Crendon Paws

20/04/2022

Bluebells are out!

04/04/2022

Happy Dogs!

07/03/2022

25/02/2022

Having Half Term off for some family time but still have a few cats to feed, I love visiting the cats, especially when they know you are there for dinner time as they are sooooooo friendly.

04/02/2022

Feeling a little bit like Spring this week, snowdrops out in Eythrope and mud was drying until today that is!

14/01/2022

New girls Treacle and Martha. Taking everything in.

14/01/2022

Jinx and Twiglet one of my new girls getting to know each other.

14/01/2022

Nellie, Penny, Izzy and Dora had fun this am. All very photogenic.

14/01/2022

This was our misty morning walk in Bernwood earlier this week. It’s was beautiful so I took lots of photos.

05/01/2022

Happy Birthday to Oscar! 12 Today.

21/12/2021

Oscar back where he likes to be, in the fields with his friends. He is feeling much better after I thought he was in his last days I am glad to say.

21/12/2021

Here we have little Martha 5 months and gentlemanly Ned 18 months. Who have joined me recently and have been welcomed by the pack.

10/12/2021

Oscar is back home after 5 days in the vet hospital with very poorly guts caused by illius ( when they stop moving) old age catching up with him sadly but he is on the mend. Hobbes ( cat) went to the vet yesterday after he was badly beaten up and not to be out done Dora had her booster too. I have managed to kick the worst cold I have had in ages and am happy to be back outside with the dogs. Christmas can continue after all !

01/12/2021

Oscar showing big but only 14 weeks old Nala the ropes this afternoon. He will be 12 in Jan! plenty of wisdom to share!

29/11/2021

Lots of fun in the snow today.

29/11/2021

Snow Day

28/11/2021

If you have a pup exercise with care, mental stimulation is more important than long walks at any age.

22/11/2021

We had a go on the train today! For much longer than planned!! Anyway Marco is now an expert. 😘

12/11/2021

Photo shoot in the woods this morning.

11/11/2021

Beautiful walking at the moment🍁 🍃 ☀️

11/11/2021

08/11/2021

Lovely Molly has a heart of gold.

05/11/2021

Oscar loves a sock!

16/09/2021

Marco explored the fair today and met lots of new people and massive stuffed toys.

30/08/2021

Puppy socialization for Marco. So much to experience at his own pace.

20/08/2021

Busy busy!

06/08/2021

We also like to stop to watch the world and get ALL the sniffs and have cuddles on our walks.

06/08/2021

Little Nellie letting me know something important. She has lots to tell me on our walks.

06/08/2021

Little Nellie small dog lots of character.

03/08/2021

Butterflies and dogs at Bernwood on Monday.

31/07/2021

Why we need to manage pup walks appropriately for age. Roughly 1 min for each week of age.

When you get your 8 week old puppies, please keep these images in mind. Their bones do not even touch yet. They plod around so cutely with big floppy paws and wobbly movement because their joints are entirely made up of muscle, tendons, ligaments with skin covering. Nothing is fitting tightly together or has a true socket yet.

When you run them excessively or don't restrict their exercise to stop them from overdoing it during this period you don't give them a chance to grow properly. Every big jump or excited bouncing run causes impacts between the bones. In reasonable amounts this is not problematic and is the normal wear and tear that every animal will engage in.

When you're letting your puppy jump up and down off the lounge or bed, take them for long walks/hikes, you are damaging that forming joint. When you let the puppy scramble on tile with no traction you are damaging the joint.

You only get the chance to grow them once. A well built body is something that comes from excellent breeding and a great upbringing-BOTH, not just one.

Once grown you will have the rest of their life to spend playing and engaging in higher impact exercise. So keep it calm while they're still little baby puppies and give the gift that can only be given once.

By Patricia Crespo
Photos Veteriankey.com @62 days

*Many Bones are not fully fused until 13mo of age.

28/07/2021

I thought i would share some of my references with you all. I am lucky to have some amazing people and animals to visit during my working day, i love spending time with all their beautiful animals but i also love catching up with their owners.

28/07/2021

Qualifications and Insurance.

24/07/2021

Mathilda is the cutest.

23/07/2021

Reviews always welcome!

16/05/2021

Stolen dogs

10/05/2021

We have been enjoying the bluebells recently. I have not posted for ages either! I have been working out a few new routes and getting some new dogs settled in. Welcome to Luna and Winnie photos to follow! Meanwhile here are the latest pics of some of the Crendon Paws pack.

26/02/2021

Re- opening Mon 15th March!

09/02/2021

Owners and definitely every professional dog walker should make sure they self inform themselves on play it’s purpose and how to manage it.

I was going to title this “Skip likes it rough,” but, well, you know . . . the internet. But the fact is that Skip came to us loving to play rough and Maggie didn’t, and we’ve gone through a year of managing and conditioning and innovating and despairing and come out the other side […]