Bespoke Dog Services

20/08/2024

31/8 pm - LUNA IS SAFE!! - secured by her owner whilst she was walking/scenting the edge of a field 💛

PLEASE SHARE LUNA'S POSTER IN THE HERSTMONCEUX/ RICKNEY AREA - missing from Hertmonceux since 17/8/24

07/08/2024

Student Shadow Days Available! 📚

Wondered what it's like to be a vet physio? 🧐
Have clinical hours to complete on your course?
Are you over 16?
Get in touch to arrange a day with a mobile veterinary physiotherapist covering equines & canines across East Sussex 🐾🐴

Please note that a day fee applies.

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Please get in touch if you would like to arrange a day 📝

Zoe Miles
Level 7 IMSc Qualified
Member of NAVP, RAMP & The Veterinary Osteoarthritis Alliance

✉️ [email protected]
📞07783277932
💻 www.zbmvetphysio.com

06/08/2024

Not dog related but we all know someone with a cat and this is a fabulous scheme

⚠️ Update: We have received lots of applications, we have had to close our application forms, while we process all the applicants⚠️

We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with Mojo Vets to offer a subsidised neutering scheme for cats.

The scheme is available to owners in receipt of a means tested benefit (proof will be required).

This offer is limited to 20 cats, and applications will be considered on a first come, first served basis.

Anyone approved for the scheme will need to pay £20 to Mojo Vets on the day that their cat is neutered.

To apply for the scheme, please click on the link below and complete the application form, or contact Bluebell Ridge Cat Rehoming Centre on 01424 752121, or email [email protected]

https://forms.gle/jdGeREtPei3mjctJ7

29/07/2024

25/07/2024

Kennel cough is a common airway infection that causes a nasty cough amongst dogs. As a dog owner, it's important to be aware of kennel cough, and spot the signs as early as possible to avoid spreading it to other dogs that yours may come into contact with 🦠

Most dogs with kennel cough can be treated at home without medication and recover within one to three weeks. However, if your dog has a severe cough or appears unwell, your vet may recommend medication.

Read our vet-approved advice on caring for dogs with kennel cough and how to prevent it: http://pdsa.me/3ER1

[Visual description: An infographic with a white background and a pink border that includes an image of a Labrador coughing with animated germs coming out of its mouth. The text reads: Kennel cough is an airway infection that causes a dry hacking cough in dogs. Similar to human colds, kennel cough can be caused by a number of different germs (viruses and bacteria). It’s most common in areas where lots of different dogs gather (such as kennels, dog shows and doggy day care) and can survive in the environment for several weeks. Symptoms of kennel cough usually take three to 14 days to develop and then last for one to three weeks. Hacking cough, reduced appetite, low energy, a high temperature. There are many different conditions that can cause coughing so it’s a good idea to have your dog checked by your vet if they have a severe cough or have been coughing for more than a few days.]

24/07/2024

The world needs more doggie stick libraries 😂😍








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26/06/2024

All July invoices have been sent out.
Needing any extra dates for July/August please get in touch sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment ❤️

23/06/2024

Remember, if it’s too hot for your hands or your bare feet, then it’s too hot for their paw pads! ⚠️

If you’re unsure whether it’s okay to let your pet go for a walk on pavements, a simple way to test the temperature is by holding your bare skin on the tarmac for five seconds ⏱️

If you find it painful, then your pet will find it painful to walk on!

To protect your pet, it’s best to avoid walks during the hottest part of the day, which is usually between 8am and 6pm. If you can't safely exercise your dog, missing a day won't hurt.

[Visual description: A close-up picture of a dog’s paw pad which looks very red and sore after being burnt from walking on a hot pavement.]

18/06/2024

Let's talk about this photo. It's cute, except it's not. I see a dog who cannot get up without telling the child to get off. How do you think a dog is going to do that?

The 7 Golden Toddler Dog Rules:
#1: If a dog walks away from you, you DO NOT FOLLOW.
#2: Always leave room for the dog to walk away from you.
---that right there is 90+% of dog bites eliminated---
#3: We do not climb on the dog.
#4: We do not grab or pull on the dog.
#5: We do not hit or throw anything at the dog.
#6: We do not touch the dog's food.
#7: We do not go into the dog's kennel.

I promise these are not overly difficult concepts for littles, nor will they rob a kid of their bond with the family dog. It will deepen that bond, while keeping everyone safe.

"Oh, it looks like Moose is walking away from you. She is saying she wants a break. Let's play with this instead!"

"It's Moose's dinner time! Let's give her space to enjoy her yummies."

"That is Moose's room(kennel) and only she is allowed to go in there."

"If Moose wanted a break, could she walk away from you right now? No she really couldn't. Let's move away from the play house. You can keep playing but now she can leave when she wants a break."

In conclusion, ***parent your child or your dog will do it for you, and you will not like how they do it.***

15/06/2024

𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗜 𝗔𝗟𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗔 𝗗𝗢𝗚 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗠𝗬 𝗖𝗔𝗥

The dog was being walked on a pavement next to a road....

On a retractable lead

The dog suddenly leapt into the road

Luckily due to my lightning reflexes ⚡ I swerved my car just in time

Thankfully there was no other vehicles coming towards me in the opposite direction. Thankfully as I was able to swerve rather than suddenly brake I avoided the possibility of the car behind colliding with mine

There could have been 1 dead dog, a devastated owner, a traumatized me (and other driver) and two damaged cars. All because someone chose to use a retractable lead next to a road

I'm shaken

The owner got angry with his dog and gave it a big tug with the lead and shouted. I understand the frustration, especially when a dog that usually keeps to the pavement suddenly does the unexpected, but the dog didn't deserve a telling off because the dog was just being a dog

This could have been avoided by clipping the dog onto a short lead

Now I'm not against retractable leads unlike most dog professionals. I do actually think they a few specific and appropriate uses. But we must put safety first and consider others around us

A retractable lead is not the right lead choice while walking along the pavement. If you use the extension of the lead in an open area then you need to carry the retractable lead with you, and attach your dog onto a short lead while you walk to that destination.

PLEASE if you use a retractable lead, you need to do a quick risk assessment. Is the environment an appropriate place to use this lead? What could go wrong? If you are near a road then the answer is no and you could be risking your dog's life

There are people that will be reading this that will think it won't happen to them and that I am being dramatic. Surely nobody thinks it'll happen to their dog? Nobody attaches their dog to a retractable lead, walks near a road and expects their dog to jump into oncoming traffic

I actually know two dogs that lost their lives by being hit by cars due to inappropriate use of a retractable lead. Those people didn't think it would happen to them either.

The truth is this can happen to any dog. Dogs are unpredictable, even he most 'obedient' and well trained dog. The dog I nearly hit today was simply SNIFFING something interesting in the road

No dog is a robot

Dogs get startled

Dogs instincts take over

Don't risk it. Not only is it not fair on your dog to put them at risk like this, it is not fair for road users

15/06/2024

GUARDIAN BREEDS & GUARDIAN BEHAVIOR

It’s always nature and nurture together, you can’t have one and decide to ignore the other. So many people want to ignore the fact that certain breeds were bred to do certain things for thousands and thousands of generations and that somehow those traits are no longer pertinent as long as you “raise them right.”

Whenever I get someone with a guardian breed - Rottweilers, GSDs, Dobermans, LGDs, etc - and their behavior complaint is “won’t let strangers in the house” … my first question is always, why did you get this breed then?

I don’t remember who said it first, but a common analogy in the dog world is that some dogs are like minivans - there’s room for everyone - and some dogs are like high performance sports cars where there’s only room for one passenger. No one in their right mind would purchase a two seater high performance sports car, with the intention of fitting a family of 6 inside. And if you want to have any old Joe Schmoe from the neighborhood to walk inside your house at any time, you shouldn’t be getting a guardian breed.

Of course there is variation within individuals and it is quite possible to have that individual who looks like the two seater sports car but is actually a minivan. And that’s fine. But, we don’t want to expect the two seater sports car breeds to be minivans, as that sets everyone up for failure. My El Chupacabra, is not a minivan.

As you would pick the right car, pick the right dog.

07/06/2024

Feel like this needs to be posted every so often as a reminder that not all is as it seems, that it’s not necessarily because the dog is aggressive, so many reasons to keep a dog on leash, so with this knowledge just be respectful of others!

06/06/2024

So this is exciting news, meet Leo a new recruit officially starting today with Bespoke Dog Services.
Leo will be with me every Tuesday and Thursday morning within Herstmonceux as a work experience placement.
Along with Leo is his dog, Odi, who will also be with us on occasion, they are both going to be an excellent edition to the team!
Please if you see us say hello, and if you haven’t already, please welcome Leo into the Herstmonceux community 😊

01/06/2024

Thinking of getting another dog because the 1st seems lonely?I’ve yet to meet anyone that can 100 % say it was the right thing to do 😂😂

Hands up if you got the second dog 😂😂

30/05/2024

Stray Dog Protocol 29/05/2024 By Heathfield Vets We have recently been contacted by Wealden Council regarding their protocol surrounding stray dogs after we made enquiries as to why Animal Wardens Ltd, the company contracted as the district’s dog wardens, would not collect a stray dog from our car...

24/05/2024

Anyone that knows me well….,😂😂

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23/05/2024

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21/05/2024

Can we all just take a minute to appreciate the effort that goes into trying to look like an acceptable human for social media……Thank you 😂😂😂😂

15/05/2024

A fair and accurate description as to why pet sitters prices are what they are.

28/04/2024

𝙏𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚?

A while ago someone called me to enquire about crate training for their dog who was biting when they tried to put him in his crate. The crate he was kept in for almost 18 hours each day. And, to be frank, I'd probably bite you too if you tried to do that to me...

Crate training has a place. A crate can help keep puppies safe when unsupervised for short periods. It can help puppies get the good quality rest they need. It can provide a safe haven for a dog from grabby kids. It is sometimes a necessity after surgery. It can provide a safe travel space for your dog.

What a crate is not is a way to contain your dog long term for your convenience. It is not a babysitter. It is not a place for time outs and punishment. It is not a place to leave your dog while you go out to work all day.

Questions to consider when thinking about crates... Is using the crate for the dog's benefit or for mine? Could I achieve the same result using a pen or a room divider which allows the dog more freedom of movement? If I need the crate in order to be able to safely leave my dog alone should my dog be left alone in the first place? If my adult dog truly loves their crate then is there any need to shut the door?

Dogs are social animals who need adequate space to move. Social & spatial restriction can cause chronic stress with all the welfare implications that brings. Closed crates can be useful equipment during early puppyhood but they must be used thoughtfully and (other than very specific uses) I'd question their desirability in adulthood. What do you think?

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘴:
• 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢 𝘉, 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘔 𝘉 𝘏, 𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘑, 𝘥𝘦 𝘝𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘏 𝘞, 𝘔𝘰𝘭 𝘑 𝘈 (1998). 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭, 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘢, 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘪 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘴, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 58: 365-381.
• 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢 𝘉, 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘞, 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘔 𝘉 𝘏, 𝘔𝘰𝘭 𝘑 𝘈, 𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘑 (1999𝘢). 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘰𝘯𝘦: 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳 66: 233-242.