Sep 29, 2026
Doggy Day Care Comber: A Typical Day Explained
A straight answer for Comber dog owners on what doggy day care actually involves, from drop-off to collection, and whether it's right for your dog.
Read MoreThe Journal — Page 13
Dog walking guides for Belfast and County Down, plus seasonal care advice and boarding information from our team at 12 Woodbreda Dr, Belfast BT8 7HZ. New entries are published every day.
Sep 29, 2026
Sep 29, 2026
Dog Walks East Belfast to Comber: The Access Guide
A practical, honest look at walking the Comber Greenway with a dog, a pushchair, or both, from the East Belfast end through to Comber.
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Sep 29, 2026
Dog Walks Portstewart Strand: The Wet Weather Guide
An honest guide to walking a dog at Portstewart Strand when the sand turns to mud, the dunes flood, and the wind comes straight off the Atlantic.
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Sep 29, 2026
Dog Walks Hillsborough: Summer Heat & Shade Guide
A practical, honest guide to walking a dog at Hillsborough Forest Park in summer heat — timing, shade, hot ground and the lake.
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Sep 29, 2026
Dundonald Dogs Boarding Together: Room, Food, Family Rate
A straight answer for Dundonald families with two or more dogs: they usually share a room, they always eat apart, and there's a rate for it.
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Sep 29, 2026
Dog Walks Rostrevor, County Down: Kilbroney Quiet Guide
Where and when to walk a reactive dog at Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor, without the crowds, the bikes or the head-on meetings on narrow bridges.
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Sep 29, 2026
Dog Walks Craigantlet: Cairn Wood Summer Heat Guide
How to time a summer dog walk at Cairn Wood in Craigantlet so your dog gets the shade and the cool ground, not the exposed hillside at midday.
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Sep 29, 2026
Dog Walks Ards Peninsula, County Down: Portaferry Quiet
A local, no-nonsense guide to walking a dog-reactive dog along Portaferry and the Strangford Lough shore path, with the quiet entrances and quiet times spelled out.
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Sep 28, 2026
Doggy Day Care Forestside & Upper Galwally: A Real Day
A local, honest look at what doggy day care near Forestside and Upper Galwally actually involves, from drop-off to collection.
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Sep 28, 2026
Dog Walks West Belfast: Falls Park Summer Heat Guide
A practical, honest guide to walking a dog at Falls Park and the City Cemetery walls in West Belfast when the weather turns hot.
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Sep 28, 2026
Dog Walks Shaw's Bridge, Belfast: The Water Safety Guide
A local, no-nonsense guide to walking and safely swimming a dog at Minnowburn and the Giant's Ring near Shaw's Bridge, Belfast.
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Sep 28, 2026
Dog Walks Castlewellan, County Down: The Honest Guide
Where to park, which loop to walk, and honest off-lead advice for dog walks at Castlewellan Forest Park, County Down.
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Sep 28, 2026
Boarding Two or More Dogs From Drumbo: Room & Rate
A straight answer for Drumbo owners on sharing a room, separate feeding, and the family rate for boarding two or more dogs together.
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Sep 28, 2026
Dog Walks Lisburn, County Antrim: Lagan Valley Water Guide
A local, honest guide to walking a dog along the River Lagan at Lisburn — where the water is safe for a swim, and where it genuinely is not.
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Sep 28, 2026
Dog Walks Downpatrick: The Quoile Pondage Guide
A practical, honest guide to walking your dog at Quoile Pondage near Downpatrick, covering parking, routes and off-lead advice.
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Sep 28, 2026
Dog Walks Ravenhill, Belfast: Cherryvale Water Guide
Everything a Belfast dog owner needs to know about Cherryvale Playing Fields, Ravenhill — especially the ponds, and when to keep the lead on.
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Sep 27, 2026
Doggy Day Care Moneyreagh: A Typical Day Explained
An honest look at doggy day care for Moneyreagh dogs — the drive in, the daily routine, collection, and who it genuinely suits.
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Sep 27, 2026
Dog Walks Malone, Belfast: Barnett Demesne Puppy Guide
A puppy-first guide to walking Barnett Demesne and Shaw's Bridge in Malone, with honest notes on surfaces, parking and February mud.
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Sep 27, 2026
Dog Walks Ballynahinch: Drumkeeragh Forest Lead Guide
A working forest above Ballynahinch where sheep, ground-nesting birds and honest mud mean the lead comes first, not last.
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Sep 27, 2026
Dog Walks Gilnahirk, Belfast: The Puppy-First Guide
How to walk a young puppy on the Gilnahirk and Castlereagh ridge lanes, from surfaces underfoot to keeping calm on blind bends.
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Sep 27, 2026
Dog Walks Dundrum, County Down: The Puppy Guide
How to walk a puppy safely and confidently at Murlough near Dundrum, County Down, with short loops, sensible surfaces and honest ground conditions.
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Sep 27, 2026
Boarding Two Dogs From the Same Family, Purdysburn
A straight answer for Purdysburn owners asking whether their two dogs will share a room, how feeding works, and what the family rate really means.
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Sep 27, 2026
Dog Walks Mourne Mountains: Slieve Donard Lead Guide
A practical, honest guide to walking a dog on Slieve Donard's lower trails, and the sheep and nesting-bird seasons that mean the lead stays clipped on.
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Sep 27, 2026
Dog Walks Bangor, County Down: Clandeboye Lead Guide
A practical guide to walking a dog at Helen's Tower and Clandeboye Estate near Bangor, focused on the livestock and nesting seasons that mean the lead stays on.
Read MoreWhere we board dogs from
Johnny's Doggy Hotel is at 12 Woodbreda Dr, Belfast BT8 7HZ, and takes guests from Carryduff, Newtownbreda, Belfast BT8, Castlereagh, Saintfield Road, Belfast, Cairnshill, Galwally, Rosetta, Belfast, Ballynahinch, Lisburn, Hillsborough, Comber, Dundonald, Forestside and Upper Galwally, Drumbo, Moneyreagh, Purdysburn, Belvoir, Ballylesson, Knockbracken, Downpatrick, Bangor, Holywood and Newtownards.