Oxted Walkies

Personal and professional: licensed 'doggy day care', home boarding, evening crèche and dog walking, based in Hurst Green, Oxted. Tandridge District Council Licence Number AB21, licensed under The Animal Welfare Regulations 2018.

Oxted Walkies is run by Wendy and Nick, wife and husband pet sitting team. We live with our adopted rescue Rough Collie, Harriet, and adopted Beagle, Bella. We have been dog owners for most of our lives.

Oxted Walkies provides a licensed 'doggy day care' and home boarding service, as well as an evening creche, in Hurst Green, Oxted. We also offer dog walking and run Oxted Homeloving Cats, a pop-in feeding service for cats and other animals.

We are licenced by Tandridge Council to look after dogs as well as our own as part of a day crèche and overnight in a home environment.

We also offer an evening service for dogs whose owners want an evening out, without the worry of leaving their dog alone. It's a very small family business, basically offering a surrogate family with all that that entails!

During day care or home boarding, dogs will receive affection and attention as if in their own home, and plenty of exercise in the lovely dog walking areas and fields of Hurst Green.

Dog walks for non-boarders are for around 50 minutes walking time. This service includes dog collection and drop off.

We will never walk more than four dogs to one walker at the same time. Walks are on the lead to ensure the safety of your dog, unless we have express permission to walk off-lead. Walks are by Wendy or Nick, or sometimes both.

In advance of first time day care, evening care or home boarding, we will arrange an introductory visit to our home to ensure that you and your dog are comfortable with our home, our dog and the walking and care arrangements. There is no charge for this. Day and evening care and home boarding are more suitable for dogs that enjoy the company of other dogs. It is important that we are also comfortable that all the dogs will get on and that Bella and Harriet give the seal of approval!

In advance of any first time dog walking, we will arrange a visit to see you and your pet at a time that is convenient for you (e. g. an evening after work). There is no charge for this visit. Ideally, we will do a trial walk. Again, no charge.

We will run through your requirements, collect your key if appropriate, and ask you to run through some details and paperwork, such as providing contact and vet details, and authorisation for me to undertake the service for you.

We will happily update you on progress.

Thoroughly trustworthy, having spent over 25 years working for large, professional public sector organisations, we are now pursuing a passion for animals and transferring our professionalism into Oxted Walkies and Oxted Cat Care. We have undertaken the National Association of Registered Pet Sitters qualification, dog first aid training, and dog behaviour courses.

We are fully insured and disclosure checked.

Prices:
Day boarding:
£25 - up to 10 hours (e. g. 8am to 6pm)
£18 - up to 5 hours
£4 additional hours
£4 collection and drop-off
Evening boarding:
£20 - up to 5 hours (up to midnight)
£5 pet lift home after your night out if required
Home boarding:
£30 for each night (ie period of 24 hours). £45 for 2 dogs from same family. £4 for additional hours or day boarding price charged for partial days thereafter, whichever is the lower.
Walking £12 for 1 dog for around 50 minutes.
£20 for 2 dogs from the same family for around 50 minutes.
Puppy visits £20 for one hour and £12 for half-hour, including walk as required

Bank holiday Mondays, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and 24th, 25th, 26th and 31st Dec and 1st Jan are charged at 1. 5 the standard rate.

Vaccinations for doggy day care and home boarding:
Valid certificates must be held for Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis and Pavo Virus. It is also advisable for your dog to be protected against Kennel Cough. Dogs are required to have been treated for fleas, and wormed, including for lung worm (for which there is currently a prevalence).

Area of coverage:
Oxted Walkies operates within a 5 mile radius of Hurst Green at no charge for the travel costs. Beyond 5 miles, there is a charge of 80p /mile.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or message.