Fuzzies & Huggies UK

13/11/2023

Please note :

Not available for dog walking or petsitting until further notice

Thank you 🙏

13/09/2023

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=714324050741444&id=100064915651611&mibextid=Nif5oz

30/01/2023

07/10/2022

Kayleigh is looking after buddy for a couple of days ❤️

22/07/2022

Bobby and Buzz squirrel hunting and playtime with Rocky, Rosie and Reggie 😍

01/05/2022

21/04/2022

I’ve just seen a post on another group about a dog fight and some of the comments on that post on how to break up a dog fight were appalling. They ranged from grabbing the dog by the windpipe, to twisting the collar and choking them, to sticking your finger up their bum etc. All of these are extremely bad ideas for reasons listed below. Here is a safer and more correct way to break up a dog fight :

Why NOT to do these things:

1. Grab a dog by the windpipe - you could cause irreparable damage to the dog by doing this.
2. Twist the collar and choke them - there are numerous nerves etc in and around the neck area. You could cause so much damage to a dogs spinal cord by doing this.
3. Stick your finger up the attacking dogs bum - it doesn’t work most of the time. Some dogs are so focused on the fight that they ignore this. Same applies to throwing water over them.

Never mind that with any of the above, you seriously risk the attacking dog redirecting their aggression onto you and losing some fingers or worse !!!!

Correct way to break up a dog fight :

Grab the dog doing the attacking by picking up their hind legs.
Very important to grab the dog doing the attacking and not the one being attacked when doing this.
If you grab the wrong dog, you risk the attacker coming back to attack again. If there are two people available to grab the dogs then you each grab one.

Take a step or two back and then to the side in an L shape. This breaks the hold on the other dog and you avoid getting bitten because you are out of reach of the attacking dogs mouth.

It’s as simple as that.

Hope this information helps you 🙏

28/03/2022

❗️❗️❗️S.O.S. ❗️❗️❗️

Fallen Angels Pet Rescue is an animal
Rescue organisation based in Cape Town, South Africa. They are a rescue Org very close to our hearts and we often assist them with fund raising as they rely solely on donations from the public and do not get any assistance from the government.

They are currently housing over 200 dogs on their farm as well as assisting with community outreach work in the poorer areas around Cape Town. They do amazing work in the rescue and rehabilitation of animals.

They desperately need help with raising funds for dog food donations as their storeroom is almost empty.

Their dogs go through 180kgs of dry dog food a day and the average cost of a 20kg bag of dog food there is approximately £15-20.

If you can assist in any way towards dog food, please consider making a donation to them.

Their PayPal info is: [email protected]

Or alternatively you can donate directly into their bank account :

Fallen Angels Pet Rescue Banking Details

Bank: First National Bank
Account Name: FA Pet Rescue
Account No. 62633977113
Branch Code: 203809
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ###
Reference: Your Name/dog food
Email POP to: [email protected]

Thank you 🙏💕

14/02/2022

Happy Valentines Day ❤️

04/11/2021

As a pet owner please take some precautions for Diwali & Guy Fawkes, by considering the below:

🐾Please consider to microchip your pets.

🐾Make sure your pets microchip details are up to date with your contact details, cellphone number etc. A microchip really helps to reunite your pets.

🐾Make sure your pet wears a collar with an ID tag on and your details are correctly stated.

🐾Get pet tranquillizers now from your Vet, if you have a pet that is particularly more anxious than others, Calmeeze tablets or liquid really helps. Or some natural oils cbd etc. We give it to our rescue dogs too to help them along Some of our border colies are very noise sensitive.

🐾Please keep your pets indoors, in a safe place.

🐾Put the TV/ radio on. Play calming soft music. This is to white noise the fireworks for your pet.

🐾Stay at home with your pets throughout the evening please. Cuddle up under a blanket.

🐾Take pictures of your pets with your cellphone, so that if they go missing, you have an up to date picture to network.

We hope everyone has a safe evening Thursday & Friday.
Please take care of yourself and your beloved pets.

15/08/2021

SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET BITTEN!
So many unnecessary bites occur, and often because we believe our dogs love us, and would never do any harm. This great articles explains some of the reasons why unexpected bites may enjoy – enjoy, and please share!
https://www.friendsofthedog.co.za/somebody-is-going-to-get-bitten.html

30/06/2021

Did you know?

A dog’s nose print is unique, much like a person’s fingerprint. No two dogs have the same nose – each has a unique pattern of ridges and creases. The patterns can even be used to identify individual animals.

Some kennel clubs use dog nose prints for identification, and there are videos from the early 1930s showing how these nose prints are collected. ID Systems Integrators has a system in place that registers the nose prints of dogs. Known as "Dognose ID," it is an identification information pool that stores dogs' nose prints along with their pictures.

21/05/2021

An animal rescue is Cape Town urgently needs help. They care for over 200 dogs and desperately need donations towards dry dog food and blankets for winter. If you can help, PayPal info is: [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/1461888334034446/posts/3071292389760691/

Update :

We still desperately need food donations in. Another way of purchasing food is via this link using the Uitsig tab:

https://www.montegopower.store/product-page/uitsig-animal-rescue
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HELP PLEASE 🙏🙏🙏 HELP PLEASE 🙏🙏🙏

Donations of dry dog food and blankets are URGENTLY needed on the farm.

We desperately need fleece type blankets to help keep our doggies warm during the cold winter nights. Unfortunately we can't use the grey blankets from Pep Stores or Crazy Store as the dogs rip them up or end up eating them. They break too easily.

We also urgently need dry dog food donations as we only have about 3 days supply of food left and our storeroom is almost empty 😔

We currently have about 220 dogs on the farm and they go through about 160kgs of dry dog food a day.

If you can help with food or blanket donations, please let us know.

To donate via EFT:

FA Pet Rescue
FNB
Branch: 203809
Acc: 62633977113
Swift: FIRNZAJJ###
Ref: Your Name & cell number
email POP to [email protected]

PayPal info: [email protected]

Drop off points:

SOUTHERN SUBURBS :

Pick n Pay Gabriel Rd Plumstead

Or wapp us below for address info:

Lyn Whittle Tel: 082 695 7312
Linda Twine Tel: 073 193 4401

NORTHERN SUBURBS :

We will be holding adoption days at Willowbridge Shopping Centre 29th and 30th May.

WEST COAST :

Rawson's Properties Paddocks Milnerton
West Beach Animal Hospital
Briza Vet Tableview
Fallen Angels Charity Shop Tableview
Fallen Angels Farm Melkbosstrand

Please we desperately need your help 🙏💕🐾

13/05/2021

Are you a Pet Parent?

There is some push back at the moment in certain dog circles against people who refer to themselves as “pet parents”. The objection goes something along the lines that dogs are not babies and treating them like children is ruining their lives and causing behaviour issues. I wanted to have a look at this idea quickly, as I do tend to think of myself as a surrogate “parent” to my dogs, I tell my dogs to “go find dad” and my husband tells them to “go to mom”. My puppy raising booklet is subtitled “How to be the Parent your Dog needs”. So why might people object to this concept?

I think the first thing to note, is that many of the people currently pushing against the idea of dogs being our surrogate children, seem to be speaking from a particular ideology that involves viewing dogs as tame wolves, apex predators and pack animals. From this starting point they then deduce that dogs should be treated more like potentially dangerous wild animals and handled in a way that constantly keeps them “in their place” so that they don’t end up ruling our homes and using aggression to control us. This ideology attributes most, if not all, behaviour problems in dogs to people refusing to say “no” (for why I don’t believe in “no”, please see: https://www.tarynblyth.co.za/is-no-a-useful-word-in-dog-training ), failing to set boundaries, wrapping their dogs in cotton wool and allowing them to take all sorts of liberties which amounts to them taking over and behaving in a dangerous manner.

It is important to realise that people with this view actually misunderstand what dogs are and how they evolved. Dogs are not apex predators – they are scavengers. Feral populations of dogs all over the world live off dump sites and human waste – they are not hunting game in forests. Because dogs no longer depend on cooperative hunting to survive, they no longer need a tight social structure (pack) and form loose associations instead. Thousands of years of natural and artificial selection have caused dogs to retain juvenile characteristics and to remain dependent on us to a large extent. When we take a puppy home and away from mom, we become the surrogate parent. The care bond between mother and pup transfers to us and dogs develop a deep attachment to us. We are in charge of fulfilling their needs: we provide food, water and shelter and we should provide comfort and security. In that sense, I feel it is very fitting to think of our responsibilities as “parental”.

Perhaps the more valid objection to the idea of “pet parents”, is that some people in viewing dogs as surrogate children, do forget that dogs are not human. By this, I do not mean that it is wrong to attribute complex emotions to dogs (more and more we are seeing how similar animals’ emotional capacity is to ours), but rather that people forget that dogs have specific behavioural needs which we can neglect, if we forget that they are canine and not human. We don’t have a need to chew, dig, urinate on things, roll in smelly stuff, use our senses to scavenge and smell inappropriate body parts of others (well, hopefully we don’t!). If we forget that dogs are dogs, we can have unrealistic expectations, become annoyed by normal dog behaviours and prevent our dogs from having the opportunity to be dogs and have their needs fulfilled. If we simply treat dogs like children in order to fulfil our own needs for love, companionship and emotional support and we completely forget about their canine specific needs, then yes, we will do them harm and they are likely to become frustrated, anxious or depressed and may engage in all sorts of unwanted behaviours to alleviate those feelings. This is a valid concern.

But isn’t being a good parent about seeing to the needs of your “children”? Isn’t that the primary goal of all responsible parents? Good parents recognise who their children are and what they need and will do everything in their power to create an environment in which their children can reach their full potential. Surely good pet parents are cognisant of the nature of the animals they are sharing their lives with and strive to create an environment in which their species-specific needs can be met? If this is our goal in being pet parents, then surely we are on the right track and can be proud to use this term. I would much rather be a “parent” to my animals – recognising who they are as individuals within a species, caring for their physical and emotional needs, providing kind and gentle guidance and being a source of comfort and security – than a leader, boss or “controller”.

10/03/2021

WHY IS MY DOG ALWAYS EATING THE STRANGEST THINGS!?
If you have a dog that is always eating things like string, garbage, socks and the like, you may well have a dog that is suffering from Pica. Although it can seem funny, this can actually be very serious and can result in health problems. Find out why this may be happening and some tips to stop the behaviour.
https://www.friendsofthedog.co.za/why-is-my-dog-always-eating-the-strangest-things.html

Why is my dog always eating the strangest things

07/02/2021

It is truly amazing how so often people respond to hearing that we use food in training (whether it is dogs or horses) as though a bad smell just got up their noses. There is still such an aversion to the idea of a dog being reinforced with something they actually find reinforcing, as opposed to just doing it because we say so or because they "want to please" us. People sometimes respond as though it is morally questionable. As though training that involves food is somehow tainted, inferior or an indication of a corrupt relationship. Yet, the use of intimidation or force is seen as totally acceptable and above board. How did we develop such a distorted view of how we should relate to creatures in our care? We need to take a long hard look at ourselves as human beings and what we view as acceptable and honourable. Is it honourable to "rule" by fear and force compliance or is it honourable to create trust, interact with kindness and ensure mutual enjoyment?

27/01/2021

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