Pet Life Magazine, New Zealand Pet Life Magazine Issue 6 Autumn 2018 | Page 10

HOME AWAY FROM HOME
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Hudson, far right
his own kind
“I don’t mind it that people think I am a bit nuts but we’ve
always had dogs inside otherwise they might as well go to a
regular kennel,” says Judy, who now has another Labrador,
Hudson, welcoming his
kind and bigger into his
territory.
A relief teacher, Jude
set up Hugo’s Place
so she could have a
business at home –
after all Aotea Harbour
is a pretty remote place
to live and everyone can do
without a commute!
Hugo’s Place caters only for big
dogs, because Jude prefers them
– their behaviour – and they have to be dogs that want to be
part of a pack.
Because they all sleep inside, Jude has her limit.
“It’s a room thing, especially when we have great danes here.”
One dog has just gone home and Jude is expecting another two
arrivals later in the week, so it’s a quiet time at the moment.
Hudson likes it like that for maybe a day or two but then he
gets bored and wants someone to play with again.
“Yes, they bounce of the walls but we like it like that. If it gets
too yahooey they get sent out to play.”
Anyway, that’s how it should be because people want a home
away from home for their dogs, she says. They want them to be
part of a family.
“Great danes are a good example of that, they don’t do well
in kennels, it’s their temperament. They don’t think they are
a dog, they think they are people. They don’t like all the noise
and confusion you get with regular kennels.”
Doggy guests sleep on couches at Jude MacDonald’s place.
Or is that at Hugo’s Place, because that is what her doggy
homestay is called, after the golden labrador she had when she
set up the business about eight years ago.
But no! No need to bring your dog’s kennel or bed, Jude will
quite happily have up to five other dogs sharing her rustic
home on 500 acres on Aotea Harbour.
Dogs go to stay with Jude MacDonald to
be part of the family.
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