Maple Spaniel 6 nights
She usually refuses food anywhere new. By the second evening the bowl was empty and she was asleep before six.Anna K. · Maple’s owner
BOUTIQUE DOG HOTEL & DAYCARE
WAGGLE
Sleepovers, daycare, and carers who know your dog’s habits by the second morning.
Why Waggle Barn
Plenty of kennels rent out a room. We offer a predictable daily rhythm, looked after by carers your dog comes to know. The rooms are nice, but routine is what matters.
Groups of four
Dogs are grouped by energy and play style rather than size, and a carer is always on the floor with them.
The same two carers
The same faces all week, no rota. By night two, nobody is pacing at 3am.
Ninety minutes out
Twice a day, off the property, on real paths. No decor ever replaces the walk.
One honest message
Each evening at six you hear how the day went: meals, distance covered, highlights and hiccups.
The house
We occupy the ground floor of a converted print works on Mill Lane. There are twelve rooms, each with natural light and its own door, opening onto a walled garden that stays shady in summer. No kennel runs, no bare concrete, no echoing corridor of barks.
Each room opens straight onto the garden level, so sociable dogs get company and the ones who need twenty minutes alone can take them, no questions asked.
Someone is always home. At night two carers stay up, checking every room at midnight and again at three, with a soft light left on in the hall.
EVERYTHING INCLUDED.
NO HIDDEN EXTRAS.
Own room
A private room of 8 to 18 square metres with natural light and its own door to the garden.
includedTwo long walks
Ninety minutes each, one before breakfast and one after the quiet hour.
every dayGroups of four
Grouped by temperament, with a carer present throughout.
four dogs maxEvening message
A photo plus a straight account of how the day went.
sent at sixOvernight care
Two carers up all night, checking in at midnight and three.
all night Space SPACE TO PLAY.
SPACE TO PLAY.
SPACE TO SETTLE.
Generous walks, a sheltered garden and a calm room for whenever they need time out.
A day
Mapped out in advance and repeated in the same order daily. Dogs relax fastest when they know what comes next.
Breakfast
Their own food, their own bowl, exactly as written.
Long walk
Ninety minutes, out while the streets are quiet.
Group play
Four dogs playing with a carer beside them.
Quiet hour
Curtains partly drawn for a long, calm rest.
Second walk
Or nose-work games, depending on the dog.
Message
A photo and a truthful update.
Lights out
Two carers stay awake and check rooms through the night.
Meet the carers June takes the days.
June takes the days.
Devon takes the nights.
Together they are there for every hour of every stay. You will know both names well before the first night.
June HartleyLead carer
Eight years with dogsNine years with nervous and rescue dogs, and usually the first person a new arrival chooses to sit beside.
Devon MarshNight carer
Midnight and 3am roundsPreviously a veterinary assistant, Devon stays awake all night and handles the midnight and three o'clock checks.
How a stay begins
Four steps, and none of them are rushed
From first message to first night usually takes around two weeks. Nobody gets handed over at the door while the car idles.
FIRST
Tell us about your dog
Age, breed, worries, food. A short form, never an interview.
THEN
Come for a free trial afternoon
Two hours with us while you go elsewhere. No commitment on either side.
AFTER THAT
Meet their two carers
You meet the carers who will really look after your dog, not a receptionist.
FINALLY
Confirm the stay
Dates, medication, feeding. We send everything back in writing so nothing gets misremembered.
Guest stories
What their owners noticed
All three came in without prompting, a few days after pick-up, from owners we had not yet asked.
Bruno Labrador 12 days
The evening messages were specific and honest, never staged. We never had to guess how his day went.Tom H. · Bruno’s owner
Miso Shiba Inu Daycare
She now comes home from daycare comfortably tired rather than frazzled.Mia S. · Miso’s owner
Safety and care
The parts you cannot see from the photos
Each of these is part of how the house runs every day, never an optional extra.
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Two carers awake overnight
Two carers stay up all night, checking every room at midnight and three, with a soft light in the hall.
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Medication given as instructed
Every dose is recorded and confirmed in your evening update.
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Local veterinary partner on call
A partner vet practice four minutes away keeps a file on every guest.
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Groups matched by temperament
Groups form around energy and play style, not size, and some dogs prefer to stay solo.
Before the first night
Up-to-date vaccinations and a trial afternoon are needed before any first overnight.
Questions, answered
The six we get every week
Not seeing your question? Send us a note and a real person will reply.
Pack their usual food in per-meal portions and one item that smells like home. We supply beds, bowls and blankets. If they have a favourite harness or lead, bring it so walks feel familiar.
Yes — tablets, liquids and anything else we are trained for, logged dose by dose and confirmed in your evening message. Bring the prescription and we go through it together at the trial afternoon.
From sixteen weeks, once vaccinations are complete. Puppies sleep in the quietest room, get four short outings instead of two long walks, and spend most of the afternoon asleep.
We call you, honestly and early — usually by the second evening. If the trial afternoon suggests we are not the right place, we say so before any booking, and the stay never starts.
Yes. Around a third of our guests never join one. They get the same walks, the same room and the same carers, just one to one.
Two to three weeks for most of the year, six for school holidays. Trial afternoons run every weekday, so enquiring early only ever helps.
Booking
Tell us who’s coming
Share your dates and tell us about your dog. We will confirm availability and set up a free trial afternoon.
A real person replies, normally the same day Trial afternoon is free
Where their next happy day
begins
Tell us about your dog and we will arrange a free trial afternoon.
Book a stay