Happy Hounds Dog Walking

07/07/2024

Smiles all round for us at Happy Hounds

07/07/2024

This Handsome boy joined our Happy Hounds this week! Fitting right in and loving his walk.
Welcome to the family Sidney.

02/07/2024

Best group faces of the last two days! 😍

28/05/2024

We have a rare space becoming available in our 10am adventures!
Grab the space for your dog to explore amongst our group adventures!
If your dog needs a little more exercise, meet some friends or needs a break whilst your busy working, Happy Hounds group walks will be a perfect match.
Guaranteed to have a full hour out with their friends, sniffing, playing and burning that energy.
Gets rinsed off before returning home and travel safely and securely in our Professionally crated van!

Send a message today for your Hounds spot to be secured.
www.happyhounds-dogwalking.com

30/04/2024

Love a Tuesday, they are so fun.

Country PUPkins Ltd

26/04/2024

This week has been an absolute Blast!

22/04/2024

Canine massage Therapy for anyone who would love to keep their Happy Hound in tip top condition

18/04/2024

Happy Hounds lost a long standing Family member today! 💔🌈
Meg.
You were a big character and everyone knew not to mess with you, unless it was one of your sister's they got away with it 😜
Walking you 5 days a week since 2019 has been a true pleasure! I'll miss your sass in the van, your neediness when it came to love and the patience you showed when I was giving out treats.
Go find and splash in the streams! 💔❤️

Love,
Nats and Everyone of the Happy Hounds 🐾

20/03/2024

THIS Saturday, Crowborough Farmers market, Croft road opposite Waitrose, 9am - 12:30

Explore Bark Bites' exceptional range of natural, healthy, and delectable dog treats. Crafted from top-quality ingredients, our treats support your dog's well-being and delight their taste buds. Visit barkbites.co.uk and treat your furry friend today!

18/03/2024

Message me for your dogs Easter treat bag to be delivered on pick ups.
Only £5

08/03/2024

So many happy crazy faces today 😍

08/03/2024

Sandy's back and I'm guessing he's LOVING it just as much as me! 😍

28/02/2024

I've gotta say this new boy is so very handsome but is also ALL ears!

31/01/2024

This is worded and expressed perfectly.
Our dogs, need us to be the calm presence, be the one to let them know we have their backs but in a calm manner.
Walking multiple dogs at once in our adventures, I've learn pretty quickly how much mood will reflect on their behaviour.

WHY I STOPPED SHOUTING AT OWNERS TO RECALL THEIR DOGS

I’m a pretty calm person, I don’t lose my temper easily (don’t ask my husband to verify that 😂) and I’m generally easy going. If you’d met me on a walk 20 years ago and you’d let your dog run within 5m of my Lurcher you’d have seen a different side to me. Luka was a rescued Lurcher and he was extremely reactive to dogs (and people). I used to get cross and shout at people regularly if they let their offlead dogs come anywhere near him. My walks were generally pretty stressful if there were offlead dogs around as other dogs seemed to be magnetised to him and they didn’t just come and sniff him, they often attacked him too. I used to become apoplectic at people and shout at them to get their dogs back- I could actually feel my blood pressure going through the roof and I think it stressed me out as much as it did Luka. I could see on my Fitbit just how high my heart rate went and it wasn’t great.

I saw a clip recently of a dog trainer recently walking a reactive dog onlead and two other dogs did a fly past, causing their dog to react and they got really angry shouting and swearing at the owner (who was miles away). I understand how stressful that is and it’s awful when it happens but getting really angry isn’t helping the reactive dog feel any better in an already difficult situation. I could actually see the reactive dog become more stressed every time they screamed at the other owner 😢

I have had dogs since Luka that have needed space at various times and for various reasons but I don’t shout at people now though and I’m sure we all feel better because of it.

I stopped getting cross at people and screaming at them to call their dogs as I saw how much my reaction impacted on my dogs. None of my dogs have ever had any anxiety issues around me and aren’t in the slightest bit scared of me but they were worried by my reactions. My Inuits in particular have both been really sensitive to people’s emotions and if I ever shouted, it made them see much more risk in the situation than there actually was. It made them much more worried by the situation due to my reaction.

Most of the time dogs ran up to us they were annoying but they weren’t presenting much of a threat to my dogs and most could be discouraged by me standing in the way of them or by me turning and moving my dogs away. I also found heading for the exit or car park or gate does tend to make people hurry up and come and get their dogs!

If I have dogs who need space I absolutely still call to people and ask them to call their dogs if I don’t want my dogs to interact with them but I make sure I’m conscious of how I do this and I try and do it without it seeming to my dogs like it’s a huge big deal as I really don’t want to make them more stressed. I also don’t think me being cross made any difference in how quickly people come and get their dogs or recall them so it’s pointless in most cases! Absolutely people still really irritate me but I try not to let it show as above all I care about my dogs emotional experience and I want them to feel safe in the world.

Most of my clients have struggled with offlead dogs approaching their reactive dogs and we talk through what’s the best way to deal with this and also how we can try to stay as calm as possible even in potentially difficult situations. Our reactions as people haven’t caused the dogs to be reactive but our reactions in difficult situations could add to their stress rather than decrease it. It’s also important that we know what to do after a stressful event to help our dogs recover as quickly as possible as we practise this lots in classes and 121s to make sure people know what to do.

How do you deal with unwanted approaches from offlead dogs? Have you changed how you deal with it. One of my friends tells people their dog is contagious to get them to come and collect their offlead dogs and that works pretty well I’ve heard 😂

Please share from the original post and don’t copy and paste my text or save my images as the original source is lost then

Laura McAuliffe 2024

30/01/2024

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30/01/2024

22/01/2024

Fresh back from the groomers! 🤦🏼‍♀️😂

14/01/2024

Love my little packs always full of fun!
Also ad-hoc newbies were just the greatest end to my day!

10/01/2024

Well they were a chilly first couple of days!!! 🥶
Not that the Hounds mind at all!! At least it's keeping them a little cleaner! 😜
Looking forward to another few days of sunshine 🤞🏻even if it's chilly 😁

24/12/2023

Photo dump from the last few manic weeks!

Thank you to all my Happy Hounds parents for allowing me to look after your gorgeous dogs over 2023.
Thank you to my favourite Dog walker buddies
Country PUPkins Ltd Walkies with Eva Tunbridge Wells Happy Tails for making our walks and adventures even more fun filled and trusting me to look after your dogs whilst you've been ill.

Merry Christmas to Everyone I've helped/ walked/ cared for over the last 12 months of 2023 and I hope all your Christmas wishes come true.
Happy Hounds please no eating anything you're not meant too!!
I'll see you all in the year 2024

11/11/2023

Always happy to be out with my Happy Hounds and Jodie with her Country PUPkins Ltd

07/11/2023

Got caught about to give Ozzie a kiss on the nose today! 😁

21/10/2023

Week of wet and fun adventures




Country PUPkins Ltd

14/10/2023

This week's adventures, what a blast!





With Country PUPkins Ltd for a few walks too 😁❤️

26/09/2023

Happy Hound groups

25/09/2023

We will be here with all the Christmas goodies for your dogs!
Whether you give them something small or a bundle of treats to last the whole Christmas period we will have the answer!
Completely Natural
NO Rawhide
No Grains
ALL the goodness!

21/09/2023

Bark Bites Training Treats that all the Happy Hounds LOVE when on their walks

15/09/2023

Order your dogs treat Bundle now!
Keeping your dog occupied and teeth clean in the healthiest way!

"Discover the 'Heavy Chomper' by Bark Bites: A top-choice treat box featuring 12-16 long-lasting, natural treats. No preservatives, no Rawhide. Keep your robust chewer entertained!

18/08/2023

IF YOU GIVE YOUR DOG DENTASTIX, READ THIS

Dentasticks are often recommended by some health professionals. People will give them to you for your dogs at Christmas.

The product's ingredients are questionable. The poor quality, high carbohydrate ingredients turn into sugar. We are all aware what sugar does to teeth, as well as this, it plays havoc on the gut microbiome & this in turn impacts health negatively. If you have ever tried cleaning your teeth with a chocolate bar first thing in the morning, you know it doesn’t work. (might taste nice though!)

Have you ever looked at the ingredient list to see what makes up a dentastix?
Pet food and treat companies aren’t legally obliged to list individual ingredients in their product. Instead, they can simply list them by category. As a result, a lot of ingredients may be hidden, and you may not be fully aware of what you’re giving to your beloved dog. These categories will give you a clearer idea of what’s what:

1. Cereals
Some dog food companies use the term ‘cereals’ to describe all different types of grains. With this blanket term, it is impossible to know what type of grains are in Dentastix or the quality of the grains. If you have a dog who has a sensitive stomach or any food intolerances, not knowing what’s in the food can make it hard to identify the problem ingredient so we recommend sticking to products that clearly highlight exact ingredients.

2. Derivatives of vegetable origin
Again the vagueness of this term means you simply do not know what you’re getting in each dog chew. One batch could be different to another depending on the vegetable products that are most cost-effective at the time.

3. Meat & animal derivatives
Meat and animal derivatives doesn’t clearly state what part or indeed which animal is being used. It could be any part of any animal, from heads and brains to hair and feathers. The issue with vague terms is that you can’t be sure if the quality is good or bad and once again the meat sources in the recipe could change batch to batch so steer clear if your pooch has any food intolerances.
Minerals including Sodium Tripolyphosphate
Sodium Tripolyphosphate is the active ingredient.

4. Oils & fats
This refers to all fats and oils from plants or animals, whether that’s beneficial oils and high-quality animal fats or potentially harmful, highly processed oils. It’s impossible to know just by looking at the label.unique shape helps keep teeth clean but depending on the dog, the soft chew doesn’t do much to naturally rub away at plaque. That’s why our dog dental chews are designed to have a crunch. Yes, Dentastix do contain specific ingredients designed to clean your pooch’s teeth but the question is whether or not you think feeding these dental chews are good for your dog’s health overall.

5. Active ingredients
The main stix ingredient that cleans your dog’s teeth is Sodium Tripolyphosphate, a chemical which can break down plaque and tartar. However, the chemical only accounts for around 2.6% of each stix stick, so you want to be comfortable that the other 97.4% is good for your dog…

Hidden ingredients in dental sticks:
The majority of the ingredients in a stick are not actually doing much by way of teeth cleaning. Extra additives are used to improve flavour, add texture and to appeal to the mass market. However, these additional ingredients could actually be doing more harm than good. Cereals, for instance, are turned into sugars when ingested, which can actually lead to cavities and bad breath – the very things you’re trying to prevent!

Sometimes a dog can be predisposed, genetically, to have poor dental health and can require a clean, or teeth taken out under anaesthesia.

Inflamed gums & rotten teeth can lead to periodontal disease, this then can lead to other serious health issues, heart disease in dogs being one.

What to give your dogs for cleaner teeth:
1. Natural beef tendons
2. Ostrich tendons
3. Raw meaty bones
4. Carrots

NB: All chewing must be supervised to prevent choking or ingesting of bone fragments

Feel free to post videos or pics of your dogs eating natural chews.

Thank you Stephanie Presdee for allowing me to share.

18/08/2023

This week's photos,
We've had so much fun, playing, meeting new friends, pulled faces, smiling from ear to ear, getting wet but also drying off in the sun!
Won't get much better than a Happy Hounds walk!!!