XL Bully policy
From 31st December 2023 all XL bully dogs must be on a lead and muzzled in public places.
 
From 1st February 2024 it will be illegal to own an XL Bully

unless they are registered on an exemption list and insured.

We have thought long and hard about our position when it comes to boarding XL bully dogs.
We have many who come to us already who are perfectly well behaved, lovely dogs and we are happy to continue to look after them.
 
We have therefore decided that we will continue to board XL bully dogs and will review the situation on an annual basis.

Our insurance company have agreed that our kennels meet the security requirements and we are insured to take dogs which are on the banned list. The following restrictions apply
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•    Only a senior experienced member of staff or the kennel owner can look after them.

•    They are kennelled and exercised on their own.

•    We need to see their exemption certificate and insurance.

•    New customers will have to provide proof of ID including address.

•    Any exempted XL Bully that is new to us will have to pass an overnight trial so that we can assess their ability to be boarded with us (this will include being able to put a muzzle on and off and that they are manageable on the lead).

We will have to charge an additional premium on top of our usual daily rate owing to the extra restrictions and the staffing levels that legislation states we must have in place.

The maximum length of time an XL bully can be away from its registered address is 30 days. Providing they have not stayed elsewhere during the year, the maximum period we can board them for is 30 days in any one year period.
We have also made the decision to take a maximum of 3 XL bullys at any one time.

If we think a dog could be an XL bully but it is not on the exemption register we will require proof of the breed before considering an overnight trial.
 
If we are not satisfied of its breed, please do not be offended, but we will not be able to board the dog – we are simply following legislation and protecting the rest of the pets within our care and our team.