Carman's Canine Company

19/06/2024

We definitely had fun in the sun today

18/06/2024

A nice surprise this afternoon coming back to the field being cut. The little ones will definitely prefer it. Big thanks to Ben who maintains the field

13/06/2024

As you can see in the photos. The pack have been in fine form today 😂 we’ve not stopped laughing

11/06/2024

More fun in the sun today

10/06/2024

We’re back with the pack and the sun has decided to join us too. Perfect

06/06/2024

Very proud of my eldest daughter who at 14 years old won an award at the AVOW volunteer awards

04/06/2024

‼️‼️ New Pack Member Alert ‼️ ‼️ it’s that time again. Please say hello to the wonderful Walter. He’s such a playful boy and loves nothing more than being in a pack. He’s slotted straight into our pack and they all love him

03/06/2024

Yesssss!!!! We’re back online. We had trouble uploading anything last week but seems to have rectified itself today. Apologies for this. We know how much you enjoy seeing what our pack have been up to.

21/05/2024

Another beautiful day down at HQ

20/05/2024

Back with the pack

17/05/2024

A wonderful way to sign off for the week

16/05/2024

What a difference a few hours make. Glorious this morning, all soaked this afternoon

15/05/2024

Back to it today

15/05/2024

‼️‼️ New Pack Members Alert ‼️‼️ today we welcomed Nicklaus & Odin to our pack. With energy to burn his humans thought it would be a good idea to get them with our pack so they can have a good run around and a play. They settled straight into pack life and have loved every minute

08/05/2024

It doesn’t get much better than this

03/05/2024

Last walk of the week. Have a lovely bank holiday everyone. Us and the pack will see you all on Tuesday

26/04/2024

Happy Friday everyone

24/04/2024

We normally do 2 walks a day but it’s nice every now and then just to do 1 as it means the pack get to make new friends that they wouldn’t normally see. They recognise they’re part of our pack and just enjoy playing together 🥰

23/04/2024

A lovely day today with our pack

19/04/2024

Now that’s the way to end the week. Glorious sunshine, a dry (ish) field and the pack in fine form. Have a lovely weekend everyone

18/04/2024

Thursdays are always crazy. Especially when George comes to play

17/04/2024

Another dry day, we could definitely get used to this

16/04/2024

Fun in the sun today after avoiding hail, rain and wind today. Definitely struck it lucky 🍀

15/04/2024

A very windy way to start the week

12/04/2024

A fantastic way to end the week

11/04/2024

The suns out!!!!!! Yessssssssss!!!!!!! 🌞

10/04/2024

Another wet one today for the pack. The field is more like a swamp 😂 some of them love it. Some of them don’t 😂

28/03/2024

A muddier one today. For Easter we don’t want eggs. We want nice dry weather to dry our field please and Easter Bunny

26/03/2024

This is so true and humans are quick to forget this sometimes

Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.

I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.
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26/03/2024

A lovely day, a lovely walk with a lovely pack of pooches. Doesn’t get much better