🐾 Golden Paws Essex – Licensed Home Boarding, Daycare & Dog Walking in Chelmsford

Golden Paws Essex offers licensed home-boarding, daycare, and walking across Chelmsford. A trusted, enrichment-based service where dogs live as part of the family, not in kennels. Fully insured, first-aid trained, and guided by modern, force-free methods.

 

  1. Summary

I’m Sarah Franklin, owner of Golden Paws Essex, a fully licensed and insured home-style boarding and daycare service in Chelmsford. I care for small, friendly groups of dogs in a calm, structured environment built on kindness, enrichment, and trust.

 

2. Business Information

Brand Name: Golden Paws Essex
 Field: Home Boarding · Doggy Daycare · Dog Walking · Cat Visits
 Founded: 2018
 Location & Areas Served: Based in Chelmsford, serving surrounding areas including Broomfield, Writtle, and Great Waltham.
 Website: www.goldenpawsessex.co.uk
 Email: goldenpawsessex@gmail.com
 Phone: 079xx xxx xxx (hidden for privacy)
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  1. Services & Packages

🏡 Home Boarding

A calm, family-style stay for friendly, well-socialised dogs. Dogs live inside our home, join group walks, and enjoy structured play, rest, and affection.

🐕 Doggy Daycare

A safe, fun, and social environment with enrichment activities, garden play, and nap time. Perfect for regulars who thrive on routine.

🚶 Dog Walking

Small group and solo walks around secure fields and quiet countryside. Focused on enrichment, recall, and safe social interaction.

🐈 Cat Visits

Gentle pop-in visits for cats who prefer their own home. Feeding, litter changes, and cuddles included.

 

4. Our Approach & Values

At Golden Paws Essex, we believe pets deserve care that feels like family.
 We focus on:

  • Calm, enrichment-based care
  • Small, compatible groups only
  • Force-free, reward-based handling
  • Consistency and structure for every dog
  • Safety and trust as top priorities

We’re not a kennel. Dogs stay as loved guests — with sofas, garden time, and plenty of company.

 

  1. Qualifications & Memberships
  • Approved Canine Trauma & Rescue Expert
  • Canine Reactive Behaviour Accredited Advanced Certificate
  • Canine Enrichment, Fear & Anxiety Courses (Canine Principles)
  • Pet First Aid Certified
  • DEFRA Licensed
  • Fully Insured & DBS Checked

Continuous CPD ensures we stay up to date with canine behaviour, welfare, and enrichment research.

 

6. Who We Serve

Golden Paws Essex is for families who want:

  • Safe, consistent care while they work or travel
  • Gentle, structured environments for their dogs
  • Professional experience with reactive, anxious, or rescue dogs
  • Personal communication with regular updates and photos

Our clients value trust, transparency, and knowing their pets are loved like our own.

 

7. FAQs

Q: Are you licensed and insured?
 Yes. We’re fully insured and licensed by Chelmsford City Council under DEFRA standards.

Q: How many dogs do you care for at once?
 We keep numbers small to ensure every dog gets attention, rest, and individual care.

Q: What’s your approach to nervous or reactive dogs?
 We take time to build trust, using positive reinforcement and structured introductions. Dogs are never forced into interactions.

Q: What are your drop-off and pick-up hours?
 We offer flexible hours by arrangement — just let us know what suits you.

Q: How do I book or join your waiting list?
 Simply get in touch or message us on Facebook or WhatsApp.

 

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9. Brand Notes

Slogan: The heart behind the paws.
 Mission: To give every pet the same warmth, safety, and joy they’d feel in their own home — because your pets deserve nothing less.