Oak Ride Farm Kennels and Cattery have been running successfully for the past 35 years. It is a family run business, supported by a dedicated team, who all just love the animals in their care.
The canine hydrotherapy facility was launched in 2016, and is now a successful part of the overall business, with a mix of fitness/sporting, rehabilitation and post operative clients.
In 2018 we added a professional experienced dog grooming facility, a canine massage clinic and became the venue for a well established dog agility club.
Many of our boarding customers have been with us from the beginning, although now with a different generation of dogs and cats. Our customers although mainly local, come from all over the home counties with quite a lot coming out of London.
Oak Ride Farm kennels and cattery benefits from being set in the middle of the Surrey countryside. It is easily accessible from London and sits just south of the M25 between Heathrow and Gatwick and is about an hour from the ferry at Portsmouth.
The first time you bring your dog and or cat to us for boarding, you will be asked to provide a full profile of your pet and your contact details. All cats and dogs will need to be fully vaccinated at least 2 weeks prior to boarding, and have their certificates with them each time they visit. They will also need to be up to date with all flea and worming treatments. On their first visit they need to be with us between 9am and 12noon, this allows them necessary settling time.
The kennels hold a maximum of 35 dogs and the cattery a maximum of 80. All areas are covered by CCTV.
Monday
9am - 12pm & 2pm - 4:30pm
Tuesday
9am - 12pm & 2pm - 4:30pm
Wednesday
9am - 12pm & 2pm - 4:30pm
Thursday
9am - 12pm & 2pm - 4:30pm
Friday
9am - 12pm & 2pm - 4:30pm
Saturday
9am - 12pm & 2pm - 4:30pm
Sunday
9am - 12pm & 2pm - 4:30pm
Carolyn took over Oak Ride Farm from her mother, who had owned and run it since the mid seventies. Since then Carolyn has developed the business significantly, enhancing the boarding facilities and adding additional services such as the hydrotherapy and grooming. She has a solid experienced background in equine sports and management. The family have always had boxer dogs, and the resident boxer is Henry, who is “Lord of the Manor” despite his declining years. As well as being “The Boss”, Carolyn is a Level 3 qualified Small Animal Hydrotherapist, and has completed the Advanced Under Water Treadmill Diploma.
Nanette is professional groomer who has been with us since 2018 running the new grooming service. She trained at Merrist Wood College in 2004 and has been salon based for 14 years before opening up at Oak Ride Farm. She is married with two grown up children, and has two mad boxer dogs, a breed she has owned and bred for many years.
She enjoys yoga, gardening, camping and the outdoor life with the dogs.
Paula has worked for Oak Ride Farm for over 5 years. She graduated from Plymouth University with a degree in Environmental Science, and started her career as a canine hydrotherapist 20 years ago. She then went onto work in boarding, rescue and quarantine for dogs and cats. Alongside these roles she successfully completed a National Diploma in Enhanced Canine Studies at Brinsbury College. She now has qualified as Level 3 Small Animal Hydrotherapist. and works as part of the hydrotherapy team, as well as within the boarding business. She lives with two elderley rescue cats, and three rescue guinea pigs, and is often referred to as “the crazy cat lady”
Debbie, affectionately known as the crazy cat lady has been with us since March 2022.
An ex- bank manager now crazy cat lady and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Early mornings, hot cross buns and cats are just a few of her favourite things!
Rest assured your lovely felines are in good hands with Aunt Deb!