We welcome you

Our idea was to create a facility that we would be happy for our own pets to stay in and where people would want to to bring their pets back again and again.

A place where your pet can relax and enjoy their own holiday so you can have the peace of mind to go off and enjoy your own. Having been doing this since 2005 most of our bookings are repeats and we have made many, many four legged and two legged friends over the years.

We take our security, and that of our guests (and our staff), seriously so during Covid we introduced an appointment system and having found it worked well, have kept it!
All visits to our premises MUST be pre-booked.  
We normally run appointments between 9.30 – 11.00 & 15.00 – 16.45 Monday – Fridays and 9.30 – 11.00 & 15.00 – 16.00 on Saturdays. There are no appointments or visits on Sundays, Public Holidays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day this enables us to concentrate on the pets staying with us.

Dog Boarding

Your dog (or dogs) stay in a cosy kennel that has infra-red heating (heats and smoothes the dog) during cold days and nights. The kennels also stay beautifully cool during warm summer days. Each kennels has an attached covered run.

Dogs are fed twice a day. We provide the dishes you provide your pet’s normal diet as this minimises reluctance to eat and upset tummies (and keeps our licensing officer happy). To minimise the occurrence of bloat (GDV – gastric dilation volvulus) we maintain a strict rest period between exercise and eating.

Dogs  can enjoy 2-3 periods of off-leash exercise in one of our fully enclosed, grass paddocks during the day. This depends very much on the weather as some breeds do not enjoy the being out for an extended period in the cold and wet.

Our dog boarding prices start at £ 25 per day based a 3 day stay for 1 dog.​

Vaccination Policy

Our Local Authority license states that all dogs and cats boarding with us must have yearly vaccinations. Please read our vaccination policy carefully and if need be discuss your pet’s status with your vet.

Dogs need :
DHP – distemper, hepatitis and parvovirus vaccines to be administered at least every three years.
L – Leptospirosis, and  PI/ KC –  parainfluenza and bordetella/kennel cough need to be repeated yearly. Please note that the oral and injectable kennel cough vaccines may require a separate para influenza shot.

Cats need :
Feline calcivirus [FCV],
Feline infectious enteritis (panleucopaenia) [FIE], and Feline viral rhinotrachetis [FVR]
These are commonly combined in a vaccine such as Tricat/Ducat.  Cats must be vaccinated annually.

We reserve the right to turn away pets whose vaccination records are not order –  no refunds on boarding will be give and the full amount due remains payable.

All vaccines should be administered a minimum of 3 days prior to boarding. The oral and injectable Bb kennel cough vaccines need to be administered a minimum of 3 weeks prior to boarding.

Cat Boarding

Our spacious cat chalets have a heated bedroom with both space heating and personal radiator pad.   Bedrooms have elevated levels as cats love being up high and surveying their world.

Each chalets has an attached covered catio complete with a chair ready  for that afternoon nap in sun.  Owners can bring blankets or soft beds, toys and scratch posts to help make their pet feel at home.

Cats are fed twice a day and owners provide their pet’s normal diet as this minimises reluctance to eat and upset tummies.

Our cat boarding prices start at £15 per day based on a  3 day stay for 1 cat.

About Us

In 2005 our lives changed forever when we moved to Shropshire and Sunnymead Kennels and Cattery. We brought with us two Labradors, a passion for caring for pets and an enthusiasm for hard work.

Sunnymead is set in five acres of the lovely Shropshire countryside on the B4394 between Wellington and Shrewsbury with views to the Wrekin. 

Over the years we have remodelled the kennels and the cattery into what we have today. We have cared for pets from the Telford and Shrewsbury area and sometimes ones from further afield. 

All our staff are trained in Animal First Aid and Su holds an OFQUAL level 3 award in Canine Emergency First Aid and has  successfully completed courses in Dog Handling, Training, Dog Grooming, Micro Chip Implanting and Food Hygiene.

We believe in quality over quantity which means that even though you may see empty kennels we may  actually be full. Less dogs and cats mean more quality time for those staying with us.

Viewings

The world has changed since before Covid and  we take our security and that of pets staying with us seriously.  Our reluctance for “walk-rounds” started during lockdown when it was brought to our attention (through the Licensed Kennel & Cattery Association) that some people were using kennel viewing visits  to “case the joint” and then pass on the information to others or to return to steal to order. Our staff were also having to cope with  managing a visits of several adults plus children. It is hard to give information and answer questions while trying to keep an eye out for what every member of the party is doing and where everyone is. We do have CCTV but have to consider our own safety and that of our staff.  

Viewings  are also time consuming and disturb the resident dogs and cats, many of whom are unsettled by people peering into their accommodation or trying to get up close and personal. The happiness of our four-legged guests is paramount. Reluctantly we made the decision that we are unable to offer viewing visits.
If there are questions about the suitability of a dog to stay with us, we are  happy to do arrange a “meet and greet” in our car park or for you to book the dog in for a trial day.