Ally's Dawgs Pet Services

04/12/2022

Happy Sunday from Argos 🫶🏼

02/12/2022

Almost weekend vibe 🤪

27/11/2022

The goodest boy 🐶

22/11/2022

Argos wasn’t really feeling the 5AM vibes today so he gladly waited in bed for me to get home from my spin class 🐶
Glad to have this cutie pie back at our house 🥹

12/11/2022

Booking into end of January /February 2023 or later 🐶

20/10/2022

Qikan - the most photogenic dog ever 🥹🐶

20/10/2022

We normally don’t do two different families at the same time, but Argos & Qikan did amazing 💗

19/09/2022

Sunday blues 💙🥺

15/09/2022

Look who is back! One of our favourite little men - Argos 🥺
Argos loves sleeping, dried mango treats, & lots of cuddles. When we get home from work, we can always find him curled up in bed. He doesn’t even move an inch until we come give some scratches 💜

22/08/2022

We have some exciting news to share with you guys, but unfortunately it means I’ll have less time to spend with your furbabies. I have accepted a part-time position at one of the emergency clinics in Edmonton and will now be working there on Sundays! What does this mean for bookings? I’ll try to accommodate the best I can, however; I will be away from the house for more than 8 hours so I will no longer be accepting young pups on days that Jamen is also working. We will do our best to make it work, but it might not work 100% of the time! Please be patient 🤗

06/08/2022

how cute are these two, going to miss these puppy dog eyes 🥺🥺

06/08/2022

Visiting my favourite 3 pups 🐶

28/07/2022

Morning walks because there’s a heat warning in Edmonton today 🙃☀️ please keep your pups safe in this hot weather 🐶

27/07/2022

Henney has been hanging out with us for a few days & she has been loving the cuddles 🐶 always such a pleasure hanging out with her! She’s one of the sweetest pups we’ve had stay with us for sure 🤗

25/07/2022

Did you say treat? 🐶🐶

22/07/2022

look at this happy pair of cuties🥺🥺 Luna & Moose are absolute cuddle bugs! They love wrestling each other as well as fighting over toys 😂 I think Moose is more concerned about keeping the toys away from Luna compared to actually playing with them, but that’s okay😂 they have been a blast while their family has been on vacation & we are sad that our time has almost come to an end 🥺

16/07/2022

Please take care of your pups in this heat ☀️
Know the signs ⬆️
Make sure your pup has lots of water, and stay in shaded areas if you are going outside😎
Try to walk your pups earlier or later in the day when it is cooler, or skip the walk that day 🦮

08/07/2022

Love this post, but don’t love that you had to say no twice! ☹️
Well said Canine Compassion GP 👏🏼

PSA: The word "no" still means NO.

I'll never stop advocating for a dog's space, but man does it ever get tiring sometimes when there are people who think that the request "no" does not apply to them.

I occasionally walk Bella, a 2 year old German Shepherd who lacks confidence in herself. This can make her anxious around loud, unfamiliar objects, strange people, and dogs.

I like to start our walks by putting her nose to work, playing the "take it" game in a nearby field. This gets her focusing on a task, slowing her mind and easing her racing emotions. Since the field is next to a playground, sometimes there are children playing on it; learning to focus on a task with children in the area is good socialization for a young dog!

Today, a child came much too close for Bella to focus and I needed to advocate for her personal space. When we approached the field, a young child lurked towards us on their bike, asking if they could pet my dog. I politely said, "No, she's not friendly," and hustled from the sidewalk onto the grass. Bella was eager to get to work, sniffing around for the treats I was tossing as we moved through the field.

Though we were a couple hundred feet from the playground, I heard movement behind me that sounded quite close. I turned my shoulders, only to see that the young child had come back- and a LOT closer than the first time- to try their luck at petting Bella 🤦 I immediately put my palm out in front of me and sternly said, "PLEASE GIVE US SPACE. She will bite you!" ✋

I get that children don't necessarily understand that not every dog is a gentle giant, but that does not mean I'll be any more tolerant of them invading the space of the dog I am with. There are many dogs who are actually MORE triggered by children than they are of adults! Because this specific child felt that it was okay to disregard my first denial at their request to pet Bella, I made it very clear why I didn't want them near us- I had to word it in a way that they would understand.

Would Bella have actually bit the child? Probably not. However, there's no way that this kid would've understood me if I explained, "She's still a young pup who is properly being socialized to new, unpredictable environmental factors, so children can make her anxious." Honestly, adults don't understand statements like that half the time so I always try to make things simple and to-the-point.

Why this child was unsupervised in the first place, asking a strange person if they could pet their strange dog, I don't know. It's important to teach children to respect others' personal space, *especially* if they have a dog with them! It's much more appropriate to admire the puppy from afar. If you DO ask if you're allowed to approach the puppy and are told "no" as a result, no means NO, not "ask me again and I might say yes."

08/07/2022

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05/07/2022

the puppy dog eyes are real tonight 🥺 Caper is back with us for a bit here & we couldn’t be happier - plus, the birthday girl gets some snuggles () hehe 🥳

22/06/2022

Hello new friends 🐶
For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Ally & I run Ally’s Dawgs Pet Services]. I have loved animals for my whole life & grew up with two beautiful German Shepherds. For those of you that do know me, you know that these two (Echo & Sydney) were my absolute world. Echo crossed the rainbow bridge in March 2020 while Sydney has moved with my parents with her two new sisters, Myah and Skeena, in Newfoundland. Unfortunately, I don’t get to see them often, but I do get to see all of the lovely animals that & I get to dog sit! We aren’t quite ready to have a pet of our own, so it’s the perfect deal!
On top of this, I work in the veterinary medical world as a VMA (veterinary medical assistant) and I am certified in pet first aid through ! I work very close to where we live as well, which is super convenient when we have pets in our home.
At the moment, we are only offering dog-boarding services in our home, but occasionally I house/pet sit, dog walk and do drop in visits, however; this is only for SW Edmonton.
Anyways, enough about me- whether you are here for photos of cute pups, content about pet safety or you’re a current or future client, I welcome you to Ally’s Dawgs Pet Services] & I cannot wait to get to know you & your furbabies🐶

18/06/2022

Yoshi is staying with us for the weekend, how cute is he 🥺

13/06/2022

Argos favourite napping position - ultimate comfort and always prepared for belly rubs 🐶

10/06/2022

Look at those eyes 🥺🥺

21/05/2022

Henney’s hanging out with us for the weekend & we couldn’t be happier 💗 lots of snuggling at our house this weekend 😊

02/05/2022

Happy Monday friends 🐶

01/05/2022

I have been a bit distant from this page for awhile but we’ve had a very special boy stay with us this past week so I had to come back! Meet Argos - lover of naps, socks and cuddles 🐶 Argos is not a fan of when Ally & Jamen wake up at 5am to go to spin class, so he stays in bed until they get home (see photo 3 for reference). He is a very good boy & we love having him here 🐶💗

13/04/2022

It’s been a while since I’ve posted on here so I thought I’d swing by and show y’all a cute photo of Bella 💗 She came back and stayed with us for another night on the weekend & she was such a good girl 💗 look at those ears😍

25/03/2022

Sorry I’ve been so distant everyone 🐶 hope you and your puppers are all doing so well! We have Joe staying with us while his family is on vacation 😊 Joe is a very good boy & loves his naps!

04/03/2022

she was extremely unhappy to find out it was not a real donut 😜🍩