Hello, I'm Kelly. Spending my formative years on our stud farm, I was lucky enough to have my own pony, Mrs Tiggywinkle, and our St Bernard dog, Emma. Alongside these we lived with cats, cows, ducks, chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs — which made me acutely aware of how much love, care and attention animals need throughout all of their life stages.
Over the years I've been a dog walker for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People and the Cinnamon Trust, carried out home checks for numerous animal charities, and fundraised for local rescue centres including St Francis Animal Welfare — where our Bailey and then Toby came from.
After moving to Titchfield Common I soon appreciated that being close to the sea while having woods and fields nearby made walking dogs a real joy. In 2008 the decision was made to open our pet service — taking me back to my roots.
In 2013 I travelled to Serbia to join a group of volunteers helping at a shelter housing 425 rescued dogs. You can't come home from a trip like that and do nothing. My mission became helping find good homes for these lost souls — and I've since been an active administrator for Serbia's Forgotten Paws, organising home checks, UK transport runs, and fostering.
In 2014 we first joined the "failed foster" club when we adopted our own Serbian special, Oscar. And again in 2021, we welcomed Tedi — who had been waiting at the shelter for 10 years.
As you can see, dogs for us are a way of life — not just a business.
Kelly x
