HappyHounds Dog walking and sitting

07/08/2024

Get it in your diaries folks! It’s gunna be a good one!

06/08/2024

Sorry for the lack of posts, I’ve been on holiday for 2 weeks and ready to get back on it 💪
I am now taking bookings for October, November, and there are few spaces left in December.
I cannot thank you enough for your support and trust in me to take care of your fur babies. I absolutely love what I do, I’m excited for what the future may bring ☺️
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06/07/2024

27/05/2024

Last Friday & Saturday with these cuties 🐾🐾

22/03/2024

A very mysterious honey hiding in the long grass… 🫣🌿

Second walk of the day to Furever Freed Dog Field with our small daycare group honey, Barclay, Eddie & peanut, then to the beach and canal with scooby, maiv, Jasper, sky, mable and Rosie 🤎🐾

04/01/2024

It’s a balance ✨

Socialising
Why do you socialise your dog? For your dogs happiness.. for your happiness.. for behavioural reasons? The list really does go on.. but did you know that you can of course under socialise your dog but you can also massively over socialise giving your dog no structure or manners when interacting with others.

Socialising your dogs can be something as simple as sitting in a car park people watching, or even sitting in a nice quiet cafe or reverse letting your pooch run and play with every dog in sight, structured play in the correct and controlled environment or a healthy balance.

Dogs are natural social animals however many see this as “ my dog needs to be friends with ever person and ever dog to stop them becoming nervous or reactive “ but in many cases this turns into the unwanted behaviour, socialising is a 50/50 balance, in the right environment ( for your dog ) and with the right knowledge you will have a well rounded dog

I’ve watched 1000s of dogs mix over the years and ultimately it comes down to balance, knowing how to read your dogs and others

We get asked by new comers frequently “ why do we keep our groups small “ the main reason is when you have a large group of dogs sometimes not always but bad habits can form, and your dog can become over stimulated, it takes us a long time to match our groups and there is 100 reasons as to why we may mix dog A with dog C but it comes down to compatibility, communication, age group, activity level and so much more! We take a lot of pride in how we do things here and even though it may seem like a dating programme it does work and consistently is key

So when socialising your dog remember the balance, research the professionals in your area, see what structures they have in place for the dogs, routines, systems, see what experience they have, see how they socialise dogs with other dogs and when it’s diy people watch ( my favourite thing ) 😄🙌

16/12/2023

14/12/2023

Such a wonderful evening. Thanks again everyone 🥰

01/12/2023

Handsome boy 🥰 welcome to Wags Canine Services Ozzy 🐾

28/11/2023

First time sitting for Pheobe last weekend. What a lovely girl, looking forward to the next one 🥰🐾

28/11/2023

Lovey walk with Meg today 🐾

Meg out on an afternoon 1:1 to the woods 🤎

Thanks to HappyHounds Dog walking and sitting for the photos 😉

22/11/2023

Had a lovely time sitting for Alfie last week! He loved spending the days at Wags Canine Services.
Such a good happy boy ☺️🐾

08/11/2023

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01/11/2023

Would like to welcome Buddy & Millie to the HappyHounds Wednesday Walk crew. We had a lovely walk through Stratton woods today. Lots of sniffing around and adventuring 🐾🐾

29/10/2023

Had a blast with these two this weekend! Lots of walks, snuggles and snoring. Adorable little Pugs 🥺🐾🐾

29/10/2023

21/10/2023

Had the pleasure to sit for the handsome Ronnie. He is such a good boy.
Look at those puppy dog eyes 🥺 🐾

21/10/2023

Hi lovely people ☺️ I have had a couple of cancellations for house sits. I have the 7th-12th November and 1st-7th December available. Also I have a few more spots opened up for walks. Please private message if you’re in need of these services 🐾🐾🐾

16/10/2023

Happy birthday Ragnar!! 🥳🎉

03/10/2023

03/10/2023

Lovely walk with little Millie at Swannacott woods yesterday 🐾

03/10/2023

Had all the fun sitting for these 3 lovelies. Such characters 😊 🐾

26/09/2023

Think I’ve tuckered out the lovely Darla 😅