Do you want to be your pet professionals favourite person this year? Then here’s how!
We don’t want anything physical, don’t worry about boxes or chocolates or bottles of Prosecco!
Most of what we ask for is appreciation -
- appreciate we are human beings.
- appreciate we try our best.
- appreciate we need our own time.
- appreciate we have a lot of clients we have to cater to.
- appreciate mistakes and accidents happen.
- appreciate that we have chosen to dedicate our lives to caring for your animals.
We deal with many clients, with all the pros and cons that come with being self employed. It’s not always an easy job.
We do it for our passion for animals.
Try the above in 2025 to be your pet professionals favourite client, and make their lives a bit easier!
Happy new year!
#happynewyear #newyear #2024 #2025 #petprofessional #dogwalker #dogtrainer #petsitter
Ever feel like you’re speaking minion to your dog?
While sometimes when training your adolescent male it can feel like you’re talking gibberish all we need to do is be clear and consistent in our cues.
Keep up with the training, even throughout the festive period!
You don’t make progress without putting the work in first!
Being a pet professional isn’t all the fun and games of playing with furry animals all day.
There are so many other responsibilities like -
- Invoicing
- Emails
- Social Media
- Messages
- Forms
That’s just the basics, for companies who may be hybrid like me there’s so much more!
- Class planning
- Stock takes
- Cleaning the van
And all of this comes before having to do our own animals at the end of the day too!
When you employ your pet professional remember we are humans too with ALOT of responsibility, you are probably not their only client and things take time to be processed. Sometimes we forget things, sometimes we make mistakes.
We always do our best!
Don’t forget to appreciate your pet professional, there are so many wonderful workers out there!
#dogtrainer #dogwalker #petsitter #petprofessional #petshop #selfemployed #selfemployedlife
Anyone else got the Boxing Day flex?
Forget about new year new me, get started on those new goals today.
Boxing Day is the day you wear all your new clothes, feeling fresh (as long as you’ve not partied too hard the night before).
I’m feeling good in my @aztecdiamond coat and trackies.
My forward goal is to spend more time with my animals and balance my work life.
What are your goals?
#boxingday #boxingdayflex #newclothes #aztecdiamond #horse #equine #andalusian #pre #purarazaespañola
Merry Christmas to all of our clients, and all of those who follow and support us!
Have a lovely day and we look forward to seeing you in the new year!
Yes that’s me leaving the present wrapping last minute
The boys have a few toys for Christmas this year, what are your doggos having?
#christmaspresents #dogs #dogstuff #christmas
We support long lines over here, we even use one ourselves.
Video inspired by the couple in the field who blew their whistle over 30 times and they still don’t know where their dog is.
If your dog doesn’t come back after at least the second time it needs to be on a lead or longline. It doesn’t have safe or reliable recall.
Bucky is back on his longline while he’s going through his adolescent stage as his recall is now hit and miss but that’s ok. He’s safe within my control on a longline and we keep practicing our recall and our proximity games to build value to me.
It’s ok to keep your dog on a lead and ok to use a long line. It’s not ok for your dog to ignore your recall and -
- bother other dogs
- chase animals
- possibly get hurt
Recall training can be done on every walk.
#recall #recalltraining #training #dogtraining #dalmatian #goodrecall #badrecall
NOWS YOUR CHANCE!
So many of our @thedenzelstory treats left available in our Denzels Christmas tree!
14 pigs in blanket baubles
14 ginger bread bars
4 mince pie bars
14 festive bites
7 pigs in blanket bites
Buy any 4 for £10 or choose individual items!
Pop us a message to claim yours, local delivery available on asking
All too often you hear “my dog doesnt like big dogs”
Its an unfortunate circumstance. Some big dogs can be rude and bolshy meaning that smaller dogs may prefer not to socialise with them.
Its our jobs as big dog owners to teach them to play appropriately no matter the size of the dog they’re playing with.
Believe it or not, Woody (my reactive dog) is super respectful when he plays with dogs hes known. Demonstrating respectful play by crouching down for small dogs to match their size.
It may not be totally clear in this video but Woody is actually quite a big bigger than Kit, and he had to demonstrate to Kit that hes actually okay to play with.
By the end of this walk they were almost running off into the sunset together without a care in the world
#dogbehaviour #dogplay #dogbodylanguage #foxredlab #dalmatian #dogs
Desensitising your dog to things is/can be a slow process
Its a step by step process until they are happy with the situation
Realistically (no i know not always) dogs should be ok with us putting their collars on. My dogs live in their collars (personal choice) so i dont have the issue of having to put on and off.
However training in the scenario still takes place, while yes any dog can have issues with their collars it is a plan and simple fact big dogs can cause alot of damage when they arent happy in a situation. So training is paramount!
As you can see there was a few moments here Bucky wasnt interested in playing ball but we take our time and work through the scenario.
As a trainer, simple things like putting your dogs collar on should be an easy process, we shouldnt have to fight our dogs to do so.
YES some dogs do have a problem with it, but this is where training comes into play. We train them to be okay with it
#bigdogsmallproblems #dalmatians #collar #dogs #dogtraining
Christmss party completed, and a well deserved rest of the girls today.
From January 1st to date we have done -
1745 walks
380 checks
138 days of dog sitting
91 121 dog training sessions
32 horse visits
84 other animal visits
41 meet and greets
66 hours of short dog sit visits
Thank you to everyone who has helped me this year, and heres to a more successful year next year!
