Canines & Friends

26/08/2024

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DOG DAY 🥰

24/08/2024

Flower Essence Consults for Animals Home 7 August 2024 0 Flower and Vibrational Essence Consultations for Animals At Wild at Heart Wellness, I offer personalised one-to-one flower and vibrational essence consultations for your beloved animals. During our sessions, we will take the time to thoroughly...

23/08/2024

Calling a pack of hounds your own (part of the family) is no doubt many peoples idea of heaven.
It is incredible to think that they are loyal companions who will have a special bond with their other pack members, and it is easy to paint a very romantic picture.
Real life however can be rather different.
Living in a multi dog households can be incredibly stressful for all concerned, and often just keeping the peace is a full time job.
If you feel you would like help to decipher the dynamics within the group and to work on building a more relaxed and calm space please be in touch.
There will never be a quick fix, and at times strict rules needs to be put in place to manage behaviour.

Chester my pup was learning the ropes when it comes to lead walking with his pack, a bit to go yet :-) he was 9 months then.

I am happy to take your call for an informal chat to see how I can be of help.
I look forward to hearing from you

21/08/2024

These are just a few of the EASY broth recipes🍵 you’ll find in our new book, The Forever Dog LIFE (and on sale for 50% off at almost all major retailers). This deceptively simple food provides warmth, comfort, hydration, healing, and nutrition, all in one, for a variety of your pet's needs:

🤢 Is your dog or cat experiencing nausea, reflux, gas, or just general GI upset? Try Belly-Soothing Broth. Among its ingredients are ginger root to improve GI motility, fennel to prevent GI ulcers, and cumin to stimulate digestive enzymes, plus other gut-soothing goodies.

🧠 Want to support your pet’s cognitive function? Serve up Brain-Building Broth, a salmon-based concoction infused with herbs that protect and enhance the brain.

🦠 Facing an infection or other challenge to your beloved’s immune system? Reach for Immune Broth. With the power of mushrooms plus herbs with antimicrobial and detoxifying actions, it offers a line of defense while supplying needed fluids.

🤧 Have a pup 🐶(or kitty 🐱) with histamine issues? Try the Quick and Easy Low Histamine Broth. We love traditional bone broths, but they might be out of reach for the histamine-sensitive. Ours is cooked just long enough to derive benefits, but not so long that histamine levels soar.

We have an entire section dedicated to Forever Fluids with even more recipes for broths, stews and teas! So you’re sure to find something that meets your pet’s needs!

18/08/2024

Please as always be aware !

https://dogslounge.co.uk/blogs/blog/the-hidden-dangers-of-rawhide-treats-for-dogs?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlIG2BhC4ARIsADBgpVQ_DPWdC7gGcBCpbyX6CbZSWFBNw-mfkRVY0ht5LwumW9HY791QCqsaAgUxEALw_wcB&fbclid=IwY2xjawEumMxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUu4gNLN7DjXWDkUlzJ9bklQRJhIY476eStzvVyxuJPO_KeKMtFUJJGBVw_aem_jKSbQqjZvQ9scmf30H4KQQ

The seemingly innocuous rawhide treats, frequently found on the shelves of our local pet shops, may be far from the benign chew many dog owners imagine. The reality is, these treats come with a myriad of potential dangers that could threaten our beloved dogs' health. This article explores what rawhi...

17/08/2024

I Space left !

There is still 1 space available for the Workshop/Group Training class starting on the 31st.
It will go over 3 consecutive Saturdays from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Tea and coffee etc. will be provided.
This is not an ordinary dog class, but a combination of working with your dog and sitting down to learn how to communicate with your dog and building that special relationship.
The workshop is help in the Ringford Village Hall
If you are interested please be in touch for further information and book in quickly as I only allow 3 dogs and their owners to attend.
There will be a booking fee.
Please be in touch if you feel this is something for you and your four-legged companion.

The next Block will start on the 21st of September. You can book now if you want to secure a space.

I look forward to hearing from you.

www.caninesandfriends.co.uk
[email protected]

16/08/2024

Good morning all , I hope you are well and have the love of your wonderful furry companions ! .. so what can we talk about today .. hmm ...
Is there anything you would like to address or hear about?
Have any of you got a happy story to tell and would like to share it with other dog owners who might need that inspiration?
Please share it here .... 😊

Here is Rocky , my very troubled boy . I brought him home 10 years ago , he was very sweet, although very reactive and very much a bite risk. It took him years to settle fully, but he is never going to be 100% as he has problems with his eyes and does not recognise things until it is too late .... he is happy though and that is all that matters in the end.

The before and after :-)

12/08/2024

The first of the workshop / group training is going ahead on the 31st of August and will go over 3 consecutive Saturdays from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Tea and coffee etc. will be provided.

This is not an ordinary dog class, but a combination of working with your dog and sitting down to learn how to communicate with your dog and building that special relationship.

The workshop is help in the Ringford Village Hall
If you are interested please be in touch for further information and book in quickly as I only allow 3 dogs and their owners to attend.
There will be a booking fee.

I look forward to hearing from you.

www.caninesandfriends.co.uk
[email protected]

11/08/2024

09/08/2024

07/08/2024

Both safe!

Please keep watching out for Lola

05/08/2024

Our pets are an integrate part of our family unit and our connection with them is second to non.
We would do anything to make them feel happy and content and work towards that special bond and inter-relationship with them.

Sometimes though all our efforts seem to be like a drop in the ocean especially when it comes to rescue dogs, or dogs with a rather aloof nature who have no real interest in us as their guardians. Often we take it as a personal failure and it can be upsetting and frustrating at the same time.

But are we actually reading our dogs right?
Do we possibly not understand or recognise the subtle signs they give us?
In our dogs mind it is probably like waving a big flag in front of us and we just ignore it.
After a while our dogs can get defeated and stop to communicate with us..
So unwittingly we can bring about unruly behaviour in our dogs due miscommunication and their frustration.

If you feel you have tried everything under the sun, looked at every clip and video on media to get some sort of and idea how to move forward, but are even more confused then you were before, please get in touch via phone, text or email to discuss how I might be of help.

I work with every behaviour issue, any breed of dog and age, big or small, thin or tall and and anything in between

I look forward to hearing from you.

www.caninesandfriends.co.uk
[email protected]

05/08/2024

I asked this before, but would any of you my lovely followers know, why over 40 of my reviews disappeared and how I could possibly retrieve them?
I tried just about everything under the sun ..
Any suggestion would be very much appreciated. Thank you

31/07/2024

Good morning all.
I just wanted to share this wonderful Dog rescue with you here. Over the years I have rehomed most of my collies from there, I dare you go and visit and come away empty handed ;-) A most special place.
So maybe next time you are thinking of bringing a new dog home to join your family, you might want to check this out and give one of those special dogs a special home.

https://www.facebook.com/MorgansDogRescue

available dogs
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=MorgansDogRescue&set=a.709848461174925

We are a rescue that aims to find working breeds the most suitable homes to suit each particular do

30/07/2024

My other passion ... my daughters rescue . I know there are a lot of horse owners here, so have a look and hopefully get inspired.

The Journey of Taz and Bird Home2024July30 In Popular It all began with the separation of friends… Taz, a 29 year old thoroughbred cross arrived here at Starfire Horse Rescue mid last year for some recuperation, but in the end, all involved decided it was best she remained here permanently and bec...

28/07/2024

I am just putting my feelers out to see if anyone would be interested in a dog class/workshop, I am thinking of working with a specific issue only rather than a general dog class.
There will be handouts.
The class would go for 3 weeks and I would not want any more that 3 dogs at a time. It will either be 1 hour or 2 hour session.

I would think it will be something like this.
Building a strong bond, connection and focus, lead walk, manners , calmness and most definitely fun training and play.
Ideal for anxious, nervous and rescue dogs.
Anyway, if you feel this is something you would be interested in please let me know

Of course the usual 1 to 1 dog/owner and trainer, or dog and trainer only sessions are available again here in the Ringford Village Hall.
Evening sessions available. Weather permitting the training will also be taken outside.

If you are just looking for some extra help, a top up, or you are looking for a number of sessions please be in touch via email, messenger, WhatsApp or give me a call for an informal chat.

Meeting you in your own home for 1 to 1 sessions is my main thing, it means that I am able to assess the situation in your own surroundings which give me a much better picture of your dog's behaviour issues.

So message, email or of course give me a call to see what kind of training would suit you best.

I look forward to hearing from you.

www.caninesandfriends.co.uk
[email protected]

28/07/2024

Up and running again .

WEBSITE DOWN !

My website is down at the moment, so if you have any questions at all please be in touch.
I am working on getting it up and running again soon.

25/07/2024

;-)

24/07/2024

There is no better time then the present.
Bringing a new dog home to join the family unit, especially when it is a rescue dog, be it here from the UK or from distant shores is admirable.

Giving them the right start is imperative for them to be able to slowly start settling in to a new environment, often very alien to them,
Waiting and hoping for the best is not advisable and more often than not makes matters more difficult to address in the long run. It depends on the dog of course though.

If you are struggling with a dog who has multiple issues and you are at your wits end having tried anything under the sun, please do not hesitate to be in touch.

Having always had rescue dogs myself I am more than aware how frustrating and upsetting it can be when all you try to do is your very best to make your new companion feel safe and it proves to be rather to challenging. It can, and will have a huge impact in your daily life.

Please check out my website for further information and of course message or call me for an informal chat to see if I am the right person for you and how I might be of help.

I look forward to hearing from you.

www.caninesandfriends.co.uk
[email protected]

18/07/2024

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15/07/2024

Please take note!

It pains me to say that I had to come to the conclusion, that I will have to start taking a down payment when I am taking on a new client for any kind of training sessions.

I have always asked to inform me no less than 48 hours before a meeting if a client has to rearrange or cancel it.
Sadly this is often not taken on board and I might get a cancellation 1 day before if I am lucky, or maybe just first thing in the morning a text when I am just about to leave the house.
I have seen myself driving 30 miles and not finding anyone home when I get there and if I then try to contact them my text or call was not replied to.

I always like to give people the benefit of a doubt, but I really do not like to be taken for a ride.
This is just unacceptable and totally disrespectful. I have to, like everybody else, make a living.

I do hope you will understand . Thank you

13/07/2024

One of those late evening thoughts, might end up as a blog.

What is a dog?
You might think this is a strange question, but never the less it really deserves and requires a huge and in detailed answer, which I am not about to give you as you can understand ;-)

I will scratch the service a little bit though.
Apart from the obvious answer which is: They are furry animals with four legs, a tail and other endearing features like incredible expressive eyes and rather a lot of very sharp and strong teeth which can do a huge amount of damage.

One thing is for sure though, well in my view anyway, ‘Dogs are Angels in Waiting’, they have been sent to us to teach us valuable lessons and to help us along a small part (sadly far, far too short) of our journey.

I find my thoughts being consumed by a dog’s being and to try to understand their inner core.
Will we ever really understand them in a way that allows us to treat dogs in a way it is appropriate to their needs, on an emotional and spiritual level?
I am not a religious person as such, I have my believes, but when I connect with my dogs it is on a very deep and spiritual level.
No I have not lost the plot ;-)

My Canines & Friends business name was chosen on purpose, all my family has animals from horses and cats to dogs, from rabbits to guinea pigs, from hens to ducks ; and of course the odd mouse, rat, deer, fox, badger is passing next to our home. So I guess all in all a connection to nature and the natural world.

My daughter Dana is and has been an animal communicator and healer since a very young age, so the core of our very own being.

I ask you, what animals would put you before themselves their own needs and give you that unconditional love without question. No matter if we are rich or poor, if we live in a mansion or a tent, the love is the same.
Who would desperately try to fit into a world which is totally alien to them just to please their owners.

How many dogs are being mistreated and abused for just that reason.