BorrowMyDoggy Blog

Love Your Pet Day - a day that is dedicated to loving your pet even more than usual? Sign us at BorrowMyDoggy up!

To celebrate Mother’s day and the wonderful owners at BorrowMyDoggy, we asked BorrowMyDoggy pup parents about the bond between them and their dog.

Beat the January Blues and set yourself your own personal ‘walking with your dog’ challenge during the Walk Your Dog month!

Find out just how spoilt your dog is with our wagtastic quiz! Celebrate National Spoil Your Dog Day with BorrowMyDoggy.

Meet Biscuit, a dog in training to be an autism assistance dog. He'll be an amazing friend for an autistic child one day!

Looking for ways to enjoy street parties with your furry friend? Our ultimate guide offers tips, advice, and everything else you need to know.

From understanding what your pup is saying to teaching them new tricks, discover some of the most fun ways to use artificial intelligence with dogs.

February is Pet Dental Health Month! 80% of dogs have dental disease before they are 3, it’s impawtent to learn how to take care of your pooch’s smile!

Looking for your pawfect match? Take our dog matching quiz to find out which type of dog is your ideal companion on BorrowMyDoggy.

Vet Pete at the Irish Examiner has written an article on how to save money on pet ownership - with Christmas approaching, and the cost of living crisis.

May is Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month in the UK and it reminds us all to appreciate the work of veterinary nursing professionals.

Did you know there’s a special day to celebrate your BFF? Here at BorrowMyDoggy, we know your dog is your best friend so why not celebrate with them?

The idea of ‘Take a Walk in the Park Day’, is to get out, enjoy a local park or trail and embrace your environment. Here's how you can take part!

Here are 3 sure ways to make your pooch feel extra special during Pet Appreciation Week, the 6th to 12th June!

These fab graduates let us know they’d be creating a short film about dogs and BorrowMyDoggy - we couldn’t wait to share their pawsome work.

Achieving your New Year’s resolutions, battling SAD and occupying your days can be difficult. However, we have a solution for you to battle Blue Monday!

A BorrowMyDoggy member called Rachael Smith shared an amazing comic about her borrowed dog Dollie on Twitter, and it was too good not to share!

The Groom Arts academy have pulled together research on pampered pooches, and BorrowMyDoggy have turned this into a fun infographic for you!

We’re lending a helping paw to Santa this Christmas and have put together a list of naughty and nice pups. See what these pups have been up to this year!

Looking for free dog Christmas cards for dog lovers or Christmas cards from the dog? Choose from 3 designs and send the perfect doggy card!

The Metro shares a few tips on how to get motivated to move more and recommends BorrowMyDoggy as an extra help.

The 22nd of July is a very impawtent day here at BorrowMyDoggy … It’s our birthday! This year we’re celebrating our 10th birthday!

BorrowMyDoggy have teamed up with our pals at Pooch & Mutt to tell you more about Pet Anxiety Month, and how to spot the signs of anxiety.

A childhood classic is being revamped for the big screen - high paws! Find more about the film & enter our exclusive giveaway.

We have some pawsome news! BorrowMyDoggy and My Family Vets will be attending DogFest - join us there! We'd love to see you.

We absowoofly love dog films here at BorrowMyDoggy. Take a look at the pawsome new film, PAW Patrol Movie, in cinemas now!

This year to mark Mental Health Awareness Week we took the opportunity to highlight the power of dogs and share the amazing impact they have on our lives.

Here’s what Chloe (Fred’s owner) had to say about why what3words joined us and what employee wellbeing means to them.

The New Statesman covered a story on BorrowMyDoggy during COVID-19 lockdowns.

Metro shared an article which compared Tinder with our BorrowMyDoggy app!

Now, a year on since the announcement of the lockdown we’re looking back over the past months and how our pawsome community has pulled together…

With COVID-19 circulating many of you will have questions and concerns about your dogs (whether they’re borrowed or owned) and dog sharing.

It’s safe to say, we love everything dog - so when we heard about the heartwarming novel Saving Missy we knew we had to share it with our community.

On Sunday 8th Dec 2019, BorrowMyDoggy and Save the Children broke the record for the most amount of dogs (350) wearing Christmas jumpers!

BorrowMyDoggy & Save the Children will once again try to break the world record for the biggest gathering of dogs and people in Christmas jumpers.

To help share the love of dogs, this World Mental Health Day the BorrowMyDoggy team headed to Borough Market to provide free dog cuddles.

Who doesn't love a good film, especially when there is a dog involved! We’re super excited to see the new and upcoming film THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN

The BorrowMyDoggy team, along with our pawsome pals at My Family Vets, headed to Ashton Court for DogFest, where we co-hosted an amazing stall.

We have some wagnificent news... We won the People’s Choice Award at the DigitalAgenda Impact Awards 2019 – and we couldn’t be more thankful.

Have you heard the news? BorrowMyDoggy has been announced as a finalist for the Sharing Economy category of the DigitalAgenda’s 2019 Impact Awards!

Fancy a fun, family, animal filled day? Head to the National Pet Show this weekend, they've even given us a pawsome discount to offer our community.

BorrowMyDoggy teamed up with the Didsbury Good Neighbours charity to introduce the elderly community to dog owners in the surrounding area!

When our pals at Apple got in contact to feature BorrowMyDoggy in the Today Tab on the App store it was impawsible to say no!

High paws to British GQ for featuring BorrowMyDoggy alongside some absowoofly pawsome tips for improving loneliness in the winter months.

On Sunday 10th December 2017, BorrowMyDoggy and Save The Children teamed up to break a World Record for the most amount of dogs in festive jumpers.

Feeling stressed out? Look no further than the puppy stressbusters coming to Eukanuba Discover Dogs, to help deliver a dose of doggie shaped dopamine.

The Pet A Puppy Pop-up Stressbuster Clinic will give stressed out urbanites the chance to come and snuggle in a pen of puppies.

Thanks to the pawsome pack at Women & Home for featuring BorrowMyDoggy, calling us “the clever website idea” - high paws!

We were strutting our little paws down the catwalk this week when we saw that Vogue had featured BorrowMyDoggy!

Calling all dog lovers looking to get their canine fix - The Evening Standard are here to help :)

Are you looking for some pawsome date inspawration? Time Out have it all, including borrowing a dog!

High paws to The Telegraph for woofing about BorrowMyDoggy and how we ensure that dogs “get the very best love and attention” :)

Thanks to the Tesco Magazine for mentioning BorrowMyDoggy as inspawration to keep children entertained during the summer holidays - high paws!

High paws to The Sunday Times for featuring BorrowMyDoggy in an article on the sharing economy :)

Oh my - BorrowMyDoggy was just featured on BBC 1's live TV show 'Right on the Money', with presenters Denise Lewis and Dominic Littlewood. High paws!

Angela and her dog-loving family have made not one, but three new doggy friends through BorrowMyDoggy.

Owner Phyllis joined BorrowMyDoggy with Jack. They matched with borrowers Saskia and Colin, who Phyllis describes as a “godsend” - high paws!

Dog-lover Tiffany joined BorrowMyDoggy with her children. They soon matched with Millie the Border Collie, and now enjoy time reconnecting as a family.

With a job in the RAF, Sharon’s lifestyle won’t allow her to have her own dog, so she joined BorrowMyDoggy and matched with Skype!

Gemma joined BorrowMyDoggy with her Jackapoo, Bibi, & was happy that there are people who’d walk dogs for free simply because it’s a lovely thing to do!

It really gets our tail wagging to see BorrowMyDoggy matches grow over time, such as Emily and Stew, who’ve been borrowing Frank regularly!

BorrowMyDoggy donned our finest coats and biggest smiles to attend the 2015 London Pet Show over the weekend, and had an absowoofly pawsome time!

Meet Poppy, a Dogs Trust rescue and flyball fanatic, who is the pawsome pupstar of our latest video.

High paws! BorrowMyDoggy was featured by Cosmopolitan magazine in an article on “The 20 smart decisions you'll never regret.”

As the Wright Stuff says, “if you love dogs but can't be a full-time pet owner, then BorrowMyDoggy lets you meet owners who need some help with walkies.”

Lilly joined BorrowMyDoggy for her Shih Tzu, Herbie. Lilly says, “it’s so nice to see how much Herbie makes Lisa happy and vice versa.”

High paws and thanks to the wagnificent pack at The Sunday Times for featuring BorrowMyDoggy and helping us spread "Pawprints Of Happiness".

Meet Minnie the Whippet. Minnie’s owner, Kate, signed her up to BorrowMyDoggy & they matched with borrower, Selene, whose life has been enriched so much.

Buzzfeed’s Dan Dalton borrowed Milo, the “Clooney of Golden Retrievers,” and wrote about it with the pawsome Buzzfeed flair that we absowoofly love!

Sarah and her husband are both veterinary professionals who joined BorrowMyDoggy with their Dogs Trust rescue dog, Skype.

Borrower Lisa joined BorrowMyDoggy after she couldn’t get a dog of her own and matched with Herbie, the happiest little Shih Tzu.

Helen joined BorrowMyDoggy after moving to a new area, and now, has “met an amazing dog and an amazing person” - high paws!

“Meeting Jason on BorrowMyDoggy has been amazing, we’ve just clicked. It’s so nice to know that my dog is happy and safe with wonderful people."

Margaret says: "Once I’d signed up and made Ralphie’s profile, I saw that Helen had added Ralphie to her favourites so I contacted her through the site."

Byron the gorgeous Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is the pupstar of our latest Waggy Tales Video with owner Marylee and borrower Mandy.

Lizzie Pook wrote about our young pup of a company as a wagulous way to “get your animal fix” - high paws! Huge thanks to Lizzie & Stylist Magazine.

We are absowoofly thrilled to announce to you, our lovely members, that we are now official partners of Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity.

We were absowoofly thrilled when we saw that one of our matches - borrower Lucie, owner Laury, and boxer Bella - were featured in Prima magazine :)

Owners Katherine & Peter joined BorrowMyDoggy as borrowers to learn about dog ownership. They got a dog of their own, George the miniature Dachshund!

For Jennifer and Saoirse, her Springer x Collie Dogs Trust rescue, BorrowMyDoggy has been an absolute “life-saver”. See why in our latest Waggy Tales.

When Posey’s family moved over from America, BorrowMyDoggy helped them find a “community of dog lovers that would be interested in playing with Posey.”

12 winners of the #XmasDoggyCaption Competition received lots of wagulous prizes, including a donation of toys and treats to their local Dogs Trust centre.

Now Calvin is an even happier pooch and his owners have peace of mind knowing their furry loved one is enjoying extra love from another trusted dog lover.

Did you know that “dogs are your heart’s best friend, too?” The benefits of looking after a dog are endless - for your heart and general health.

Borrower Vanessa joined BorrowMyDoggy as she’s “crazy about dogs” and found her pawfect match in Princeton the Staffie!

With over 2.5 million apps available to download, we couldn’t believe our puppy luck when Esquire included us in their wagtastic article.

Rescue dog, Doug, made a pawsome transformation from being “timid and very shy to open and always wagging his tail” thanks to his pawsome borrower, Tim.

Owner Noel and his pooch, Princeton have met two pawsome borrowers. Noel says, “Princeton has so much more personality thanks to BorrowMyDoggy."

Ever wondered what the BorrowMyDoggy kennel is like? With our new video, you can see for yourself, behind the scenes at BorrowMyDoggy.

In their article, Psychologies Magazine encourages readers to "dare to share", looking at carpooling, food clubs, tool sharing and BorrowMyDoggy!

You can image how thrilled we were when BorrowMyDoggy was mentioned by The Daily Telegraph in an article on the sharing economy…

Christine thought that she'd love to get a dog of her own, however as she travels a lot, she thought this may be a little unfair. Enter BorrowMyDoggy...

"BorrowMyDoggy is the best thing that’s happened to me with regards to Leo - it’s an absolute lifesaver. Leo’s a lot happier and I’m a lot happier, too."

We’re jumping for joy because BuzzFeed just featured BorrowMyDoggy in their article “7 Ways You Can Help British People In Need This Christmas”.

Channel 4 News featured doggy member and gorgeous Cocker Spaniel, Leo and wagtastic owner Liz, in a pawsome clip on the sharing economy - high paws!

“The great thing about BorrowMyDoggy is that we've been able to develop a relationship with our borrower, Lauren. She's become a friend of ours."

Are you struggling with Christmas prezzie inspiration? So were we, until we saw The Sunday Times Gift Guide…

Lucie and her family, including three children, joined BorrowMyDoggy and found their pawfect match in Laury and her two beautiful Boxers, Ruby and Bella.

High paws to British Airways, who helped take 'Pawprints of Happiness' to new heights by featuring BorrowMyDoggy in their article on the sharing economy.

High paws to our latest Waggy Tales video with owner Ingrid, borrower Cathy and the absowoofly adorable Miniature Schnauzer puppy, Fuggle.

Owner Kirstie & her absowoofly gorgeous pooch, Luna, moved from America. Thanks to BorrowMyDoggy, they now both have new friends - high paws!

James shares how BorrowMyDoggy has helped his family & lovely dog, Simba. Now, “Simba gets the extra love that he needs” - high paws!

We were absowoofly thrilled to see author Tom Cox enjoying his adventures with Billy. The Telegraph writes about how they met through BorrowMyDoggy.

Woofs, high paws and huge thanks to STV for woofing about our young pup of a company in their wagulous article on “connecting dog lovers across the city."

“Borrowing a dog has brought our kids so much happiness” - thanks to the pack at Mother & Baby for woofing about us.

A pawsome piece on the sharing economy by The Observer mentioned BorrowMyDoggy's website, blog and Waggy Tales testimonials - high paws!

Maximus and his owner, Maggie, matched with borrower Alex who lives right across the street. "It's nice to leave your dogs with a friend!"

Here's the wagulous story of owner Mary who found a pawsome match for her pooch Digby with borrower Sofia, who grew up with a very similar pup.

Borrower Samantha matched with Reggie the French Bulldog, who lives just around the corner from her house - high paws!

“What’s nice about BorrowMyDoggy is that the borrowers aren’t doing it for money, they’re doing it for their love of dogs.” - Country Properties.

Introducing BorrowMyDoggy's first ever Waggy Tales video - high paws! Our members share the loveliest stories, so what better way to bring them to life.

The pawsome pack at Marie Claire have some ideas to help you with the winter blues. We’re pretty sure you can guess our favourite - “Get a temporary pet”!

Pawsome presenter Alex interviewed our co-founder Rikke on how she came up with BorrowMyDoggy and our aim to leave 'Pawprints Of Happiness'.

When Charlotte and her Cocker Spaniel, Mirabel, moved from Canada to Brighton, BorrowMyDoggy was their solution for meeting new people.

Borrower Marjanne has found lovely BorrowMyDoggy matches in not one, but two cities! Here’s her fantastic Waggy Tale :)

Owner Birte has been overjoyed to watch the positive impact BorrowMyDoggy has had on Macey the Schnauzer is now a happier, more trusting & outgoing dog.

We were absowoofly delighted when we saw that Country Homes & Interiors mentioned BorrowMyDoggy in their pawsome article, ‘10 ways to make life lovely’ :)

Borrower Helen joined BorrowMyDoggy to fill the big dog shaped hole in her life and matched with the gorgeous Saffy - her new best friend!

We were very happy to see that BorrowMyDoggy had featured in Woman’s Weekly Magazine in an article called “Happiness is whatever makes you feel good”.

High paws to the absowoofly wagulous pack at London Live for broadcasting a pawsome segment on BorrowMyDoggy.

Have you met with someone pawticularly wagtastic from BorrowMyDoggy recently? Now you can leave comments and reviews about your matches!

High paws and thanks to "petless writer" Chris and the pack at Yahoo for woofing about BorrowMyDoggy, he was amazed to find 241 dogs in his area.

Otis and Spud’s owner, Nina, is happy to have found borrower Naomi, read their story here.

Naomi joined BorrowMyDoggy because she's a big dog lover, however her flat doesn't allow pooches. Here’s her wagnificent story....

Writer Charlotte explained how her 2 children (who love dogs more than anything), get to enjoy some pooch time thanks to the BorrowMyDoggy community.

Borrower Sarah and her partner joined BorrowMyDoggy and matched with two incredibly cute Poodles, Meesha & Bella. Here’s their wagulous story!

Liz Jones from the Daily Mail on how BorrowMyDoggy “matches dogs with people who can’t have a pet of their own, but might just want to borrow yours.”

Thanks to the pawsome pack at The People for woofing about BorrowMyDoggy in their wagulous piece on how to “borrow a dog and make new pals.”

An absowoofly huge thanks to Waitrose Weekend Magazine for featuring BorrowMyDoggy in one of their pawsome articles “You’ll never walk alone.”

Poppy’s new local friend regularly takes her out for walks, and Andrea describes him as being “sent from heaven.” Here’s their lovely story:

Oh my dog... we’re absowoofly thrilled that Shortlist featured BorrowMyDoggy as one of their ‘Apps of the Week’ - high paws!

Kev and his fiancée, matched with Axel, a gorgeous Golden Retriever. They’ve built up a trusting relationship with Axel’s owner.

We couldn’t believe it when we saw that The Huffington Post had written an absowoofly wagulous article on BorrowMyDoggy!

BorrowMyDoggy was featured in their ‘App Happy’ section about the launch of our first ever iPhone app, available to download now for free.

Tracey joined BorrowMyDoggy so her children could get some happy dog time. She matched with owner Max and his two Cavaliers, George and Milo.

With the new iPhone app, you’ll have access to lots of wagulous features from the BorrowMyDoggy site while you you em-bark on your latest mission.

High paws to Carly-Ann and Time Out Magazine for woofing about BorrowMyDoggy as a pawsome way to spend time with a pup.

Gemma signed up her gorgeous pooch Cooper to BorrowMyDoggy to find him some new friends for walkies, and matched with a local couple.

“I couldn't have been happier looking after a dog!” Co-founder Rikke shared in Essentials Magazine, how she came up with the idea for BorrowMyDoggy.

Alex's flexible university schedule has been perfect for lending a helping paw to a local couple and their adorable dachshund, Mr. Wigglesworth.

Award-winning health writer Martha Roberts: “If you spend time time with a dog, not only will you benefit physically, you’ll also benefit psychologically.”

We’d like to say a big thanks to Katie and the Sunday Times Magazine for making our Sunday even more pawsome.

High paws to Town & Country for woofing about BorrowMyDoggy as a pawsome way to find a “canine cuddle” when you can’t have a pet of your own.

Women's Fitness explained how BorrowMyDoggy is the pawfect way for you to find your new furry workout buddy - the perfect cardio companion.

We were so happy when we saw that none other than The Times woofed about BorrowMyDoggy as a ‘new breed of website’. As in, smile from ear to ear happy!

Safety is extremely important to BorrowMyDoggy, so we're excited to announce two new launches: the 24/7 BorrowMyDoggy Vet Line and Borrowing Info Sheet.

We couldn’t believe our luck when BBC radio stations across the UK woofed about BorrowMyDoggy, and our aim to leave pawprints of happiness across the UK.

We couldn’t believe it when we saw that Susanna, Ben, Charlotte and Sean from Good Morning Britain woofed about BorrowMyDoggy.

We’d like to say an absowoofly huge thanks and high paws to Freddie Dawson and Forbes for woofing about BorrowMyDoggy.

On a normal Tuesday afternoon at the BorrowMyDoggy kennel, we heard the pawsome news that Buzzfeed woofed about our doggy-loving community.

BorrowMyDoggy was mentioned by the Guardian at the weekend, in a wagnificent article on ‘Dogs: five ways to have fun with them.’

Borrower Lyndsey has always grown up surrounded by dogs, so she was very happy when she matched with two dogs, Fudge and Skye. Here's Lyndsey's story.

Elaine matched with the dog of her dreams, Robbie a three-legged rescue dog. Read Elaine and Robbie's story.

Today we’ve got the lovely story of borrower Jenny, who signed-up to BorrowMyDoggy for her and her daughter to spend time with a pooch.

Jane signed Lily up to BorrowMyDoggy to join a doggy-loving community and also to share Lily’s love. Lily now has 2 borrowers to help take care of her.

BorrowMyDoggy was woofed about in a pawsome question and answer article by dog-loving blog Barkarama

Wendy was so happy when she got Alfie, a gorgeous Miniature Schnauzer. She was overwhelmed with the response she got on BorrowMyDoggy!

I have had such a wonderful experience and I love my new dog friend, Frank. It has made me so happy too - BorrowMyDoggy has filled a gap in my life.

Harry’s parents were looking for someone to help take care of Lampea when they went on holiday, and they found a lovely borrower who lived close.

Borrower Claire loves having the canine company and meeting new people in her local area, read Claire's story.

BorrowMyDoggy was mentioned by Country Living in their Reclaim the Weekend magazine, on 50 simple things to make, do & discover.

One of our co-founders Rikke was interviewed recently by Alicia for a pawsome article in About Time Magazine about BorrowMyDoggy's journey.

BorrowMyDoggy was featured in the April issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, high paws! Cosmopolitan says we are a wagulous way to “share the puppy love.”

Lara matched with Miniature Schnauzer Alfie to get her doggy fix. Read Lara and Alfie's story.

When owner Sebastiaan moved over to London, he turned to BorrowMyDoggy to help him find some new friends for his popular pooch Jessie.

We were thrilled when Dogs Monthly woofed about BorrowMyDoggy! They explored different ways for people to fill the dog-shaped hole in their lives.

Li Faye was ‘spoilt for choice when looking for new friends for Poppy and Tigger,’ and found some pawsome new friends for them, read their story here.

One of our co-founders Les, otherwise known as ‘Tech Puppy’, was interviewed recently by James York for a wagtastic article for Brit Valley.

Today we’d like to share with you the story of one of our lovely borrowers Sarah who has been borrowing an absowoofly gorgeous black lab, Rafa.

Scott found a borrower through BorrowMyDoggy to come in regularly and give him and his wife a helping paw with their beagle, Lulu.

Today we would like to share with you the wagulous story of Kelli, a borrower from Yorkshire, who has found two matches through BorrowMyDoggy.

Julia and her two beloved greyhounds, Taj and Floyd have found a regular arrangement with a local couple, and is making two dog-lovers very happy.

Sky News interviewed two pawsome BorrowMyDoggy members this weekend, woofing about how local people can take care of man's best friend.

Sarah signed-up to fill the dog-shaped hole in her life and matched with Tilly, a gorgeous Cocker Spaniel puppy.

So, today we’d like to bring to you the story of Rebecca, proud pawrent of Daisy the Puggle, and how she found a helping paw.

I’m really spoilt for choice with BorrowMyDoggy. There are so many people in my area who want to spend time with Elvis!

Rebecca borrows Elvis - we hope that these stories put a smile on your face and a warm-fuzzy feeling in your heart.

BorrowMyDoggy was founded with the aim to leave ‘Pawprints of Happiness’ on the lives of dogs and people. We are moved by how we’ve been welcomed.

We’d like to say an absowoofly huge thank you to Jasmine Birtles who woofed about BorrowMyDoggy in Money Magpie, as well as Closer Magazine.

BorrowMyDoggy was mentioned in a pawsome article by the Guardian on the ‘Five easy ways to make new friends’, in their January issue of ‘Do Something’.

What a wagtastic start to 2014 we’ve had here at BorrowMyDoggy and a big high paws to Marie Claire for the two pawsome shout outs to BorrowMyDoggy.

BorrowMyDoggy was mentioned by the Evening Standard as a win-win situation for people not ready to make the commitment to owning their own dog.

We were absowoofly thrilled to be featured by Company Magazine in an article with Alexxsia exploring Campus London, the home to many young companies.

Here at the BorrowMyDoggy Kennel we have all been keeping our paws busy with excitement in the run up to our favourite time of year, Christmas!

Based on our aim to leave “Pawprints of Happiness” on as many lives as possible, BorrowMyDoggy are now live in Ireland… high paws!

BorrowMyDoggy was mentioned alongside several other start-ups in a BBC article on the advantages of the sharing economy.

A big thank you to Prima magazine for woofing about us! The article highlights pawsome solutions for those who love dogs but are not ready to own.

BorrowMyDoggy was featured on You & Yours on BBC Radio 4 last week, asking - would you borrow someone else's dog?

High paws to The Sun for writing about us today. “Since taking on full-time shifts at the shop where he works, he’s felt guilty leaving Vera alone..."

A pet was the last thing Wendy Sloane wanted. Then her neighbour suggested a dog-share, which turned out to be perfect for everyone…

Top Sante say, "Walking a dog just a few times a week can help increase your fitness, while even a quick cuddle can help reduce stress."

The first day that Aston got borrowed! She went to the park, and came along to a friend’s garden party, chilled out at home, and went for another walk…