About Us
Established 2015.
We are Allison and Jeff and we are a husband and wife team. We have over 30 years experience in caring for dogs.
We have 2 resident dogs. Rodney, a 2 year old Cocker Spaniel and Albert, an 8 month old Cocker Spaniel. Both of our dogs are very well socialised and love to welcome new friends, whether that be in a dog walking group or into our home for boarding. Rodney has taken over the reins from our Springer, Olly who we sadly lost in April 2025. Albert has taken his role of looking after our boarding dogs very seriously and will welcome them for playtime, however he also knows when he has to leave them alone for rest and is very good for his young age.
We also have 2 boys (now both adults), Dan and Will who are both very good with the dogs and will help us out with the business. When boarding with us your dog will be taken on varied walks, which always include enrichment activities such as scent games. We go as far afield as The Northumberland Coast and we also use enclosed fields for those that aren't as confident off the lead so that they can still get a run in a secure area. (Written consent must be given for offlead walks)
AJ Dog Care was established in 2015 and since then we have gone from strength to strength. We both work in the business full time and we run every aspect of it between the 2 of us so you can rest assured that you will receive top quality care for your dogs when they are with us!
We both deal with multiple dogs on a daily basis and love to see the dogs in a group situation enjoying themselves, socialising with their friends. If your dog is not confident in doing this or you would simply prefer a one to one dog walker then we can help you with this too.
We cover Jarrow, Hebburn and Bill Quay for our walking service. Our boarding dogs come to us from all over the North East area and beyond!
QUALIFICATIONS
Canine First Aid Trained. (Refreshed in October 2024)
Level 4 Diploma in Advanced Canine Behaviour.
Certificate in Basic Canine Behaviour.
Certificate in Canine Holistic Health.
Level 3 Diploma in Canine Health and Nutrition.
Workshop for Canine Massage (great way of calming a stressed dog)
Workshop on Understanding Canine Aggression.
Webinar on Dog Law
Certificate in Canine Surveillance Awareness (Dog Theft)
Certificate in Knowledge of Rescue dogs.
We are inspected by South Tyneside Council on a regular basis to ensure that our home is suitable and safe to provide a luxury Home Boarding service. We have to meet standards under the Animal Welfare Regulations of 2018 and we are also checked to ensure we have correct processes and procedures in place, such as correct paperwork, suitable cleaning products, sufficient safe areas to house the dogs and most importantly the knowledge and experience to deal with multi household groups safely. We are proud to say that we have again been awarded 5 stars and are fully licensed until December 2027 (license Number LN/000006742)
We are very proud to have been rated in the top 3 Dog Walking businesses in South Tyneside by Three Best Rated for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and now 2025!
