At Barking Mad Dog Care we believe in supporting and encouraging our local franchise business owners every step of the way. Our annual conference, held at the stunningly located Lakeside Hotel, on the shores of Lake Windermere, gives us the opportunity to come together, recognising and celebrating our inspirational franchisees’ achievements. It is also a fantastic chance to share ideas and our combined wealth of experience.

Pictured above are John and Elaine Warburton of Barking Mad Fife and Kinross, who were awarded the accolade of Most Improved Business of the Year, along with five other franchise owners. Barking Mad founder and MD, Lee Dancy said:

“Elaine and John Warburton are growing and nurturing an enviable Host Community. They are at the heart of their business and as a result their hosts are dedicated to them too. They took over an existing franchise and have grown the business consistently from the start, they truly are big achievers with a great future ahead of them.”

Elaine delightedly said:

“Our 14th conference is a proud celebration for Barking Mad and a lot of fun too. We love what we do and are privileged to work with such talented hard working people who have made us the UK’s brand leader. This year sees us ready to go live with our first ever TV advert which launches on the 15th May and has made the event even more special.”

“Faye is an extremely deserving as she has completed another year of hard work dedicated to spreading the Barking Mad word of loving dog holidays in the Inverclyde and Paisley area. Faye is passionate about dogs and people and is a natural at finding ways to share her stories of fantastic dog holidays both online and in her region.”

“Sue is a truly fun character, very committed and extremely supportive with her fellow franchisees. She has consistently hit targets achieving excellent growth year on year and fully deserves this accolade.”

“Tracy throws herself into Barking Mad with boundless enthusiasm and is dedicated and focused on making her business a huge success. She is now in year two of her business, which started as a greenfield territory and has just been joined by husband, Chris, in the business. We look forward to next year with both of them on board!”

Also recognised at the conference, during a glitzy evening awards ceremony were:

• Alun Davies, Anne Kessell and Lucy Mumford in the Most Improved Business category
• Mark Abbott who was named Newcomer of the Year
• Melissa Sincock who was named Franchisee of the Year
• Richard Wall who was awarded a Special Achievement Award by the Barking Mad Customer Contact Centre.

At Barking Mad, we are very proud of the achievements of all of our seventy plus franchise business owners and continue to do our utmost in providing the support, experience and systems that will lead to a winning formula for success! If you are interested in finding out about starting your own Barking Mad dog home boarding business, working with lovely dogs and dog lovers everyday, you can submit an enquiry form below.