Sam's Bayside Pet Club

13/08/2024

The joys of having a working breed pup - out in the pouring rain ☔️

26/07/2024

Butter wouldn’t melt ❤️🥰

18/07/2024

These 2 crack me up 🤣 Leo insisted on rolling every time Ginny did cos it looked like fun 🤩
They are the best of friends 🥰❤️
(Leo only held the lead when we were safely home)

12/07/2024

Warning - cuteness overload!!
Meet the newest (and youngest) member of our club, Bailey 🥰🥰❤️❤️

05/07/2024

I can’t believe my little man turned 2 this week 😳 where has the time gone?
He’s the best little assistant I could ask for 🥰❤️

05/07/2024

Been a bit damp this week but the rain doesn’t stop is having fun 🤩 🥰❤️

05/07/2024

Meet Archie and Cooper - these 2 are just the cutest, funniest little guys to hang out with ❤️🥰

05/07/2024

Introducing Eddie! The newest regular of the club 🥰❤️

11/06/2024

I think I’m stuck here for a while 🥰❤️

09/06/2024

It’s been a very stressful few weeks. Our little Oreo has been seriously ill with a week in intensive care at VSS at Underwood and then the last 2 weeks at home recovering from suspected toxoplasmosis. He’s slowly getting better but he’s still being fed through a tube and on multiple medications 😞
I just wanted to thank all my clients for being so understanding and flexible with me needing to move some walks and visits while we’re helping the little guy get better ❤️🥰

09/06/2024

Meet Enzo and Molly, we love the Goldie’s ❤️🥰

09/06/2024

It’s been a super busy few weeks but these guys have made it lots of fun 🥰❤️

09/06/2024

Meet the newest members of the club, Charlie & Mack ❤️🥰

28/05/2024

Little assistant helping to put the chickens away for the night 🥰😊

26/05/2024

We’ve got chooks for company this week 🐓

13/05/2024

Meet the newest member of our awesome club, Fable ❤️🥰

13/05/2024

Off on an adventure (and probably cause some chaos on the way) 😂❤️🥰

08/05/2024

Brunch 😂

02/05/2024

When the blankets come out ❤️🥰
I’m now stuck until he decides to move 🤦‍♀️

02/05/2024

When you’re up and out walking early enough to catch some of the locals eating breakfast 🦘

01/05/2024

Happy Wednesday 😀❤️🥰

26/04/2024

This is so true. I feel I’ve become a better dog mum for having had Jack for the last 8 years and working through his issues. He’s made me do research and try to help him have a happy life ❤️
He’s also made me realise that I’m truly passionate about understanding dog body language and behaviour 🥰❤️

If you have a reactive dog you probably didn’t sign up for this. You probably didn’t take them on knowing how your life would change and how hard many aspects would be.

You’ve probably changed your expectations about your life as a dog parent, going to the busy park on a sunny day and sitting in a busy pub garden may be off the menu for now. Although this is incredibly hard to adjust to and it’s stressful at times, life with reactive dogs teaches us lessons that will impact on every other dog we ever share our lives with.

As well as working with so many reactive dogs I’ve had 3 of my own so I know all too well what life with them is like and it’s hard, really hard at times but it’s not all negative.

🥇 You learn to celebrate the small victories, you don’t take for granted your dog walking past another dog and staying happy and relaxed- it’s a win that makes your day!

🥷 You find the quiet walks that no one else knows about and where you won’t meet anyone and your super ninja senses mean you see things that other people may miss.

🌈 You don’t just enjoy a walk on a gorgeous sunny day and you find the beauty in a grey, rainy day walk as you know you won’t meet anyone!

🐶 Your understanding of canine behaviour will increase immensely- we’ve had clients who have become as good as the best trainers and whose understanding of the science behind their dog’s behaviour equals that of most behaviourists. They read, they learn, they listen and they take it all onboard and these skills will help every other dog they ever care for.

🥰 You will have such understanding and empathy for other owners of reactive dogs and you may help them in their own journey. Reactive dogs owners are the best at acts of kindness to other owners; long after your reactive dog is gone you will go out of your way to give an onlead dog space and offer a nod or a smile to someone else who is trying their hardest to manage their dog on a walk.

🐕 You will know your dog better than you could have ever imagined; your ability to read their every mood, their subtle changes in posture or that extra wrinkle on their brow would be totally missed my most people but not by a reactive dog owner as they are so in tune with their dogs. I miss my previous reactive dogs each and every day, life wasn’t always easy with them (although they improved so much) and I’m always thankful for the lessons they taught me.

Laura McAuliffe, 2024, Dog Communication. If you like my posts please share them using the share button. Please don’t copy and paste or edit my images. Sharing my posts allows me to reach more people and share the message

24/04/2024

Big dog zoomies!!!

23/04/2024

Everyone relaxes when the little man goes to bed 😂🥰❤️

19/04/2024

We decided to take a sniff around Capalaba Produce, Pets, Plants this morning after daycare drop off. We like to go when it’s quiet and we can have a sniff of all the toys and other great things they have. We also meet the animals at teds corner.
Jack amazes me every day - you’ll see in this video a man walked around the corner while he was sniffing the toys. I was watching his body language closely and was still relaxed and happy to greet him briefly and carry on. This would have been an absolute nightmare a couple of years ago 🥰❤️
Don’t get me wrong he still has his moments if he takes a disliking to some people but those moments happen a lot less than they used to. It’s all about celebrating the little wins 🥰🥰

16/04/2024

Everyone loves a slide! ❤️

09/04/2024

We decided to book Sniffspace at Wongawallan on the Gold Coast for my birthday. We played ball, jack swam in the dam, had a picnic and went foraging through the trees. It was such a wonderful way to spend the morning and gives Leo and Jack a chance to build a bond without the stresses and confines of being in the house 🥰❤️

06/04/2024

This cat is not quite right 🙃😂

05/04/2024

What a crazy, busy week we’ve had but it’s been awesome to hang out with these legends ❤️🥰

31/03/2024

My Easter buddies ❤️🥰
Happy Easter 🐣 🐥 🐰