Dog home boarding with young children

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Crazylittlemaisey

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Does anyone have experience of successfully obtaining a home boarding licence for a house where young children reside?

If so, did you have to submit a risk assessment carried out for the property and situation?
 
The trainer I have worked with has young children. I do not know what regulations he had to comply with but his set-up separates the children from the dogs at all times, indoors and outdoors, so it is possible.
 
If by 'Home Boarding' you mean 'within' the home, then regardless of the R&Rs, I'd be extremely cautious considering young children. Dogs brought up with children will be one thing, but those which aren't could prove to be high risk. Personally, and considering dogs which you don't 'know', I would advise extreme caution. Large dogs and small children which are unknown to them, and which could be at face level with each other, would be a risk which I wouldn't take, EVER.

Sorry to pour cold water on your idea.

Alec.
 
Thanks for the replies. My situation is that I live in quite a decent sized property with the capacity to have a long converted room into 3 sections, (it was once 3 rooms) by metal partitions, with the dogs in the outer two sections. My child would be in his usual space, my dogs in their usual space and the boarding dogs in the space further along, nearest the paddock they will be exercised in. I only want to have two dogs at a time, plan to be picky on the dogs I accept and they will need to be long term day boarders. At no time will the dogs be in contact with my child, I wouldn't dream of that.

I'm in a fortunate position that I don't need the money, I just love dogs and want to use this to pay for my horses. I can afford to be very picky and am in no rush either.

I plan to speak to my council about this today so I'll keep you all posted ☺️
 
Clm, thank you for your response. As it now seems that you have a workable, planned for and sensible set up, I can't see why there should be a problem. Aren't all boarding facilities run from private homes? At least most are, and considering the demand these days, I'd say that working from home makes for perfect sense, assuming that you can put up with the racket which we hear from most kennels! Depending upon the proximity of your neighbours who may complain should there be excess noise, and if you apply for a change of use to the Planning authorities, as you may have to, would be the only stumbling block that I can imagine.

Let us know how you progress, please.

Alec.

Ets, If your young child is kept separate from visiting dogs, I fail to see how it could be an influencing factor. Dunno though!
 
And there is a workable plan. He suggested speaking to planning about change of use. I don't really want to for obvious reasons and as im only plannih on boarding two dogs, I can't really see they'd be that interested. My house is scratched on a quarter acre plot and is insulated well. My neighbour but one has a rescue kennel with 40 large breeds at a time, so there is always a dog barking! My dogs are very quiet and the boarders will be too! I intend to be picky!
 
I have to admit, as an owner, I wouldn't home board with someone with small children (even kept separate) as I wouldn't want to take the risk. Mine are both very good with kids but for me, it's my responsibility to make sure they don't harm a child and if I'm away I can't do that.

I equally don't ask friends with children, even those who have grown up with dogs, to have mine even for a few hours.
 
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