We all wish we could take our pets away on holiday with us but if you're leaving the country, it can be more trouble than it's worth to get your dog or cat sorted with a passport.
However, you can leave your pet somewhere to get pampered and have its very own holiday - and one "pet hotel" in Northumberland claims to offer a "luxury" experience for cats and dogs. Hadrian Pet Hotel in Matfen isn't a new business but during the coronavirus pandemic, it was hit hard by cancellations, which resulted in a big loss of income and it was forced to alter its direction.
And now its owner, Joan Brown, says that the business has now turned into something that her husband Keith would be proud of. Joan and Keith took the business over in 1999, with Keith, who was a dog handler and training instructor with Northumbria Police, leading on looking after the animals while Joan took care of the staff.
