Dog Professionals Awards 2024

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Awards Categories *

Dog Boarding App of the Year - £50.00
Dog Boarding Business of the Year - £50.00
Dog Care Trade Body of the Year - £50.00
Dog Daycare of the Year - £50.00
Dog Groomer of the Year - £50.00
Dog Home Boarding Franchise of the Year - £50.00
Dog Kennel of the Year - £50.00
Dog Sitting Franchise of the Year - £50.00
Dog Swimming Pool of the Year - £50.00
Dog Trainer of the Year - £50.00
Dog Walker of the Year - £50.00

Please choose from the list above all the categories you would like to enter. Each category costs £50 and you will be asked to pay upon completion of your entry form.

Total

£0.00

About You / Your Company

Name *

First

Last

Email *

Company Name (as appearing on Companies House) *

Please fill in with N/A if this doesn't apply to you.

Company Address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Website / URL *

Phone *

Please provide a phon number we can contact you on, in case we need additional information about your entry.

Social Media Pages

Please provide the social media handles you use to promote your business.

License Number *

Please provide your license number so we are able to verify your operations are properly licensed. Fill in with N/A if this doesn't apply to your business.

GDPR Agreement *

I consent to having this website store my submitted information so they can respond to my inquiry.

About Your Operations

What was your annual turnover for the last financial year? *

Judges will use this information to help them determine the size of your business.

Is your business independent or part of a chain or franchise? *

What premises do you operate from? *

Please indicate where your business is being conducted, whether at special facilities, a shop or at home.

How many square metres is your business operating in? *

Number of staff employed *

Number of years operating *

About your dog boarding app

Brief description of your business *

How many dog boarders do you have on your app? *

Do you require dog boarders on your app to be DBS-checked? *

What qualifications do you require dog boarders to have? (ie. First aid, training qualifications etc.) *

What steps do you take to ensure kind handling is observed from the dog boarders in your app? *

How do you help your app users resolve challenges? *

What steps do you take to ensure the safety of dogs and dog boarders? *

What is your protocol on dog aggression and dog anxiety? *

Do you provide insurance for dog boarders? If so, what does it cover? *

Do you provide any kind of training for dog boarders? *

Why do you believe your business deserves to win this award? *

File Upload *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Please upload a Zip file / single Word document with any materials to upload your entry. Please include images, testimonials and any other supporting material.

About your dog grooming business

Brief description of your dog grooming business *

How many clients do you serve per week? *

What dog grooming services do you offer? *

Why did you decide to open a grooming business? *

What grooming qualifications have you acquired? *

What kind of insurance do you have? Does it cover dogs and people from injury?

What dog grooming equipment do you use? *

Are you members of a trade organisation? *

Please demonstrate how you incorporate kind handling into your work. *

Please outline how you deal with everyday challenges, ie. dog aggression, dog anxiety, overmatted dog hair etc? Please specify your specific polices around aggressive dogs / refusing to be handled. *

How do you ensure high site standards and excellent customer service? *

Do you do any charitable work within the community? *

Why do you think your dog grooming business deserves to win this award? *

File Upload *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Please upload a Zip file / single Word document with any materials to upload your entry. Please include images, testimonials and any other supporting material.

About your dog training business

Brief description of your business

What are your dog training qualifications? *

How did you decide to become a dog trainer? *

What is your business structure? ie. how many clients do you serve? do you train multiple dogs together or mainly 1-2-1? *

What training services do you provide? *

Are you a member of a trade organisation? *

What training methods do you follow? *

Please provide examples of how you incorporate kind handling to your training. *

How do you ensure high training standards? What steps do you take to stay up-to-date with new training techniques? *

What steps do you take in training aggressive dogs? What are the areas of focus towards their rehabilitation? *

Do you do any charitable work within the community? *

Why do you think your company deserves to win this award? *

File Upload *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Please upload a Zip file / single Word document with any materials to upload your entry. Please include images, testimonials and any other supporting material.

About the dog care trade body you would like to enter in the awards

This award will be judged by a separate panel of judges not comprising members of dog care trade bodies, in order to ensure transparency and impartiality.

Who does the dog care trade body you are entering in the awards represent? (ie. dog walkers, dog trainers, franchises etc.) *

How many members does it have? *

What is the members' fee? *

What would you say are your trade body's main goals and resposibilities? *

In your opinion, what are the most pressing issues facing your members currently? *

How do you try and influence the political agenda at either local or national level to best represent your members' interests? *

Please outline a recent example of effective lobbying on behalf of your members. *

What are your long-term strategies towards raising awareness on behalf of the industry? *

What are your plans towards attracting more members? *

Why do you believe you deserve to win this award? *

File Upload *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Please upload a Zip file / single Word document with any materials to upload your entry. Please include images, testimonials and any other supporting material.

About your dog walking business

Brief description of your business *

What are your dog qualifications? *

How many clients do you serve per week? *

How many dogs do you walk at the same time? *

Please describe the setup of your business. (Do you walk dogs that are dropped off to your location or do you pick them up too? Do you drop them off straight after the walk?) *

Do you use your own leads or do your clients provide you with them? *

Are you a member of a trade organisation? *

Please demonstrate how you incorporate kind handling into your work. *

Do you accept aggressive dogs? Please demonstrate how you handle dog aggression/dog anxiety and other challenging situations. *

Please describe which walking/training techniques do you use? *

How do you ensure high standards and excellent customer service? *

Why do you believe you deserve to win this award? *

File Upload *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Please upload a Zip file / single Word document with any materials to upload your entry. Please include images, testimonials and any other supporting material.

About your dog boarding business

Brief description of your business *

What are your qualifications? What qualifications do you require of your staff? *

How many clients do you serve per week? *

Please describe the setup of your business. How many crates (if any) are used, how many dogs you host per time etc. *

Are you a member of a trade organisation? *

Please demonstrate how you incorporate kind handling into your work. *

Do you accept aggressive dogs? Please demonstrate how you handle dog aggression/dog anxiety and other challenging situations. *

Please describe which walking/training techniques do you use? *

What equipment do you use? (leads, toys etc.) *

How do you ensure high site standards and excellent customer service? *

Do you do any charitable work within the community? *

Why do you think your dog boarding business deserves to win this award? *

File Upload *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Please upload a Zip file / single Word document with any materials to upload your entry. Please include images, testimonials and any other supporting material.

About your dog daycare business

Brief description of your business *

What are your qualifications? What qualifications do you require of your staff (if any)? *

How many clients do you serve per week? *

Please describe the setup of your business. How many areas of activities (indoor and outdoors) are there, beds, crates, etc. *

Please describe the setup of your business. How many areas of activities (indoor and outdoors) are there, beds, crates, etc. (copy) *

Please describe how you incorporate kind handling into your work. *

Do you accept aggressive dogs? Please demonstrate how you handle dog aggression/dog anxiety and other challenging situations. *

What equipment do you use? (leads, toys etc.) *

Please describe walking/training techniques do you use? *

How do you ensure high site standards and excellent customer service? *

Do you do any charitable work within the community? *

Why do you think your dog daycare business deserves to win this award? *

File Upload *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Please upload a Zip file / single Word document with any materials to upload your entry. Please include images, testimonials and any other supporting material.

About your dog home boarding franchise

Brief description of your business *

How many clients do you serve per week? *

What are your qualifications? *

Please describe the setup of your business. How many areas of activities (indoor and outdoors) are there, beds, crates, etc. *

Please describe how you incorporate kind handling into your work. *

Do you accept aggressive dogs? Please demonstrate how you handle dog aggression/dog anxiety and other challenging situations. *

What equipment do you use? (leads, toys etc.) *

Please describe walking/training techniques do you use? *

How do you ensure high site standards and excellent customer service? *

Do you do any charitable work within the community? *

Why do you think your dog home boarding franchise deserves to win this award? *

File Upload *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Please upload a Zip file / single Word document with any materials to upload your entry. Please include images, testimonials and any other supporting material.

About your dog kennel business

Brief description of your business *

How many clients do you serve per week? *

What are your qualifications? What qualifications do you require of your staff (if any)? *

Please describe the setup of your business. How many areas of activities (indoor and outdoors) are there, beds, crates, etc. *

Please describe how you incorporate kind handling into your work. *

Do you accept aggressive dogs? Please demonstrate how you handle dog aggression/dog anxiety and other challenging situations. *

What equipment do you use? (leads, toys etc.) *

Please describe walking/training techniques do you use? *

How do you ensure high site standards and excellent customer service? *

Do you do any charitable work within the community? *

Why do you think your dog kennel deserves to win this award? *

File Upload *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Please upload a Zip file / single Word document with any materials to upload your entry. Please include images, testimonials and any other supporting material.

About your dog sitting franchise business

Brief description of yor business *

How many clients do you serve per week? *

Please describe the setup of your business. How many areas of activities (indoor and outdoors) are there, beds, crates, etc. *

Please describe how you incorporate kind handling into your work. *

Do you accept aggressive dogs? Please demonstrate how you handle dog aggression/dog anxiety and other challenging situations. *

What equipment do you use? (leads, toys etc.) *

Please describe walking/training techniques do you use? *

How do you ensure high site standards and excellent customer service? *

Do you do any charitable work within the community? *

Why do you think your dog sitting franchise deserves to win this award? *

File Upload *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Please upload a Zip file / single Word document with any materials to upload your entry. Please include images, testimonials and any other supporting material.

About your dog swimming pool business

Brief description of your business *

How many clients do you serve per week? *

What qualifications do you have? What qualifications do you require of your staff (if any)? *

Please describe the setup of your business (what facilities you offer etc.) *

What equipment do you use? *

Please describe how you incorporate kind handling into your work. *

Do you accept aggressive dogs? Please demonstrate how you handle dog aggression/dog anxiety and other challenging situations. *

What are your protocols around dog safety? *

How do you ensure high site standards and excellent customer service? *

Why do you think your dog swimming pool deserves to win this award? *

File Upload *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Please upload a Zip file / single Word document with any materials to upload your entry. Please include images, testimonials and any other supporting material.

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