JS Pet Care

Comprehensive and professional pet care and dog walking.
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06/06/2024

A few of the lovely dogs from the JS Pet Care Gang this week🐾

23/05/2024

✨The importance of impulse controlling a sit / down✨

The sit command is is something I use everyday with all of my packs / training walks. All of the dogs now have picked up (either from me or from the other dogs), that they sit when other dogs approach, and when they sit, they hold the sit until I give them their break command.

I’ve found this incredibly helpful for a number of reasons…

1. It allows people and dogs to pass by without my dogs approaching.

2. Other dogs are less likely to approach a dog / group of dogs in a calm stationary position in comparison to a dog / group of dogs bounding around.

3. It allows me to easily body block as and when needed.

4. Sit means a chance of treats, therefor It’s an easy way to get engagement from the dogs.

5. It allows me to have my dogs close to me so if an unknown dog does approaches, I am right next to them which would make it easier to manage any situations that arose.

As this is something I do with all my dogs routinely, it’s now a conditioned response for them to come back to me and sit when another dog is approaching.

If you haven’t already proofed and impulse controlled your sit / down, I’d definitely recommend it! 🐾

12/05/2024

🦴 Genetic fulfilment and play 🦴

Different games with toys can give different breeds a safe and healthy outlet to display behaviours they instinctively want to display.

For example, a game with a flirt pole will mimic the movement of prey, allowing dogs to stalk, catch and kill the toy. This is fantastic for dogs bred for hunting and allows them to display the behaviour that is naturally reinforcing to them without risking the lives of wildlife.

Rough tug of war games can be greatly enjoyed by dogs originally bred for fighting, guarding or biting (including Tyson featured in this picture). Again, giving them a safe outlet to complete an instinctual behaviour of bite, guard and kill (needs can vary breed to breed).

Barn hunt games are great fun for dogs bred to hunt small animals.

Play is also greatly beneficial to improve current relationships and create relationships with new people, teach new behaviours, reinforce current behaviours, and build confidence in new places / stressful environments.

If you would like to start playing with your dog more or need help building toy motivation, send me a a message! ✉️

23/04/2024

A few of the dogs over the past couple of days 🫶🏼

23/04/2024

Me and the big boy out for our walk yesterday.

The biggest gentle giant out there!🫶🏼

20/04/2024

Tyson the absolute star on his training walk🫶🏼

Today we focused on…

✨our loose lead heel
✨engagement around wildlife
✨engagement around other dogs
✨breed fulfilment with some bite games

04/04/2024

Another 4 of our happy dogs at JS Pet Care🫶🏼

Ps teaching your dog to break on que makes it so much easier to take cute photos🐾

02/04/2024

3 handsome pups on their walk today!

01/04/2024

Happy Easter! 🐰🐣

I hope everyone is having a relaxing day off spent with family🫶🏼

30/03/2024

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26/03/2024

Just 4 content doggo’s on their walk this morning! 🫶🏼

16/03/2024

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” - Confucius

10/03/2024

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the dog Mums!

08/03/2024

You know it’s spring when the daffodil’s arrive! 🌼🌸

05/03/2024

A few of the lovely dogs from the last week 🫶

28/02/2024

Happy Wednesday everyone! 🐾

Here is one of the many amazing images taken by 📸

24/02/2024

Some Impulse control & food refusal with high value treats from Tyson!

We did this through proofing our wait and break commands. This is just one of the many things you can do with this command! 🦴

08/02/2024

⭐️Fun - filled walks with a knowledgeable handler⭐️

A heartwarming review received from one of my clients today! 🥰

I always take pride in providing top-notch care and creating structured, fun and safe experiences for every dog I walk, so it is lovely to have that recognised. 🐕  I also want to express my gratitude to this client for their kind words and for entrusting me with their furry companions. 🌈🐾  

01/02/2024

Absolutely love this picture from today🐾

24/01/2024

I absolutely love the bond all the dogs in my packs have built with one another.

A few of the dogs that have joined my pack walks came to me with very little socialisation, and a couple had come to me with mild reactivity to other dogs.

But, if you saw my packs together now, you would never of guessed. The trust and friendship that has flourished between them is a lovely thing to have been able to be a part of🫶.

22/01/2024

A rare picture of me with the dogs on one of our group walks!

20/01/2024

Did you know that the cold weather can irritate your dog’s paw pads? ❄️

Road salts and de-icing chemicals can irritate and dry out paw pads, which can lead to cracked and sore pads. Additionally, snow and ice can accumulate between paw pads by getting stuck in the hairs between the toes, also causing discomfort!

To protect your dog’s paws in winter, consider using dog boots or paw wax to create a barrier against cold surfaces and harsh chemicals. Also be mindful of keeping their fur between the paw pads trimmed and short. ❄️

18/01/2024

This is probably my favourite photo of the week! looks like a dog out of a Disney film 😍❄️

17/01/2024

I am back in office, and I am so glad to be back!

I was a little bit nervous to get back into the swing of things after having nearly 3 weeks off over Christmas time. But as soon as I had my first walk…. being out in nature with my packs…. all I could think was wow, I absolutely love that this is my job!
I hope everyone has been enjoying the crisp, pretty mornings as much as I have this week. ❄️❄️

20/12/2023

Hello!

As it is nearing the end of the year, I am looking for ways to improve my business going into the new year, and to also hear about what my clients have liked about JS Pet Care this year!

If you have used JS Pet Care this year and would like to leave your feedback and contribute to improving the business, please click the link below to complete my 2023 feedback form.

All responses will be very much appreciated.

Thank you!
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Firstly I would like to say thank you for supporting my small business this year, I wouldn’t be able to do what I love if it wasn’t for my amazing clients! As it is nearing the end of 2023, I have come up with some questions to gain some feedback to improve my business in 2024. If you would be a...

20/12/2023

Today’s walks, featuring 2 walks for the pack and a training walk for Tyson. We were missing Ruby and Roddy today who have broken up for Christmas!

18/12/2023

A few of the happy dogs recently🐾

11/12/2023

The happy dogs today 🐾

07/12/2023

A few of the happy doggos on our pack walks! 🐾

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Susie’s self chosen walk today! Susie doesn’t like walking, she is stubborn (typical chows🤣) and loves sticking her feet into the ground for her owners. Her owners came to me to help get her to enjoy her walks and to give her the exercise she needs. With a switch up of environment, scents and through allowing her to choose where she would like to walk, she is doing pretty well!

Another beautiful morning for dog walking 🐩

A lovely walk today!

Happy girls on their walkies today.

Let's talk about scent walks... Scent walks, also known as decompression walks, are walks where your dog is allowed to allocate as much time as they like, to sniffing where they wish on the walk. What sets scent walks and sniff walks apart from a regular walk (during which some sniffing happens) is the intention behind it and the time sniffing. During a sniff walk, you as the pet parent have set a clear intention that this is time set aside for sniffing and you've committed to letting your pup sniff the ground to their heart's content instead of pulling/encouraging them along to continue the walk. Sniffing is a dog's primative and most powerful way to recieve information about the world around them, which makes scent walks an important source of mental stimulation for pups—especially dogs that are cooped up indoors a lot. In fact, many experts now consider sniffing as important as physical activity and social time for dogs' overall well-being. To put into perspective, humans have an average of 5-6 million scent receptors in our noses. Dogs, on the other hand, have upwards of 100million (according to some research papers). In conclusion, smelling is a very important part of their day, so allow them to sniff where they please on walks and think about dedicating a period of time a day to scent walks!

Rusty showing off one of his tricks.

The lovely Rosie trialling out the new snuffle mat! As of today I will now be bringing an enrichment bag to all my dog sits. This will include: A snuffle mat. Squeaky tennis balls. A licky bone that can be used for liquid treats such as peanut butter. A yak milk bone. Rabbit ears. Bones and rabbit ears will only be given with permission from owner 😉🐾

Happy girls enjoying their walk yesterday 🤩

Some practicing of loose leash walking with Jagger yesterday. We are practicing this to encourage and reinforce focusing on me. This is so I can get his attention more easily in a situation where he might react to another dog to help reduce reactivity.

Today we carried out some heel training on Poca's solo walk. Poca is more often than not good on the lead however she does pull sometimes and when she pulls, she is very, very strong!🤣 Today we worked on this by using positive reinforcement on a loose leash and completing a U-turn whenever she did choose to pull. Poca isnt particularly food orientated, meaning we are using a verbal encouragement as a reinforcer of not pulling on the lead. This will be a slightly longer process as the phrase "good girl" to Poca isnt as strong of a reinforcer compared to a treat to a food orientated dog. However with consistency, we will continue to improve! *Dislaimer* I am not an obedience trainer or behaviourist, this is simply a post to describe what I have done based upon my own learning.😊