Braeside Cattery & Kennels & Dog Grooming

05/01/2024

🐾❤️Cal❤️🐾& 🐾❤️Skittles❤️🐾
Dog grooming spaces available next week call Andy on 07484652016 pick up and drop off on request🐾

04/01/2024

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”
~ Paulo Coelho

04/01/2024

04/01/2024

Been grooming our own dogs over the last two days. Phew I’m glad that’s over🤦🏽‍♀️. Last two Skittles and Cal.

31/12/2023

We had to do something more. At the 11th hour we adopted XL Bully Sadie who will happily live out her days with us. This poor girl watched her brother get shot. She was savagely kicked herself receiving internal injuries, the incontinence problems persist making her even less likely to be chosen. And yet she trusts unconditionally. She loves everyone she meets. She wants to play with all the dogs, she wants to cuddle. She absolutely deserves to live her life.

We wanted to save Sadie in memory of the fallen. This day can never be forgotten 💔💔

We will pick up our page tomorrow and drive forward with renewed determination for the New Year.

31/12/2023

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29/12/2023

It’s so sad that I am being contacted by desperate English rescues asking me to board their XL bullies.
Westminster is an absolute abomination who should be ashamed. All the professional animal agencies have condemned this action saying it’s not the answer but the government are ploughing on regardless😡

20/12/2023

There are plenty of trainers to choose from.
Some have experience AND education behind them.
Some have education only and need experience.
Some have experience but no education or continuing education.
They go hand in hand but ultimately, you need to ask the trainer.......

Will you reinforce behaviour ?
OR
Will you be punishing it.

And how will you be doing either? What does it look like?
Follow your gut.
Ethics matter.
For me, my ethics are such that I do not believe in adding pain, threats or fear to see dogs perform a specific behaviour.

No compromise. We may not work together. I'll sleep with a clear conscience.

15/12/2023

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15/12/2023

🐾❤️Daisy, Rosie & Roxy -Sisters 😁❤️🐾
Still a couple of dog grooming spaces next week call Andy on 07484652016 pick up and drop off on request 🐾

13/12/2023

🐾❤️Skye & Arwen ❤️🐾
Still a couple of dog grooming spots available for next week. Call Andy on 07484652016 pick up and drop off on request 🐾

13/12/2023

We have yet another cancellation! So we now have availability from 3rd of January in the kennels and also for this Friday 15th-Sunday 24th December.

12/12/2023

🐾❤️Mitchell & Bruno❤️🐾
Still a couple of grooming spaces available for next week. Call Andy on 07484652016 pick up and drop off on request 🐾

12/12/2023

🐾❤️Maisie & Bella❤️🐾
Still a couple of grooming spaces available for next week. Call Andy on 07484652016 pick up and drop off on request 🐾

12/12/2023

12/12/2023

One of our volunteers has created the most heart warming magical poem for everyone who has a rescue dog. We are offering it as a sponsorship option. Its costs £10 and all the pennies go back into helping more rescue dogs find their forever homes. It would be amazing if this poem could be bought and read by many many people so we have taken an extract from it to let you read........and hopefully want to read more.

Only 2 copies have been sold so far :( Purchase here for yourself or as a gift:

http://www.german-shepherd-rescue-scotland.org.uk/sponsor-a-german-shepherd/Christmas-Sponsorship-kennel-dogs-in-need-sent-via-email-p610610366?fbclid=IwAR3-wXM3Gepw_d9lvfjHY_2gkKqiU0fF3ULTLGuzlfCmZr3gdhWxcolXnxA

11/12/2023

"So many treats."

"If my dog had that many treat, they'd get fat"

'You shouldn't have to give that dog so many treats"

"The dog is only doing it for treats"

A treat - an item out of the ordinary that gives great pleasure. But it can also mean to give care and attention (to get medical treatment kr to treat someone well).

The food you see me using with my clients in my videos are not "treats." They're reinforcers which are food. There's a difference.

We see treating ourselves or giving ourselves a treat as an indulgence, something which is limited. Maybe there's a view that if we get too many treats, we get lazy, soft and spoiled. A child who gets too many treats ruins their appetite, rots their teeth, gets spoiled and their behaviour may change for the worse because of all the "treats." Those who help themselves to treats are greedy etc.

We often so dog treats marketed the same way. They are something special for the dog. We see them called "training treats" with some implication or prejudice that they are for especially good behaviour.

But that's not what's going on here. When you are building a relationship with anyone, you may do fun things together in order to get to know them. That might include going for coffee (is that a treat), dinner, the movies. Other activities may or may not involve food. We care getting to know that person, finding out if enough of their behaviour is reinforcing to us.

Getting paid for our job is not a treat. We wouldn't do it without it. Taking satisfaction in work we've done is not a treat, it reinforces our behaviour and makes it more likely in the future.

When we start training our dogs, we are reinforcing the behaviours we want to see more of - proximity, attention, movement. We reinforce those behaviours with a piece of food (there are many other things we can use too).
We are not "giving the dog a treat," even though that might be what it looks like. We strengthen a behaviour, when it's stronger we can ask for more (when you lift weights, you get stronger, you can lift more).

We use language to explain and understand concepts. Sometimes our language doesn't always serve is because of our history with that word. "Treat" can be one of those words.

Lastly, to stop our dogs gaining weight or becoming unhealthy, use a portion of their daily food calories for training. This doesn't necessarily (and often shouldn't be) mean their daily food. Use meat based, soft, smelly food like sausages, chicken, liver etc. These are not treat, even though your dog likes them, they are pieces of food used to reinforce behaviour.

10/12/2023

No rawhide this Christmas! Or EVER! It is a deadly, awful chew to give to your dog. Please don't.

10/12/2023

We have had a couple of cancellations in the kennels so we now have two kennels available from tomorrow over Christmas and New Year if anyone is still looking.

09/12/2023

A tree they can climb at Christmas. 🤣🤣🤣

08/12/2023

🐾❤️Brodie & Kenzie❤️🐾
Dog grooming spaces available next week call Andy on 07484652016 pick up and drop off on request 🐾

08/12/2023

🐾❤️Maya & Mishka❤️🐾
Dog grooming spaces available next week call Andy on 07484652016 pick up and drop off on request 🐾

06/12/2023

🐾❤️Molly & Pepe❤️🐾
🐾Dog grooming spaces available next week call Andy on 07484652016 pick up and drop off on request 🐾

06/12/2023

Snow Globe Warning!
The traditional Christmas decoration is filled with highly toxic liquid that ingested can kill your pet! If you happen to smash a globe and fear your pet has ingested ANY of the liquid please call the EMERGENCY LINE as soon as possible❗️

02/12/2023

Please can I ask anyone who has a booking with me over Christmas and New Year who may want to cancel to do this ASAP. I am slowly getting people cancelling which is not a problem if I get notice but those waiting for a spot are going to be left high and dry and us without an income if you leave cancelling to the last minute. There will also be a cancellation fee if we have less than 2 week’s notice.