Chloe’s Zoomies & Pet Care

19/08/2024

Little man Angus stops and sniffs almost every spot whilst out on his walks, he’s so precious, as he is a senior we don’t do zoomies.

Sniffing on walks provides dogs with mental stimulation along with navigating smells.
Just 20 minutes of sniffing is equivalent to an hours walk in terms of enrichment for your dog. 🐶

19/08/2024

Monday 🐶❤️

17/08/2024

17/08/2024

Weekend fun 🐾🐾🐾

Jack, Emmie & Smidge, Theo & Izzy 🐶

Emmie, Jack and Smidge are one of my very first client doggos, been walking with them a couple months short of a year!
They love their walkies so much. 🫶

16/08/2024

14/08/2024

The ear-flaps 🤣 my rescue dog Pearl loves her crispy chicken 😋

12/08/2024

Day 1 of 4 with Angus, extra visits/walks (depending on the weather) for little man this week! He’s so lovely 🐶💙

09/08/2024

I love her so much 🩷

09/08/2024

Sunset walks with my own doggie Pearl 🌅

Photos don’t do her justice she’s beautiful 🩷

09/08/2024

To celebrate 1 year since opening my business I’m wanting to do a prize giveaway in September.
Full details will be posted at the beginning of next month (around the date of my first business booking) and will be drawn towards the end of September).

Giveaway will include :

⭐️ 1 Bundle Prize ⭐️

Natural Dog Treats
Toys (balls, rope toys, etc)
Long-line
Dog Treat Freezer Moulds
Grooming Products - Grooming mits, slicker brush, microfibre dog towels, etc
And more!

Winner would either need to collect or if you win the giveaway as a regular dog walking or pet sitting customer I could bring to prize to you. 🐶🐶🐶

09/08/2024

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I truly believe that if Steve Irwin were alive today, he would have a dedicated group of people who hated him for how he treated animals.

Steve always treated every species he worked with, as the species they were, not forcing them to change their nature.

More and more I find myself trying to convince people to "let the dog go outside, it's okay if they get a little dirty" or "your snake is arboreal and can't just be confined to a small tub." Or "Your working breed dog is not happy being still and lazy in your one bedroom apartment with nothing to keep them active and thinking."

It seems in this next generation of animal husbandry, we're deciding that all animals are now going to become (and be treated as) our little babies.

Now, is it okay to refer to your furry, feathered, scaly friend as such? Of course!
Is it okay to treat them as human babies...absolutely not at all.

As we see this change taking place, so to do we see more and more stressed out animals. Ones with a lack of structure and mental enrichment...but tons and tons of random toys and bags of treats.

What Steve Irwin did is create an environment that was enriching for the animals he had. Not attempt to force the animals to adjust to his environment.

Taking your Border Collie or herding, working, hunting, breed on a 10 minute walk (as long as you remember, it's not raining or just not feeling upto it) once a day, is not cutting it.

Locking your pyrenees or Shepherd breed in a kennel all day and then keeping'em in a small apartment, but still expecting the dog to be still and always cuddling...not cutting it.

Keeping your African grey parrot in a small enclosure with a few items that you've not replaced...is not cutting it.

When you bring an animal into your life. It is so important to understand what that animal is and have a structured enrichment routine and appropriate setup for the breed/species before you take in the animal.

Anything less than what your animal needs is a disservice to your best friend.

Be kind to your animals, enrich their lives (in a way that's appropriate for them). Keep them thinking. Keep them exploring. Give them understanding and structure and you will keep them happy.

~Benjamin McGill, M.C.B Owner of GoodBoy animal training.

Picture taken while visiting local aquarium store.

09/08/2024

Friday 🐾🐶🥰

08/08/2024

Cuties, wet walks but they had lots of fun!🐶🐶🐶

07/08/2024

Over 600 followers on TikTok, are you following along? Not been online much on there recently but will be restarting videos in the near future!🐶🐾

610 Followers, 87 Following, 291 Likes - Watch awesome short videos created by Chloe’s Zoomies and Pet Care

07/08/2024

Wednesday Walks 🐶

• Ben & Tink • Angus •

06/08/2024

Tuesday ☀️

Slow, steady and lots of sniffing (every corner 🥰) for Angus - he doesn’t do Zoomies on walks but that’s ok, he’s 14 this year! He’s very content and in his element when doing his own thing 💙

Lots of fun and play for Barney, his smile is adorable!

No Jack, Em and Smidge today but will be doing extended walks with them later on in the week 🐶

And other walks that aren’t posted on social media due to owner’s preference🐾

05/08/2024

Are you paying attention to the signs? 👀

05/08/2024

Monday 🌧️ 🐾

Cali ••• Theo & Izzy 🐶

Did you know? ••• a dogs tail pointing/wagging to the right means they are feeling confident and happy!

03/08/2024

Saturday walkies for Theo and Izzy, lots of stick-finding, play and fun 🐾

03/08/2024

Saturday fun with Jack, Emmie & Smidge 🫶 lovely to walk with them again after the heat we’ve had this week ☀️

02/08/2024

Friyay!! What a week it’s been with the heat☀️

This mornings walks with Cali and Theo & Izzy, then a evening walk for Barney 🐶

31/07/2024

As the weather heats up here in tye UK, every dog-related business and so-called dog “expert” will be posting and sharing warnings about dogs and hot weather. But what is the right information? How hot does it really have to be, and what should we do if our dog overheats?

Well, all dogs are different and will therefore respond differently, but risk factors for heat related illness include things like age, breed, underlying health conditions, and increased body weight. Less obvious risk factors to consider are activity levels, climate conditioning, and hydration status. Taking these factors into account, we can see how this variability can lead to people getting caught out.

So, rather than monitoring the temperature, what we should be doing is monitoring and observing the dogs in front of us and looking for those early signs that the dog is struggling, such as:
Increased respiratory rate, panting, red gums, ‘smiling’ to expose the gums, a long flattened, lolling tongue, shade-seeking, slowing down, stopping or lying down. Watch your dog carefully. If you know your dog well, you may notice other subtle changes in behaviour.

The best course of action always is to stop, find shade, and rest. Offer cool drinking water little and often (not excessive amounts all at once) and cool them down by cold water immersion or evaporative cooling – which just means applying cold water all over the dogs body alongside air movement from a breeze or fan. If there isn't much water available, concentrate on the groin and armits where there is less hair and blood vessels are nearer the skin. Even in the most severe cases, dogs suffering from heat-stroke should always be “cooled first, transported second”

Remember that prevention is always better than cure:
🐕Choose early morning or cool evening walks.
💦Offer water regularly to keep your dog hydrated.
🏡And don’t forget that no dog died from missing a walk. Staying at home is always an option!
😎Keep cool and stay safe!

30/07/2024

Lovely Barney enjoyed his walk this morning, even at 9am it was getting warm 🥵 so walk was cut short, some rest and water breaks and shaded area stops.

He loved his morning exercise in the freshly cut field🐾

29/07/2024

Theo & Izzy 🐾🐶

29/07/2024

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Weather over the next couple of days is due to rise to 26 degrees and over!!

Walks will either be changed to a earlier time or cancelled for the safety of your dogs 🐶 🫶
You’ll be contacted directly, if you haven’t been already but don’t hesitate to contact me 🐾

26/07/2024

🥰 Polite notice 🥰

There is currently field fertiliser down in the public fields in Chilcompton.
Aslong as you give your dogs a thorough wash and then dry well after their walks, your dogs will be absolutely fine

Symptoms can include red and irritated skin.

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25/07/2024

Thursdays walkies with these beauties, they definitely brighten up a rainy day!! 🐶

Cali 💛 Jack 💙 Emmie 🩷 Smidge 🧡 Theo 💚 Izzy 💜 Barney 🤍

24/07/2024

Wednesday Walkies with Ben and Tink & Angus 🐶