Latest Press
Take a look at where you might have seen us in the press.
Thank you to George and Amal Clooney for trusting in us to look after Rosie. As a family we loved spending Christmas Day with her and making you laugh with all her pupdates. Coming to your home to collect her for her stay and meeting you both will always be one of our top highlights for our small business. Knowing that you choose us for her care makes it super special. Rosie we love you and The Country Dog Hotel will always be a second home for you.
Sky News kindly asked us for a live interview from our hotel, featuring some of our guests on their morning show.
The Times - Can’t find a dogsitter? Book Fido into a £90-a-night doggie hotel
Can’t find a dogsitter? Book Fido into a £90-a-night doggie hotel
The Country Dog Hotel was featured in The Times….
“Walkers along the canal outside Bridgwater in Somerset were presented with an unusual sight late last month: more than a dozen dogs on stand-up paddleboards. The mutts, each of whom had a human companion from their holiday home at the nearby Country Dog Hotel & Spa, were among the most pampered beneficiaries of a booming industry.”
The Times - In The Doghouse: the best kennel alternatives
In the dog house: the best kennel alternatives
The Country Dog Hotel was featured in The Times….
“I have a dream. Or rather, a recurring nightmare. I go away on holiday, leaving my dog, Bobby Jean, with someone to look after her. But they lose her, and she’s never seen again. Call me overprotective (my husband certainly does), but finding a trusted dog sitter has been mission critical.”
The Times - The coolest Hotels to take your dog!
Eight of the best dog-friendly hotels in Britain
The Country Dog Hotel was featured in The Times….
“There is one other high-end dog hotel I recommend, but sadly the door policy is too exclusive for me to cross the threshold. The Country Dog Hotel is a luxury boutique Somerset hideaway that caters solely to canine guests…”
The Telegraph - Britain's Poshest Dog Hotels
Inside Britain’s poshest dog hotels – where Pawsecco is on tap.
The Country Dog Hotel was featured in The Telegraph….
“Forget grim kennels – from bone-shaped paddling pools to private meadows, doggy care has been given the five-star treatment
Kennels can be grim places. We’ve all seen photos and heard horror stories, so it pays to be careful when it comes to entrusting a stranger to care for your beloved dog while you go on holiday. Research from TrustedHousesitters has found that 82 per cent of pet owners feel anxious at the thought of leaving their pets in someone else’s care – while 62 per cent admit to feeling pangs of guilt….”
The Daily Mail - Hardly Ruffing It!
Hardly ruffing it! Spa treatments, chauffeurs, personalised bone treats – welcome to the UK’s most in-demand canine hotel (no human guests allowed).
The Country Dog Hotel was featured in The Daily Mail…
“We hear model David Gandy’s rescue pup Dora and Harry Redknapp’s bulldog Barney have stayed. Lorraine Kelly’s border terrier Angus is a regular, as well as many of the England rugby team’s dogs.”
The plan is to leave Pippin, our cocker spaniel, here for five nights while my fiance and I repair to the Dolomites. The hotel, set in a large estate on top of the rolling Quantock Hills in Somerset, offers two packages: standard, which costs £50 a day, and VIP — very important pooches — at £80 a day.
Fundraising Charity Event
Sheryl Sandberg (COO of Facebook/Meta) & Rick Bernthal judged our charity dog show “Wild class” raising money for Wild at Heart Foundation. We are very happy that Anna Molly has won the class after being chosen from over 500 dogs as part of our online dog show. A very worthy winner after she was abandoned at the gates of Paws Dog Shelter in January 2020. She waited there for 3 days for her owner to return. During that time, the shelter gained her trust to bring her in to safety but she was so scared. Eventually they managed to gain her trust and bought her into the shelter.
Now, Anna Molly has the most amazing home in the UK and her confidence has massively grown and she’s the most affectionate little girl now.
ITV This Morning
ITV ‘This Morning’ asked us to be featured on their show to give an insight as to what goes on at our hotel and our guests.
BBC Inside Out
We were very excited that the BBC West asked us to film our hotel for Inside Out West last month. We offered Vidar a special VIP stay for being such a wonderful hero dog. Vidar has saved 100’s of lives and is a true hero in every sense of the word. Vidar had a great time and is always going to be welcome at our hotel. Here we are with Sabet Choudhury the current affairs presenter for the BBC.
Sarah Beeny and film crew visit CDH
Sarah Beeny and Bobby Lane have been our to film our business with a film crew, journalists and photographer (About 15 people were here all in all!) for an online accounting programme. Sarah’s dog Maple is now a guest of the hotel and has already enjoyed various Spa treatments.
TV Appearance on Lorraine
What an honour it was to get an email from Lorraine and Steve land into our inbox a few months ago asking if we could look after the gorgeous wee Angus…and not only that but to join them in the studio.
Theo Paphitis Small Business Sunday Winner
In August 2018 we won the Small Business Sunday Award. Gladys (Theo’s dog) has enjoyed a stay with us at The Country Dog Hotel.
Somerset Sound Broadcast with us
Somerset Sound chose to broadcast from The Country Dog Hotel.
Other Press Items
Downing Street
We’ve been to 10 Downing Street to meet with the Prime Minister’s business advisor Jimmy McLoughlin to talk about how the government can help entrepreneurs in the South West succeed. What a great meeting. He took a business card too so his dog can come to stay.
The Shard
We attended a meeting at The Shard to meet some of the Britains top journalists and unknowingly our poster was on the stage next to them. The Times, Telegraph, Grazia and Vanity Fair writer, Simply Things Mag, City AM and The Country Dog Hotel poster. The event was hosted by Enterprise Nation and it was great to connect with so many different businesses.
International Women's Day
O2 Business Blog Read it here
Finalist for The Rural Business Awards - Start-up business of the Year 2018
Finalist - Family Business of the Year 2018
Country Living
In August 2018 we were featured in the National Magazine Country Living. This is a great feature showcasing everything that encapsulates The Country Dog Hotel.
The Drum - COVID-19 Initiative
We were featured in The Drum in an article about “Social Good” in association with Facebook. Take a look
Somerset Living
It was lovely to have our interview with Jessica from Somerset Living. What a great magazine with some great features and brilliant local Somerset businesses. She was brilliant with our dog guests and was happy to have lots of cuddles…a perfect human guest! I was really nervous. Looking forward to seeing our feature soon.
Successful Women in Business
I have been selected in The Final Three for Successful Mother Award in the Successful Women Awards and the ceramony on Friday 11th May where the winner will be revealed.
Western Daily Press
Honoured to be featured in The Western Daily Press weekend supplement West Country Life today. Thank you to Sally for the great write up, Steve for the great shots and Gavin the editor for making it all happen.
2017 Finalist
We were in the final three businesses in the National start-up female business entrepreneur of the year Awards! We pitched live on stage to a 300 strong audience at the festival of Female Entrepreneurs ran by Enterprise Nation. Judges included Helen Smyth, head of SMB community engagement for Facebook, Carolyn Radford, serial entrepreneur and CEO of Mansfield Town FC, Alison Edgar, The Entrepreneur’s Godmother, Sharron Gunn, executive director, ICAEW, Mike Jackson investor and director of Shaw & Co and Mel Bound founder of This Mum Runs.
The Somerset County Gazette
The Somerset Gazette decided to write about us in their business section during November 2017. They were keen to find out how our story may inspire other people to follow their passion and turn it into a business reality. Moving forward we would love to inspire women to believe in their ability and have the confidence to take the next step. #SheMeansBusiness : When women succeed, we all win.
England Women's Rugby Team
We met The England Woman’s Rugby Team at Twickenham on a recent Accelerate talk. Thank you O2 business for arranging this for us.
