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Justin and his team at Halo Dogs have changed my life!  In May 2009 I adopted my second dog who was a 10 week old mixed breed puppy (Staff, boxer, bull terrier?) called Sammy. Within a very short time I realised that he was not an easy puppy.

He developed all sorts of behavioural problems, and even though I was winning some of the battles, I was losing more!  I was at my wits end.  Then… I found Justin!! He took him for me for 2 weeks in August 2009.  Before he went he had food possession issues and was already displaying aggressive behaviour. He came back a changed dog!!!

He is now 21 months old and the most wonderful dog,  kind, loving, great fun and very well balanced and very well socialised.  If I hadnt’ found Justin I doubt very much that I would have been able to raise him successfully. Sammy still goes to daycare twice a week and absolutely loves it! 

I cant recommend Halo Dogs highly enough.  They are very professional, reliable and take very good care of each and every dog they have in their care. Justin has an abundance of patience and has a wonderful ability to understand each dogs needs.  The dogs have the most wonderful time with them in a great and healthy environment.

Mignon and Sammy

I have used Halo Dogs for both doggie daycare and most recently for their expert advice on dog behaviour issues prior to me and my husband expecting our first child. Our little Norfolk Terrier Milo loved the dog daycare and always came back tired and happy with a glowing school report card!

I have also noticed that she has always been really well behaved with other dogs whilst out walking due to being so well socialised when she was a puppy at Halo Dogs. It was reassuring to have photos and emails throughout the day from Justin and his team letting me know how Milo was getting on when she was there.

I recently asked Justin to come over to our house to carry out specific training for Milo in relation to her possessiveness and jealousy in order to prepare her for the new arrival. The advice and guidance Justin provided us with was invaluable and it would have been impossible for us to have had such success from a dog training book. He provided tailored training guidance specifically for our dog, taking into account her characteristics and behaviour. My husband and I are amazed at the progress she has made in such a short amount of time and both feel that having one to one dog training dealt with problems quickly and efficiently.

I would recommend Halo Dogs to anyone who wants to leave their dogs with trustworthy people who love animals, as you know they will be loved and cared for the way you love them.

Katie and Milo

Justin and Halo Dogs have been our most trusted source for dog training and care since our Briard Labrador Cross girls were puppies.

Not only do they understand dogs and what they need to be healthy and happy, but they genuinely care about them and their welfare.

Whenever our dogs stay with them, we are 100% confident they are getting the best of care and having the time of their lives. We also love that we get constant updates and photos.  As for the pups, they absolutely LOVE Justin and don’t even realise that they are having all of their good behaviour reinforced and their less-ideal behaviour worked on during their stay.  We are so thankful to have found Halo Dogs!

Andrea, Brian, Juno and Kona

I was very impressed with Justin’s professionalism when he first came to help me “control” our somewhat wayward and wilful Golden Retriever, Rudi.

Enfield’s answer to Cesar Millan had Rudi sorted and he also taught my lovely eight year old Max how to walk properly on the lead; all in the space of an hour and a half.

That was the start of a very long and happy relationship!

Max and Rudi are regulars at Halo dogs during the week and often go for extended doggie sleepovers. They always have a wonderful time and come home happy, and thankfully, exhausted at the end of their day. The videos, photos and text messages which I receive during the time they are there all serve to relieve my “separation anxiety”; safe in the knowledge that they are in expert hands.

Justin and the team probably love my boys almost as much as I do. The biggest concern is that my boys appear to love them as much as they love me……..so I guess they must be doing something right!

Diane, Alan, Max and Rudi  

Treacle Pud is a playful 5 year old Bull Mastiff English Bull Terrier Cross, who requires a fair amount of exercise if I want a quiet life.

I found Halo Dogs last year and thought that agility classes were an ideal way to burn off some of that energy; and I wasn’t wrong. There is an abundance of equipment to use and the courses change every so often so your dog always has a new challenge.

From the first class I was immediately impressed with the individual attention that we received, and found the Team to be  friendly, patient and put me at ease from the moment I met them. Since then Treacle has also become an occasional visitor to day care; sometimes for a treat and spruce up, and at other times of need.

She is collected from home of a morning,  leaving without a backwards glance;  and is returned thoroughly chilled out and relaxed after a day of fun with her friends.  Treacle loves the exercise and socialising and I am sure that she is a much happier dog; which equals a much happier owner!

Sherri and Treacle Pud

Having never ever used any type of doggy care/walkers, we were a little concerned allowing a stranger to enter our home and take away my babies. However, on the initial home visit Justin made us feel super comfortable and assured us Riku would be welcomed to the pack with open arms.

Riku has been attending day care for around 4 months. He has always been a bouncy pup with plenty of energy but Halo Dogs are ALWAYS able to send him home COMPLETELY shattered (I still don’t know how you do it).

We also introduced Precious to the pack although I think she enjoys the human company more then her doggy friends  .

Overall Halo Dogs have been a god send. They are professional, reliable and are always on hand to offer advice and peace of mind. We would definitely recommend Halo Dogs to any first time doggy care users and we hope that both Riku and Precious will stay members of their pack for years to come.

Thanks for all your help guys 

Rob, Rebecca, Riku and Precious

September 2013

August 2013

Dedicated to “Rescue People” everywhere

My life was nearly at its end 
and that’s when you stepped in.
My hope was gone, only fear remained, 
you had come to deliver me from my pain.

I had no trust left on which to draw, 
you reached for me…I began to crawl.
How could I know then, what was to be?
What your touch of love could bring to me?

You instinctively knew my every need
my confidence and body you began to feed.
My trust in you had begun to build
achieving the result that you had willed.

Your relentless efforts in my behalf
Outline the blueprint your mind did draft.
For the outcome that only your vision could see
my life filled with love and free to be me.

These weeks and months you labour in love
to restore to me what was stolen.
And I rise above.
This bond we have created I have never known
Look what honour, trust, and love have sown.

Your words say that I am now going to leave
Please don’t make me go! My heart will grieve.
These people are wonderful…but you own my heart
With tears in your eyes, you say it’s my new start.

Looking back now, I understand what you said that day;
you had reformed me as though I was a type of clay.
My new family loves me, and now my joy is complete
I trust and adore them, only your memory can compete.

And I will carry you with me to my dying day
Treasured few are gifted with your loving way.
I know now it was God’s will for us to part
so you could give another their new start.

When you get to Heaven do you know what you’ll see? 
Every one of us that you worked so hard to set free. 
God gave people dominion over the animals, that’s true. 
But God, with His wisdom, then created people like you.

In Heaven we’ll sing sing a song in honour of you and your heart will see,
what your gift of love gave, we each lived our lives “free to be me”.

Author Unknown