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.

09/03/2025

This, all the time!

06/03/2025

Just a reminder now that spring haircuts are happening and coats are coming off to please check your dogs harnesses and tighten where necessary. Thank you.

04/03/2025

Everyone's feeling a little bit giddy with the lovely weather today 😄

Hell yeh! He certainly had his hat on today 🌞😎😀
04/03/2025

Hell yeh! He certainly had his hat on today 🌞😎😀

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Please vote for the wonderful charity we support. The charity is The Basset Rescue Network of Great Britain. Charity num...
17/02/2025

Please vote for the wonderful charity we support. The charity is The Basset Rescue Network of Great Britain. Charity number is 1166291. It would help them immensely with the ever increasing costs for the hounds in their care like our Willow who was one of their rescues 🩷🙂 thank you so much x

Nominate a charity for a Movement for Good award now.

Three beautiful and much missed bassets 🩵🩵❤️
14/02/2025

Three beautiful and much missed bassets 🩵🩵❤️

And again today! 🙄😏
11/02/2025

And again today! 🙄😏

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Definitely! 😒
10/02/2025

Definitely! 😒

Re-sharing. Happy Monday! .secret.dog.walker

More love and healing thoughts go out this evening for the family of a lovely puss cat who gained his angel wings yester...
06/02/2025

More love and healing thoughts go out this evening for the family of a lovely puss cat who gained his angel wings yesterday. You were so adored, if love alone could have saved you, you would still be here. Run free at rainbow bridge sweetheart, all better now. God bless J, candle lit for you. 🌈💔😥 ###

Our thoughts go out this evening to an old friend who gained his angel wings too soon yesterday. You were such a sweetie...
30/01/2025

Our thoughts go out this evening to an old friend who gained his angel wings too soon yesterday. You were such a sweetie on our walks together, a friendly chap to all the other dogs you walked with. Fly high at rainbow bridge my lovely, you will be missed. Sending lots of love and healing to your family at this very sad time. Candle lit for you this evening, God bless B 😥💙🌈💔 ###

That's more like it 🌞
29/01/2025

That's more like it 🌞

5 years ago today we went to collect our temporary foster dog 😁 obviously she never left! She has given us so much love,...
26/01/2025

5 years ago today we went to collect our temporary foster dog 😁 obviously she never left! She has given us so much love, laughter, grey hairs and broken hearts in equal measure over that time. Now aged 10, she's battling with horrible Lafora disease. Shes unsteady on her feet and has very poor vision, along with seizures, though the medication is helping with that. She's had a lot to deal with as she never had the best start in life. But typical Willow, she just loves life and makes us laugh every day, with her funny ways and vile habits. We love you baby girl, so blessed you came our way 🩷🐾🩷

R V Hounds is 11 years old today! 🥳🎂Thank you to everyone who has supported me over the years and entrusted me to care f...
14/01/2025

R V Hounds is 11 years old today! 🥳🎂
Thank you to everyone who has supported me over the years and entrusted me to care for your beloved pets. ###

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13/01/2025

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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 ❤️ ###

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Everyone's feeling a little bit giddy with the lovely weather today 😄

It's that wonderful time of year when the dogs threaten to call the RSPCA on you cos they've been Hank Marvin for sooooooo long! 🙄😁

Soooo much choice! 😄

Cake time 🎂🎂🎂

Enjoying the tunes pumping out of Legends on this afternoons walk 🎶🎵😃

Another one from the Miss Willow archives. The fruit theme continues 🍏🍌

Made me chuckle this morning. A younger, more agile but still clumsy Willow leaping to neighbourhood watch duties. Hanks reaction to firstly hearing the crash and then wondering where his annoying sister had disappeared to, before she finally resurfaced out the back of the sofa! Flippin carnage lol 😆 😂

I love nana too 🍌😃

Wishing the very lovely Baxter a happy birthday today 🐾🎂🩵 ###

Poor Willow is having some side effects from her medication which is affecting her balance and she is struggling to enjoy her walks as she is tiring so quickly. The meds have been reduced and we hope that this is just temporary as she adjusts to the medication, this will be monitored. We can't thank the charity where we adopted her from enough as they have kindly lent us the use of a dog buggy so that we can still take her out. This will enable her to get out in the fresh air, meet her doggy pals and their humans and have a little run around and a sniff for as long as she wants before she gets too tired. She has taken to it so well, she was even sleeping in it in the garden yesterday. Basset Rescue Network of Great Britain we truly appreciate your kindness and your ongoing support for Willow, even though we adopted her 4 years ago. ❤️🐾 #nobassetgetsforgotten

A bit of a backlog on some highlights, apologies. Enjoy 😊🐾

Do NOT, under any circumstances believe the dog when he tells you he hasn't been fed. He cannot be trusted! Hank was delighted at yesterday's outcome of 2 dinners in less than an hour and thought he'd try again tonight! 🙄

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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.