The Houses of Mutt
House of Mutt Houses are all beautiful country houses with space for dogs to explore and firesides for them to fall asleep in front of. Beyond those what we call ‘basics’, each has a specialisation that ensures every dog’s, and dog owner’s, need is catered for within the House of Mutt family.
Old Rectory
The original House of Mutt house, and the one on which all our boarding is now modelled. A large and spacious 18th century Rectory set within 12 acres of gardens and fenced paddocks on the Grafton family’s Euston Estate in Suffolk. River frontage on to the meandering and very dog-friendly River Blackburn is great for cooling off in summer and exploring at every time of the year. The Old Rectory has high ceilings, chandeliers, woodburners and large squashy sofas in every room - dog paradise!
Capacity 10
Training
Grooming
Inhouse Vet
Portraits
Socialisation
Agility
Woodland Walks
Enthusiasm 
Unneccessary yipping
The Gables
A lovely old house in the centre of a pretty Norfolk village, surrounded by six acres of
fenced fields and paddocks, and the most beautiful formal parterre gardens. Plenty of box
hedges and gravel paths for dogs to explore, leading down to large lawns (which are not
allowed to be dug up please!!) Inside, there’s an Aga to snuggle up against, and countless
squashy old sofas.
Dogs are walked on or off-lead both on the property and in nearby woods and forestry, where
there are miles of fabulous tracks to explore.
Capacity 8
Grooming
Woodland Walks
Socialisation
Osteopathy Squashy Faces Lawn Disrupters
Hawstead lodge
A beautiful Georgian former farmhouse surrounded by its own formal, and wonderfully informal, gardens. With Suffolk flint walls, yew hedges, terraces, a sensory garden, veg patch, lawns, bothy and even an orchard, the gardens alone at Hawstead keep lucky dogs happily stimulated and serenely content!
Then you come inside! With five sofas to choose from, piles of cushions, woodburners and a huge farmhouse Aga kitchen, this is a wonderfully comfortable, homely, loving environment - with some pretty fancy views...
Hawstead Lodge is currently in the Council queue for Boarding licence. We'll update progress on here.
Proprietor: Ali Bovill
Capacity 4
Socialisation
Grooming
Physiotherapy
Enclosed Enrichment area
Aga kitchen
Woodland Walks A pretty face Lawn diggers!
Main Barn
A lovely airy barn conversion in rural Norfolk, with 2,000 acres of farmland and woodland to explore, as well as a herd of cows and a gaggle (?) of geese in the neighbouring farmyard to act as training aides to dogs that need them! A beautiful, tranquil setting, well away from any roads and with nature and fields all around. Evenings are spent relaxing in front of the huge woodburner in the main sitting room, or playing bagsie for the best bed in the house overlooking the driveway and farmland beyond. Main Barn's gardens are completely enclosed as is the two acre Enrichment paddock beyond, where those not up for the full 2,000 acres can mooch, explore, sniff and tackle the various woodland obstacles at their own pace. With proprietor, Judith, having been a Vet Nurse for over 15 years, Main Barn has everything dogs and owners need to relax and enjoy their holidays!
Proprietor: Judith Curtis
Capacity 8
Socialisation
Grooming
Training
Farmland walks
Vet Nurse care Exploring Yipping
Spot Farm
Spot Farm is a recently renovated 18th century farmhouse, set within 500 acres of fields, woodlands, paths and ponds, giving dogs a real taste of Country Life!
Enclosed fencing throughout the farm allows dogs to adventure off lead safely and happily. With an open-plan kitchen/living/dining room, lovely drawing and reception rooms, woodburners, underfloor heating - and a wing for muddy dogs to dry in after all those walks, Spot Farm is pretty much everything you could want!
The coast and miles of Norfolk sandy beaches are also within a short drive, so a regular for Abbi and her dogs.
Capacity 8
Beautiful Estate walks
Beach Access
Off-lead
Socialisation
Grooming Dogs! Chewers
Proprietor: Abbi