DOG lovers across Yorkshire are being encouraged to run their own business with a new boarding franchise.

Digs for Dogs, a home boarding and dog walking service, are offering two options for start-up businesses, which ensure that owners can go on holiday safe in the knowledge that their pet is with a loving host family, or dog walking, suited to people who are looking for a flexible role to fit in with their lifestyle.

Launched in 2012, demand for the service has increased and the company has grown beyond it’s North West roots, spreading into Yorkshire, with franchises recently set up in Wakefield and Keighley, and now as Blue Monday approaches, residents in North Yorkshire have been urged to consider setting up a franchise.

A 'Discovery Day' will be held at the Mercure Parkway Hotel in Leeds on Sunday, January 27, between 11am and 4pm, and is open to all.

To find out more, phone 01204 895355.