About Us & Doves
A
Dove Story is a professional white dove release company situated in
Gretna near Dumfries. We can add a personalised and professional touch
to any occassion
with our white dove release services. White doves are symbolic
birds
which are said to represent fidelity, faith, peace and love.
Please feel free to browse our site to find further information on About Us & Doves, view images on our Gallery page . You can also contact us for friendly advice on how to arrange the perfect symbolic release to accompany your occasion.
About Us
We are a
tight knit team who run and operate A dove Story. We are the best
handlers in the UK and our handler is a member The Royal
Racing Pigeon Association. We have over 20 years
experience in breeding and racing homing pigeons and are very
passionate about the birds that are involved in the symbolic release.
We provide white dove release services throughout South West Scotland, Cumbria and The Lake District for any type of occasion whether it be a wedding, memorial or a country fayre. As mentioned on the homepage, we have various packages available and are flexible to work around any type or size of wedding which can include bridemaids, the best man, matron of honour and more...
When we cover the South West Scotland and release the white doves the birds will home back to their loft situated at Gretna Green. When we cover the Lake District with any type of white dove release the doves will safely fly back home to their loft on the edge of The Lake District.
About Doves
Our doves originate from the
Rock Dove and are of the same family as the Homing or Racing Pigeon.
Once the Doves are a year old they are paired up together and will go
on to breed youngsters. From the time of pairing until
having young
ones in the nest is only a matter of around 25 days. Once the young
birds are around 28 days old they start to fend for themselves. Within
6 weeks from then, we will start to train them in any direction from
around 10 miles.
Once the Doves begin their journey home they will travel at speeds up to 60 miles per hour. On the birds arrival home they have their feed and are left outdoors to enjoy their freedom. All of our White Doves have access to clean water where they bath on a regular basis and are especially shampoo'd in warm soapy water.
The
doves
that we use are actually homing doves for release which can also be
accompanied by our fantails for display. Once
our doves are released
they will circle the sky together before making their safe journey home
to either Gretna Green or The Lake District. Feel free to visit our
Gallery page where you can view all of our past occasions, white doves
and our beautiful equipment. You can also visit our Contact page where you will
details how to contact as an easy to use contact form.