absolutely be using them again for future trips, short and long, and would 100% recommend for people who are a bit anxious about leaving their furry family members behind on holiday, work trips, etc.

I can't speak highly enough of the service provided by Petpals. While we are away we know our 2 cats are in great hands. They get a visit every day. Litter cleaned and water refreshed. Then they will get a little play time and some one on one attention. Shortly after we receive an email detailing all the exciting events that have happened and a lovely collage of our little kitties. It's something we genuinely look forward to each day we are away. Thank you so much.

This is the second time I've used Petpals and once more I cannot recommend them highly enough. I came back from a long holiday to a content, settled and well looked after cat!! Rachel has been great with him, following his routines, playing with him and making sure he had his cuddles. I loved seeing the photos and reading her daily reports that were making me feel like I was there for a moment. I could tell he has in good hands!!

I did not expect the level of care, attention and obvious affection shown to my pretty independant cat whilst I was away on holiday; Rachel sent me daily reports along with lovely photos, not only did she feed him but she spent time playing with him, grooming him and cleaning him up too when needed as he is long haired. Rachel took the time to tell me how he was on interaction too, playful, mischievous . And on top of that she cleaned his bowls and took all the pouches away for recycling. A really fantastic service all round and I wholeheartedly recommend Petpals to everyone who owns a pet.

Cannot recommend this service enough! My little nervous dog has totally come out of her shell since starting group walks with the dogs, she is picked up and dropped off and absolutely loves all the dog walkers! Also extremely accommodating if I need an extra short notice walk!! Many thanks to the petpals team, smashing it! 👌 …

I cannot recommend Petpals Darlington enough for the care and attention they gave our two cats during our recent family holiday. I was extremely panicked when we first went away as I've never had our cats looked after by anyone other than family and friends but Jill calmed my nerves and even checked the GPS tracking to ensure our cats were being attended to as planned. Our two were attended to by Rachel and then Patricia during our week away and both ladies were fabulous with them. We have a sickly youngster but both ladies cleaned up after her with no bother! Our cats were fed, litter scooped, clean water and most importantly played with and given valuable outdoor time in their catios. The daily service reports with photos were excellent and wherever we were adventuring on the island, we all stopped to hear the daily updates! We arrived home tonight to happy, content cats, clean litter, filled bellies and a lovely card. Thank you to Jill, Rachel and Patricia for treating my two cats so well and with so much care. Thoroughly Recommend 😊

A very professional service from the beginning. Good assessments done with my fog prior to at services being agreed. I've used their walking service regularly and they have a portal that's easy to update if anything changes with your dog. I've also recently used their dog sitting service. We were paired with a lovely man who I think spoiled my girl more than I do. He was a superstar!! I love that they give you a short report after every walk & lovely photos. It is so reassuring to see that your dog is well looked after. The same with the dog boarding - daily photos & updates. I would highly recommend their services.

I can’t speak highly enough about Petpals, their service and their team. As a business owner and a single man I can’t always be home as regularly or consistently as I ought to be for Edwin, but Petpals are always there and look after him as though he were one of their own. Whether that be daily walks, boarding when I am away or even any behavioural challenges he might present. It is great to have such trusted and competent people in my/ our corner. Thank you

I recently used Petpals dog walking service for my two dogs, Eli and Ada, while I was away on holiday. I could not recommend Petpals high enough, they took brilliant care of both my dogs, they sent regular updates and photographs and I had total piece of mind that my dogs were having as much fun as I was. Thankyou Sam, Clare and Diane for your top notch work 😊🐶

I can't recommend Lisa and Stephen highly enough. My fur baby Tilly boards with them when I go on holiday. They look after her so well and attend to her medical needs. They provide daily videos of their walks and send regular photos of Tilly. I would highly recommend them to friends and family without hesitation.

I cannot recommend Lisa and Stark Treks enough! She has looked after our puppy Milo from the beginning like he was her own. She’s provided us with so much support, guidance and knowledge. I have never worried about Milo when he has been with Lisa and he bounds in on a morning!

What an amazing place for dog care. Lisa looks after your precious dog like its her own . Lisa and her partner send regular photos and videos and I'm sure our dog likes to be with Lisa as much as she likes to be with us. I couldn't recommend Stark Trek enough they are amazing.

Chester and Murphy absolutely love going on their holidays to Stark Treks. Both our dogs have medical needs and we can go away knowing they are fully looked after and loved! Lisa sends us videos and photos every day. It's their home from home!

Max loves staying with Lisa. He is looked after so well and makes himself at home as soon as he gets there. We have been using Stark Treks for nearly three years and would not consider leaving Max anywhere else. Thanks Lisa for treating Max as if he is your own.

Lola absolutely loves her holidays with Lisa and Stephen. Whenever we pull up at their house she cries to be in there and doesn’t look back! The daily videos and message updates show exactly why she loves going there so much!! It is her second home and we would highly recommend. We are so grateful to have Lola looked after so well. Thank you both so much ❤️🐶🐾🦴 x

We've been using Stark Treks for around a year, since our puppy was only a few months old and we couldn't be happier with the service. Lisa clearly loves and cares for all of the dogs she looks after and our Cockapoo (Buddy) is always so excited to see her. We are first time dog owners and often received good advice from Lisa, we know is he in good hands and is well looked after the two days a week he is with Stark Treks!

Duggee absolutely loves going to Stark Treks for his holidays. I feel totally at ease, knowing he is in good hands and he's having a blast. When I go to drop him off, he can't get in the house quick enough. I love the daily updates of his adventures. Duggee has a protein allergy and can only eat a specific diet with only a small selection of treats. At Stark Treks, they really do, do their research to make sure your dog is well looked after and safe. I love that they also use a tracker when taking your dog out on their adventures. Duggee is booked in for his next holiday soon.

I can't recommend Stark Treks enough, Lisa & Steve (and Alfie 🐾) have been amazing with my fur baby Bertie. After trying a few daycare places i was anxious about leaving him while I went on holiday as he just wouldn't settle anywhere; after a couple of sessions at Stark Treks he was desperate to go back and pulls me up the drive every time we walk past the house (whether booked in or not!) His socialising skills with other dogs have improved massively and he walks so much better both on and off lead.....no more chasing after him yelling gravy bones 🤣 i had no issues leaving him while I was away and from the daily video & photo updates it looked like he had the best time too 💙

I cannot praise the Stark Treks team (Lisa and her husband enough. My dogs have enjoyed a number of ‘holidays’ at their home. They are exceptionally cared for and well exercised. The regular videos and photographs of them, on their walks, are greatly appreciated. When I arrive at Lisa’s home, they are excited to leave me and go straight to her which tells a story in itself! A friend recommended Stark Treks and I am so pleased she did. Tip: Get your dates booked in well in advance to avoid disappointment. I have learnt this the hard way!

We decided it would be good for our dog Spot to have one day a week to interact with other dogs. She has so much fun with Tracey and burns up all her energy playing with her new doggy friends. Always sleeps well when she gets back home. Tracey obviously loves the dogs in her care we wouldn't take Spot anywhere else.

Well what a fabulous couple. We didn't want to put our pooch into kennels so searched the web for a dog sitter and came across Tracy and Fari. Felt really comfortable after the first meeting and arranged a 9 night stay with them (for our dog not us !! ) They have a genuine affinity with dogs which is clear to see. My husband hadn't got back home before we had a video clip which really did put our minds at rest and I especially felt happy that our precious pet was going to be very well looked after and go on holiday without worrying. We had regular video clips throughout our holiday and I used to look forward to viewing them as we did miss him as he is such a big part of our family. We were blown away how happy he seemed and were concerned he wouldn't want to come home !! Tracy is very experienced in looking after dogs and even trained Fudge to catch treats which we have kept up ! ! I do not normally recommend but on this occasion I have raved about Tracy and Fari. We won't hesitate to book again in future .. thank you for looking after our Fudgey !!!

Oh my Tracey is amazing, this was my dog first time and at 11 he is set in his ways a bit, but was so happy staying here, he is booked in again in May, Tracey sent me videos of him, really put my mind at rest that he was in a safe, secure and loving environment, would definitely recommend.

A brilliant place, I wouldn’t go anywhere else and neither would Meg, she loves being with Tracy.

Tracy is fantastic with our dogs. Great service

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Carla has been an absolute blessing. She is reliable, trustworthy, very professional and provides an exceptional service that I would be lost without. To me its such a massive comfort that when I go to work to know my dog will be cared for and the thought of the doggie van coming to pick her up with her other doggie pals makes me feel excited for her and jealous that I’m not there too. From the start Carla made sure she got to know my dog and her routine and gives her such enormous love and compassion and more importantly my dog loves her too. My dog has been going since she was a puppy and the socialisation skills she has gained has been a massive influence for when she is among other dogs. Each walk she is not just getting proper exercise but also having fun sniffing, running, rolling, and playing plus I get loads of pictures and updates along the way letting me know if she has behaved herself. I would never want to be without Little Brown Doggie. Carla has gone beyond her duties many times giving me hints and tips along the way when I have struggled. I think even if I didn’t work id still want my dog to go because the skills and behaviour my dog has gained and continues to gain (and me!) are so important and its been such a great influence.

Carla is a lovely lady and you can tell she really cares for your doggo,'s, love getting picture updates from her to see who my pup has been with, would highly recommend her. Gypsy just loves Aunty Rach :)

We are so lucky to have found Carla to look after our cats and bunnies! She is professional, friendly, very caring and provides a first class service. It was so reassuring to know that our pet family were in such capable hands. Carla sent photos and videos and we could see just how happy the pets were in her care. We could just relax and enjoy our holiday. It was great to see Carla playing games the pets! We will definitely be asking Carla to look after the furry tribe again and I can't recommend her highly enough. Many thanks Carla! D&G x

Little Brown Doggie provides a fantastic service for our dogs, who both love their daily adventures with Carla. Always reliable, flexible and very helpful - we have no hesitation in highly recommending this dog walking service. We go out to work knowing the dogs are in safe hands, and that they’re having a great time. Thank you, Carla!

Carla has been fantastic ever since we have been using her to walk our dog Millie. She walks her 4 times a week and Millie always seems to of enjoyed her walks and you can tell she has been on a good walk to exert her energy! We are also very grateful for the photos of Millie on her walk which she sends to us after each day which serves as both entertainment seeing some of the fab and funny photos as well as reassurance that you know she has been out on a nice walk each day. Carla also provides very good communication to update us early on any of her holidays etc which allows us to plan effectively. Overall a fab service!

We would highly recommend Little Brown Doggie. The girls are reliable, friendly and it is absolutely clear that they love our dog. Having been customers for a while, the service gives us great peace of mind that our family pet is cared for and well looked after on his daily walks. Carla keeps us updated with photos and it is evident that our dog is very happy in her care. So happy in fact that he looks for the van on days when we walk him ourselves. Amazing service.

As a family we cannot recommend Little Brown Doggie highly enough!! We have been customers since our Springer was around 1 year old and the confidence and relationships he has built since walking with Carla and the other dogs is astounding. Carla offers such a professional, caring service that we would be lost with out her... as would our Cooper! The dogs are indeed Carla’s number one priority... they enjoy secure transportation, fun walks in the countryside and the care and attention of a very conscientious dog walker. We have one happy dog while we are at work which is wonderfully reassuring.

We have used Little Brown Doggie for 4 years; Carla is amazing. Her genuine love and enthusiasm for her work is evident and our dog loves going for his walks with her- he adores her. She is super reliable and is very accommodating when we have to change our dog’s walks- even at very short notice! We receive daily photos and updates of his walks and you can see how happy he (and all his doggy friends are) on his walks. It is such a lovely touch when we often don’t see her due to being at work. I would strongly recommend Little Brown Doggie.

Carla is fantastic with our puppy, he's always so happy to see her! She always sends pictures from the walk, the places they are going look very nice. We've particularly liked the fact she arranged for shorter walks when he was very young, even carrying him so that he didn't have to walk too much! Very much recommended.

Carla at little brown doggie looked after my 5 month old kitten whilst we went on holiday. She sent us many updates throughout our holiday which put us at ease and we knew he was having a great time. I think he prefers her over us!! Carla is fab, she even offered to get supplies in for us for our return. I would 100% recommend, and so would my kitten!

Petpals is a fantastic, trustworthy service. They have looked after my dogs for over 5 years now providing both walking and boarding. The staff genuinely love the dogs and will help out whenever they can to provide the service at short notice (as I am quite disorganised!). I highly recommend them.

I have used Petpals Darlington and Yarm for several years both for dog walking and for holiday boarding. They offer a very efficient and friendly service and my Jack Russell is always excited to go for her walk. When I have left her because of holidays she has stayed with people who are obvious dog lovers. I have no hesitation in recommending their services.

Sally has looked after our cats for over 10 years now, and looked after our chickens when we had them. (They took one of the chickens to the vets when she had a swelling on her eye, and then kept her in their office whilst she had to be isolated from the others) We know the cats are always cared for whilst we are away, and we can go on holiday without worrying about them.

PETPALS are a fantastic service they care for your pets like they were their own. I have used them several times and will continue to do so. I would highly recommend them.

A brilliant service provided by Petpals, which ensures that our dog Timmy gets the walk he deserves, while we're at work. Many thanks to all of those at Petpals.

Have been using Petpals Darlington and Yarm for a while now firstly for Cat visits and more lately Dog walking and find them first class and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to others.

Excellent service my two dogs one who is 13 are shy of strangers Sallyanne sat with them so they were comfortable would definitely use this service and can't recommend it highly enough

Petpals is a fantastic service.Always helpful and responsive.My 2 labradors love all of the staff and I don’t know what I would do without them.

Pet pals came to my rescue and walked my four dogs, when I had a poorly leg and could not get out with them, I highly recommend them, and will use them again when needed in the future

Always first class service, really helpful. Happy cats, happy owner.

Monty loved his stay, I was worried at first as it was his first kennel experience but it couldn’t have been better. All the team were friendly, informative and showed Monty lots of love. He will be back next year for his holidays!

Great service very caring use regularly and will keep doing so

Got our 11 month old Labrador Monty in here for a week at short notice. Staff couldn't be more helpful & he loved it. Rang to check he was settled & assured he was. Asked for photos if possible & they were put on Facebook the following day & when we collected him he basically wanted to go back in.

Great welcome and fantastic care of our dog, yet again, The team always go that bit extra as a standard feature of their professionalism and care 💯👌👌 …

Brilliant kennels,lovely staff who are very helpful and understanding with nothing too much trouble,they looked after Loki for a few months and really took care of him which both me and Loki appreciate, can't thank you enough Shirley and everyone for all their time,trouble and patience its very much appreciated 👍, oh and the ball that Loki took with him is still going strong 💪 despite its ragged and tatty appearance 😀 he still takes it to bed with him every night 🌙. Thanks again Shirley and everyone for everything you have done. ,he takes it to bed with him evert night. Thanks again Shirley and if I'm passing me and Loki will call to see you .take

I can not rate Shirley and her team high enough. Excellent service from the attentive phone call explaining everything perfectly to her friendly and open manner. The kennels are well kept and a friendly welcome. My dog has previously been very stressed when staying at other kennels, however on collecting her from Shirley I’ve never seen her as happy! Bouncing from myself to Shirley and back again. I will definitely be taking Mia back again, in fact we have already booked her in again next month!! Extremely happy! THANK YOU! P.S As for the hidden charges referred to by a previous reviewer I have no idea as to what they are referring. As everything was explained very well.

My dogs loved it here. The owners were great, highly recommended.

Having been using Shirley and her team since 2008. Excellent care, clean facilities, really adores dogs. Always return to a happy dog. Good value for money. Has been excellent over the years with emergency care when we had poorly parents. Not sure what the 1 star reviewer means by hidden charges...because there aren't any! 100 % recommend Eastshaws

Brilliant kennels providing top-notch care in luxury conditions. Our pair are always happy to spend their holidays here and we can enjoy ours knowing they are in safe hands. Can't praise Shirley and her team enough. Wouldn't leave our dogs anywhere else.

As always excellent service Excellent staff and friendly customer service 👍 …

Such friendly staff. Amazing and reliable services. Would definitely recommend to anyone

Amazing service, friendly and well looked after.

Wonderful friendly service, highly recommended.

Just phoned and the message is business is now closed.

Paul and Helen do a fab job. They work around my busy schedule and changing days is never a problem. They even picked our dog up from our wedding and boarded him for the night. He loves to go out with them and it's reassuring knowing he is in safe hands!

Sophie is very professional, and lovely to deal with. She looked after my two cats for a short amount of time, and I got so many updates, that I knew exactly what they are doing, which gave me a peace of mind. Highly recommended 🙌🏼. Thanks Sophie 😃 …

Sophie house-sat for us recently, walking, feeding and generally caring for our big, energetic dog, and it all went very well. Sophie is responsible, kind and professional. Will certainly use her again! 👍😄 …

Sophie was brilliant in every way! She looked after my little Cava poo, gave regular honest updates with photos. Her communication re arrangements were excellent and I felt very comfortable leaving my special boy in her care. I would definitely ask her again. This was the first time I'd ever had a pet sitter and Sophie was an excellent choice. Thank you Sophie!!

Sophie was lovely and friendly. She came in twice a day, fed our cats and spent time with them. The cats like Sophie, purr when she is around them and are completely relaxed. I can highly recommend Sophie's services: it always was very stressful for us and the cats to put them into the cattery. But with Sophie looking after them, everything and everyone was calm and relaxed

Sophie has recently looked after our two cats for a week whilst we were on holiday and she's done an amazing job. She sent us photos and videos on every visit and the cats seemed very happy in her presence. I would highly recommend her pet care services!

I can't recommend Sophie highly enough, what a lovely lady. My cat usually hides from strangers but she had a lovely time playing with the toys and generally being spoilt by Sophie. We received photos and videos from Sophie while we were away which was lovely. My cat definitely enjoyed all the love and cuddles, thank you for looking after her.

I use Sophie to walk my two cocker spaniels whilst I work. She is completely trustworthy and reliable. Sophie sends updates after each visit so I know how their walk went which I love! Would 100% recommend

I've used Sophie's pet sitting services several times for my two cats and everything always went great. I was sent frequent photo updates and I came home to very happy cats! I never used anyone else after the first visit - can highly recommend

Sophie pet care is brilliant ! Highly recommended by my cat , he doesn't usually like other people but he loves Sophie , very professional but obviously an animal lover

Efficient, professional and caring. Great communication, appreciated the updates and photos. Sophie clearly loves and understands cats. Wouldn’t hesitate to use again.

Our Bobbi has been hooked after here since she was a pup and during covid. Andy and Lou run a fantastic kennels that is clean and well organised. Bobbi is really happy here.

My Bassett hound, Bess has been going to Aeolian House since she was four months old and she is now four years old. She is incredibly well looked after and very happy spending time with the other dogs in the creche. She stays overnight if I am away or working and sometimes I think she prefers being there than she does at home with me! I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Andy and the rest of the Bloomfields to anyone wanting a caring and happy place for their pets.

A BIG thank you to Andy and his family for taking great care of my dog during my week away. She is happy and looks great. She also kept going back to see Andy when we collected her which shows how happy she has been.

Lovely staff, very clean, all animals well looked after, good home checks. I adopted a kitten, she's good and healthy and settled in with me straight away. God bless all the staff and all that they do.

My dogs 2nd family and 2nd home. My dog Kaizer has used the crèche for about 5 years now, without the help of Andy and his family I would have had to rehome him. Kaizer suffers with separation anxiety after being neglected as a puppy and cannot be left home alone. Having a full time job this obviously left us in a hard situation. We found Aeolian kennels and Kaizer responded so well to Andy. Putting Kaizer in the crèche each day means he is looked after all day every day and knows he isn’t being left on his own and also has the company of other dogs. Andy has also been a life saver in so many other ways to us too and has been able to accommodate Kaizer to stay overnight at short notice when we have had emergency situations. When I drop Kaizer off each morning he runs straight in with no fuss and is calm and relaxed when I pick him up where as if I ever leave him home alone he is anxious and stressed. I have used other “doggy day care” in the past that Kaizer didn’t respond well too, Kaizer can react different to some dogs and other day cares had every single dog running around all at once and didn’t have any structure or control. Andy runs a very safe, calm and controlled environment and would only put dogs together in small groups and with his background and knowledge in dog behaviour he knows which dogs are okay to be together in small groups. I would recommend Aeolian kennels to anyone looking for a dog crèche/doggy day care.

Went on yell looking for boarding kennels first time for my puppy asked for a price as I wanted to know obviously before going away how much it's going to cost to board my dog waste of time as these kennels for some reason couldn't supply what I wanted fine by me got a kennels by word of mouth which I suggest that's what people use instead of yell

Visited to rehome a cat. Nice clean cattery. Very helpful on choosing a cat giving plenty of advice. Thorough house checks made. All staff and owners very friendly

Lovley place but the history of it is a shame after the owners wife ann heron was murdered ther in the house in her bikini years ago

Cattery now closed. Best kennels. Very friendly owners. Top place to stay for our furry friends.

Awesome place. Such loving people taking care of amazing animals