A massive increase in demand for ‘doggy daycare’ places is being caused by people returning to workplaces after prolonged periods of home working. That is the message from one dog care business owner planning to expand into new premises to take care of more ‘lockdown puppies’ suffering from separation anxiety as their owners return to more traditional working patterns.
Dotty Doolittles, who currently operate a small breed day care centre in Bury New Road, Whitefield, have applied to Bury Council to change the use of new premises on Whitelegge Street, Bury into a second centre. Around 3.2 million households in the UK acquired a pet since the start of the pandemic, research by the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association released in March 2021 suggested.
They said almost two thirds (59 per cent) of new owners are aged 16-34. Dotty Doolittles business owner, Amanda Burke, gave the background to the planning submission in documents published this week by Bury Council.
