Royvon Boarding and Dog Training Kennels, Merthyr Tydfil - www.royvon.co.uk

My dog has stayed at Royvon anything from a few nights to 2 weeks. He goes nuts as soon as I pull up and he can’t get in there quick enough which speaks for itself. I don’t even get so much as a backward glance when the staff member takes him from me.when I collect him he always looks exactly the same as when I left. The pictures that are posted on Facebook every day are proof that he’s having a really happy and fun stay. I can relax whilst I’m away knowing my dog is safe, happy having fun, eating well in fact he is having a holiday while we are to. I love the fact that I can take his crate, cover and his own bedding when he stays. Basically I don’t know what I’d do without Royvon

after driving down for 2 hours expecting to leave our 12 month old dog at royvon for the behaviour modification programme I have to say I was not pleased. My dog is nervous at the best of times and soon as you walk inn the sheer amount of dogs barking in distress was awful. the place looks nothing like the website and when asking more questions we realised he would only be trained for 45 minutes a day "could be more , could be less" as quote from the trainer! why would I allow my dog to stay somewhere for 3 weeks for an 'intense course' and only be trained for that short time per day and also would only be let out of his kennel for that short time. After speaking for an hour we realised that it was not for us and requested we have our dog back as we could hear him screaming in the distance, when we got him back after that short time his rear end was messy as he clearly was in so much stress. if your dog is anxious/nervous please do not send them here, its not suitable.

Wilff our 2 year old Cocker Spaniel had a 2 week stay st Royvon Merthyr. We collected a very happy, excited, clean Wilff yesterday. The FB daily updates were fantastic and he always seemed happy and busy in the photos.

I would definitely recommend Royvon and i will be using them every time we go away in the future.

Thanks to all the staff who helped wilff have a happy holiday.

My boy George is 6 year old GSD and have been staying at royvon since he was 1 year old, the staff there are really caring and like one big family to all the dogs..ok it's not home to a lot of the dogs but it's the next best place and rest assured, they are all well looked after,excersise, played with & most of all in very safe paws.

I would highly recommend royvon to any dog & parent.

I recently attended the two day reactive dog training course with my German Shepherd Bella. As we arrived,they were there to warmly greet us - I was feeling incredibly anxious and nervous, as I know my dog is a massive pain! Plus I was worried about her being in a kennel for part of the course, as she hasn't experienced this before and is scared of dogs.

Well I shouldn't have worried! Both of them were incredibly welcoming, friendly and reassuring. It was an absolutely fantastic course - we learnt so much and it is very clear how much they both love dogs, and deeply understand them. We had many 'lightbulb' moments on the course and were just so very grateful for them supporting us through our issues. I especially loved her impressions of dogs! Highly entertaining and certainly helped us understand behaviours more!

We travelled from Rotherham (South Yorkshire) for this course as there is nothing like it locally and have heard and seen good things about Royvon - I enjoy watching the facebook updates. The course allowed us to learn ourselves, rather than just sending our dog off somewhere (which again I would have been too nervous to do). Having seen the facilities and high standard of training, I am definitely considering bringing Bella to the behaviour modification course when I can afford it. Which is another reason why I think these type of workshops are great because it allows you to improve the life of your dog without breaking the bank.

It would be great to have a follow up course to this to see the progress with all dogs - I know we all bonded well over our similar issues and it was nice to talk to people who truly understood what we were going through. Even though its a hell of a drive for us, I would absolutely come back - they make it so worth it.

In summary, I can't thank you enough. We really enjoyed it and feel positive about putting what you taught us into practice (slowly but surely!). Also, thank you especially as you understood what a nervous wreck I was and your encouragement and support was really kind.

Thank you - Jenny and Bella

Alfred our Weimaraner has just spent 2 weeks at Royvon whilst we had a holiday in USA. We were able to have a very enjoyable holiday knowing our much loved pooch was being so well looked after. The daily photos and videos put your mind at rest knowing he's in a safe and caring environment. He had such fun everyday. We chose to book Alfred into one of the spacious villas which is ideally positioned so he can continue to be his nosey self and watch all the activity there. His reaction when he arrives at Royvon proves to us that he loves it there. Alfred looked exactly the same when we collected him as he did when we dropped him off, he smelt absolutely gorgeous from his bath. We know we can continue to have stress free holidays with the total peace of mind that Alfred is safe, being well cared for and having lots of fun. A big thank you to everyone at Royvon for looking after our little boy

Wonderful place Royvon Merthyr my Westie maggie was so well looked after the staff are tremendous she received training while there and got on brilliantly. Can't recommend this place any more highly than they deserve. Put our minds at rest while away on hols with theupdated pictures each day on my royvon and the videos thankyou so much for being so kind and caring to Maggie. She will definitely be staying with you again. Excellent place ... X. Thanks again xxx. There is nothing I didn't like about it!!!

This was a follow up session after the training Seve received whilst boarding when we were on holiday. It was so informative for us as owners the actions we were shown were followed up by in depth explanations as to why we were doing it and what the dog was getting out of it. We had been to training sessions with other organisations in the past but had always felt that both we and Seve had got nothing out of it and perhaps he'd never be able to interact with other dogs. Our trainer at Royvon Merthyr showed us in a very short space of time that this was not the case bringing us to tears when he happily mixed in with group play for the first time. She gave my husband so much more confidence and practical advice for when walking him and we will be back to continue her great work very soon. We can't thank her enough.

My dogs have stayed here a few times and have been looked after brilliantly love seeing photos and videos of them out in their play times, the staff are all lovely and defiantly know what they are doing wouldn't take my dogs anywhere else.

Our first experience at Royvon Merthyr was when our 1 year old rescue dog attended for the obedience training programme for 3 weeks. All I can say is, we were kept up to date at all times by the trainer, as well as photo updates and by the end of it, we had a different dog. She has completely changed and is the loveable dog we always wanted her to be. Since that visit, we have used Royvon as a kennel and for daycare. We know that when we leave our dog here, they are looked after and happy. Which is the main thing for us! I would just like to mention the lady who has developed a lovely relationship with our dog who finds it hard to trust, she is brilliant in her approach and is easy to talk to about any problems we may have with our dog. Definitely recommend Royvon!