Well I’m currently in Tenerife and spent my morning at Live Paws the local Dog Rescue.
For context I have spent lots of time at Battersea Dogs Home when in a former life I helped produce their magazine for donors called Paws, BDH is an absolutely amazing place but in comparison to the place I saw today it’s quite simply state of the art!
Fast forward to this morning where I learned that in the first six months of 2024 Live Paws Tenerife took in more puppies than in the whole of 2023.
If you come here on holiday the public are actually encouraged to go and walk the dogs. Please, please do. See their website for info.
I was lucky enough to get to hang out with a gorgeous litter of bouncy Podenco pups and another litter of Podenco X’s.
The second litter had not been there long and were absolutely flea infested. They haven’t been given any names yet. Had a cuddle with the most anxious pup, she made my eyes leak. 😢 I called her Betty.
This amazing charity will give them all the right veterinary treatment for parasites and neuter them all before rehoming. The puppies will find new homes easily. It’s the older dogs that get overlooked. There are some lovely souls there with amazing eyes that just peer into your soul.
Yes I cried, yes I wanted to take one home, yes we donated.
Give them a follow, donate if you can…
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Tedsomes is a happier and more comfortable boy after his teddy clips. He’s a wriggly little sweetheart so he has total freedom to move around and breaks as he’s needs. I clip when he returns to me. Less stress for him than if I were to hold him because he wouldn’t be happy with that. It doesn’t take much longer as he’s happy to return, do a bit, wander, do a bit more. 🤍Gorgeous in full coat yes but it’s so thick and hard for him to manage that the teddy clip works for him.Lovely, lovely boy. 😻 #catgroomer #inhomemobilecatgroomer #catgroomerbedfordshire #cat #restraintfreegroomer #lowstresshandlingcertified #fearfreecertifiedprofessional #holisticgroomer #studham #bentleyandbear #asagroomeroftheyearfinalist2022 #asagroomeroftheyearfinalist202 #animalstarawards #asagroomeroftheyearnominee2024#catlover #ragdoll🛍️ Use Code: bentleyand25For 25% off https://petremedy.co.uk/shop/
Ralph learns a new trick!
Ralph, formally known to me as Wreck it Ralph 😉 is finally finding his calm… I knew he would. He is not a lover of nail trims so I thought he would be a great candidate for teaching how to use the scratchboard. His back nails are actually fine and don’t need doing but it is possible to teach your dog to file the nails at the back too.
I wanted to show you how easy it was, this is Ralph’s very first attempt!
He is very food driven and his Mum brought a portion of his kibble for me to use as rewards so he doesn’t gain too much weight.
The process can be finessed as he learns more and we work out a rhythm but for now and in this short burst didn’t he do well!
Guess who is now getting a new scratchboard to use at home!!
If Ralph can do it, your dog can potentially do it too.
Fear-free nail care beats stressful nail trimming any day.
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Still a few weekday December grooming slots available at Bentley & Bear. Weekends are fully booked until January. These can include a lovely deshedding mud-bath treatment to help get rid of those pesky hairs that just moult everywhere and seem to weave into everything at home (I know, I have three of my own)! WhatsApp me to book 07980676897. ❣️
Hello Just wanted to say that ‘Fleas’ are absolutely rife at the moment. Please can you check your cats and dogs for fleas before your appointments and let me know if you find any, I can move your appointment to an end of the day one if needs be. I will always tell you if I find some. I know they’re pesky and hard to avoid but they’re just everywhere at the moment. They don’t even give me the ‘ick but they’re biting your pets and causing them discomfort and multiplying! I am more than happy to wash your pets with the lovely Wildwash flea repellent shampoo upon request but note this is just a repellant and is not a treatment if your pet already has fleas. I charge just £3 extra to use this luxury shampoo as it is more expensive but do please ask me for it if you’d like it added to your regular groom. It does smell lovely. I will also flea comb your pets coat to help remove any if I spot some but again this is not a 100 percent reliable treatment because they burrow and are easily missed. This also takes me extra time. If you struggle to apply your pet’s spot-on treatment I am happy to do this for you if you bring it with you to your appointment. I also very importantly have to treat my working areas and beyond after I see an animal with fleas, this is my home and I use Indorex and Flea Bombs and have had to cancel follow-on appointments to avoid any cross contamination whilst the flea bombs and sprays do their job - this is not financially viable for me and as a holistic groomer I don’t want to use chemicals as much as I am finding I need to because of the amount of pets coming in with fleas. So going forward please note that I will be applying an extra £10 on top of your groom cost if I find any fleas and this is non-negotiable. Thanks for understanding, I don’t want to sound like a nag I just want your pets to be flea free for their sakes.
Mabel is an anxious little lady.
With a ‘Meet & Treat’ under our belt from last week, we progressed to session one of Puppy University today.
I had intentions of starting some desensitising to the grooming equipment but despite Mabel coming in with confidence up the stairs all by herself (she’s not used to stairs so this was a great start) she remained shy when mum left.
My job is to help Mabel feel safe, to help her build her confidence, to help her gain trust in me so what we actually did today was simply build up to Mabel coming close to me.
We had an hour’s session, it was slow, no sudden movements by me, just calmness, sitting sideways on to Mabel at the other side of the room on the floor, avoiding direct eye contact and of course offering up some treats but without luring her into something unknown which would set us back.
Towards the end of the session Mabel felt safe enough to come close and take treats from my hand.
Progress can often be slow but by not scooping her up and giving Mabel the choice, she made her own decision that I was actually safe enough to take the treat from.
My hope is Mabel remembers this next week and we can build on it. Progress isn’t always linear we may have to go back a step for example but it’s progress nonetheless.
Really looking forward to watching her progress so she can have a groom without feeling fearful one day.
Well done Mabel. Gold star for you. ⭐️
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