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When one of your lovely clients surprises you with a little delivery on a Saturday afternoon! πŸ₯°πŸŽ‚πŸ˜Jackson OMahony, thank ...
15/11/2025

When one of your lovely clients surprises you with a little delivery on a Saturday afternoon! πŸ₯°πŸŽ‚πŸ˜

Jackson OMahony, thank you all so much for the beautiful (and delicious) cupcakes, the thoughtful card, pictures of Jackson on the actual cakes themselves and your lovely words. πŸ˜€πŸ«ΆπŸ˜˜β€οΈπŸ’™πŸ’š

I am truly overwhelmed at your generosity, kindness, empathy and understanding. 🫢 Thank you from the bottom of my heart! πŸ₯ΊπŸ’–πŸ«‚

I'm not sure how long these will last πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ«£ as they are simply delicious! That's 2 down already! πŸ€£πŸ§πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹

David Martin already has his πŸ‘€ on one, not forgetting Sorcha and Buddy drooling in the background......tough luck guys, these are not for you! πŸ™ˆπŸ€ͺ

Thanks again. I am overwhelmed by you all! 🫢πŸ₯°πŸ«‚

πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰Happy Birthday baby boops! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ’œπŸ˜˜πŸ₯°πŸ’‹πŸΆπŸŽ‚We can't believe that we have the most beautiful natured, loving and loyal girl, ...
14/11/2025

πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰Happy Birthday baby boops! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ’œπŸ˜˜πŸ₯°πŸ’‹πŸΆπŸŽ‚

We can't believe that we have the most beautiful natured, loving and loyal girl, who loves every dog to bits, for a year already! πŸ™πŸ₯°β€οΈ

You bring so much joy to our household, Buddy loves having you around to play tug of war with.
"What an absolute pair of nuggets at times, but we love them both so much!" 😍πŸ₯°πŸ’œπŸ’›

Sorcha's had a great 2nd birthday with her brother and lots of presents from her big sister, Roxi too, who even managed to wrap Sorcha's interactive toy. πŸ€£πŸ™ˆ

She's been spoiled rotten with chicken feet, toys, a lovely walk with her humans and brother, dinner looked delicious (if you take the kibble away 🀣), then to top it off she opened her big sister's present and has not stopped chasing her new interactive mouse 🐭toy.....she's got some moves too! 😁🀣

Massive thanks to Murray from Dunbar Pet Food Ltd for the extra chicken feet....Sorcha says thank you so so much! πŸ«ΆπŸΆπŸ™πŸ’œ

Missing all of your Lead the way recruits like crazy. πŸ₯ΊπŸ₯ΊπŸ₯²Not long to go folks, slowly but surely getting closer to Lead ...
12/11/2025

Missing all of your Lead the way recruits like crazy. πŸ₯ΊπŸ₯ΊπŸ₯²

Not long to go folks, slowly but surely getting closer to Lead the way running at full capacity again and being pain free on a daily basis. πŸ™ŒπŸ™βœοΈπŸ«Ά (Massive thank you to my amazing family!)

I still can't believe how I was able to operate with so much endometriosis....If I thought I was busy before, I've not even tackled that waiting list yet. 😍πŸ’ͺ
Roll on the end of January!

I'm missing my passion so much, but I'm still surrounded by my furry family bairns: Buddy, Sorcha, Roxi and Bailey. πŸ₯°β€οΈπŸ’™πŸ’œ

Recovery is going well, 7 days to the day, since I was opened up in order to make sure my endometriosis had a very limit...
29/10/2025

Recovery is going well, 7 days to the day, since I was opened up in order to make sure my endometriosis had a very limited chance of returning. πŸ’ͺ

I feel a bit like at the moment. 🏍πŸ’ͺ All these surgeries, until i found the only result that would make this endometriosis struggle to return. πŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸ™Œ
I definitely don't feel like a normal human. πŸ˜‚πŸ’ͺ

This wasn't an easy decision, however after suffering this for over 9 years......since I was 18 years old, if I am being honest, it was the only option that made sense and with only a 1% chance of endometriosis returning, it was the obvious solution to an enjoyable future together. πŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸ’―

Dave and both of our families have been nothing but supportive towards our decision and we already knew kids were not on the cards for us, we are both too focused on our careers and future together, so this was, in the end, a very easy decision to make for my quality of life and pushing our future together. πŸ€—πŸ‘Œ
Having kids is not what we wanted for us, we both love dogs, (proabably a bit too much in some peoples eyes) travelling and spending time together and we look forward to many more amazing years together, now, finally....pain free!

I am back to Spire Murryfield tomorrow morning to get these stitches out and get a wee check over, but so far so good and I'm listening to doctors/surgeons orders. As well as family and Dave helping out. πŸ«ΆπŸ˜ƒ

Another 4 weeks and I should start to really feel the difference. πŸ™ŒπŸ™ŒπŸ’ͺ

This pain is a breeze compared to what I've been dealing with recently. It's a walk in the park, if I am being honest. πŸ€£πŸ‘ŒπŸ˜ƒ

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank those who have sent flowers, chocolates and cards. I am overwhelmed by you all.

Most importantly, a massive thank you to my family for making this surgery possible. πŸ«ΆπŸ«ΆπŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

Truly grateful, thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Seriously, I often wonder in life if I am doing everything I should be to my full potential, money has never really been my main aim in life, its to be loving, caring, kind and the best version of yourself (AT ALL TIMES!) no matter who gets in your way or tries to bring you down.
Always be bigger and better is what I was taught. πŸ’ͺ🫢
Just doing what I love everyday has its own meaning of rich. πŸ’―πŸ•πŸ™Œ

Seeing your kindness and compassion during times like these, makes me realise that I am rich in so many ways and i will be back stronger than ever next year folks, that i can promise! 🫢πŸ₯°πŸ˜˜

Lead the way will be unstoppable as from next year, watch this space. πŸ’ͺ🫢

We haven't even gotten started yet! πŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸ•πŸ€

Apologies for the gruesome photos below! πŸ˜‚πŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸ‘»
I just thought with Halloween not too far away! πŸ˜†πŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸ‘»πŸ˜‚

Thanks again everyone. I look forward to catching up with you all personally in the next few weeks, maybe a month.

Kind regards,
Claire, Dave, Buddy & Sorcha Xx

Love these pictures that were sent across whilst i was in hospital. πŸ€—β€οΈπŸ˜Missing all of my clients furry babies very much...
26/10/2025

Love these pictures that were sent across whilst i was in hospital. πŸ€—β€οΈπŸ˜

Missing all of my clients furry babies very much, I am home now though and on the right track. πŸ’ͺπŸ™Œ

Dave and my furry bairns have been absolutely brilliant. I am over the moon and we are all so pleased to be past the hard part. πŸ’ͺπŸ’―

Sorcha struggled for the 3 days that I was away, she stopped eating her breakfast bless her and had zero playfulness for her daddy. πŸ˜«πŸ™ˆ
This was the first time that she had been away from my side since arriving in November last year. πŸ’”πŸ˜ͺ Buddy was brand new for his daddy though (Bud knew what was going on, as i went through a similar process 3 years ago, just not as major as this surgery) and he was a blessing for wee Sorcha too as she stayed close by his side with my mum and dad, whilst dave was driving in to visit myself.
Buds been a God send to us all, his calming energy keeps sorcha relaxed and the pair of them have a cracking bond, I am so pleased that buddy now has a wee sister to play with. They both bring out the best in one another.

I think its fair to say that I'm definitely in the right job, as I'm missing them all immensely. πŸ’”πŸ˜ͺ

Looking forward to seeing you all once I'm feeling much stronger folks, I will keep in touch as this recovery goes on. Still a long way to go yet, so I need to be very very careful. πŸ«ΆπŸ•πŸ€—

Thank you to those who have already popped round with cards and flowers. I will get out to thank you all soon, once my physio is complete.

A major thank you to all of my family as well, for helping Dave out whilst I was in hospital and also getting me through this major surgery asap. πŸ™ πŸ™ŒπŸ’ͺ

Sending you all lots of love folks,

Claire, Dave, Buddy and Sorcha. X###

Surgery went well folks, everything got removed successfully. πŸ˜ƒπŸ’ͺ I couldn't have asked for a better private surgeon as w...
23/10/2025

Surgery went well folks, everything got removed successfully. πŸ˜ƒπŸ’ͺ I couldn't have asked for a better private surgeon as well. πŸ‘Œ



Thank you all for your lovely messages and support everyone. πŸ«ΆπŸ€—

Now time for some much needed R&R! πŸ’ͺ❀️🏨

Claire. Xx

I can't believe that the big day is nearly upon us already! πŸ’ͺπŸ¨πŸ™ Roll on this time Wednesday! πŸ™ŒπŸ’ͺBelow you will see our la...
20/10/2025

I can't believe that the big day is nearly upon us already! πŸ’ͺπŸ¨πŸ™

Roll on this time Wednesday! πŸ™ŒπŸ’ͺ

Below you will see our last group walks of 2025. (That feels very odd saying that at this early stage, but here we are!😬)

I will be in touch with all of our regulars once things have settled down after my surgery. πŸ€πŸ’― I know most of you will be in touch with my fiance David Martin once Wednesday is over.

I look forward to seeing most of you around December time for a visit and a cuppa, before I am fully up and running again. However I will be in touch with you all asap to touch base personally. 😘πŸ₯°

I'd like to take this final opportunity to thank you all for your lovely private messages, cards, flowers and chocolates. Not to mention your loyalty to Lead the way.

I am truly blessed to have you all as part of our Lead the way family. 🀝πŸ₯°πŸ«Ά

I am truly overwhelmed with your generosity, understanding, compassion, empathy and most of all, your loyalty to L.T.W.
I can't wait for you all to see Lead the way at its full potential, once I'm fully recovered. 😘πŸ₯°πŸ’―🀝

We wouldn't be the busniess were are today if it wasn't for our wonderful clients and dogs standing behind us..... Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.

I will be in touch with most of you this evening to settle our final invoices and weekly payments for October 2025.

I will see you all on the other side folks, with more exciting things to follow in 2026. πŸ’ͺπŸ•πŸ’―

In the meantime, please give your furry recruits the biggest cuddles from Aunty Claire.

😘πŸ₯°πŸ•πŸ’™β€οΈπŸ•πŸ«ΆπŸ’―πŸ€—

Lots of love from us all here at Lead the way professional doggy services. πŸ˜˜πŸ• X###

⚠️Please read full message below. ⚠️As most of our clients are already aware.This is my last full week operating, before...
13/10/2025

⚠️Please read full message below. ⚠️

As most of our clients are already aware.This is my last full week operating, before I go for private surgery next Wednesday. (22nd of October)

I will stay in touch with our regulars during my recovery process. I'd love for all of you to pop round for a cuppa with your recruits, during my recovery process. I know most of you have been asking if you can see me once im a little stronger. Absolutely! πŸ•πŸ«Ά

For those who are currently on my waiting list, I will be in touch with you all closer to the end of January to arrange a meet and greet for the middle of Febuary. Thank you all for your patience and understanding. πŸ’―πŸ€πŸ•

Lead the way would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your understanding, compassion, empathy and most of all, your loyalty to lead the way. πŸ˜˜πŸ’•

To know that almost all of you are going to wait until I return in Febuary is fantastic news. We have worked so hard to build perfect groups of dogs with exceptional doggy etiquette and to know I will still have you all return once im back to full fitness is overwhelming......I am truly blessed to have such wonderful clients standing behind my busniess, not many can say that after being closed for 12 weeks after having an invasive surgery, that they would still have all clients from the start......I couldn't be more proud as a small business owner, thank you all from the bottom of my heart. πŸ₯°πŸ™Œβ€οΈπŸ™πŸ«Ά Our busniness will continue next year and we look forward to introducing more lovely dogs and clients to our Lead the way family. 😍🫢πŸ₯°

We will be out and about today for 2 walks, then the week gets a little quieter due to the October break.

I will still be working next Monday and Tuesday. πŸ’ͺπŸ•

I look forward to seeing our Monday recruits shortly. πŸ˜πŸ•πŸ€πŸ’―

Thank you all again,
Claire, Buddy & Sorcha. ###

Wednesday, thursday and Friday adventures are all below. πŸ₯°πŸ«ΆπŸ•πŸ˜I'll keep tonight's post short, as I've managed to touch ba...
12/10/2025

Wednesday, thursday and Friday adventures are all below. πŸ₯°πŸ«ΆπŸ•πŸ˜

I'll keep tonight's post short, as I've managed to touch base with everyone already. πŸ˜€

We look forward to seeing more of those gorgeous wee faces this week. πŸ’™β€οΈπŸ•

An action packed Tuesday with these absolute nuggets! πŸ₯°πŸ˜ŽπŸ•πŸ˜Just look at Shiva, she loves Ted and is adapting really well ...
07/10/2025

An action packed Tuesday with these absolute nuggets! πŸ₯°πŸ˜ŽπŸ•πŸ˜

Just look at Shiva, she loves Ted and is adapting really well to our group walks. I look forward to working with Shiva on Thursday again. πŸ˜ƒ

Your recruits were all brilliant today folks, on top form and super social. πŸ‘ŒπŸ₯°πŸ«Ά

L.T.W will be back in action tomorrow. πŸ’―πŸ€

What a week! πŸ•πŸ˜˜πŸ˜Full of daftness on every walk last week folks, Look at them all.....some photos were even blurry! πŸ˜‚πŸ™ˆLot...
05/10/2025

What a week! πŸ•πŸ˜˜πŸ˜

Full of daftness on every walk last week folks, Look at them all.....some photos were even blurry! πŸ˜‚πŸ™ˆ

Lots of progress made last week with Shiva❀️, MavπŸ’™, JacksonπŸ’™ and Luna❀️.

Little KyloπŸ’™ is coming on leaps and bounds too, last week he was comfortably interacting with the groups. 😍🫢

If last week was anything to go by, I hope we have the same energy levels this week. πŸ˜πŸ˜‚πŸ˜Ž

Thanks again everyone. πŸ₯°πŸ’―😘

We look forward to seeing more of your gorgeous pooches tomorrow. πŸ˜πŸ«ΆπŸ•πŸ€

Little Harris is doing really well with his puppy visits......How cute is he!!!???😍 Its so lovely collecting Cooper, as ...
28/09/2025

Little Harris is doing really well with his puppy visits......How cute is he!!!???😍

Its so lovely collecting Cooper, as this little fella is super happy to see me and I get the best cuddles. πŸ₯°πŸ«Ά

We look forward to Harris joining our group walks as from Febuary 2026. πŸ«ΆπŸ•
Cooper is an awesome big brother, what a lovely pair of dogs to have! πŸ’™πŸΆπŸ‘Œ

See you this week little man for more cuddles from you both. πŸ’―πŸ«ΆπŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸΆ

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