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Home based, crate free, one dog at a time, because your dogs comfort and security are important to us.
When we welcome dogs into our lives, we often treat them as part of the family, showering them with affection and cuddles. However, what many of us don't realise is that our well-intentioned hugs might not be as comforting to our canine friends as we think. This blog explores the importance of under...
Emotional support comes with minimal risk of worsening the condition. Itโs likely to be very cost-effective, and it will build the owner/caregiver-dog bond.
Just do it!
Providing emotional support can greatly enhance the well-being of dogs suffering from chronic pain and strengthen the unique connection you share with your dog.
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Prevention is better than cure, so prevent those expensive trips to the vets for dental work by simply adding ๐๐๐บ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ just like good boy Otto!
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The anti-bacterial formula prevents bad breath and poor gum health. By targeting the bacteria that builds up in your petโs mouth, ๐๐๐บ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ helps to fight plaque, prevent gingivitis and clean teeth and gums.
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Dogs are incredibly loving and loyal animals. They become an integral part of many families, offering unconditional love and companionship. But when it comes to their training and behaviour, itโs important to understand that dogs respond to certain forms of punishment negatively and that their wel...
๐๐ฏ๏ธ Let's remember to offer kindness, positivity, and compassion wherever we go. Together, we can turn those dark moments into shining opportunities for growth and unity. ๐
What are some of your favourite ways to bring a smile to someoneโs face? Maybe itโs helping a neighbour walk their dog, ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐พ๐ or taking flowers to a sick friend. ๐ธ Let us know how you make a difference in someoneโs life. ๐๐๐
If you would like to learn more about the power of positive thinking, listen in on our podcast, The Power of Thinking Differently .ft Justin Prust ๐๏ธ
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Providing opportunities to make choices is essential for building confidence and resilience, as well as helping our dogs feel in control of what happens to them. In this blog, I will look at a couple of the challenges I faced with my touch-sensitive dog, and how choice and consent helped us to overc...
Imagine you are on your way to work. Its pouring down with rain, so you grab your umbrella. As you are walking, a huge gust of wind comes and breaks the umbrella. You mutter to yourself but wear a smile and carry on, throwing the umbrella in a nearby bin. You get on the bus only for it to break down 10 minutes into the journey. You begin to feel slightly stressed, as you are late for work and you are soaking wet. You decide to walk the rest of the way and try to ignore the blisters forming on your feet, but before you reach the building, a bird poos in your hair.
You rush to the office toilets to try and clean yourself up. You are much more stressed now, realising how late you are for work. You rush to your desk to get started. As you sit down, you realise you really need a hot drink now, so you go to make yourself one in the staff room kitchen. You are so on edge, you accidently drop the mug full of coffee all over the carpet, smashing the mug in the process. You then fall into a heap on the floor crying and possibly swearing.
Ever had a day like that, where everything goes wrong? This is an example of trigger stacking. Many of us wouldnโt really cry over a spilt drink or broken mug, but add this to a list of stressors and we can break down. To others, we may seem like we are totally overreacting but they didnโt see all the other incidences did they? We may think about the straw that broke the camelโs back scenario. The straw wasnโt so heavy it caused the break, it was everything that came before. Itโs accumulative.
Trigger stacking has the same impact on dogs but we may miss the initial stressors and feel their behaviour is uncalled for or over the top. Your dog may usually cope with a dog walking past at 20 feet, but if an off-lead dog has run up to them hours beforehand and they also had to pass the neighbourโs dog barking at the gate, then their resilience may temporarily reduce and they will go over their coping threshold. Situations like being groomed, the postman delivering the mail or a child giving them a hug, are all examples of potential stressors that could impact your dog's ability to cope each day.
Literally picture each small encounter as an extra brick to a stack and each added brick causes the stack to wobble. The more stressful encounters they have, the more likely they are to react when just the smallest thing happens. Therefore, we must consider how our dog is feeling that day and whether or not there have been any stressors that could reduce their resilience. When we recognise our dog's stressors, we can effectively reverse trigger stacking by removing triggers from our dogs routine, employing management to reduce other potential stressors that we may encounter that day, and providing enrichment to help them decompress. Holly Leake ยฉ
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Wow! Great enrichment ideas for your dogs
Check out this blog by Stephanie Zikmann The Holistic Dog Groomer .
Hiw to pick the best pet care provider!
Wow!! Thank you all for your support, I can't wait to see what the next 12 months bring.
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Eeek! Excites to try this with my dog Darcy
https://www.doterra.com/SG/en_SG/blog/healthy-living-pets-and-essential-oils
As essential oil users, we have come to use oils to benefit so many different areas of our lives. It is only natural, then, to want to benefit our furry friends as well. However, current research on using oils with our pets, from dogs and cat, is limited.
https://nikura.com/blogs/discover/are-essential-oils-bad-for-pets-heres-how-to-use-them-safely
It's important to know how to keep your animal friends safe.
Yet another avenue for you to find all your dog's needs! Grooming, trainers, boarding etc.
Holistic Consent Based Grooming Services Raggy Rascals is a place where your dog can learn to relax and enjoy being groomed. I am skilled in providing the best care for your pets. I use only the best quality products for your pet's grooming needs. Home-based, crate free, one dog at a time because yo...
Triggers, anxiety, stress, reactive, nervous, and naughty are just some labels put on dogs that find it difficult to cope. Coping for some dogs is very challenging and this comes out by showing a variety of behaviors. Here is the Bucket analogy to help explain how these things affect your dog's ability to learn, cope, or be more calm.
So pleased to announce I am now a Pet Remedy Professional Partner.
Any of my lovely customers with dogs that might need a little help to be calm could benefit from Pet Remedy products, and now you can get an amazing 25% off with my code!
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Welcoming new customers, can't wait to book your meet-and-treat.
I provide quality grooming services to keep your pets healthy and happy.
I am happy to share that these products are now back in stock in 500ml and 1 ltr bottles and available to purchase directly from Raggy Rascals.
One of the hardest home grooming task can be trimming those pesky nails, as a groomer I hear this a lot. Well, the fabulous Stephanie Zickmann (founder of The Holistic Grooming Academy) has the solution.
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A deeper look at dogs tongues and how they use them when they are uncomfortable, stressed or asking for more space.
What has a dogs unwanted behaviour got to do with long nails โ
The answer really can be everything ๐คฏโ
For some, this can even be the direct cause.
I get it....this isn't going to be as popular as other posts, but this message is really important.โ
Especially if you have a dog with behavioural issues.
Reactive and/or dogs that exhibit and show aggressive behaviour can have this very issue and it is a contributing factor...or a direct cause.
Within a few minutes of arriving at a clients home and especially if they are reactive, I glance at a dogs claws.
The vast majority of the time they are overgrown and I can see the claws have caused their toes to splay out, the huge amount of tightness and tension in the foot and the way those long claws are causing pain to this dog.
I will explain to this client just how very important it is to keep a dogs claws short.....often I am met with jaws dropped and a statement of " I had no idea !".
What I cant describe in the graphic is when they grow too long and dogs walk on a hard surface and for some (if long enough) any surface... there is enormous pressure and pain from those claws being pushed back up. They cannot sink into the ground.
That pressure/energy has to go somewhere and it is right back up into the toe and paw, but that is often just the start of the issues.
That causes a change in how paws move...that changes how joints move...that changes how hips move.
From a few long claws a dog can be in pain in multiple areas in their body.
They are not like our nails at all.
If we have long nails, no problem....it usually doesn't cause us any issues at all.
For dogs though.... they can be in incredible pain and will NOT show it in ways we may recognise easily....however they certainly DO show it in their behaviour.
"I will just walk more on concrete"....
Concrete walks are usually not enough to wear down long claws as they can grow much faster than they are worn down.
Those same concrete walks can also cause serious pain, the long nails cannot sink into the concrete and the pressure pushes back up forcing toes, feet. joints and hips to walk differently.
The remarkable thing about dogs claws is the nerve/blood supply shrinks back just a little when the claws are cut.
If you have a dog with clear claws you can usually see this as a pinky/red core inside the nail.....DONT cut that.
Trim the claws often enough and that pinky/red core will start to shrink back every time (even if it is a mm)....Over a few weeks or months, THAT is how you get short claws.
If you need help, see a groomer or a veterinarian.
If they are really long you will need multiple visits (if you are unable to do this yourself).
If you have a dog with black claws, get a trusted groomer to do this or show you how and when to stop.
Cutting claws isn't a "cure" for behavioural issues....but the pain associated with them can be a major contributor.
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Following the festivities, many have welcomed new puppies into their home and hearts. Many are booking onto classes and looking for puppy parties, eager to socialise their puppy. Sadly, there are a lot of myths and misconceptions regarding socialisation, which can often result in puppy owners achiev...
To all of my customers who own a doodle and are experiencing challenges with behaviour.
Please join this group, ran by Victoria Cooper Behaviouralist.
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Loving it!
Eeek! Excites to try this with my dog Darcy
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Lola is on her 6th visit of her re introduction to grooming course and today she managed a bath and a blow dry! She must feel so much better with all her undercoat blown out. Well done lola!
This is Reggie demonstrating consent based grooming. Reggie has been coming to see me since he was old enough to be groomed. He started off on a puppy desensitisation package and then monthly visits to now every 6 weeks. Reggie is so comfortable he happily lies there to be dried. He know the command stand and if i want him to move he knows 2 taps means he is Changing positions. As you can see, no restraints are used and the table is lowered so he can leave if he needs to.
Ready for our first customer. Its her first session of 6 in her re introduction to grooming course. This course was developed to help digs gain their confidence in the grooming environment. This is for dogs that have never been groomed or dogs who have had a negative experience with grooming. We work on confidence, trust and re introduction to grooming equipment.
Eeek! So excited for this weekend and can't wait to take part in the Games for groomer ACE free workshop Happy Henryโs Grooming and Training
Raffle time!
Hi everyone, As I walk a lot with the dogs and I don't do running but 100 skips a day sounds easy, so I challenge my self to increase this to 500 and then 1000 skips by the end of June. Now thats a challenge! As I walk alot with the dogs and don't do running, I fancied a different challenge this year. Having lost my friend and daughters god mother along to too many more close to my heart, Please support me in the fight against cancer. ๐
Welcome to Raggy Rascals, one to one dog grooming in a warm, clean, homely environment, where you Rascals can feel at ease.
Took my own 2 Rascals for some fun at the doggy exercise area this afternoon. It was bloody freezing but the dogs didn't mind.
This amazing pooch deserves his own mention. He first came to me for a groom and I soon realised he was absolutely petrified of the dryer but he also had severe matting in his ears, muzzle and chest. So petrified he was attacking! Had to towel dry and send him home. After a visit to the vets to be shaved to get rid of his matts we tried again today. Desensitisation is key and this is why it is so important that puppies are Introduced to grooming as soon as possible. He loves the shower and loves to be brushed. It's the noises that are the issue, slowly slowly and an hour later, coaxed with lots of strokes, hugs, treats and reassurance this happened. He is booked in weekly to gain his trust and confidence and bit by bit I will groom him. Today he was happy for me to scissor trim his head. He also doesn't like clippers! They are also very scary and make a funny noise.Today was a great day!
Feeling excited at Raggy Rascals! Come down and grab a pup cake and have a sniff around!
Raggy Rascals Groom Room opens in only 6 days and there's limited availability for June already! Get in quick to save 10% off your first groom and join our loyalty card club, saving you an additional 25% off your 6th groom. Book on the page or get in touch to secure your appointment.
