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21/08/2024

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21/08/2024

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15/08/2024

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13/08/2024

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10/08/2024

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06/08/2024

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25/07/2024

Dog First, Sport Second

One of my favourite quotes and my mantra, the dogs always come first, no matter what 🐕

With any sport it's easy to get passionate about getting better, faster, and stronger, but how about building a better bond, being more considerate, and listening more, for your dog 🐾

It's something we're striving for every day & there's always more to learn...

Dogs are the best teachers if you're just prepared to observe and listen 🙏

23/07/2024

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21/07/2024

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18/07/2024

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17/07/2024

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11/07/2024

A friend told me this phrase recently and it really stuck with me. A lot of the time the person I’m actually trying to be better than is a previous version of myself. If you needed to hear this, I hope it finds you.

21/06/2024

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28/05/2024

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22/05/2024

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11/05/2024

Solar storms and how it may impact your dogs.

Scientific studies have repeatedly demonstrated that dogs are sensitive to geomagnetic changes.

Currently the earth is experiencing a powerful solar storm. It's effects on our dogs should not be underestimated. Especially our sensitive working dogs who are bred to have a heightened sense of direction. Dogs who are anxious or nervous may experience exacerbated symptoms. Dogs are sensitive to even small changes in the earth's magnetic field, this current storm is big and disruptive.

Epileptic dogs and people may be affected. There is a huge body of evidence relating to solar storms and seizures, have a little Google, there's too many relevant bits of literature to post here.

What can you do? Dogs are at increased risk of becoming disorientated in new environments, keep them on lead, in sight, have a heightened awareness of where they are. For dogs who rely on their sense of direction for work such as sheepdogs working hills, search and rescue dogs, tracking dogs, hunting dogs and trail dogs, it might be worth evaluating putting off any work where a dog may get lost. This is not me being a f***y either, I've already heard of a couple of normally savvy dogs becoming lost and disoriented in the north of Scotland, out of character for them.

In humans existing mental health conditions can worsen temporarily, particularly conditions caused by or associated with trauma, where your integral ability to orientate becomes distrupted and makes you feel unsafe, increasing anxiety and hypervigilance. This change in your presentation can also impact your dogs.

Just something to be aware of. As much as it sounds like hippy woo woo nonsense, I can assure you, it's a thing.

"the idea that animals can detect Earth’s magnetic field has traveled the path from ridicule to well-established fact in little more than one generation. Dozens of experiments have now shown that diverse animal species, ranging from bees to salamanders to sea turtles to birds, have internal compasses. Some species use their compasses to navigate entire oceans, others to find better mud just a few inches away."

https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article/61/3/29/413382/Magnetoreception-in-animalsDetermining-how-animals

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259472878_Dogs_are_sensitive_to_small_variations_of_the_Earth's_magnetic_field

10/05/2024

🌞WARM WEATHER🌞

Now that the warm weather is here I thought I'd do a little reminder about how HTTL deals with the warm weather for all clients especially those who are new here!

My cut off temperature for walks is 23 degrees. Anything above this temperature, dogs are at risk of heatstroke.

However, different breed, colour coat, location of walks, and breeze factor all play a part in whether walks take place or not. If I can access shade or water this could mean a walk goes ahead. In the hot weather my discretion is key and days are taken hour by hour, some slots will be cancelled or shortened.

🌞 What happens if my solo walk is cancelled?
A welfare check/home visit will take place instead.

🌞 What if a group session is cancelled?
2.5 hours is the normal time I allow for group walks including pick ups and drops off. Given that I don't walk more than 5 dogs on a group session, I normally have the time to do 20-30 min home visits instead of a group session.

🌞 What hours do you work in the summer?
My standard hours are 8-4 however in the summer this can change to 6am-7pm. If you would like an earlier walk in the summer months please do let me know (tends to only be for owners who are normally home)

🌞 What happens if I'm normally home when you walk my dog but the weather causes a cancelled walk?
If owners are home, no home visit is nessasary therefore the slot will be cancelled completely.

🌞 Do you charge for cancelled or shortened walks?
If the owner is home and the slot is cancelled completely there is no charge. If the slot was 60 mins but gets changed to 30 mins, only a 30 min walk will be charged. If a group session is cancelled and home visits are conducted instead, only the length of the home visit will be charged.

🌞 How do you keep dogs safe when it's warm but not warm enough to cancel?
When travelling, my van is fitted with fan systems. Ice toys are brought with me on really warm days, water bowls and water is always on board the van. Rushall Dog Field also has a tap and bowl for social sessions. Games will be played in the shade, enrichment in the shade is just as good as a run and exercise! Cool mats will be in all cages during the warmer months.

At the end of the day, your pets safety is and always will be my main priority. I lose a fair bit of income during the summer months due to having to cancel/shorten walks so I don't do it for the sake of it. No amount of money is more important than your dogs health and safety 🌞❤️🐾

09/05/2024

He’s pretty happy with his new food, to get him back on track now he’s on the mend - don’t get too used to it, Yogi!

08/05/2024

It's so easy to experience heartache when they are scared. But remember, they are living their best life.

28/04/2024

Unexpected! Bea and Merry have qualified for the BCOS Grand Prix final in November! 🎉

25/04/2024

23/04/2024

What a weekend! First obedience show of the year and Bea and Merry won the GCDS Special Pre Beginner stakes, only losing 1.25 points, and qualified for the final and the YKC final at Crufts 2025! Super proud of my girls.

Well done to everyone who made the line up and for all the club successes over the weekend, that’s a LOT of cake!!

17/04/2024

You’re probably wondering where our Sunday writeup is for Striders…

Well. Let us introduce you to what can only be described as the “Yogi Fiasco” 🙈🐸

Sunday at Striders two weeks ago, Yogi Bear made his return to the lanes after some time away working on his relationship with flyball and frustration tolerance with dedicated handler Sophie. He raced all day and was super steady, looking confident, committed and having an absolute ball. He didn’t tire at all throughout the day, he was consistent and happy and that was our entire goal achieved - the boy was out there enjoying himself, bucking bronco on the line like he does, enough to connect a pretty painful headbut with Sophie’s jaw 🫣

A few days before, Yogi had swallowed a frog. No, not a real one, a small plushie, GULPED straight down whole before anybody could do anything about it. After painstaking waiting and worry, the frog reappeared, still whole. Nobody thought anything of it - eating, drinking, toileting normally all weekend, totally fine and dandy. What we later discovered upon our return from Striders, was that Frog #1 had croaky friends.

Yogi raced with TWO more frogs in his belly on Sunday 😥 to second place might we add! 🥈

Tuesday morning back home and unpacked, Frog #2 reappears, much to our absolute horror. Then things started to take a turn. Yogi was taken very ill, and we were all extremely worried. A lot of drugs, x-rays and an explorative surgery later, Frog #3 was retrieved from deep inside his gut, handed over in a beautiful ziplock bag, slimey and green. Several vet trips later and even MORE drugs, we are pleased to say the boy looks to be finally on the up.

If he can claw a second place with his teammates with a stomach full of frogs, quite honestly the sky is the limit for The Bear.

He has absolutely no regrets 🙄