“A place where restricted breeds are not restricted — they’re respected.”​
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​With a deep, genuine love for this incredible breed Alizé provides a safe and comfortable environment where your dog is treated like family. Following the ban, we go above and beyond with strict safety protocols, secure facilities, and full legal compliance to ensure peace of mind for every owner.
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XL Bully-Specific Boarding requirements and management:
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For XL Bully guests, I require that insurance documents and exemption papers be left with me for the duration of their stay, in case I am asked to provide them.
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All XL Bullies are walked muzzled and on leashes when outside of private property, in accordance with legislation—unless owners have specifically booked otherwise.
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XL Bullies should arrive for boarding already muzzled as per legislation. The muzzle is removed once the dog is inside the private property, as permitted by legislation.
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All standard security measures applied to other guests also apply to XL Bullies. These include double clipping, ID tags, locked rooms, etc.
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Unlike other facilities in Wales, I am willing to board XL Bullies that are reactive to dogs and/or people. I can safely offer this service due to the high level of security I maintain, access to private fenced properties, and over a decade of experience. However, it is a mandatory requirement that reactive XL Bullies receive daily training sessions during their stay (at an additional cost), as well as an overnight evaluation prior to boarding.
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I understand owners struggle with muzzle training and as such I offer a 57% discount for muzzle training while boarding and a complimentary handover training session with owners at pick up so they can continue their dog training post boarding.
Why I specialise in helping XL Bullies and their guardians​
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​During my time working at one of the most well-known dog rehoming charities in the UK, I met what is called a “heart dog”; you know this one dog that feels like a part of yourself and you love unconditionally. I met him as the ban on XL Bullies was being discussed and fully involved myself in training him as the date approached for officials to come and ID all bull-type dogs. I had no doubt he was an XL Bully, but somehow he passed the pre-ban inspection. As months went by, I got further attached to him, to the point I was considering adopting him but I needed to wait the end of my tenancy to move to an accommodation that could accommodate a large dog.
Unfortunately, one of my day off work, a further inspection was conducted which this time identified him as an XL Bully cross Pitbull. It is common for shelter workers to have to euthanise dogs, and I have always seen this as a privilege, a last (if not the first for some) true act of kindness by ending their suffering. However, this was entirely different—there was no justification, no behavioural or medical reason, just a tragic consequence of the law. I offered to adopt him on the spot—even though I had nowhere to house him at the time—but there was no legal path to transfer ownership. I was afforded one small kindness: the chance to choose the date. For six days, I barely slept or ate, determined to give him the best week of his life. He had never known the comfort of a real home, but he considered me his person—and I wanted to give him a glimpse of the life he could have had, if not for human politics. I am truly thankful for dogs’ ability to live in the moment so he didn’t have to experience any of the negative emotions I was going through as the days went by.
On his last night, we cuddled up to sleep on a sofa at work. I even managed to eat for the first time in days—we had some fast food together. The next morning, he was euthanised with his head in my laps. It is a small mercy that he had the most peaceful passing I have had ever witnessed; at least he did not suffer or felt fear at any point. Afterward, I pulled myself together and returned to care for the other dogs; They were still alive and still needed me and quite frankly I didn’t know what else I would have done; working provided some level of comfort and structure at the very least.
I will forever have to carry the memory of our last night walk, when he pulled toward the work van I used to take him out with, standing up and pawing at the passenger door, attempting to convince me to load him in. I will just say that; if I could, I would have. At the time there were already discussions about banning XL Bullies in Scotland so there was no point in committing approximately five serious felonies. I took this van a hour after his passing with one of my, still alive, dog and we both -legally- indulged in a walk around the lake I used to walk him around, imagining him walking along side us in an attempt to comfort myself.
This is single-handedly the most heartbreaking event of my life, and while there is nothing I can do for him I can try to make this experience mean something; use what he taught me to help other dogs and prevent other owners from having to experience this pain. I am very honored by all the XL bullies I have worked with so far as I get to see small glimpses of my dog in them.