Welly and Tails

21/11/2025

We're fully booked until Monday, we are getting booked up for the weekends a few days in advance so get your bookings in early for the coming weekends!

I've been sending on people to nearby dog parks today so thought I'd put out a reminder to avoid disappointment.

How cute does our little autumn backdrop look 😍 💗

14/11/2025

The roads nearby look back to normal, we've been out first thing this morning putting some stone that washed away in the rain back into the car park entrance way.

Can everyone do their sunshine dances today, make sure you don't accidentally do a rain dance though. Both are very similar, I'll get Rob to post a demonstration of the difference in dances later.... 🕺

13/11/2025

Flooding!

Roads around Skelton have some flooding, there is flooding on the road the dog park is on from the Blencow side (not Skelton side).

There is flooding into Skelton on the Laithes Road (that goes to Newton Reigny).

Apparently these are passable in a truck but I wouldn't risk in a normal car.

The Wigton Road and into Skelton (B5305) appears ok still, but the motorway is shut at Carlisle so please check routes.

If you're booked in today and want to cancel then please get in touch and I'll sort it out👍

There's also more info on the news about M6 closures.

11/11/2025

Just been reading on the Cumbria Police Dog Benevolent Fund website about the different police dog profiles they support. Quite humbling when you realise a dog does do a more important and difficult job than you do 😂😂

Exciting news for the charity. Our brand new website is up and running. Please have a look at all 24 retired Cumbria Police dogs we support. We have merchandise for sale and a donate button if anyone wishes to.

Thank you from all of us at CPDBF 🐾

https://cumbriapolicedogbenevolentfund.co.uk/

09/11/2025

The Traitors might be over, but I've added a cheeky little sign for photo opps down in the shelter, featuring George as the traitor! 😂

06/11/2025

Claudia Wigglebum visited the park today in anticipation of tonight's grand finale.

I asked her if she could give me any spoilers but she just ran off and w**d on a fence post. Odd...

06/11/2025

How did everyone get on last night with fireworks 🎆?

I'd done less prep than usual so my collie was a bit on edge, resulting in him having to share the baby's food as a distraction (one mouthful for baby, one spoonful splodged on the floor for Solo to lick).

It's a useful technique, might copyright it: "It's me, or the baby, or the dog" 😂

31/10/2025

I love the commitment to Halloween when people bring their own props like pumpkins and outfits (well I'm assuming it was the people bringing it, could also be some very clever, fashion conscious dogs - unconfirmed).

Shout out to .and.her.rescues and !

31/10/2025

Halloween through the years!

We started with pumpkins and dog skeletons in 2022 (cue chewed pumpkins 🎃).

Then in 2023 I made a huge (and heavy) Halloween photo platform.

2024 saw the Haunted House maze (loved that, need to bring it back in some form!)

And 2025, we have some cheeky photo opportunities for your little nightmares and ghouls.

I've loved seeing your photos, they're so funny and cute 😍

Have an EPIC Halloween all you little woofy ghouls ❤️❤️

29/10/2025

Now we know collies are clever, but it's another level when they're tricking their tiny humans into embarrassing photo opportunities.

26/10/2025

Jake is one of our visitors who comes to the park on his wheels.

At 11, Jake has degenerative myelopathy which means the messages that get sent along his nerves to move his back legs don't work quite as quickly so he can't always use his back legs.

Myelin is like a protective cover that protects nerves, allowing electrical signals to travel up and down the nerves from the brain, to tell your arms and legs and so on what to do.

When you train your dog to do something, repetition means that myelin gets thicker around the nerve that's learning the new trick. When it gets thicker, the electrical signal that sends when your dog practices the new tri k gets faster, and so your dog does their trick better and faster.

But when that myelin degenerates with age, particularly in some breeds like German Shepherds on their back legs, it means those signals are slower or sometimes don't send, which can result in them dragging their feet or falling over.

It's such a sad disease, but wonderful that Jake is still enjoying life so much and gets to chase round his younger sister.

24/10/2025

😇😇

"Who?....Me??" 🐶
Any one else got one of these at times? 😅
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Our RPD found this fun Halloween scene at Welly and Tails on a walk earlier this month.