On BorrowMyDoggy we match dog owners and borrowers, for borrowers to help take care of doggies, whilst the owners are busy (for example with work, family, travel or even ill).
When owners lend their dog to a trusted dog borrower, there can be MANY benefits:
- Doggies gets even more love and exercise & extra tail wags!
- Borrowers get happy doggy-time and exercise!
- Owner gets peace of mind that when they’re busy, doggy is well looked after
- Owners who are ill or elderly know their doggy is getting the exercise that they can no longer provide
- Humans and doggies get to know more people in the local community!
- Owners in difficult situations, eg staying in hospital or having a new baby, get support & know at least the doggy member of the family is ok!
Simply put, it’s a "win-win", or a "woof-woof"
Our aim is to spread 'pawprints of happiness' to the lives of doggies and humans.
Before BorrowMyDoggy....
Owners
Our owners include busy families, young professionals, students and retired people. We also have some owners who have had a change in their circumstances, through illness, divorce, or a new baby! Even the most committed doggy owners do not always have enough time to give to their doggy the love and attention they deserve, due to work, travel or family commitments.
Most owners look for extra help caring for doggy – whether from friends and family, dog walkers, dog sitters and kennels. These options can be hard to find locally, expensive long-term, and at times do not give the doggy the individual love and attention they adore.
Borrowers
We have thousands of wonderful, caring and responsible people who’d love to have a doggy but don’t to due to work, travel, financial situation and living arrangements, such as rental agreements or space. 70% of our borrowers have owned a doggy before!!
With BorrowMyDoggy...
Woweeee!!!! What an amazing difference we’re beginning to make to doggies and humans lives! No more lonely doggies, no more lonely humans! Lots of extra walkies – together! Lots more snuggles and love, and fun!!! And the owners get some much-deserved relaxation and peace of mind too – knowing that when they’re busy, doggy’s being well taken care of!
BorrowMyDoggy’s mission is to spread ‘pawprints of happiness’ to doggies and humans lives.
We do this through matching up our owners & doggies with borrowers. We match on location, availability & experience, and once we’ve verified each side (location, phone and photo checks), we make introductions!
Funding & what we'll use your ‘treats’ for
We have some wonderful ideas for how to spread ‘pawprints of happiness’, and funding will allow us to get these ideas developed and in front of our owners & borrowers much sooner:
- We'll be spending the money on designing & developing the BorrowMyDoggy platform, and reaching out to even more owners & borrowers.
- We've had a lot of press attention & lots of users signed up, and we want to provide them with the best service we can - right now we're still completing lots of work by hand!
- If we get more funding than we need then we will start building our mobile app and other products/services too
Your PAWSOME help
Whether you fancy going for one of our doggy packages, or donate some doggy dosh - everything you give will help us to spread pawprints of happiness”
Our community and the team are hugely grateful for all the funds we raise... :)
You can also tell people by sharing this campaign on twitter and facebook…
Copy n Tweet: @borrowmydoggy Woofs!! Sign up to borrow or lend a #dog! Help us spread #pawprintsofhappiness across the UK bmd.gy/14qKelJ
Facebook: Please like us and share us on your dog lover friends’ walls www.facebook.com/BorrowMyDoggy
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FAQs:
1. Can we ship internationally? Absolutely! Please add £15 to your pledge for international shipping.
2. How do I contact you if I have a question about my pledge? You can contact us on woofwoof@borrowmydoggy.com
3. Other info? Please see the FAQ section on our website www.borrowmydoggy.com/faqs
4. Who is the team? We are a team of adoring doggy fans who aim to leave "pawprints of happiness" for owners, doggies and borrowers alike. We started BorrowMydoggy last year and have received a wonderful response...
Rikke is our Top Doggy - it was her idea, wish to make a difference and head for business that started this little ball rolling. Les is our magical Tech Puppy who designs and builds our website and systems. Nell is Agent Wag Wag, and looks after matching and writing cute woofs. Carlos is our mentor and first investor, and his wise woofs train us to be a good puppy company. And most importantly Aston, is our founding doggy who was the inspiration to start BorrowMyDoggy - a bit of time with her makes us sooooo happy :)