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Running Duck are brilliant! Our dogs have the best time while we are away and it's lovely to receive little photos and videos showing them having fun. It is so reassuring to know our pups and our house are in the safest of hands. Thank you Jenny and George!

Running Duck are, bar none, the best dog- and house-sitting people we have ever dealt with. Jenny and George were the kindest, most trustworthy, most understanding, most responsible, and overall best people we have ever used in regard to caring for our dogs (and house). There is only one downside: now that we've used them, there is no way we can even imagine leaving our dogs in the care of anyone OTHER than Running Duck.(No joke - Google Reviews has told me that the original review I submitted for Running Duck is 750 words over the allowed limit; I obviously couldn't stop singing their praises once I started, so now I'll try to cut it down to only the most important and pertinent points.)My wife and I were away for a full month due to personal circumstances that were very stressful. Concern about our dogs or house would've made the entire time that much worse, but the one and only thing we never worried about was the safety and happiness of our dogs and house. With a significant time difference, we loved waking up to photos (and videos!) of our dogs having the times of their lives with Jenny and George. A memorable favourite of ours was a video showing the dogs completely engrossed as George played guitar for them.I wrote a full explanation for each of the following bullet points, but I have to remove them to get this review to work, but these are some of the most important traits that Running Duck have and that they demonstrated while caring for our dogs:1 - Caring & Attentiveness re: Health Issues. 2 - Understanding & Acceptance (& Attention to Detail) re: Advice and Instructions. 3 - Mindfulness & Forethought re: Food and Medicine. 4 - Flexibility & Helpfulness re: Logistics Issues. 5 - They are True, True Dog People.The only explanation I've kept from the preceding list is for #5: Jenny and George did not simply feed and walk the dogs, they hung out with them, reading, watching tv, chilling. I honestly don't think I can do enough justice to the sort of attention and kindness and care they showed the dogs - as well as to us, knowing that we were having a less-than-stellar time away, they would still send us photos or text updates to let us know how the dogs were, even when we hadn't responded or asked because we were so overwhelmed. Their updates were, in all sincerity, reflected the one part of our month away that we felt 100% at ease with. After the initial tenseness of setting off and leaving dogs with other people left after 1-2 days, neither my wife nor I was concerned for an iota.My wife and I honestly thought our dogs seemed depressed for a few days after Jenny and George left. And I'd be lying if I said we didn't stay in contact because they actually cared enough afterward to make sure everything was smooth in our transition home - plus, they missed the dogs themselves! Even though we haven't seen them since they cared for our dogs and house that month, we do still occasionally send dog photos back and forth, which is just wonderful. (On side note, and an important one at that - once we settled back in at home, we realised that they had left our house even cleaner than we had originally left it for them!)To summarise once more: Running Duck is the best. There's probably a word in clinical psychology for the strength of attachment I have to my dogs but even with my (over-)attachment, I would again trust Jenny & George with them in a heartbeat. A few months after they had taken care of our dogs / house, we asked if they were available again for some upcoming dates. Unfortunately, they were not (and of course, any high demand for their services makes absolute sense to us). The funny part - and this is true - is that my wife and I decided that, rather than plan our travel and then see if they can fit with our dates, that going forward, we will ask Jenny & George what dates/months work best for them and then we will plan our travel around their availabilities. If that doesn't tell you of the esteem and trust which we hold for Running Duck, I don't know what does.

This is the easiest review we’ve ever written! Simply, fabulous… can’t thank ‘auntie’ Jenny & ‘uncle’ George enough for being such incredible surrogate parents to our boy Benny whilst we enjoyed a much needed short break. It was great to be away without worrying, knowing that he was in very safe, capable hands with such loving people. It was evident from the videos and photos you shared he was having a ball, and thoroughly enjoying his time with you, practicing his training and having a nice muddy run in the woods! We can’t imagine better people to look after him. Thank you from us and a huge thank you from Benny! X

We have recently moved to the area and found the home boarders recommended not to be suitable for our boys. Running Duck reached out to via a post qe had put asking for a home boarder and I have to say they were brilliant. Jenny called and and qe talked through all my concerns and she F me loads of info on their checks, insurance etc. We had not used a home/pet sitter before but it made sense given our boys were still unsettled from the move, barking and howling when left alone for even a short time. We didn't have time to meet Glenn beforehand but he messaged with us and I felt from those conservation that all would be well. On Saturday our boys didn't even bark when Glenn arrived and within 30 minutes our anxious boy had taken up residence on Glenn's feet and the nervous one was like velcro on his leg... all the reassurance that I needed. Glenn sent us pics and an update that evening and on Sunday morning. Today the boys didn't bark or howl at all when we left them for an hour which is a first in this new home. Running Duck were brilliant and we shall be using and recommending them from now on.

Running Duck Pet Services are our go to team whenever we need great pet sitters. Our most recent experience in particular will stay with us for a lifetime thanks to the amazing support we had from Glenn and Mandy. We travelled abroad for two and a half weeks for our wedding but just before we left we found out that our pup Gus had a cancerous lump on his paw that required quite intense surgery. Glenn and Mandy took the best care of Gus making sure he was well rested and took him to regular vet appointments. We got daily updates and felt totally relaxed that he was receiving the best care. We will be forever grateful to this amazing team of people and we know the bond Gussy has with Glenn and Mandy means we won't need to worry about trips away ever again

Brilliant service, very friendly and both dogs were well looked after. We would definitely use them again

Came on a hour journey to come and meet our rescued dog Rio to see how he is as he’s not the friendliest of dogs, over the moon with the way they were with him and really understanding with his problems, tried various other places and no ones even come close to theses guys definitely recommend

Following our inquiry Jenny and George visited us at home, established our requirements and met our very nervous and demanding rescue cat. We were left in no doubt what a kind and caring couple they are, who provided us with total confidence in leaving our home and our cat in their care.Jenny and George house and pet sat for us for two weeks at the end of August/early September. During this time we were kept informed and updated on a daily basis by emails photographs and text messages allowing us to truly relax and enjoy our holiday safe in the knowledge that all was well at home.We returned to a calmer friendlier cat, who had clearly benefited from the care and dedication provided by both Jenny and George, the house was immaculate and George had even taken the trouble to tidy the gardens and cut our lawnsWe cannot recommend Jenny and George highly enough and will certainly be using them again on each and every occasion that we travel.

Jenny is a 'Perfect' sitter. She accepted our 'sit' at very late notice too. Jenny took the trouble to come and meet us all first. Our little dog 'Pip' took to her immediately. Jenny is reliable, trustworthy and while we were away she regularly kept in touch with us, sending us photos of Pip, which put us at ease. Pip was very happy and so were we. We cannot recommend Jenny enough. Tracey & Tom

I cant recommend Jenny and George enough, especially for those of you who worry about your pets when your away. Dougal is a mad Border Collie and little Buttons has chronic lung disease. They understood immediately at our meet and greet the special medical attention Buttons would need on a daily basis. They gave me updates daily and photos. My house was clean and tidy on our return, some what late due to a breakdown and even that was not a problem. I will be calling on them again, no hesitation.