Kennels

A quiet Kennels is a sign of happy and content dogs

At Silver Birch we are all about quality of care and not quantity of pets. With only 17 kennels of various sizes to accommodate all breeds or families, that have been designed with the dogs’ welfare in mind. We are able to provide exactly what the dogs need to feel loved and at home.

Our Kennels are designed for the dogs to see the outside and to watch our staff and other guests at play. This means that when the dogs are left to sleep and have their own quiet time, they are able to do so. Dogs love to sleep, especially during the day and at Silver Birch, fun and play time are usually followed by nap time.

How many Kennels are laid out with a central corridor and all of the dogs facing each other? This alone is enough to send most dogs into a barking frenzy which leads to so much stress and absolutely no rest.

Would your dog bark at home if another strange dog was barking at him through a fence less than a metre away?

The answer is probably yes. So why would you want to leave them at a kennels where the noise even for 5 minutes is totally unnecessary and incredibly stressful for your pet.

We at Silver Birch care about the dogs and we work very hard every day to make sure that every visitor to our Kennels is treated as an individual.

To this day we have remained a small family business and have no intention of increasing our capacity. We want to spend time getting to know your pets and share the joy and love they give us.

If you want a friendly caring experience for your four legged friend, then come and meet the guys at Silver Birch.

I am a qualified veterinary nurse with two dogs, a bouncy young cross breed who dislikes dogs he doesn’t know and a sensitive old greyhound who is an ex-racer. As you can imagine the last thing I wanted to do was leave either of them in kennels but as the situation has arisen I apprehensively began my search through lists of kennels. I had some important issues with both of my dogs, and needed some questions answered. From my first email Dean from Silver Birch replied quickly and answered all my questions. He encouraged me to visit, and was very flexible with the times I could come. My first impressions of the kennels were great, they were spotlessly clean, and all the dogs there were calm and happy. My worries for my young dog were solved when I saw that the kennels have full height walls between them so dogs are not eye to eye with the next dog, and the kennels all face the garden not each other. Dean reassured me that as Silver Birch is a small kennels, all the dogs get plenty of time out of the kennel and they have time to give them lots of personal attention. This was such a worry off my mind for my old greyhound. I realised this was so important to me in my selection of a kennels and that this could only be achieved from a small family run kennels like Silver Birch. I booked my dogs in for Sept, and I feel so much better about leaving them. I will update the site with how they got on after their stay! Emma Garland, Cambridgeshire

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Dougie having fun