Alex Marshall is warning owners about the dangers of booking their dog into an unlicensed mini kennel this summer after his dog ran away and went missing for 10 days
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A distraught dog owner has been left with a £8,500 vet bill after his lurcher seriously injured itself when escaping from an unlicensed dog sitter.
Owner Alex Marshall claims his dog jumped over the sitter’s garden wall and vanished for 10 days.
He has now issued a warning about the dangers of using ‘cowboy mini kennels’ this summer, as licensed ones fill up on bookings.
As more Brits bought dogs during the Covid lockdowns while they were stuck at home, kennel space is needed more than ever as travel restrictions have eased allowing more overseas holidays.
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