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A Premium Professional Service Offering Enriching Dog Walks and Longer Hikes in South Bristol. BCC License Number AWLA/118635
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17/09/2024

We have had a bunch of lovely new dogs starting over the past few weeks, welcome to Walks with the Pack!

22/08/2024

Two new adorable puppies have joined us!

16/07/2024

What a day! Our weekend adventure hike at the beach ⛱️ doggy ice cream and a splash about...very very happy dogs

09/06/2024

After such a great success of our spring adventure days, we are very excited to promote our special Summer Adventure Weekend Adventure days out! multiple dates available, scroll down to see what a fun time we have planned!
They are selling out really fast again, so if you need a spot book now!
Saturday 22nd June
ONE SPACE LEFT now available due to cancellation.❤️🦮🐾

Brean Beach Hike - This is the dogs favorite!!! we are off for hike along the Somerset coast line exploring sand dunes and having a splash about , and maybe a walk up to the fort( approx. 8/9K ) ending with a doggy ice cream at the national trust tea rooms 🍰🙂

Pick up 9.30 to 10 am

Drop off 3.30 to 4.30 pm

£55

Saturday 13th July

Jackson Bay beach walk/ Wookey Two fords walk ( if we get hot weather)

We will end this hike with a well deserved Sausage from the BBQ and other doggy refreshments! 🌭🦮🐾

Pick up 9.30 to 10 am

Drop off 3.30 to 4.30 pm

£55
2 SPACES AVAILABLE

Saturday 10th August
Porthkerry Country Park and Beach , a wonderful day exploring the woods and beach and a cafe stop off for doggy ice cream.🦮🍰🌭

2 SPACES AVAILABLE

Saturday 31st August
SOLD OUT
Jacksons Bay/Cosmeston Country Park and lakes in Penarth
Of course there will be doggy ice cream at the beach and a couple of swimming options.
🏄‍♀🐬

Saturday 7th September, Somerset Levels and two Ford's Hike includes two wonderful safe water dips and a sausage treat at Wookey Hub cafe!
ONE SPACE ONLY🐾

Saturday 28th September

Weston Super Mare Beach 🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺PARTY 🥳 walk and then onto Sand bay exploring Sand Point wetlands and headland and
Lots of doggy treats at a special end of summer picnic!
6 SPACES AVAILABLE

Thanks everyone and ping us a WhatsApp with your bookings or go onto the online booking system ❤️🐾🦮🏄‍♀🐬🏖️🥳

05/05/2024

Busy busy busy! This group was a total joy 😊

24/04/2024

We've been pretty busy with this lovely lot of great new dogs 🐕 Welcome to Walks with the Pack 🐾🐕🐕‍🦺❤️

19/03/2024

Millie is giving Eddie a run for his money this morning 🌄

08/02/2024

The Pandemic had a profound affect on us all. Our working environment, our bubble, contracted so much. Leaving the house was restricted to an hour a day, many of us spent hours cooped up inside, sometimes with no garden, and these changes created anxieties and health issues that are still playing our among the population.

Loneliness was a real problem. It’s no wonder studies suggest that puppy ownership escalated during the pandemic, it was a trend that meant many people became dog owners for the first time. These people will have benefited hugely from their new family member. However, pups grow up, "lockdown puppies" are now young adults and the consequences of their unusual developmental period are now being reported.

Research by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) suggests that they are showing far more behavioural issues than their pre-covid era cousins. Puppies need many things to thrive, and to learn how to be happy, well behaved dogs. It all starts with an owner who understands them and who can communicate to them what is expected. This may come naturally to an experienced owner but with a disproportionate number of first time owners experience was in short supply. Not all new owners necessarily did their research before getting their dog and it's easy to imagine that lockdown reduced opportunities to chat to other owners in the park, where much informal learning could occur.

However; there appears more to it than a surplus of inexperience. Even experienced owners report that pups have been harder to train and issues such as pulling on the lead, being reactive to other dogs, clinginess and jumping up are occurring much more often. So what is going on?

These problems can be attributed to a lack of socialisation. This can have a huge impact on a dogs development. For a puppy, having your freedom to roam restricted, rarely meeting other dogs and missing out on a variety of environments and experiences impacts on a key stage of development. It's no wonder some owners have struggled to manage their dogs in various situations once lockdown ended. Optimal socialisation occurs between 4 weeks and 12 weeks, without it, you can expect to see an increase in fear, anxiety, aggressiveness and excitability.

However; all is not lost. If your puppy missed out, you will need more patience and the going may be slower than you hoped but, here is a handy list of the things you can do to get your young dog to feel more comfortable in the world around them to go along side your training plan:

1: Consider consulting a canine behavioural expert. Check their accreditation and ensure they are using only positive reinforcement.

2: Give those triggers a wide berth until your dog has got used to them, throwing them into the deep end can only embed the negative response.

3: Go at your dogs pace and try not to show your frustration if things aren’t progressing the way you like.

4: Don’t overload them, try to tackle one behaviour at a time, you will see quicker results if your pooch is relaxed to learn.

5: Use positive reinforcement rather than punishment.

Here at Walks with the Pack we have a tried and tested method for helping dogs with poor socialisation as well as behavioural issues such as poor loose lead walking. We use a secure field to gradually get your dog used to other dogs (specially selected, friendly dogs with good manners who like to play!), we double staff the sessions and take things slowly, carefully observing if things get a bit too much for your cautious dog and using positive reinforcement to reward good behaviour and good interactions. As your dog gets used to individual dogs we gradually bring another dog or two into the mix to show your dog how much fun can be had by play (and learning to play). We use the long lead and lots of enthusiasm to reward good recall and to build trust in other humans.

These sessions are overwhelmingly fun and we have seen impressive results (see our blog on Frankie!). Your Lockdown Puppy can thrive, given a bit of space and time to learn!

06/02/2024

Sniffing about scent games ...look at those wagging tails 😀🐾🐕‍🦺🦮❤️

02/02/2024

WWTP UPDATE, We are really excited to announce that our boarding license application is ready to submit and our weekend adventure days for 2024 are now ready to book!! See dates and details below .
We also have space for the regular (but obviously still very special) hikes on Mondays and Thursday afternoon
£26.50 for a full hour and a half enriching adventure hike 🐾

Saturday 17th Feb
The Mendip Hills - Velvet Bottom to Cheddar gorge and onto the reservoir (approx. 8K) followed by cream tea and doggy refreshments in the dog friendly Lion Rocks Tea Rooms🐕‍🦺🦮

Pick up 9.30 to 10 am
Drop off 3.30 to 4.30 pm
£55
(2 spaces left)

Saturday 9th March
Burnham to Brean Beach Hike - we are off for a hike along the Somerset coast line exploring sand dunes and having a splash about ( approx. 8/9K ) ending with a doggy ice cream🐾

Pick up 9.30 to 10 am
Drop off 3.30 to 4.30 pm
£55
(FULLY BOOKED)

Saturday 20th April
Wookey and Somerset Levels Hike

This is a great fun walk around the Somerset Country side including two safe river dips at the two ford's along the way,

We will end this walk at the Wookey Hub coffee shop with a well deserved Sausage and other doggy refreshments!🐕‍🦺

Pick up 9.30 to 10 am
Drop off 3.30 to 4.30 pm
£55
(2 spaces left)

To book drop us a WhatsApp or an email.

29/01/2024

Happy dogs, happy me, happy us 😀

15/01/2024

What a lovely time we all had on our special treat day for the dogs (and us) on Friday

01/01/2024

Happy new year to all our customers! Wow, this year has been a massive professional joy! We are so grateful to all our clients for allowing us to spend our time working with your dogs !
We love our Walks with the Pack family and are looking to expand and grow throughout 2024.
Watch this space!

14/12/2023

Ashton court for our morning session with this lovely lot 💕

01/12/2023

Me, Jim and the dogs are absolutely loving the winter walks 🐾❤️

17/11/2023

Burrington Ham....one of the best walking spots around, with the company of my canine friends .what a life, what a great week ...Happy weekend to everyone!

16/11/2023

Dilly and Henry joined us this week. What a pair of bright and affectionate dogs they are! We are really happy to have them.

10/11/2023

Happy Friday everyone!

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