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07/06/2023

07/06/2023

Heartbroken to say that two of the most beautiful souls have crossed rainbow bridge recently. Freddie and little Susie will be SO missed and my thoughts are with their loving families who gave them the best life ❤️

28/08/2022

11/07/2022

I got stuck in traffic this morning and of course began thinking about dogs.

Imagine a day where you wake up, eat dry cereal and go to work. On your way to work you’re stuck in traffic and frustrated. You want to go faster and get to where you’re going! When you get to work you have to sit alone in an office. You’re allowed to eat on your lunch break but nothing else. You drive home in more traffic and eat more dry cereal and are told to immediately go to bed. Sometimes you’re allowed to have fun on the weekends but more often than not you have to do chores.

You’d be miserable. Utterly miserable.

This is how a lot of our dogs lives look. They get up and eat dry kibble. They go for a rushed walk on a short lead, not being allowed to stop and sniff or run and play. They sit in a crate or an empty room all day at home. They go for another rushed walk on a short lead, eat some more dry kibble and then get put to bed.

In my ideal world EVERY dog would have a day with joy in it. Every dog would have a class or a club or an activity they love every day. Every dog would have fresh food and plenty of chance to sniff and play off lead. The ideal world doesn’t exist though, especially in the current climate (both economical and weather!)

You don’t have to change your life to meet your dogs needs more and nor does your dog need to be perfectly trained to enjoy life more. Try;

- Adding some fresh food to their diet. See what tastes they like and don’t like!
- Looking up some dog sports and signing up for a class.
- Going for a walk and letting them sniff for as long as they like. Doesn’t have to be anywhere we deem exciting. Industrial estates often have the best sniffs!
- Hiring a secure field for an hour.
- Invest in a long line and explore a new walk together.
- Look up trick training tutorials on YouTube and have a play. Doesn’t matter if you fail to teach the trick as long as your dog and you are smiling at the end.

We need to honour our dogs more. More and more in modern society, especially in the UK, it’s the done thing to get a dog and for it to be a family dog but our dogs are incredible, beautiful, smart and intelligent creatures that deserve more than dry biscuits and a march around the block.

Our dogs don’t live for very long compared to us, and they give us their all and question nothing. Honour your dog and don’t relegate them to ‘office life’. They deserve so much more.

04/07/2022

Hi all!
Hope everyone and their dogs are well. Sorry it’s been a while - I’ve been very busy with college and exams the past few months. The good news is I am now a fully qualified veterinary nurse! It’s been a very long 3 years and I can’t thank you all enough for your support especially through covid.
I will be in touch in the coming weeks to organise some catch up walks, will be lovely to see everyone ☺️

25/06/2022

Weʼre raising money to Help Evesham Greyhound & Lurcher Rescue.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

16/05/2022

Every now and again posts pop up in pet owner forums seeking advice and help after an animal eats something that may be toxic.

While often well-meaning, occasionally the advise given isn't factual and can become dangerous.

I thought I'd just pop a reminder up that this service for the general public in the UK (run by veterinary toxicology teams) is available 24hours a day.

I am in no way affiliated, but frequently work in out of hours veterinary medicine as a nurse and sadly, well meaning advice has recently caused fatalities.

20/03/2022

Photo dump #3

20/03/2022

Lovely catch up with some of the gang in the sunshine today! Roll on the rest of spring and summer ☀️

11/03/2022

Couldn’t be more proud of our very own Winnie! 3rd overall after 3 clear rounds at their first crufts! Congratulations to Charlotte and you’ve done amazing ⭐ ️

10/03/2022

Hopefully spring is on its way which means better weather for weekend walkies ☀️ 🐕
Hope to see the gang for catch ups very soon 💜

06/02/2022

19/01/2022

Meet golden oldie Alfie at Dogs Trust Cardiff 🐶💛
​He's 11 years old and loves nothing more than a gentle walk and curling up in bed 😍