Lochaber Dog Services

14/11/2024

Highland Council says several sheep were attacked in Easter Ross and five later died.

05/11/2024

28/10/2024

https://thecaninetimes.co.uk/rspca-launches-fireworks-campaign/?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=Weekly%2027%20October%202024&utm_medium=email

The RSPCA has launched a new campaign urging people to become ‘Kind Sparks’ this fireworks season.

28/10/2024

https://thecaninetimes.co.uk/tv-channel-launches-to-help-keep-dogs-calm-on-bonfire-night/?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=Weekly%2027%20October%202024&utm_medium=email

TV channels Sky and NOW have teamed up with Dogs Trust to launch a Bonfire Night pop-up channel to help keep pets calm this firework season.

26/10/2024

WHAT MAKES YOU SEE THE RED MIST WITH OTHER DOG OWNERS?
It's bad to hold the rage in, my therapist tells me (actually read it in a meme...I refuse to go to therapy, it's everyone else, not me).

So I'm learning to let it out. I let some of it out this morning. Just a little valve release, like the way you slowly open that bottle of fizz that has been recently shaken, just let a little out, cuz you don't want it to explode uncontrollably. That's what I did this morning.

More than dog s**t on a path, more than people that will happily just there in a public place with a very, very yappy dog, like everyone should be enjoying little pookums' incessant vocalisations, more than anything else, the thing that riles me the most about other dog owners is out of control dogs followed by the obligatory owner with a stupid smiling face explaining to me or my scared child that their dog is actually really friendly.

Red. Mist.

He might be friendly, but I'm not.

Right at this moment I'm having visions of beating you to death with this sausage roll and leaving you there on the beach for the birds. And everyone watching would cheer and clap and hi-five me as I walk away.

I mean, imagine having a big, s**t, boisterous kid with no manners that was jumping all over everyone in the playground or park or beach or supermarket. Is that OK?! No. He'll eventually jump on the wrong person and get, at best, a firm telling-off.

It wasn't my kid today but my dog. He has a bad back. He reacts if people jump on him, strangely. And if he does, he's the bad boy. So now I get a little uneasy when a boisterous dog comes tearing up to us, putting him further on edge, increasing his reactivity. Round and round we go.

If you were the owner of that lovely young boxer this morning and happen to be reading this know that I, and everyone else on the beach, hate you. You are making dog owners look bad.

Here's an idea: until your dog can behave accordingly, learning how to properly greet other dogs he doesn't know - which is calmy, from the front, allowing both dogs to sniff and sus the other out - getting your dog under control?! Put him on a long lead. He can still have a lovely day in the park or beach but he won't frighten or potentially harm anyone else while doing it.

If you're unsure how to teach him the necessary dog etiquette, that's what dog trainers are for. €100 for a lifetime of people not hating you in the morning. Total bargain.

24/10/2024

zoom in for a spooky Halloween surprise

24/10/2024

goodest boy

24/10/2024

plot a triangle with points a,b and c

21/10/2024

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20/10/2024

Test driving the new ryde robe 2.0
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