Bark in the Park Harrogate

26/12/2024

Introducing my husband mark the ex farmers son that said NO dogs in the house, we ONLY have a dog that has a purpose in life! NO dogs on sofas or upstairs. Then we got Martha! Oh how opinions change when you finally get your little girl.

15/12/2024

Did you know if your dog has an upset stomach the last thing I give my dogs is chicken and rice likely widely recommended by many vets.

I give white fish and sweet potatoe!
I know mind blowing isn’t it.

White fish
Plain steamed or baked white fish, like cod, haddock, po***ck, or whiting, is lower in fat than oily fish and very digestible.

Sweet potato
Sweet potatoes are a good source of vitamins and minerals, and are easily digestible.

So why not chicken and rice? Cause the vets say to yeah?
Chicken is a common allergen in dogs, it can be bad for pancreatitis dogs due to the fat content in chicken,
Rice - Rice contains sugar, which can cause inflammation and feed bad bacteria. Rice is also high in starch and has a high glycemic index, which can cause blood sugar levels to spike

And added to all that Chicken and rice is deficient in energy and nutrients like iron, fiber, and calcium that dogs need to recover.

Also pumpkin is great for upset tummies. With the pre biotic, fibre and Beta-carotene it’s an all around winner to fasting issues

15/12/2024

DID YOU KNOW?
When you’re spending loads on dental doggy things you could actually be grabbing it from the fridge!

Carrots!
Whole carrots act as one of Mother Nature’s best dental chews and can help keep your dog’s teeth looking and smelling as clean as ever. Crunching on carrots each day can help shift unwanted plaque and tartar build-up minimising problems like gum disease.

So go grab a carrot each day.
And did you know frozen whole carrots are great for teething puppies.

There’s so many health benefits of adding different veg and fruit in to your dogs diet each week

13/12/2024

Every week we finish on a full of energy, crazy and full speed bang with the last gang of the week.
I adore these guys as they are always hell for leather from the minute they get out of the van to the minute they get back to it again.
Non of my groups are particularly chill all the time as I love a good energy vibe with my dogs.
But these guys hands down out do the crazy of all the other groups.
And I absolutely love them for them being themselves and being allowed to lose their s**t with their mates.
No posed photos on logs, no oh look at our training we do, non of this oh my dogs are a reflection of me as a walker crap posts.
Just letting them have the best time they could possibly have.
Saying that they all have epic recall and are the sweetest dogs you’ll ever meet. All done without a prong or ecollar in sight. Who would have believed it!

Unlike some walkers I don’t want robots I want them to get to have the time of their lives

12/12/2024

Just a Few of this weeks smiley happy faces.
I forget my cameras working again when I’m walking.
God love all of them. They are literally my world every last one of them. And yes even Martha the food stealing bird murderer that she is

12/12/2024

Sometimes when your off school poorly all you need is a georgie chi cuddle to make it all feel better.

11/12/2024

Dog free to any home.

22/11/2024

What’s that how to make a dog walker as happy as a pig in s**t who has raynauds. Well you know what you speak to your trainer mate and she says go buy your self some battery operated hand warmers.
That lady is a legend. They came today and what a game changer they are!

19/11/2024

The dogs absolutely adore one of my sons Xzavier.
And when school just gets too much a day off with my gangs and van cuddles solve every problem for that brief moment in time.
Canine therapy should be in every school in this modern world and for these amazing, future makers of the world our crazy Sen kids.

19/11/2024

Sometimes you’ve had so much fun with your mates you want a shoulder sleep with aunty Rowen. But also don’t want to miss anything either

19/11/2024

Happiness for my eldest is a George chi chi having snuggles on the way home from their walks.

19/11/2024

Well sadly it wasn’t as much snow as the gangs had ordered but they still had a blast in it.
To say they were excited was an understatement.
Lots of rolling around, snuffling through it and of course a snow snack was had by all.
Snow maybe crap for a lot of humans but the enrichment and excitement it gives the dogs is just lovely to watch

18/11/2024

17/11/2024

Here at bitp we’re big on letting them sniff on our walks. It’s not all about the route match and miles covered here

08/11/2024

This is 100% Martha

29/10/2024

Can you even imagine if the education system let kids do this a few mornings or afternoons a week over structured archaic prison like learning. How much happier our children’s and especially neurodivergent children’s mental health and anxiety would be. But what do I know hey I’m just a dog walking neuro kid mummy right!