Cheryl Gallon @ GRRowlingly PURRfect Area: Tyne & Wear, North East Contact Details | Interview | Testimonials
Interview with... Cheryl Gallon @ GRRowlingly PURRfect
Which pet service/s do you offer?	Dog Walking, Dog home boarding, Small animal care and pet feeding in owners home.
If you offer dog sitting or walking, please tell us some specifics.	On my group walks I take up to 6 dogs at a time and we do a 45 min walk. Home boarding I try not to take more than 2 boarders in at once as I have to dogs of my own but as Im a softie with my regulars I will occassionally have 3 or 4 at a time as long as I know their tempremant and that they will all get along. Dogs in my care get lots of TLC and live indoors with myself and my 2 girls and have 2 long walks per day.
What are your opening hours?	as and when needed usually.
How long have you run your business for (in months or years)?	3 years.
What type of pet/s do you have yourself?	I have Ebony a Bullmastiff and Daisy a British Bulldog.
Do you have any recommendations to other pet owners?	Your pet gives love unconditionally so cherish them!!!
Do you have any dreams for the future?	I have the best job in the world already so no!!

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Cheryl Gallon @ GRRowlingly PURRfect

19 June 2008

Cheryl is a very caring and reliable dog walker. And most importantly my beagle Tiggy loves her + adores going out with her gang of happy dogs. What's clear is that Cheryl has a genuine rapport with her dogs and tailors her walks to their needs. She is also a great person to deal with. Highly recommended. luke walton

22 April 2008

We have been using Cheryl since she began and have found her very professional and our dog Jack loves her. She fits us in at a minutes notice and nothing is too much trouble for her. She has also looked after our dog overnight on a few occasions and she always is bright and cheerful. Jude Knibbs

28 March 2008

I am delighted to have found Cheryl. She is easily able to handle my large and bouncy labrador (even though he must weigh nearly as much as she does!) and she is very flexible - she has always been able to fit him in for a walk even on short notice. He stayed with her for a long weekend recently and had such a lovely time that we have cancelled all of his holiday bookings in the kennels and booked him in with Cheryl instead. Kate Reynolds Taylor

25 March 2008

I attribute my dogs personality to cheryl: he's fun, happy and a pleasure to be around. Lloyd's favourite day of the week is the one when cheryl comes. He waits at the door for her and is ecstatic when he hears her voice, even more so when he see's her. I trust Cheryl completely with Lloyd and have no hesitation in recommending anyone to leave their pets in her care. She gives him the best present any animal would want, care, love and attention. Thanks Cheryl. darren and gary

22 March 2008

We have to golden retrievers who love Cheryl. She was highly recommended by some friends and she walks our dogs occasionally and they stay with her when we are on holiday. They have a great time with her. She's honest, trustworthy and most important of all is that she really loves pets. I highly recommend her. Sandra Baxter

20 March 2008

Cheryl regularly walks our golden retriever Hollie whilst we're out at work. We always come home to a calm contented and exhausted dog which is a nice change to the manic welcome we used to receive. Hollie took to Cheryl immediately and even when we've been in the house she has no hesitation in jumping in Cheryl's Landrover for her walk with her new friends. Hollie has also stayed with Cheryl whilst we've been away and I don't think she even missed us! We would highly recommend Cheryl to anyone looking for quality pet care from a person who genuinely loves animals. Susan Pickering

20 March 2008

Cheryl has looked after my cat Tinkabel for a couple of years and I know she is always well looked after and happy in her usual surroundings when I am away.I would certainly highly reccomend Cheryl. Tom Bowling

19 March 2008

We have two VERY lively pound dogs who Cheryl looks after when needed. We were worried how they would behave with a stranger, but they love Cheryl and are always exhausted and ready for bed when we collect them - she gives them plenty of exercise and we trust her completely. She is very flexible but has had to turn us down a couple of times when she is full - this is actually reassuring as she doesn't take on too many dogs on at once. Great find! katherine

19 March 2008

We have two very cheeky scottish terriers who Cheryl has looked after on numerous occasions. Cheryl is always flexible and can fit us in often at short notice if we need to go away for the weeekend. It is a much better alternative to kennels as they are not left on their own, have plenty of exercise and if your dog is anything like ours are they could sleep for days on their return as they are so tired out! We never have to worry about leaving them, in fact they often don't want to come home as they get on with Cheryl's dogs so well. We like to think of them having their own little holiday whilst we have ours!! Claire and Richard Wensley

19 March 2008

Cheryl feeds my cats when I am away and she's great - very reliable and helpful. The cats like her too! Kate

19 March 2008

i would like to recommend cheryl as a very reliable and concientious dog walker she has been walking our springer spaniel Murphy for about 2 years and he is more than happy to go with her.On the occaisions that i have been in the house when she has called for him i have been deighted with her manner and apprach to him being unaware that i am in the house. Lesley Milburn

19 March 2008

I am very pleased that I found Cheryl. She looks after my cat Tamsin when I go on away which means I know my cat is well, happy and in her usual environment. I am happy with the service and Tamsin seems happy too. Annett Pecher

19 March 2008

Cheryl has been dogsitting and walking our terrier for almost 2 years. She is a pleasure to deal with -reliable, flexible and trustworthy. Our rescue dog has come on in leaps and bounds and we are certain it is largely to do with Cheryl's tlc and excellent care! I would recommend her & her service without reservation. She is a gem! Roisin

18 March 2008

Cheryl is absolutly fantastic with our dog Harvey. He is a very friendly, sociable dog who loves spending time with other dogs and Cheryl! Everytime Harvey walks passed Cheryl's house, he gets so excited and on occassion we have had to drag him past. Cheryl has looked after him over night on several occassions and takes him out every day. Cheryl is always extremely flexible and adaptable. Harvey absolutly adores Cheryl, she has a fantastic relationhip with Harvey. Cheryl is committed and passionate about looking after dogs individual needs. I don't know what i would do without her! Helen Dixon

18 March 2008

We feel really lucky to have found Cheryl. Our dog clearly adores her and the one time we saw her pick him up he didn't give us a second thought! He's always exhausted and happy after a walk with Cheryl. We trust her with access to our home and the care of our pup and she genuinely seems to love her job which is really important to us. We couldn't recommend her enough! Jennie and David Rynn

18 March 2008

I cannot recommend Cheryl highly enough. I have been using her to walk my dog for about two years now and she is fantastic. She is completely reliable, honest, and trustworthy. Sometime my work hours are irregular and therefore I need to change our arrangement. This is never a problem as Cheryl adopts a very flexible approach. I get regular feedback and she reports to me if my dog seems unwell which is invaluable. I have every confidence in her. She is very professional and is a pleasure to employ. Jo Reynolds

20 July 2007

My two dogs, Dylan and Jinxy, have been to stay with Cheryl on two occasions. The dogs really enjoy spending time with Cheryl and her family and it was great to be reassured that they were well cared for when I was on holiday. I would highly recommend her service and am very grateful to her for looking after my dogs so well. Claire Richardson

15 January 2007

I have an 11 month old Shar pei called Ollie, he has been to stay with Cheryl twice since we’ve had him, and she is amazing with him. Being a very boisterous pup, we weren’t sure weather we could leave him with anyone, but Cheryl is very well experienced and has no problem keeping him in check! Always shattered after his stay I might add, he usually sleeps for a couple of days afterwards, ha! Cheryl is excellent with her dogs and looks after them brilliantly! Vicki Ridley

20 August 2006

auntie cheryl is an absolute superstar. we know our pets and our house are safe with her. Jane Drinnan-Payne

3 July 2006

After adopting a 4 year old terrrier in January, who had been returned to kennels twice before (through no fault of his own!), we were reluctant to leave him in kennels for even short periods of time as he had had a difficult time in them. I contacted Cheryl initially to see whether she'd be happy to take Bodie, our rescue dog, given we didn't have a lot of his history, and knowing he wasn't very well socialised with other dogs either. After leaving Bodie with Cheryl for a trial overnight stay, we were absolutely confident that Bodie was well looked after and thoroughly enjoyed himself - he didn't seem that keen to come home! I cannot recommend Cheryl and her service enough. Not only is she easy to get along with, and totally reliable, she obviously loves what she does. Roisin

3 May 2006

Cheryl has been coming to let our dogs out for over a year now. Cheryl is 100% reliable, comes round when were at work to let the dogs out and give them a bit of fuss. We have no hesitation in recommending her. Cheryl seems to go that extra mile that you don’t get from many people these days. The times we have been in when she comes it is obvious that the dogs are pleased to see her and that Cheryl is pleased to see them. Cheryl is providing an excellent service and we don’t know how we survived before. We would just like to say a big thank you from us. I’m sure if our dogs could talk they would say the same. Gavin, Sue, Bailey and Ginney

1 December 2005

Cheryl recently had our border collie Katy while we were away, we came home to a very happy dog, so would highly recommend grrowlingly purrfect to others. Mr Cowan

10 October 2005

I would like to say a formal "thank you" to Cheryl for looking after our Border Collie, Socks, while we were away for a week's holiday. It was lovely to see how well he was on our return, he had been well-groomed and thoroughly enjoyed his stay with his friends. He had been on holiday as well. I whole- heartedly recommend Cheryl for anyone to leave their pets for dog sitting, she was so loving to Socks she immediately built up a good relationship with him. Cheryl also kept in touch while we were away, to let us know how he was getting on, which certainly gave us peace of mind, as we had previously had problems with kennels. Never again, will I leave my dog in any kennel, home from home is best. I will definitley be using Cheryl's services again. Once again a BIG THANK YOU. Sue Spencer

14 September 2005

Cheryl has been walking our 18 month old labrador, ellie, for the last six months. she has been 100% reliable. Ellie adores cheryl and cheryl loves ellie! I could not wish for a better dog sitter. I dont know how i would manage without her. Julie Needham

18 August 2005

Cheryl looked after my 3 cats while I was on holiday and I would definately recommend her. She looked after the cats and even give my old and infirm cat his daily medication. It was great to think that at his age he didn't have to have the stress of going into a cattery and I had peace of mind while I was away. Ann-Marie Tucker

22 July 2005

I would recommend Cheryl unreservedly. She is a fantastic dog sitter - reliable, honest, and genuinely loves my dog! She is very knowledgeable - having worked in a kennels before setting up her own business. My dog gets so excited when she sees her - she almost ignores me!! I trust Cheryl totally - she has a set of my keys to let herself in and out of the house when I'm not here. Milly, my dog, has stayed with Cheryl a couple of times whilst we've been on holiday and has had a great time - much nicer to know that your dog is enjoying itself rather than being stuck in kennels! Jane Doyle

20 July 2005

Cheryl loves dogs and as far as I can see, dogs adore Cheryl. My 4-year-old labrador Zoe can't wait for her to arrive, and we haven't been let down by Cheryl at any time during the 3 months she's been helping out with dog-walking. Kate Welford

18 July 2005

Cheryl has been walking our now 6 month old puppy for the last two months on a daily basis. She has also been available to walk on the weekend if we have gone out for a few hours. We have found her completely reliable and our puppy loves her and gets quite excited when she knows she is coming. I took her on after super references from two other clients. She came highly recommended and I would not hesitate to recommend her to others. Mr & Mrs Matthews

15 July 2005

Cheryl looks after my Yorkshire Terrier whenever I am away from home due to my job or on holiday. We only discovered Cheryl when our dog was 1 year old, I wish we had found her sooner. She has given us such peace of mind, knowing our dog is in a happy, loving environment whenever we are away. I know he gets regular walks with Cheryl because he is always exhausted when he comes home! She makes such a fuss of him when she sees him, I am confident that he gets the same attention as he does when he is at home. Now when we go away our dog gets excited too because he feels like he's going on his holiday's! Mrs McRitchie

4 July 2005

Cheryl walks my dog daily and looked after her for a week while we were away. First class service, very reliable!! Mrs Laverick

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