Outward Hounds Dog Walking & Pet Sitting Services

Outward Hounds Dog Walking & Pet Sitting Services Dog walking and pet sitting services in Didcot and the surrounding area. Experienced and fully insured. Outward Hounds are here to help.
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* Feeling guilty about your dog being home alone all day?
* Planning a holiday and have no one to feed your cat or small animals?
* Have a new puppy that needs feeding, toileting and a good play while you are at work? We have one strong philosophy and that’s to be friendly, flexible & fun!! We will always treat your animals with the same love, care and devotion that we give to our own very pampe

red pets! We’re here to help relieve the worry that comes with balancing a busy lifestyle with caring for your pet. With us you can leave home knowing your furry pal will be having a pawesome time!! We will always do our best to tailor our services to meet the needs of you and your pets. We are happy to offer reduced rates to our elderly or disabled customers who may not be able to walk their dogs as much as they would like. Get in touch to discuss your requirements. We are reliable, experienced, fully insured and trained in animal first aid.

Happiest of birthdays to our NarNar! We hope you had a fantastic day 🐾🐾
29/10/2024

Happiest of birthdays to our NarNar! We hope you had a fantastic day 🐾🐾

We are making the most of this lovely morning! 🫢🏻😎
29/10/2024

We are making the most of this lovely morning! 🫢🏻😎

Brilliant times had by us all, part 2. πŸ˜€ ❀️
10/10/2024

Brilliant times had by us all, part 2. πŸ˜€ ❀️

Brilliant times had by us all part 1. πŸ˜€ ❀️
10/10/2024

Brilliant times had by us all part 1. πŸ˜€ ❀️

Happy birthday to our Bill Bill for yesterday ❀️
23/09/2024

Happy birthday to our Bill Bill for yesterday ❀️

Perfect afternoon for doggie ice cream! 🫢🏻
16/09/2024

Perfect afternoon for doggie ice cream! 🫢🏻

Our hearts are broken again after our Bobby passed over the rainbow bridge after a short illness on Wednesday. Another o...
13/09/2024

Our hearts are broken again after our Bobby passed over the rainbow bridge after a short illness on Wednesday. Another one who has been with me and the team since the beginning of our journey, Bobs was cheeky, mischievous and loved to bite a welly if he thought you might take him away from rolling in mud or poo!! We’ve had so many adventures with Bobs and had so much fun. His wonderful family have always been so kind and supportive and myself and the team send them so much love at such a very sad time. Bobs, we hope you are up there with your OH mates, having a ball and getting as dirty as you like. Your little face comes with me everywhere on the van and we will never forget you.

Please share with anyone you think may be interested! x Outward Hounds is looking for a part time (around 10 hrs per wee...
09/09/2024

Please share with anyone you think may be interested! x

Outward Hounds is looking for a part time (around 10 hrs per week and holiday cover when needed) dog walker to join our amazing team. If you love and understand dogs, enjoy long walks, have a kind, friendly and calm disposition then we need you! The role will involve collecting dogs from their homes local to Didcot and the surrounding area, walking in groups and returning them tired and happy!

Hours: varied hours generally between 10am and 3pm.
Rate of pay: Dependent on experience
Location: Didcot and surrounding areas
Skills & Requirements: Experience with walking dogs. Confident at communicating with customers and dogs. Physically fit and happy to walk in all weathers. Flexible and hard-working, reliable and trustworthy. Own vehicle large enough for transporting up to six dogs is essential. Must live in or very close to Didcot.

Please get in touch explaining why you think this job may be for you. Please email applications to [email protected]
We will offer full training and kit along with fun and plenty of dog hair, mud and slobber!

I'll just leave this here! πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ
06/09/2024

I'll just leave this here! πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ

⚠️ π‘Ύπ’‰π’š 𝑰 π’˜π’π’'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 π’‚π’‘π’‘π’†π’‚π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒐𝒏 π‘«π’π’ˆπ’” π‘©π’†π’‰π’‚π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ (π‘½π’†π’“π’š) π‘©π’‚π’…π’π’š

Yesterday, I received the following email from a researcher for the TV programme *Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly*:

"𝑀𝑦 π‘›π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 (redacted) 𝐼 π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑇𝑉 π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ β€˜π·π‘œπ‘”π‘  π΅π‘’β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘›π‘” (π‘‰π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦) π΅π‘Žπ‘‘π‘™π‘¦β€™.

𝐼 π‘€π‘Žπ‘  β„Žπ‘œπ‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘’π‘›π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘š π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Ž π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘’π‘π‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž 𝑀𝑒 π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑛𝑒π‘₯𝑑 π‘€π‘’π‘’π‘˜ 𝑖𝑛 πΏπ‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘Žπ‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘›π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ πΏπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘š.

π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘› π‘‡π‘’π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦ 10π‘‘β„Ž π‘†π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘œπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘š π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑒𝑠 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘› β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘“π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘œπ‘œπ‘›. π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘“π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘œπ‘”π‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ž π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’.

π‘Šπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘–π‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘›-π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘ , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘”π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ .

π‘ƒπ‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ 𝑙𝑒𝑑 π‘šπ‘’ π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€ 𝑖𝑓 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  𝑖𝑠 π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘˜ π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛. 𝑂𝑓 π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦β€™π‘‘ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘π‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 π‘œπ‘› π‘π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ž, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑑 π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘Ž π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘˜π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘ !"

My first thought was to delete the email. I'm not a fan of Graeme Hall. I've watched a few episodes of his show, and in my opinion, he seems to make things up as he goes along, relying on outdated training methods.

However, I was puzzled. Was the β€œcravat” unwell, and they needed a stand-in? I'm a nobody – why on earth would they want to film me training a dog when there are so many high-profile trainers out there? Curiosity got the better of me, so I decided to give the researcher a call.

I'm still in shock as I write this. The researcher explained that they wanted to invite me to Lytham with my Border Collie to "demonstrate" to Graeme Hall how I would train my dog not to respond to a phone ringtone.

Graeme would then take my training method and use it to teach the Border Collie of the family seeking help – all while filming it for his TV show!

WTF 😳😳😳

I decided to dig a bit deeper and reached out to the force-free dog training community to see if anyone else had experienced something this bizarre.

It turns out that many trainers had also been asked to attend filming sessions to show Graeme how to train dogs before the cameras rolled. Most reported that they refused because of his methods, but a few had shown him and his team how to train a dog, only to be dismissed without any credit for their expertise.

I then did some open-source research on "The Country’s Best Dog Trainer," as the *Daily Telegraph* calls him. He has no formal training in canine behaviour or training. He’s essentially winging it with the help of whatever trainers are willing to show up and assist him.

According to his website, he charges Β£875 per session πŸ€”πŸ˜§

Now I’m not someone who normally criticises other trainers. I prefer to let my clients decide if I’m the right trainer for them based on how I work with their dogs.

However, I couldn’t let this pass without making it public knowledge.

If you're looking for a dog trainer, please avoid this programme and this man. You have no idea whose techniques he’ll be using week to week, and given that most qualified and accredited trainers want nothing to do with him, the quality of training you’ll receive is questionable at best.

Instead, do your own research and find a local trainer who aligns with your own dog training ethics. Organisations such as The IMDT or APDT - Association of Pet Dog Trainers can help guide you to qualified & accredited trainers in your area.

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒑𝒖𝒕 π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’…π’π’ˆπ’” π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒔!

As the summer holidays draw to an end, here is just a small selection, of the beautiful cats we have had the pleasure of...
05/09/2024

As the summer holidays draw to an end, here is just a small selection, of the beautiful cats we have had the pleasure of taking care of.

πŸˆβ€β¬›οΈπŸΎπŸΎ

20/08/2024

We are shattered here!! 🐾🫢🏻

Lots of lovely cats looked after in July and August. So many different personalities. πŸ₯° I loved every minute of my time ...
18/08/2024

Lots of lovely cats looked after in July and August. So many different personalities. πŸ₯° I loved every minute of my time spent with this gorgeous lot. 😍 😁

The team and I are very sad today after hearing that our darling Lola passed away yesterday. She was part of the team fr...
12/08/2024

The team and I are very sad today after hearing that our darling Lola passed away yesterday. She was part of the team from day one and before, along with her side kick Charlie who sadly left us in January 2023. Loveable, bouncy, stick loving puddle monster right into her old age. She will be missed greatly by us all and we send love to her family Jake and Emily. Run free sweet girl, reunited with Charlie and some of your other Outward Hounds teammates. You will be thought of often just like every one of the dogs we have lost. They all leave footprints on our hearts πŸ’”πŸ₯²

We've had a lovely morning πŸ•πŸ˜Ž
03/08/2024

We've had a lovely morning πŸ•πŸ˜Ž

Shaded woodland fun today 😎
30/07/2024

Shaded woodland fun today 😎

The good thing about these hot days is getting to slow the pace down, under the cover of our lovely woods and getting ex...
29/07/2024

The good thing about these hot days is getting to slow the pace down, under the cover of our lovely woods and getting extra snuggles & kisses!

Portable shower 🚿 βœ”οΈ
Sniffing games πŸ½βœ”οΈ
Kisses πŸ’‹ βœ”οΈ
Photo opportunities πŸ“Έβœ”οΈ

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We are shattered here!! 🐾🫢🏻

German Shepherds having fun 🀩

This morning, we had the joy of waking up all the birds! πŸ¦β€β¬›

I’m singing in the rain 🎢🎢 Loving the puddles 😊

Lynette and I had a great time at the paddock today with this lovely lot! Bear is the commentator!!! 🀣

We are so done with this heat! Bring on the rain and cooler weather asap!!!

When Claire is a bit under the weather and we chill after a good walk! 😊

How long will the peace last I wonder?!!! ❀️

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