We don't mean to panic you... Over the past few months we have heard that some kennels in the area are no longer operating or are due to shut down in the next few months. Which begs the question, "When should I book my dogs into kennels?" Now that the following kennels are no longer available: Little Jem Kennels Rivington Pike Kennels Affetside Kennels There are now fewer spaces in the Bury/Bolton area which means finding space for your dog this year will be more difficult. W

When you come to book a stay with us here at Pawprints one of the first questions you'll be asked is "Would you like a suite or a kennel?" So we thought we'd take some time to explain the difference between them. All of our Kennels have individual heaters in them. There are differences between them however. The suites all have individual thermostats meaning we can change the temperature depending on the type of dog staying in them. The standard kennels are controlled by the b

Its been a long time coming and we still have a few bits to do on the outside but we can finally say that our Pethouse suites are finally open and we can't wait to show you them! We now have a purpose built reception to be able to greet all our guests coming to stay with us. Our Pethouse suites have been designed with a dogs comfort in mind. all suites are attached to a single corridor to ensure that there are no dogs facing each of the suites to help reduce the amount of bar

Although its been a busy few weeks for us here at Pawprints. there hasn't been a lot of progress on the new building. We have been spending the last 2 weeks finalising the frame of the building and getting into the details on what it will look like when it starts to take shape. We have been looking at different options for the sleeping area of the pethouse suite. Below is a sneak peak on some of the materials that we will be using (Minus the carpet) . Let us know what you thi

This week has seen us progress nicely with the groundwork. We have almost finished with the concrete slab that is going to support our new "Pethouse" suites. The drains have all now been put in place, after a couple of slip ups of them being slightly off where they needed to be.. All the concrete for the actual kennels has now been put down and the falls all lead towards the drains. The remainder of the fencing posts have also been installed ready for the panels once the buil

This week we have been preparing the ground and pouring our first lot of concrete for our new building. As you can see it wasn't as easy as we were expecting. Those big boulders you see on the picture... they were in the way and had to come out! The fences to create our secure corridor along the back of the building have started to be put in place and will keep all our dogs safe and prevent any escape artists from showing us their Houdini skills!! The floor plan has been spli

Summer will soon be here! - Everyone is wanting to get that beach body look just in time for the holidays - and we're no different here at Pawprints :) - We thought we needed a bit of a face lift, so we are currently hard at work armed with our paint brushes adding a friendlier front to our kennels. #pawprints #kennels

Hi everyone, Well, this is our first blog post - looking to add more of these in the coming weeks! Theres plenty of things going on here at the minute, we were expecting it to calm down after the busy summer period but that hasnt happened yet :) We've been hard at work getting the new pet shop up and running - the house if full from top to bottom with all things from dog food & toys to doggie jumpers & xmas calendars - We'll share more on this soon! Loved seeing some of our r