R V Hounds

R V Hounds Fosterer for BRNGB & previous voluntary dog walker for RSPCA. Owned by two rescue basset hounds 🐾🐾 Dog Walking - 15/30 min service. Please contact me for a quote.

Longer walk times are available for one off weekend walks. Pet taxi service for veterinary and grooming appointments etc. Small animal boarding/house visiting services. Microchip Checker service.

She may have been gone for over 8 years now, but our love for her still lives on. Happy heavenly birthday our beautiful ...
02/01/2025

She may have been gone for over 8 years now, but our love for her still lives on. Happy heavenly birthday our beautiful girl, never forget ❤️ ###

Wishing all our lovely followers a happy, peaceful & healthy New Year. Here's to 2025 🐾🐾🐾
30/12/2024

Wishing all our lovely followers a happy, peaceful & healthy New Year. Here's to 2025 🐾🐾🐾

A very festive sight on our morning dog walk
24/12/2024

A very festive sight on our morning dog walk

R V Hounds would like to wish all our clients and followers a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. Thank you al...
20/12/2024

R V Hounds would like to wish all our clients and followers a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. Thank you all so much for the lovely gifts and cards. I return to work on Tues 7th January 🐾
Many thanks also for your kind words and wishes for Hank & Willow during a stressful couple of weeks of illness and injury. They are both recovering well and their stockings are now hanging up ready as they wait for the arrival of Santa Paws. 🎅

Todays dilemma, wondering how the hell I was going to reverse the van out of the field the minute after I parked up.
19/12/2024

Todays dilemma, wondering how the hell I was going to reverse the van out of the field the minute after I parked up.

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Oh yes, done that twice this week! 🤢🙄🤣
19/12/2024

Oh yes, done that twice this week! 🤢🙄🤣

My lovely daughter gave me my first Christmas present tonight and said "I really think you should open this now so you c...
19/12/2024

My lovely daughter gave me my first Christmas present tonight and said "I really think you should open this now so you can enjoy it before Christmas day as well." Wow what an amazing pressie, i absolutely love it 💙❤️

Please share 😥
18/12/2024

Please share 😥

A mum has been left distraught after the family dog was “pounced” upon by another dog in a fatal attack which also saw her teen son taken to hospital.

Thank goodness it's Friday, it's been the muddiest of weeks! 😑
13/12/2024

Thank goodness it's Friday, it's been the muddiest of weeks! 😑

I would just like to thank all my lovely clients for their patience, kindness and understanding for the disruption over ...
06/12/2024

I would just like to thank all my lovely clients for their patience, kindness and understanding for the disruption over the last couple of weeks. Firstly with Hank and his poorly paw. Then sadly at the beginning of this week Willow suffered 3 seizures in the space of 12 hours. She's done so well since her diagnosis of Lafora, having gone 9 months since the last ones. The problem is it's like a ticking time bomb, you never know for sure when it's going to occur and of course you just want to wrap them up in cotton wool and never take your eyes off them for a moment. But that's just not possible. We are both exhausted, taking it in turns to sleep downstairs with her. She seems a bit better but appears to frequently be in a state of high arousal/agitation and easily excited after this last bout, so we are trying to keep her as calm as possible, unfortunately her vision seems to have further deteriorated. I dont know if this is temporary and will settle down eventually. Unfortunately we know there is no cure for this awful disease.😥
I always try my very best to offer a reliable service and i hate letting people down, especially at short notice and I felt particularly dreadful as there was one client I simply forgot to inform.
So once again my sincere thanks to you all ❤️

Those who know me well will know how much I love my sleep and how easily I usually drop off, yet here I am in the early hours on the sofa, the wind is whipping round outside and whilst so tired the sleep will not come so I thought I would write this post now while it's on my mind. X

Feeling a bit more chipper and getting back to his shouty self. Fingers crossed the flipping claw dont grow back this ti...
02/12/2024

Feeling a bit more chipper and getting back to his shouty self. Fingers crossed the flipping claw dont grow back this time🤞😃

Update on Hank. Went to our vets on Monday following his accident over the weekend. Vet was very concerned at first and ...
28/11/2024

Update on Hank. Went to our vets on Monday following his accident over the weekend. Vet was very concerned at first and was worried it had already turned necrotic. There was a scab on the end, but once removed it didn't look as bad underneath. Got to be left open to let air get to it, short walks only with a homemade boot to protect from dirt and cone of shame to stop licking. He's doing well, happy to go out and it doesn't seem to hurt him as he's trotting along unconcerned by it. He's also been brilliant in not licking so can have time out of collar when we are there.
But.... the bit we are really struggling with, bathing it up to 4 times per day in a medicated wash. Whilst he's pretty compliant in the vets with me holding him, at home is another matter. It's literally like wrestling an alligator!
He's headbutted me on the chin, Mikeila Linden on the nose who has been fabulous at coming in to help with the morning wash. Even Phil hasnt been able to hold him still. We have tried so hard to do it and have managed to get it on there but no chance with wiping it. Back to vets today, where they've now shaved the hair around it, but got to continue for another week 🙄 Think we need an in house vet..... oh wait, Jordan Thompson hurry up home for Xmas please 😬😬😬

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R V Hounds came about when our rescue bassethound Boris was referred for hydrotherapy sessions following his diagnosis of hip dysplasia. At the time I was a voluntary dog-walker for the RSPCA but it quickly became apparent that I would need extra funding to help pay for Boris’ treatment as the insurance alone would not cover the cost.

So I decided to offer a dog-walking service to other pet owners, who like ourselves, often found it difficult to find someone to care for our dogs if we were on holiday or wanted to go out for the day.

I quickly established a small regular client base, most people work during the week and wanted their dog exercised while they were out, so I collect their dog from their home, take them for their walk and then return them after. Other clients just want cover for holidays and return each year. Some time after, I was able to purchase a van that I was able to equip with crates and a cooling fan.

Both Boris and our other bassethound Henrie have since passed away, but I love dog-walking and so will continue my business in both their memories as long as people want me to care for their pets. Hank is the latest bassethound member of our household and will sometimes accompany me.