Bark At The Barn Devon

22/12/2024

Last week we had Beau and Tessa back to stay, another gorgeous pair of regular visitors. We are still getting some real windy showers but the upside is when they move off we get some great rainbows too. That’s the view from the bedroom onto the balcony. Whilst it was wet Beau and Tessa made some great bone decorations for the tree which is getting pretty full up now of tributes to our Christmas guests. Brings up lots of good memories of happy furry faces when I decorate the tree every year. Thank you for looking after place so well as usual, look forwards to having you back 💙🐾
In other news I am really behind with the 2026 diary for various reasons but still hope to have it ready for opening at the end of the January 2025. Will keep you updated.

02/12/2024

Last week we had this gorgeous pair to stay again. Polly the little red girl and her Staffie sister Rosie.
They arrived to snow and a power cut, neither of which lasted too long thankfully, we are right at the end of the power lines here so it does pop off sometimes when we get adverse conditions. They also braved Storm Bert and came out the other side still smiling. Polly isn’t usually good of lead so it’s great to see her in a safe space, running and enjoying her freedom. It was lovely to meet you all and I feel very privileged that Polly was very accepting of me and of course it’s always a bonus to meet a smiley Staffie (not that we are at all biased, all breeds are equal but some are more equal than others, according to Mr Orwell anyways 😉) Thank you for leaving everything so perfect it is really appreciated. We look forwards to having you back 💙🐾
We were pretty lucky at the barn seeing as Bert hit us so hard, we lost a few biggish branches which squashed some fences as did the snow and a few fence posts got flattened but all fixable 👍 the roof of our house is a whole other story 🤣

26/11/2024

At the beginning of November we had this lovely lot back to stay again for 2 weeks. We have Bruce the beast master, Hungarian Puli’s, Gytha (no bandana) Ivy (orange bandana) Doug (white bandana) and little old boy Eddie who doesn’t hear or see so well now but is still up for an adventure and then we have Bracco Italiano Albert with the maddest ears ever. They obviously had a great time running around exploring the paddocks and woods and keeping a look out from the warm front window sill. Thanks as always for looking after the place so well, we hope to see you all back again soon. Logan and Pearl were chuffed to bits with their gift of chicken necks and send licks 💙🐾

03/11/2024

We’ve been sent these great pictures by last weeks guests. This gorgeous pair are Jess the fox hound beagle and Jack the lurcher pointer. They have been before so spent time reacquainting themselves with the paddocks, woods and stream but they also got out and about for some adventures at Meldon Reservoir, Saunton Sands, Exmouth, Perronporth, Crantock, Newquay, Dartmoor, Budleigh Salterton and Looe. We are having some real nice bright autumnal days which are perfect for getting out and about and there are so many beautiful places nearby. Jess and Jack thank you for looking after the place so well it’s much appreciated, hope to have you all back soon 💙🐾

27/10/2024

Last week we had some lovely weather and more of our fab very regular regulars. This is Rodney, Boo and Mini. At least the new tunnel was ok for 2 out of 3. Sorry Rods we made it as big as we could you’ll have to do a commando belly crawl. Pearl was very pleased to meet you even if she is only as big as your head at the moment and she agrees you have the best bark ever. The Barry White of the dog world 😝. It was lovely to have you all back and thank you as always for leaving the place spotless, we really do appreciate it. We look forwards to seeing you all next year 💙🐾

21/10/2024

Last week we had more of our regulars who have been with us before the first block was laid. We’ve known their people for 20 odd years as they bred our first Bullie. This is Hugo and Lewis the Bull Terriers and they had their friends Indy and Jack come for a sleep over. We are back to getting all the types of weather in an hour so don’t know if you need a t shirt or a fleece lined raincoat but there was plenty of opportunity to get out in the paddocks and woods and the rain had topped the stream up nicely so the waterfalls are back. I had a nice rainy afternoon with Hugo while the rest of the gang went out, we had lots of cuddles and a little potter round the fields. It was great to see you all and look forwards to having you all back next spring. The hairy bloke and his little helper managed to get the tunnel sorted on Hagrids picnic table, we are still waiting for the tractor bloke to be available on the same day we have no guests staying so we can move the tyres and hay bales. We also had a visit from the aurora borealis, it was actually visible to the naked eye this time. Sorry for being a bit rubbish with updates lately but the time waster that is Pearl the puppy is to blame for that, she’s like a little dynamo, Grandad Logan joins in between naps bless him 💙🐾

12/10/2024

This is last weeks guests, the beautiful blue merle collies Tom and Ellie. Tom has been before but this was new girl Ellie’s first visit. We have been really lucky with the weather so they had lots time out on the land in the paddocks and stream and also got out and about locally. They and their little piggy mates are pretty good at parkour, we were very impressed. It was lovely to meet you all, thank you for looking after the place so well and for our treats too, it is much appreciated. Look forwards to having you all back soon 💙🐾

11/10/2024

Last few days left for voting. We’d love to retain our top votes badge so if you think we are worthy please pop across to our page on the Dog Friendly site using the link below and search for Bark At The Barn and give us a vote.
We’d really appreciate it … thank you 💙🐾

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24/09/2024

Trev and his beautiful assistants (Me and Logan were there too but we do the behind the camera stuff) worked really hard this weekend building a new climbing thingy in the top field. I’m not sure Pearl understood the assignment but she enjoyed herself nicking stuff and running off. The hay bales and tyre pile has really seen its best days and the bales are breaking down so it was time to get it sorted. There will be a tunnel through the middle bit of what looks like Hagrids picnic table and the big tyre will go on top, we will also move the bales to a hidey corner somewhere and strip them so they can break down and feed the ground naturally but we need the tractor to move them so that’ll be when the tractor bloke gets back off his holidays and we get a small gap between guests to be able to do it because there is really never enough minutes on changeovers, they are manic. We only got soaked a couple of times and only one finger got hit with a hammer so all good. The beautiful assistants needed long lay down to recover 💙🐾

22/09/2024

😊UPDATE - this has now been booked, you all rock 🤘🏻thank you 😊

💙🐾 UNEXPECTED AVAILABILITY 🐾💙

November 2024, yep this year, a 4 nighter has become available.
Arrive after 4pm Monday 18th - depart before 11am Friday 22nd.

Booking as always via the website, link at the end.

New recruit Pearl says come visit me, we’d love to have you. 💙🐾

www.barkatthebarn.co.uk

16/09/2024

I know loads of our visitors have an Equafleece of some sort. Time for your boys and girls to grab a bit of the limelight 💙🐾

14/09/2024

Last week we had our 7th visit from our fab regulars who have been with us right from the start of our journey. This is Reggie, Nana, Cookie and Ricey the posh Borzoi gang otherwise known as Fourzoi. I love this lot, they are so regal and graceful but so goofy too they really make me smile. The weather was wild at times and Sunday was pretty much a duvet day for everyone but it’s good to see there was sun to enjoy and they got out to rediscover the paddocks and woods. The last picture says it all, they really didn’t want to get on the Borzoi bus to go home 🤣 Thank you for coming to visit us and meet Grandad Logan and Pearl, they loved their treats and thank you as always for looking after the place so well. We look forwards to seeing you all again next year, we really do appreciate that you want to keep coming back 💙🐾

04/09/2024

We had more of of great regulars back recently for a long weekend. This handsome pair are Max and Sam, I love German Shepherds and these two are beautiful. I’m loving their summer equafleece suits which they have on to prevent ticks when they are in the long grass, I’m guessing they’d be good if you have a dog with grass allergies this time of year too. I think they look like surf dudes. Anyway thank you Max and Sam for leaving everything clean and tidy, we look forwards to having you back next year 💙🐾

02/09/2024

Well this happened a lot sooner than we’d planned but Bark At The Barn has a new recruit, the planets aligned and Ruby has sent us a Pearl. Welcome to the family Wiltsbred Black Pearl. Thankfully Logan loves her and has a new lease of life, he was obviously missing Roob more than we knew and Trev is smiling again which is marvellous 💙🐾

31/08/2024

Last week we had this lovely pair of first timers. Luna the Staffie and Finn the retired greyhound who joined the family 3 months ago. It was his first time being able to run free and just do dog stuff. Luna had a good time showing him how to do dog, and they nailed the deck lineup tradition. I know I’ve said it a million times but this is why we do what we do, there is nothing better than seeing happy dogs especially if it’s a new thing for them to be free. The bench is also perfect greyhound feeding height, which of course we planned meticulously 😉 Luna and Finn we are glad that you enjoyed your stay, thanks for leaving everything all tidy, we hope to have you back at some point. 💙🐾

25/08/2024

We’ve been sent these great pictures by last weeks guests. They are first time visitors Marvin, Callie, Dottie and Ruby who managed to grab a short notice cancellation. They’ve already mastered the traditional deck line up shot, top marks 👍 We’ve had some really decent weather so looks like they made the most of it exploring the paddocks then having a rejuvenating Power Nap ready to start all over again. They even got to experienced a good old Devon traffic jam in the lane 🐑. It was great to have you stay and we are glad you enjoyed your break, thanks for looking after the place, we hope we can have you all back at some point 💙🐾
Also thank you to everyone who has voted for us in the DogFriendly awards we really appreciate it and the reveiws are a major bonus, I get a bit emo when I read stuff like that so have to do a few at a time. Means a lot cheers 🥂

21/08/2024

It’s that time of year again where I get the right hump because there still isn’t a category for a stand alone single property so we are up against owners with multiple properties but you’ve still got to be in it to win it … we know we don’t have a chance of winning but would like to retain our top votes badge if we can especially this year in memory of our greatly missed Staffie, Ruby Tuesday, our inspiration for building Bark At The Barn, so if you think we are worthy please do pop across to the DogFriendly site and give us a vote. You can vote without leaving a review but we do like those too … greedy I know. Thank you to those who have already voted for us we really do appreciate each and every vote 💙🐾