{"id":904,"date":"2023-12-06T09:51:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T09:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsforpets.co.uk\/dog-walking-blog\/?p=904"},"modified":"2023-12-06T09:51:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T09:51:17","slug":"merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsforpets.co.uk\/dog-walking-blog\/?p=904","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Once again, we have had the busiest year here at Friends for Pets! The count down to Christmas is on and we are so excited! We want to take this opportunity to thank all of our wonderful clients and their pets a very restful Christmas break and a Happy New Year! Here is an e-Christmas card for you and your family <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacquielawson.com\/ecard\/pickup\/r719420c5a7ad4d3cb984dd1ff5218fb9?source=jl999&amp;utm_medium=pickup&amp;utm_source=email&amp;utm_campaign=receivercontent\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jacquielawson.com\/ecard\/pickup\/r719420c5a7ad4d3cb984dd1ff5218fb9?source=jl999&amp;utm_medium=pickup&amp;utm_source=email&amp;utm_campaign=receivercontent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.jacquielawson.com\/ecard\/pickup\/r719420c5a7ad4d3cb984dd1ff5218fb9?source=jl999&amp;utm_medium=pickup&amp;utm_source=email&amp;utm_campaign=receivercontent<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We would also like to thank our amazing franchisees and managers and incredibly pet carers over the past year who always go above and beyond to help in anyway they can! Friends for pets wouldn&#8217;t be where it is today without you amazing people! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our offices are shutting from Friday 22nd December 2023 and reopening on Tuesday 2nd January 2024! All pre-booked pet care will still continue during this time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Christmas <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love all the team at Friends for Pets x<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pet Carer Awards 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To thank all our franchisees and pet carers for all their incredible support and hard work we had our first pet carer award ceremony last month to celebrate our outstanding pet carers and our long standing members of the team. The winners are:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Best new pet carer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brad Berkley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Team Player<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elen Kelly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Customer Service<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gary Emery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Star pet carer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sue Giddings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lee Evans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beth Rogers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karen Bartlett<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jill Compton-Sage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophie Oliver<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lisa Langford<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel Foley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Pet carer of the year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beth Rogers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Long Service Awards<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5 Years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Catherine Clarke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucy Mills<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kim Edney<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diana Hill<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Julie Standard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laura Wilcox<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna Davies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Fripp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belinda Austin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10 Years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Julia Barnaville<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amy Wall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alison Gibson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kate Martin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caroline Metz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15 Years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liz Bath<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you all of you for all your dedication and commitment to Friends for Pets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, we have had the busiest year here at Friends for Pets! 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