Wags n Wiggles Pet Services

31/10/2024

What a lovely day with some lovely doggos!! 🐾

06/10/2024

Here's some piccies from my week with Sherlock the gorgeous goldie!! 😍

27/09/2024

Had the pleasure of looking after this bootiful girl yesterday!! 😍

24/09/2024

I think Georgie and Bungle are definitely plotting something!! 😂😂

27/08/2024

Meg is such a smiley girl!! 🥰

04/08/2024

What a lovely few days with these guys!!.🐾😍

02/08/2024

I've not posted a pricing list for a while so here's an updated version with everything you should need!! 🐾

31/07/2024

It's crazy the amount of people I've seen walking their dogs in 30° heat. What people don't realise is that most dogs will keep going as long as you do regardless of how uncomfortable they are which is why so many dogs lose their lives to heatstroke every year!!
If you're thinking about walking your dog in this heat maybe try putting on a fur coat while walking barefoot on the pavement - perhaps you'll change your mind!!

29/07/2024

It's always such a pleasure to look after Obi and Rio!! 🐾😍

29/07/2024

Aslan is such a gorgeous boy 🥰

19/07/2024

Just a compilation of some happy doggos!! 🐕🐾

19/07/2024

I've been rubbish at posting the last few weeks so here's a few highlights from some walks/drop ins over the last week or so!! 🐕🐾

02/07/2024

25/06/2024

Toby enjoyed sitting in the sun this morning 🐕☀️

24/06/2024

Three sleepy Goldies 😍

24/06/2024

Shaping - Breaking down a training exercise into smaller (more manageable) steps that are rewarded, building towards the desired outcome.
Zippy has always been very nervous of a harness and now his confidence has grown so much we've started a journey to help him to be comfortable wearing one!
Shaping is a technique I use a lot with Zippy as it focuses on rewarding small steps towards a complete behavior which is something Zippy has really benefited from as he's so nervous!
Over the last couple of weeks I introduced him to the "feet" cue where he puts his feet into his harness. After continually reinforcing him for having his feet into his harness I then began making small movements with the harness towards putting it on him such as...
- Touching the harness while he has his feet in it.
- Slowly building up the duration i.e. how long I touch it for before rewarding.
- Gently lifting the harness a small amount then placing it back down.
- Slowly lifting the harness higher and placing it back down after each lift.
As you'll see in the video I stop what I'm doing if Zippy becomes uncomfortable i.e. moves away. I'll then only start again if he chooses to come back - if he doesn't this is him telling me he's had enough so I'll either give him a break or end the session as I don't want to overload his stress bucket