Our gorgeous Billy was over the moon to reach the river on today’s weekend walk 😃 look at his happy zoomies, he melts our hearts!
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A day in the life of Penny’s Pet Services… now offering dance lessons 😂 🐾
Penny’s sneeze trick 🤧
This is Penny’s unusual sneezing trick… she learnt this by accident when I was trying to teach her to bark on command so I just changed the word bark to sneeze 😂
Does your dog have any unusual tricks? Please post a video in the comments if so!! 🐾
Laura’s still buzzing about becoming a permanent member of the Penny’s gang…. Here she is doing her happy helicopter impression 😃🚁
I haven’t seen Piper in months and her reaction today brought tears to my eyes 🥹💛
Once upon a time I tried to teach Penny to “speak” and she sneezed every time… so I changed the word to sneeze and this is the result 🤧😂
Penny has nailed this round of musical statues 🎶
4 mucky fluffy heads after yesterdays walk 🐾
Did you know that every morning I fill up my portable shower with puppy shampoo and boiling water so that by the time it comes round to showering they have a nice warm bubbly shower?
Spoilt rotten… just how I like it ☺️
Penny and I would like to thank all of our lovely customers for the very generous Christmas gifts, look at that pile of presents that this spoilt little sausage got 🥰
We hope you’re all fully indulging in ALL of the Christmas food and spending time with your loved ones… we certainly are!
Thank you so much for your support throughout 2022, we cannot wait to see you all next week and are looking forward to all of the cuddles, adventures and good times in 2023 🐾
This is kennel cough
This is kennel cough…
I am by no means a dog health expert but I am sharing Penny’s experience with this for anyone who (like me) has never witnessed it before and may want to know what has worked for us.
Penny woke up in the middle of the night coughing like crazy and bringing up a white frothy substance.
I knew it would be kennel cough as my fellow dog walking friends had told me that it’s doing the rounds lately.
She coughed like this on and off for two days solid which eased on the third day and by day four there was no more coughing.
(She has been isolated ever since… the doggy pandemic)
From the last day of coughing I have read that she needs to be isolated for a further 5-7 days as they are most contagious just after the coughing stops.
The thing that really helped to soothe penny’s throat was the typical honey and lemon drink.
I made up a glass of it using 1 tablespoon of manuka honey, 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice and a dash of warm kettle water. I would fill a syringe full and every time I could see a coughing fit coming on I’d give her a little bit and it really helped to prevent them.
As long as your dog hasn’t gone off their food/water then you don’t need to contact your vet and it is usually best to let their immune system fight it off naturally. However it can be a lot more dangerous to puppies and old timers so please be extra cautious with them 🐾
A few other things I’ve learnt along the way (if you’re still reading):
• It’s important to keep your dog calm while they are recovering as any running or barking will set off the coughing
• Keep your dog away from smoke and dust as this will irritate them further
• Keep your dog hydrated - water will help to flush out the virus
• Adding garlic & coconut oil to your dogs food is also known to help recovery (please research the correct quantity for your dogs weight)
• Give as many cuddles as you can and make the most of their calm cuddly neediness 💛
She’s got her priorities all wrong 😂
It’s like the Amazon rainforest here today. We love finding new routes, there’s so many new things to see, smell and pee on 😂 thats the dogs mind not me (unless I’m caught short 👀)
Penny calls shotgun everyday 🤣💛
What’s a dog walker got to do to make a snow angel in peace around here 🤔🤣
Jumping into the weekend like...
It’s definitely Black Friday today! I’m going to end up with a black eye from asbo Alan chasing me with a tree 🤣🤣
Quick shout out to my gorgeous girl Mabel on being a superstar over the last two weeks! I’ve been slowly testing her off the lead with her recall and today we managed the whole walk without the leader (apart from getting in and out of the van).
I am so proud of her 💛
Running into the weekend like.... 🤣