The Barking Mad Collective

10/01/2024

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15/11/2023

If 👏this👏isn’t 👏 the 👏 truth 🤣

15/11/2023

Hazel Johnson Artist is extremely talented and offers commissioned work of your favourite photo of your fur baby! Be sure to check out her work and show your support. 😊

I used pastel revolution innovation freeze spray for the first time on this.
Game changer for me, I've never used it before. It's fantastic.

09/11/2023

It’s little bits of feedback like this, that keep us doing what we do. We needed this little confidence boost🙏🏼
Book online at The Barking Mad Collective.

08/11/2023

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05/11/2023

Did you know that we offer more than just dog walking?

We also offer pet sitting, doggie daycare, doggie holiday retreats (dog boarding) and more.
We also offer socialisation training, and can cater for reactive dogs.

For more information please DM US or head over to 👉🏻 The Barking Mad Collective to book online!

02/11/2023

This weeks furbabies that have had their play dates and walks so far and the weeks not even over yet!

We now have online booking available on our new page www.Facebook.com/barkingmadcollective 📲

I am so proud of our little team we are building, and I want to give a giant shout out and thank you to Chloe Lxox for all her help, ideas and hard work she has been putting in. Your such an asset to our team and I am beyond grateful for all your hard work!

Don’t forget we still have spots available for regular walks, pet sitting, doggie daycare and doggie holiday retreats over Christmas! Book in now to avoid missing out!!!!

01/11/2023

We have many happy customers that are willing to back us with how happy their dogs are when we walk them and visit them 🙂 we are merging our pages so be sure to keep an eye on both until we merge! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

31/10/2023

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Quite the artistry.

31/10/2023

30/10/2023

On Saturday we were able to take the gorgeous Ella and Tophy out on a 2.5 hour hike.

We are considering hosting a Monthly Dog Friendly Sunday Hike event. Each month we will be choosing a new dog friendly hiking trail, to keep things exciting and fresh! All dogs are welcome however we do ask that they remain on leashes at all times and must be accompanied by their pet parent.

This is a fantastic way to get out and enjoy the summer weather, get the kids and dogs out of the house and have some Sunday fun!

We will also be planning to host some fun events in the coming new year!

Tag your friends and let us know if your interested in our dog friendly hikes!

26/10/2023

Something we aim to provide one day 🥰

A store that allows homeless dogs to come inside to sleep at night !🥺🥺 This is just awesome a real Hero!

24/10/2023

Ugh! Like last week wasn’t bad enough, we have just been rear ended, hit hard enough to knock our rear view mirror of and for it to land in the footwell of the front seat. And what’s better…. They drive off! 😡

We have also noticed extensive damage being caused by people being neglectful with their cars in car parks and have reversed into us without leaving a note, hit my car and dent it with their doors without a note!

What has happened to Australian society where we use to leave a note if we hit someone else’s car, we use to wave and say hello, and yet today we tripped over in front of a lady whilst out on a walk who couldn’t even ask if I was ok! She just stood there staring at me. We use to help each other, be friendly to one another and how we are turning into a cold hearted society and losing our Aussie ways!

We apologise to anyone that’s been inconvenienced due to this unfortunate incident, and we promise we will make up for the inconvenience.

Hopefully our day starts to improve. Rant over 😂

24/10/2023

The world's oldest dog has died at the age of 31.

Born on 11 May 1992, Bobi was recognised by Guinness World Records as the oldest dog ever in February.

The purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo broke a record held by Australian cattle-dog Bluey, who died at 29 years and five months in 1939.

Bobi lived his entire life with Leonel Costa and his family in the rural village of Conqueiros in Portugal. He was fed the same home cooked meals his family would eat. Rest in peace.

24/10/2023

23/10/2023

Updated: we found the second photo in our album from today and just had to add it to the photo of the day coz the big grin shows how much he loved his trolley ride!

Today’s photo goes to the gorgeous Ally!
Ally is a senior Pomeranian who has been struggling with a sore leg after his walks, so today we came up with a solution! He absolutely loved his little trolley, and still got his little bit of run time in without over doing it.

The joy on his face just says it all 🥰

21/10/2023

Ok so we feel like we need to remind a few people that we are also human beings and that we run a small business!
This week we have received almost $800 in last minute cancellations, people not wanting to pay their invoices or expecting refunds despite our team showing up for the job.

Starting today we will now be introducing a new range of fees and new policy for all future bookings.

1. Bookings will be required to be paid for at the time of booking. You will be provided with an invoice immediately which requires payment before we can schedule you.

2. If one of our team members attends the booking and the client chooses not to proceed with the walk, all monies paid will be forfeited. (We apologise but it’s not fair for our team to not get paid for the time they have spent attending your booking).

3. Cancellations of bookings must be provided 7 days beforehand. Failure to provide 7 days notice will result in a 50% cancellation fee.
Bookings cancelled within 72 hours will not be provided with a refund.

4. Late payments will incur a 7.31% late payment interest charge.

5. The “Asshole” clause -
If you abuse us, act aggressive towards us, insult us on a personal level or continue to belittle our business, team or the way we operate then you will now be charged an “asshole fee” of 7.25% of your invoice total.

We are all human beings as well, we have feelings, we have a business to run, and we don’t appreciate how nasty people can become. If you choose to cancel a booking, do not belittle us or insult us, because this type of behaviour WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!

All clients are to treat myself and my team with the respect that we show you. We do not rock up to your home, insult your home, insult the way you look after your pets or insult you for being who you are; so show us the same respect in return!

We apologise if this comes across offensive or rude, but we have had enough of the constant muck arounds and unfortunately like always, it’s the minority that ruin it for the majority.

To our amazing clients that have been nothing but lovely, pleasant and cooperative: we honestly cannot thank you enough for your kindness you show to our team 🙂 your a pleasure to walk for and your furbabies help make our day all that much better.

19/10/2023

Narla learning how to “Lay” and “Roll”.
She goes barking mad for our doggie potato chips, so she learnt that she gets a chippy for each time she rolls over.

Such a fast learner with her learning this within an hour!

19/10/2023

Just a couple of todays walks 🦮
Gosh we love what we do! 🥰
The Barking Mad Collective

19/10/2023

Tongue out Thursday! 🤪😛👅
Let’s see those puppy tongues…👇

19/10/2023

Wow this just had us in tears 😢

FORGIVE ME, MOMMY 😞🐾️
I was there where you left me for two whole days. Sleeping right on the side of the road. I was terrified of the noise from the cars but I did not move.
Last night one of those cars stopped and she got out. She invited me to lunch but I said no. She invited me to come sleep at her house and I also said no. I tried to explain to her that I was waiting for you but she wouldn’t listen. She pulled out a leash and said I couldn’t stay there any longer. I bit her several times and ended up peeing on myself as I growled and cried! She didn’t understand that she was separating me from you! She took me against my will and we drove off! I was so sad because I knew you were going to be worried. We ended up at her house.
I kept screaming hoping you would hear me but you never came. I vomited because of my nerves, feeling so sick. I kept telling her I had to go back because you were going to think I abandoned you when you saw I wasn’t there! I, who love you with all my heart and soul have not stopped crying since we separated a few days ago. I want you to know, I would never do that to you.
I don’t know where you are now or why you stopped the car and left me there. Surely you had something very important to do. Can you come find me now, mommy?
Today I ate because my tummy was hurting. I also slept on a very soft bed. And by accident I also wiggled my tail a bit. I’m so sorry, please forgive me. She’s just being really nice to me. She said I could stay forever. She’s calling me Milo but I already have a name. When you pick me up you can tell it to her. You’ll see how surprised she’ll be when you explain to her that this was a big mistake.
Because mommy, you’re coming back for me, right.? 😢🐾
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"Pets are not disposable when we don’t want/need them anymore. They are a lifetime commitment. They are family! Thank you so much to everyone who adopts and rescues them until their last loving breath. Because of you this world is a better place."

18/10/2023

We won’t lie….. with how frustrating this week is proving to be, we were almost ready to just give up today. But then we remembered about all the AMAZING CUSTOMERS we have and their adorable furbabies; and it makes the frustrating weeks, worthwhile. 🙏🏿

17/10/2023

Our photo of the day, because you simply cannot beat a sunset 🌞⛅️🌆

04/06/2023

These are going to look great in our store!