If you have a child who’s been pestering you to get a dog, but you don’t want to or can’t commit to one, Barking Mad has the ideal solution. Become a host for Barking Mad and have dogs to visit during the school holidays! Having a dog to care for helps to teach a child about responsibility, and it gets you out and about as a family enjoying fresh air and exercise. You can hear from some past Barking Mad holiday hosts here! The Barking Mad system is professionally organised and a proven success operating in 68 locations across the UK. Host families enjoy all the benefits of dog companionship without any of the full time or financial commitments.

How it works – We’ve done all the hard work so you don’t have to. We think it’s important that our hosts concentrate on looking after visiting dogs and that they are not exposed to, or distracted by a constant flow of potential customers and dogs coming and going. Our hosts are also protected from the awkwardness of dealing with money, insurance and paperwork, so that the enjoyment of looking after visiting dogs remains their focus.

Your local Barking Mad dog holiday organiser carefully match dogs with the appropriate host families who continue the dogs’ home life routines for exercising, feeding and of course that all important TLC. If you think that your family would benefit from the pet sitting concept, please complete the host enquiry form.

N.B. Children must be age 5 or over.

“We’ve had a great time, with some fantastic dogs to look after. They arrive with everything they need for their holiday and quickly make themselves at home. We get out and about as a family and it has been an excellent experience for the girls. We can’t wait for the next Barking Mad dog to arrive!”