Walk This Way - Dog Walking - Ballymoney

26/06/2024

Lala keeping cool in the shed the other day 🩷

15/06/2024

I received my certificate in the post 😁 I really enjoyed the level 3 course by and I'm looking forward to furthering my development 🩷 keeping your pups safe while we are out on adventures is so important.

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23/05/2024

Spent a few nights with the crazies recently 🤣😍🩷 here's some action shots of the craic!

17/05/2024

Some of you might know already, I had the pleasure of working at the amazing Dogs Trust Ballymena for 7 years before starting out on my own. The wonderful foster team are in search of foster families for dogs who require a home environment to get some TLC before being ready for adoption 🩷 see below ..

Dogs Trust Ballymena are recruiting more foster carers
Watch the lovely Tammy being placed in her foster home to find out what to expect on the day a dog comes to you for a temporary stay until they find their forever home.
If you would like to find out more or apply to foster please follow the link below
https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/support-us/volunteering/vacancies/ballymena-foster-carer

15/05/2024

Crazy cute boi Benji with his pals 😍

09/05/2024

Taking a wee break for a few days 💖 all messages and walks will be sent on Monday 🐾

01/05/2024

Wednesday, including me trying to figure out if it will rain or not 🤣

27/04/2024

Hi all! Just posting this here to let all my clients know that I will be taking some time off to rest my feet 🤣 please let me know asap if you need cover for these days 💕

26/04/2024

Happy Friday! From Ruby, Rose and me 💕

25/04/2024

🐶⭐️Followers, please like and share to help Reggie's appeal reach far and wide. ⭐️🐶

Reggie arrived to us in May last year, he was initially handed into a local pound, upon meeting him we fell in love, but knew it may be a task finding a suitable home, nonetheless we were determined to try. We didn't want for it to be a lengthy kennel stay for Reggie but it has become one.

Reggie has gotten himself the title of "King Reggie" and is almost like a part of the team now, from joining us for trips out in the van, helping with making up feeds or making sure the office is running smoothly, our Reggie does it all.

We do our best but with the upcoming breed restrictions there is a fear that Reggie could end up living the rest of his life kennels. In many ways the restrictions have revised the bar for potential homes. Reggie has never been short of interest or applications but many of the applicants don't meet his specific criteria and some others have simply changed their mind during the process.

These breed restrictions bring with them some added responsibilities to any potential adopter, such as but not limited to -
needing to be muzzled while on walks
short leads in public areas
having to have public liability insurance
the dog having to be neutered
microchipped
licensed to owner
and registered as exempt,

Details on all of thee above will hopefully be released soon.

Of course you will still need to be the best of dog owners, and willing to comply with all of the above to keep Reggie safe. You will be an ambassador for bully dogs and in a way, an ambassador for Mid-Antrim Animal Sanctuary! While of course we can't predict the future, things such as your housing situation will need to be stable. If you are renting consider if your landlord would allow for not only a pet, but a restricted/banned/exempt dog?

When breed restrictions are active rehoming, sale, advertisement or exchange of gift of XL Bully types like Reggie will be illegal, which would restrict our ability to take him back into our care if the home could not keep him after adoption for any reason.

All of the above being said, you can check out Reggie's album on our page, which includes his antics and life with us, things such as, munching on grass when out for walks, supervising staff as they set up feeds for the other dogs, modelling Mid-Antrim merchandise and eating lots of food!

While Reggie has lots of dog walking buddies, he does need a slow introduction and careful observation of his body language, we try to stay positive and hope he could possibly live life with a suitable spayed female.

🧑‍🧑‍🧒Children - 13+ with a sensible approach to dogs.

🏡Flats - No.

🏡6ft + fencing is a must.

🐱No cats.

Whilst Reggie is the best boy he will be a part of our Aprils Wish program to assist him with the initial adjustment period of settling into a new home 🙂

https://midantrim.org/aprils-wish-helping-every-dog-find-and-keep-their-forever-home/

https://midantrim.org/project/reggie/

18/04/2024

Honestly so grateful to be doing a job I adore and spending time with these amazing souls 💓 46km in 4 days 🥴 time to put my feet up!

04/04/2024

02/04/2024

Happy swipe ➡️ to see his wee teefies 🤗🐕

20/03/2024

A few snaps from today 💖 🐕😎

19/03/2024

XL Bully Event
Myself, Just Pawing About and Sarah Matthews Dog Training are running this event for the Owner's of XL Bullies, due to recent announcement of legislation changes of restrictions of XL Bullies.
We'll be discussing what the legislation is and what is needed to be done, Muzzle Training demonstration, Loose Lead, etc.
📅 Saturday 30th of March, between 1.30-3.30pm
📍Comber Adult Learning Centre, Park Way, Comber, Ards, BT23 5AR
💷 This Event is completely free!
❗️Human only Event, no dogs in attendance❗️

Please confirm your attendance by contacting one of the three businesses (please state if anyone is attending with you)

24/02/2024

Happy Saturday from Zozo, the mini malinois! 🌪️🤪🐶

15/02/2024

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09/02/2024

I had to say goodbye to my baby today 💔 I can't even go into words how I'm feeling right now. I love you so much 🌈 TinTin Ragamuffin Martin 🌈

08/02/2024

'Are you really going to make me go out in that!?' 🌨️🥶☔ Molly Moo

23/01/2024

No filter needed for cute boi Ralph 🐶 Happy

21/01/2024

✨Client reminder✨ I'll be taking a short break in March. Regulars will be reminded again at the end of February ❤️ thank you so much to everyone who has been keeping me busy, it honestly means the world 🥰

17/01/2024

Hey, we hope you are all staying cosy and keeping safe ❄️
Just a heads up to say that due to road conditions, tomorrow's walks may be cancelled, everyone will be contacted in due course 💖

A cute pic of Charlie keeping cosy in his jumper 🤩

16/01/2024

Not my post, but so true especially after today, so had to share.

🌨️YOUR DOG WALKER IN WINTER 🌨️

Being a dog walker is an awesome job, but it's not without it’s challenges. And winter is filled with its own unique challenges. Here are some things to bear in mind if you have a dog walker this winter:

❄️ Pick ups and drop offs take a lot longer due to icy side roads, paths, steps and driveways.

❄️ It also takes longer to load and unload vans while we dry dogs and put on coats or towel robes and make sure everyone's warm enough.

❄️ We have to do a lot of laundry when it's cold and wet. Like, a lot!

❄️ We don't go to work in a warm office, we go from driving sketchy roads in the car to out walking in the icy gales with rain and snow battering our faces, all while making sure your dog is warm and safe and having a nice time.

❄️ We might genuinely lose a finger to frostbite whilst picking up poops! 😅🥶

❄️ Not all walkers have the same routes or roads to drive and not all walkers have the same type of transport or capabilities for driving in snow/ice. So please don't assume just because other walkers are out that yours should be too.

❄️ If your walker cancels they have weighed up the safety aspects of the day ahead and made a decision they feel is safest for themselves and your dogs. I can't speak for every single walker of course, but most of us never want to have to cancel walks.

❄️ Remember we don't just drive main roads and we don't just have to get from point A to point B. We have multiple pick ups and drop offs most of which, if not all, are on side roads, cul-de-sacs and often country lanes.

❄️ We have to try and get to and park at walking spots which are usually off road in some capacity or completely untreated parking areas. Then we have to safely get a group of dogs out the van on a potentially very icy ground. If you think it's hard to have one dog on lead in the ice, try 5 🫣

❄️ If we get stuck, we have a car full of dogs we need to try and get home and keep warm and happy. So we want to do our very best to avoid this happening!

Yes we chose this career, and yes we love it and your dogs! But we don't do it because it's easy and we still have hard days.

I'm so grateful to have a wonderful group of clients and to have the genuine privilege of looking after your doggie’s and getting to share a part of their life. It's an honour I never take lightly.

Thanks for reading 😊🐾

15/01/2024

✨Fur✨ such a sweetie pie. This girl has stolen my heart.
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08/01/2024

Happy Monday smiles from Tara ✨

09/12/2023

☠️ Watch out for these foods over the festive period! If your pooch does ingest any of these, please speak to your vet to seek further advice.

For a full guide, visit: https://bit.ly/3rdgLOA

04/12/2023

🔹 **Professional Update: New Certification Title** 🔹

I'm excited to share some important news with you. As you may know, I’m a Certified Separation Anxiety Pro Trainer. Well, the exciting news is that the title is changing. It’s officially transitioning from Certified Separation Anxiety Pro Trainer to Certified Separation Anxiety Behaviour Consultant.

This change reflects a more accurate representation of our work. The term 'trainer' didn’t fully encompass the depth of our approach, which focuses on altering emotional states to improve behaviour.

As a Behaviour Consultant, my role is centered on providing comprehensive, emotion-focused strategies to help dogs overcome separation anxiety.

I look forward to continuing to offer specialised support and guidance under this new title. The title might have changed, but my commitment to effective, and compassionate care for dogs experiencing separation anxiety remains the same.

14/11/2023

Tuesday 💕