A&S Dog Walking & Pet Visits

A&S Dog Walking & Pet Visits Dog training, behaviour, (Co operative Care) dog walks & pet visits. Dog walking - I provide solo walks and very small groups walks.

I provide an ethical & reliable dog walking and pet visiting service in Bierton, Aylesbury, Stoke Mandeville and surrounding area's. Solo groups can be up to 3 dogs from one house hold. An enclosed field can be hired at extra costs, depending on availability and times required. I have completed & passed the APDT Foundation & advanced dog training courses and I have also spent 3 years being an assi

stant trainer at an APDT recognised dog training school. I am also an ISCP canine behaviour practitioner having completed by level 5 Diploma in May 2023. This gives me the ability & knowledge to support your dogs with any ongoing training issues they may have. Coming soon - One to one cooperative care course and one to one puppy course. Pet visiting service - For dogs and other small animals requiring a visiting service.

26/01/2025

Please be careful who you use for your puppy or dogs training. These companies are amongst us in Aylesbury.,There is no place for punishment whether it be prong, shock, shouting, smacking or telling you that a slip lead with pressure is a safe way to train your dog.

Slip leads are for occasional use taking our dogs to and from somewhere not for walks, or training.

Go to a dog training school who endorse harnesses and flat collars. Make sure your trainer is a positive reinforcement trainer and not ‘balanced’

Kind & ethical dog training, behaviour and puppy classes in the comfort of your own home. Positive reinforcement methods...
25/01/2025

Kind & ethical dog training, behaviour and puppy classes in the comfort of your own home.

Positive reinforcement methods only

Solo dog walking and pet visits within Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. ISCP qualified, established 2013, fully insured.

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17/01/2025

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Listen to the whispers

Whispers are soft, subtle and so easy to miss in our often busy, hectic lives, but making an effort to listen to them can prevent situations from escalating, resulting in reactive behaviour.

A dog’s attempt to communicate is so often misunderstood or completely ignored.

Body language is one of the only ways that dogs can let us know how they are feeling. When we know how they’re feeling, we can intervene, help them feel safe and prevent those emotions from boiling over.

Body language can be subtle and fleeting, but with careful observation and knowing what to look for most of us can learn to recognize and understand what our dogs are saying.

It’s always important to look at the context, the situation and especially what the rest of the body is doing when deciphering their language.

Being able to understand a dog’s emotional state through their body language helps us to predict behaviour, prevent potential problems or simply allows us to just enjoy observing what they are feeling.

Although dogs each have their own unique personalities and distinct way of communicating, there are many common signs that can give us insight. We just need to take the time to learn and then notice them. I believe dogs would be so grateful if we make the effort to learn their language.

Here are some resources and links to learn more about body language -

On Talking Terms With Dogs - Calming Signals, 2nd Edition by Turid Rugaas
https://www.dogwise.com/on-talking-terms-with-dogs-calming-signals-2nd-edition/?srsltid=AfmBOoqj8ruQJx5bCP7qWb03TqCyAGfmAvCj988UuWk_L1_UHbYcZsES&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0AaDd_wwhSC4JEUqkvQmOG9lU5bNdbAOEeHQb0st7P_DXrdAOR-utY_-k_aem_cqU0VLHHyjrKbce9ddT84g

The Veterinary Behaviour Centre
https://www.heska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/TVBC-Canine-Dog-Body-Language-handout.pdf?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3mKGykzNJr7_yFf1_e6mc2sRHjNvjEok2GLvKTw-OMtTxEfjtlxM6vk4I_aem_B-YAlekmE0eV03c_1x8cyw

It’s been a wonderful 2 weeks seeing everyone’s dogs again after the Christmas break. The weather has been varied! I’m l...
12/01/2025

It’s been a wonderful 2 weeks seeing everyone’s dogs again after the Christmas break.

The weather has been varied! I’m looking forward to some warmer temperatures next week as the past few days have been pretty harsh for working outside even with the warmest boots, hat, coat and gloves! It has been incredibly beautiful though. ❄️

Today is the last day of the Christmas pet visits! I hope you all had wonderful holidays away to climates warmer ☀️& coo...
05/01/2025

Today is the last day of the Christmas pet visits!

I hope you all had wonderful holidays away to climates warmer ☀️& cooler ❄️.

It has been wonderful visiting your cats, dogs, chickens, ducks, snakes & rabbits.

Please never feel it’s too early to book your 2025 holidays away. I have already got bookings for 2025 and 2026 booked already.

Thank you for choosing my small business

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A special request - A potential long term foster home needed for this wonderful girl, her name is ‘Lady’. She is 13 years old, grieving, traumatised and heartbroken. She spent the week fending for herself in her home before her owner was tragically found passed away. Aswell as losing her previous owner. Both in 5 years.
💔 🕊️ 🤍

It has been said, that if a place is not found for lady. She will be out on the streets. She does not deserve this. We will do everything we can for you beautiful girl.

Requirements -
- Adult only
- No dogs please
- Can live with a calm cat with slow introduction
- A whole lot of love ❤️

Everything including vet treatment provided by us here at Mini Beasts.

Please let us know if you can help, by popping us at email - [email protected].
If you can’t help by fostering, please help by sharing.
Thank you 🙏🏻

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26/12/2024

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⚠️ BOXING DAY : EXTRA CAUTION REQUIRED ⚠️

Your dog or puppy may be over stimulated, tired, sore and irritable 😠 🥱 😩 😵‍💫

Take extra care today, please keep in mind that sometimes the first symptom of a dog or puppy being too tired, sore or over stimulated is behaviour change. Behaviour change which, in some instances, can appear to come from nowhere.

‼️ A dog’s usual levels of tolerance may be at risk of lowering.
‼️ Their startle responses may increase.
‼️ Their sensitivity to stimuli, including being touched, may heighten.
‼️ Their ability to recollect prior learned information (their training) may decrease.
‼️ Their social skills may become compromised, which may result in them failing to read the room or being more irritable.
‼️ They may be quicker to fatigue on walks.

Nick and I travelled to see my step mum on Monday. Christmas Eve, we spent the first part of the day cleaning the house and Christmas Day we travelled to see Nick’s parents.

My dogs don’t sleep deeply in the car and despite taking their beds to both family homes, they didn’t sleep for as long, nor as well as they would have at home. They were understandably easily disturbed by the activity and were even following me to the bathroom each time.
Our cleaning related hustle and bustle on 24th would have also interfered with their usual sleep quality.

Yesterday Amigo also dedicated a good hour of his day on his feet putting pressure on kitchen door activity - hoping for a management slip up that would get him access to the food being served and the plates being cleared away from the dining room. You can take the stray off the streets…… 😆

So all in all, across three days- I would guess that my dogs are about 15 hours in deficit (of sleep).

During sleep, stress hormone levels are lowered, the brain’s toxins are removed, cellular repair across the body occurs, and the immune system gets a boost. The body is given an MOT that helps regulate its responses to stimuli the next day.

This includes regulating the perception of pain and of course, quality rest supports the reduction of any inflammation.

My dogs were on their feet - getting up and down more than normal - across the past three days. Any muscular or skeletal pain can become heightened- especially for my senior dog Kanita.

Additionally, during sleep information is processed and stored. Whilst relevant for all dogs, those with young puppies should be especially considerate to the fact that there’s only so much sensory stimuli the young brain can process. A high intensity of stimuli (noise, sights, scents, and touch!) parallel to compromised sleep can lead to an over stimulated puppy- this usually results in a puppy that jumps and mouths more!

Lastly, most of us humans get tired from all of the activity. The usual level of management and ‘tolerance’ of our dogs and puppies may start to slip.

Contexts in which to be cautious:

☑️ Visitors arriving to the home- caution letting dogs greet them at the door or in narrow hallways!

Also be cautious of your dog accidentally escaping out the door or gate left open. Stay vigilant and remind guests to keep the usual doors and gates closed.

☑️ People touching your dog or puppy! Does the dog WANT to be touched? Have they asked to be touched? Is touching the puppy leading to them jumping and mouthing? Is the dog and puppy being touched and/or picked up too often?

Make sure everyone, especially children, leave a resting puppy or dog well alone and that there's understanding of what 'no thanks' looks like (they don't approach to interact when asked, or look away, move away or tense up when being interacted with).

☑️ Monitor anyone playing with the dog/puppy very carefully. Normally, it's the humans that struggle to regulate their behaviour intensity or duration - and the dog/puppy simply responds to that.

☑️ People (including children) behaving in an animated way (loud noises and sudden or unusual movement).

☑️ How WE humans respond to undesired behaviour. Are we appearing confrontational? Are we intensifying the level of stimuli or calming things down?

☑️ Leaving dangerous foods and items around. Keep things out of reach of your dog or shut them away from your dog.

If your puppy or dog 'steals' an item that they 'shouldn't have', trade it for treats. Don't rush to grab things off them and ensure everyone present knows to do the same (or better yet, alerts you to do it). You'd be suprised how many bite incidents happen towards people who aren't the dog's primary carer and who go to take things off the dog/puppy.

☑️ Interacting with unfamiliar dogs on walks (or even their buddies!). Dogs who are tired or in pain may be more quick to be defensive, over stimulated dogs and puppies may be more likely to socialise inappropriately- which may result in them being the target of defensive behaviour.

☑️ The walk itself! Pay attention to the environment, something that’s harder to do when walking in a group!
Be aware and considerate of others, but also towards livestock and wildlife if you’re walking somewhere different to usual.

Keep your dog on lead if you’re not sure their recall is up to the usual standard! Remember, memory recollection AND sensory processing is compromised when dogs are tired.

Lastly, if your dog doesn’t normally go on epic, long hikes, then stick to a distance similar to their usual walk duration. Please don’t exhaust your dog by taking them on an endurance hike they’ve not built the fitness up for, or that they may be too old or less physically able to enjoy.


Today we are meeting my brother, his wife and my two young nephews at the pub for lunch. Kanita doesn’t like children too close and Mohawk gets a bit nervous of their excitement- so we have opted to meet away from the home so my dogs aren’t put in a situation they may struggle with more than normal.

It’s just not worth the risk! I’d rather be labelled as too cautious than there be a concerning or serious incident. My dogs will be happier at home resting.

Be your dog's advocate ❤️

I would like to send a heart felt message from our house to yours this Christmas. Thank you for booking your dog walks, ...
25/12/2024

I would like to send a heart felt message from our house to yours this Christmas.

Thank you for booking your dog walks, pet visits, one to one puppy classes & training and behavioural consultations with me throughout 2024. I am truly grateful for the wonderful pets I support but also to you the caring and nurturing guardians of these wonderful animals.

This year has been a very sad year with devastating losses of both cats & dogs for many of you. I’m truly thinking of you all at this time of year and hope this season brings wonderful memories of them you’ve shared throughout your years together ❤️

It has been a busy few weeks of dog walks and the weather has been so so! 😂 Many of the areas we walk in remain flooded....
19/12/2024

It has been a busy few weeks of dog walks and the weather has been so so! 😂 Many of the areas we walk in remain flooded. Luckily Mylo the black Labrador does not mind wading through water! In Bierton Bali & Ziggy love the watery holes that now resemble mini ponds to splish and splash in. Most of your other lovely dogs enjoy wallowing in the mud which is good as there is plenty to go around!

Whilst many of you are now on your Christmas holidays, I am still providing walks to many of you who still need them.

I will be working over the Christmas period providing visits and walks when you are out enjoying Christmas festivities

We all have different views on this but I completely agree this is a deep concern for those of us not wanting to ingest ...
15/12/2024

We all have different views on this but I completely agree this is a deep concern for those of us not wanting to ingest the addictive.

Just look at the supermarkets & how much Arla milk is stacked on the shelves 💪🏻

More concerning is this additive creating disease in cows & we then ingest the meat and of course our pets. We have choices to become vegetarians or vegans but for our cats and dogs they eat meat. It’s tricky 🤷‍♀️

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WILL BOVAER MAKE ITS WAY INTO RAW DOG FOOD IN THE UK?
Bovaer is a new feed additive that can potentially reduce methane emissions from dairy cows by purportedly 30%, on average, and it has just received the green light as a feed additive in the UK.

The public isn't happy, though. Spooked by the ever-increasing volume of nasty chemicals that sneak into our ultra-processed food chain, all of which were GRAS at one point and now we wish we never invented - from hydrogenated fats, toxic preservatives food dyes and artificial sweeteners like aspartame in the products to themselves to antibiotics, angel dust, chlorine and glyphosate used in production - we look back on all this horrible s**t poisoning our kids and our environment and wish we could all eat "organic", aka, normal food, free of the toxic soup.

Are we simply lurching to the next patented, ultra-profitable, chemical sticking plaster for our broken ultra-processed food system?

Bovaer, made of silicon dioxide, propylene glycol and organic compound 3-nitrooxypropanol (known as 3-NOP), works by suppressing the enzyme in a cow’s stomach that produces methane. By doing so, less methane is produced in a cow’s stomach.

You would think the public has every right to be concerned. What is this food additive that suddenly, apparently, reduces methane from cows? How did they test it? Are these cows fed grain (high methane omissions, thick black smoke coming out of the exhaust of a struggling car) or normal cows (grass-fed, happy, where methane emissions are significantly reduced). Is it just dairy or meat? Give us a look at the human data. Who's behind the product? That matters as companies like Monsanto (glyphosate) have truly despicable reputations. And, as ever, there's the whole carbon / climate thing.

The UK government, however, who never, ever get anything wrong and try and cover it up later (post office, blood scandal, Covid response), believes it is. As ever, there is no debate, there is only mandate. They want it that by 2030 ALL British cattle will be given this methane-reducing chemical Bovaer daily in their feed.

Arla Foods are already on board, agreeing to trial the use of Bovaer in their dairy products which they provide to Tesco, Morissons and Aldi in the UK.

Australia, Brazil and Canada are now also on board. We Irish are looking into it too, far be it from us to buck a trend. It's interesting to note however that when we trialled it, we found that feeding 3-NOP (Bovaer) to lactating dairy cows grazing on grass, it reduced enteric methane by a WHOPPING 5%.

5%.

Hmmm. This reshapes things slightly. For such marginal gains in normal cows (fed grass not grain and kept in fields not concentration camps), the safety-bit would need to be drum-tight.

So, is it? Well, currently they are telling us there is "no side effects in cows".

Isn't that amazing? Completely messing with the cows digestion...and it has ZERO impact on the animal. No health risks at all for her, apparently. It's hard to accept how when only a year ago the Food Standards Agency in the UK had found that 3-NOP “should be considered corrosive to the eyes, a skin irritant and potentially harmful by inhalation” to humans handling it.
https://www. food. gov. uk/research/outcome-of-assessment-of-3-nitrooxypropanol-3-nop-assessment

Better still (for Bovaer shareholders) is that they had a look and it DEFINITELY does not make its way into the meat or milk of the cow either.

However, we're just not sure if this is the same way the mRNA jabs, packed in lipid nanoparticles whose very design means they can get around the body, DEFINITELY DO NOT go around the body so couldn't be causing all the inflammation in all those organs folk were reporting. To suggest it did was, of course, misinformation. Now we know of course they DEFINITELY DO.

We were also told, using zero long-term safety data in humans (with Bovaer there is not even short-term safety data in humans) that said therapies were DEFINITELY SAFE when their previous safety record was the very thing preventing them getting to market prior to their rushed authorisation in 2021. And now, the data is building, greatly reinforcing that earlier stance.

Is Bovaer safe? Who knows. Not me, anyway. I mean, try do a little research, see how you get on with main stream media coverage.

Because on Bovaer, MSM they are all in staunch agreement - it's great.

Not a single dissenting voice.

Every single newspaper outlet labels our concern about this new food additive as "misinformation".

[See attached image of the latest headline from the BBC. Not only is it misinformation for the plebs to grumble but right at the top there is a nice ADVERTISEMENT for a big, in-depth show they're bringing out on why everyone's suddenly getting turbo cancer. You can be SURE they'll get to the bottom of it....!!!].

All of them in agreement.

Again.

I have to admit that makes we worried. In fact, when I see someone say "misinformation, nothing to see here" now I immediately think the opposite!

I mean, it seems the BBC has more concerns about the level of "misinformation" on Steven Bartlett's podcast the Diary of a CEO.
https://www. bbc. co. uk/programmes/m0026q5x

Steven Bartlett? A conspiracy theorist?!! Have you ever listened to the guy? Getting mad at Bartlett, with all due respect to the guy, is akin to shouting at a plain, digestive biscuit. He is the most moderate, left-leaning guy ever. Never posed a contrary view on anything, that I have heard. In fact, he's so middling that folk like me who love digging into matters such as the Covid response or the climate debate or any of the major talking points that us plens are not allowed to talk about, would never consider DCEO as a source of useful information in those respects. It's not his bag. Bartlett loves business, men's (and sometimes women's) health, that sort of thing. On the spicier debates, I always felt he played it safe.

But not safe enough. Now, inevitably, some of his guests are beginning to mention the enormous elephants in the room, including the toxic food supply, mRNA products, if man-made-carbon is as big an issue as it's pained and recently some more natural ways to fight cancer, and you're not allowed to talk about, according to the BBC.

As always - when you're taking flak you know you're over a target.

Lack of MSM interest aside, the question at this point is will this s**t make its way into our raw dog food?

Well, the powers that be say it DEFINITELY won't.

If you're not happy about that, if you want to BE informed, you need to do a little digging. If buying milk in Tesco, Morrisons or Aldi, make sure it's organic. Email your raw dog food supplier. Seek assurances they are not using cattle fed this stuff.

Am I saying boycott the companies involved? No, actually. They will do anything to curry favour with the public. If they think the public want this s**t, they'll use it. If they show they don't, they won't. It's as simple as that.

The only boycott that should be happening here is the biggest bulls**t and methane emitters on the planet - politicians and mainstream media.

Please please don’t ever punish your dog for growling My lovely boy growled at me tonight when I went to remove his coll...
14/12/2024

Please please don’t ever punish your dog for growling

My lovely boy growled at me tonight when I went to remove his collar. It was just a low growl but he was very clear, please do not continue. So I didn’t! He has his collar on tonight and it’s given me time to think 🤔

My thoughts 💭

Is he is pain?
Did I move to fast?
Did I scare him?
Did I accidentally pinch his neck?
Is he just not feeling great.

It’s not his fault he growled, it’s mine

Please never punish a growl as it’s an early warning system of ‘That isn’t ok’

Has your dog growled recently? Growling isn't a bad thing- in fact it's vital! This is your dog's way of telling you there is something up. Always listen to them and never punish for it. Listen to what they are saying. With special thanks to The Dog Guy on this one.

One to One puppy classes – 60 minutes (only positive reinforcement)  These can be provided in the comfort of your own ho...
10/12/2024

One to One puppy classes – 60 minutes (only positive reinforcement)

These can be provided in the comfort of your own home or garden, or also out and about for learning life skills in the real world, or both as the training progresses. I can provide a one-off session for general advice/problem solving or a group of 4 or 6 classes. The issues we deal with will be relevant for your puppies needs and may include.

Puppy Biting
Crate training
Walking on a lead
Learning to enjoy touch and introducing husbandry such as nail clips, brushing.
Settle training
Recall
Wait
Touch
Focus work
Natural socialisation
Leave it

One to one puppy training can support a puppy who may show some worry or fear around certain situations. We can then cater for exactly what your puppy needs rather than a class environment where it is more formalised, rigid or scary. Sometimes in a class environment young puppies have so much excitement with food, scents, other dogs and people it can be overwhelming not only for them but also for their guardians. One to one classes avoid this and I believe both you and your puppy will learn more skills outside of this environment.

One-off problem-solving session - £40
One to one x 4 - £140 (£35 a session)
One to one x 6 - £180 (£30 a session)

To book either of these sessions the payment must be paid in full prior to the first one to one.

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I provide an ethical & reliable dog walking and pet visiting service in Bierton, Aylesbury, Stoke Mandeville and surrounding area's. Dog walking - I only provide an individual 'one to one' dog walking service for up to 3 dogs per owner. I do provide an 'off lead service' but your dog must have a reliable recall and this will need to be discussed before any walks are undertaken. I completed the APDT Foundation Dog Training course in 2017 and am now a student member of the APDT. I am undertaking Part 2 of this course in 2018. I am also an assistant trainer at an APDT recognised dog training school. Pet visiting service -This is a very popular service for clients who may have a new kitten or a puppy that need company and toilet breaks throughout the day. This service is also available for owners who need someone to come into their own home during a holiday period or a family illness when they are away too provide company, feeding, cleaning of trays, hutches and of course play time. I can cater for dogs, cats, birds, fish, rabbits, guinea pigs and other small furries. I do not cater for reptiles as this is an area I have limited knowledge of. Pet sitting service - Many owners are not able too leave their dogs alone for extended periods and I can provide a day sitting service, whereby I come to your home and stay with your pet and provide food, company and fun. Please note I do not provide a doggy day care service.