Useful links
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Animal rescue
Ark Rescue (Ardley) – 01869 346307
B.A.R.K.S (Banbury) – 01327 263373 or 07787 406915
Blue Cross – 0300 7771 570
Brackley Hogwatch – 07528 119416 or 07976 704415
Cats Protection (Bicester) – 07716 596212
Dogs Trust (Evesham) – 01926 484398
South Northants Council (will collect stray dogs) – 01327 322323 or 0800 160 1022 (out of hours)
R.A.I.N (Northampton and Oxford) – 01295 811320
R.S.P.C.A – 0300 123 4999
St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital Trust (Aylesbury) – 01844 292292
Wood Green, The Animals Charity – 0844 248 8181
Dog training
Below is a list of local dog trainers to help with obedience training. For behavioural problems referral to a qualified behaviourist (an APBC member) is usually recommended – please speak to a vet for more information.
Banbury and District Dog Training Society – 01869 810646
www.banburyanddistrictdogtrainingsociety.org
Canine Paradise (Puppy Training) – 07967 620558
Liz Ormerod Dog Training – 07578 039263
Swan School of Dog Training – 01280 847487
The Dog Training Barn – 01295 713570
The Modern Dog Penny Lesingham FdSc – 07833 247925
Up N Over Dog Training Club – 01280 703121
Groomers
Brackley Dog Groomers. Helen Gavin – 07885970240. Steph Ashby – 07475672277
Brackley Hatch Farm (Syresham – dog and cat grooming) – 01280 850452
Cindy Scott (small to medium sized dogs) – 01295 269099
In The Dog’Ouse (Buckingham) – 07880 333984
Ruff Kutz (Buckingham – dog grooming) – 01280 821645
Sandra Grimshaw (Brackley – dog grooming) – 01280 703392
Scallywags Dog Grooming (small to medium sized dogs) – Isabel Knibb – 07860 387152
scallywagsdoggrooming@hotmail.com
The Dog House (Bicester – small dog breeds – specialises in Border Terriers) – 01869 240590
The Grooming Room (Marston St Lawrence) – 07753 658758
House sitting services
Animal Angels Pet Sitting – 0800 161 3242
Animal Aunts – 01730 821529
Barking Mad (Shirley Rands) – 01280 700110 or 07760 275825
Holly’s Pet Sitting (nurse at the practice) – 07817 634506
Holidays4dogs – 01608 690098 / 07947 343812
Minders Keepers – 01763 262102
Pet Stay – 01163 484466 / 07741 319374
Rhi’s Happy Hounds – 01280 840991 / 07984 378353
The Cat Carer Brackley – 01280 703632 / 07715 250535
Trudie (nurse at the practice) – 01280 703451
Biscuits, Balls and Belly Rubs – 07500 775682
www.biscuitsballsbellyrubs.co.uk
Kennels and catteries
Banbury Boarding Kennels – 01295 233965
www.banburyboardingkennelscattery.co.uk
Olliark Cattery (Pury End, Whittlebury) – 01327 811038
Portway Cattery (Somerton) – 01869 345186 / 07508 797224
Rose Hill Farm (Steeple Claydon) – 01296 730696
The Hatch Boarding Kennels (Syresham) – 01280 850452
Pet taxi services
Jackie Boore (also does dog walking) – 07785 251037
Below is an additional selection of website links we feel may be useful to you. Please click on the headings to visit the relevant sites for more information.
Dogs for Good
Our wonderful local charity Dogs for Good
Siberian Huskies
If you are interested in Siberian Huskies then this site gives a lot of useful information. Jayne lives locally, and shows and works her Huskies and Collies.
Stunt dogs
Have a look at the website of one of our clients Gill Raddings who runs Stunt Dogs. She trains dogs for television work including Eastenders and the Sherlock Holmes films.
Pet passport
Lots of useful information here about taking your pets abroad.
International Cat Care
Formerly known as the Feline Advisory Bureau this site has a number of excellent articles on feline topics, covering disease, behaviour and general care.
Website design Brackley
Our new website was designed and built by Clockwork Design Ltd. A Brackley based design studio offering high quality design for print and web.
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