Have you always wanted a dog but worried you couldn’t look after it all the time or afford it? A company in Bromley is giving people the chance to dog-sit while their owners are on holiday.

Barking Mad lets people take in a pooch on a temporary holiday as an alternative to kennels, and this month the dog sitters are visiting retired and elderly friends with their new four-legged friends and an Easter treat.

Barking Mad’s Bromley owner Tina Darlington said: “It puts a smile on everyone’s face at a time of the year when nobody should feel lonely.”

Host dog sitters get to experience all of the benefits of looking after a dog, such as the company and getting out and about and exercising, but have the peace of mind of that it is safe and insured and the costs are taken care of. Go to barkingmad.uk.com

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