What a wonderful 12 years it has been for Time4paws.  When I started the business back in 2009, I couldn’t have imagined how many dogs I’d be asked to look after or walk. It’s been a huge learning curve and a wonderful experience, being entrusted with your pets. There has been everything from a Chihuahua to an Irish Wolfhound, as well as several horses, cats, rabbits, budgies and even a tortoise. What a joy looking after all these pets has proven to be. I will always be very grateful to you for the trust you showed in me to care for your pets.  Thank you so much.  Along the way, we’ve had to say a final goodbye to some of your fabulous dogs.  It never gets any easier.  We all know it’s the price we pay for the love and devotion our pets show us over the years. Even so, we wouldn’t have been without them.  Just because we didn’t actually own these particular dogs, it doesn’t mean we didn’t share in your grief.  They felt part of our family too. John is now 75 and I’m 72 years old and feel we are ready for a quieter life with fewer responsibilities.  So it is with a heavy heart we have decided to fully retire and close Time4paws from the end of this September, 2021. We remain immensely proud of the reputation we have achieved over the years. We have made many new friends along the way and hope that we will still be able to meet up for a walk with you in the future. If any of you are thinking of booking a holiday or simply going out for the day and want to leave your dog somewhere safe I can thoroughly recommend you contact either: Helen Pink of Walk & Play, Sit & Stay on 07979490182 email: helenm.pink@btinternet.com, (though Helen is thinking of reducing her business to dog walking only after April 2022); or Marissa Kennell of Furbabies on 07379124809 email: ironmush@outlook.com. If they can’t help you for your specific dates, please look at the East Suffolk Council website, under Animal Home Boarding Establishments on: and there you will find a full list of all other licensed home boarders who all offer similar services. Thank you all once again! At long last, I achieved my ambition of working with animals. Only wish I could have started 30 years sooner!    Call me on Mobile: 07747 034 031 or Landline: 01394 410 346 or email  cass@time4paws.co.uk