Smith and Snout

30/12/2024

🎆 Happy New Year! 🎆

Wishing you, your loved ones, and your amazing pets a fantastic year ahead! May 2025 bring health, happiness, and endless joy to every member of your family—both humans and animals alike.

Thank you for being part of my journey. Cheers to 2024🥂

Here’s my last few walks of this wonderful year 🐾

29/12/2024

Happy 7th Birthday to my beautiful Max and Mason. The most loving and patient family dogs we ever could have asked for. They are the reason behind my buisness, and why I focus on reactive and anxious dogs, and for that I’ll be forever grateful to them. Now for some carrot and peanut butter cake 🎂 💞💞

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas to all my wonderful Client’s and followers! May you and your animals be lucky enough to be surrounded by loved ones today, eating, drinking and being merry 🎄🎄

15/12/2024

Feeling very refreshed and Christmassy after a wonderful week away with my family. Looking forward to seeing all your pooches this week for Smith and Snouts busiest week yet 🌲❄️❤️

Please let me know if you require walks on the 30th and the 3rd, otherwise I’ll be back to full swing on the 6th Jan ⭐️

07/12/2024

The last few weeks have been full of mud, wind, rain and many filthy towels. But me and the dogs have still enjoyed every second 🌧️

I’m taking my first full week off since I started Smith and Snout, to spend some precious time with my family. I’ll be back in a week, rested, recharged and ready for more fun festive walks 😄🎄🥂

My mud daddy will certainly be glad of the break 🤎

Be careful out there everyone 💨💨

06/12/2024

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🌬️ HIGH WINDS WARNING: STORM DARRAGH 🌬️

With Storm Darragh bringing forecast winds of 70-80 mph tomorrow and an amber weather warning in place, we’d like to remind you to think carefully before letting your dog off lead on walks.

High winds can be overwhelming for our dogs:

🌪️ Assault of the senses: Swirling scents can be disorientating, and loud noises may startle even the most confident dogs.

🌳 Hazards: Flying debris like tree branches or rubbish could pose a risk of injury.

🐕 Flighty behaviour: Some dogs become more anxious or reactive in windy conditions, increasing the chance of bolting if frightened.

If your dog is startled and runs, the combination of swirling scents and disorientation makes it much harder for them to find their way back to you. The risk of losing your dog is significantly higher in extreme wind.

Instead, consider keeping them on a lead or long line for safety. A calm lead walk won’t hurt them, and it’s always better to be safe than sorry.

Take care, stay safe, and let’s look out for our dogs in these challenging conditions.

27/11/2024

🐕 GROUP WALK OPENINGS 🐕

Are you at work all day and worried about your dog being left home for long periods?

Does your dog love being around other dogs and going on adventures?

I have a couple of spaces opening up in January on my group walks in the Hayle/St Ives area.

I always take the time to get to know a dog before carefully matching it with others with similar personalities, play styles and interests.

I endeavour to use a variety of locations, with lots of recall, sniff games and an opportunity to just be dogs

And of course I love and care for every one of them like my own

If you have any more questions, or want to arrange a meet and greet, please get in touch 🥰

23/11/2024

Happy 1st birthday Rambo!! Keep on living your best life 🐕❤️

21/11/2024

It’s so so rare for my boys to get to run together at the beach, and it’s so wonderful when they can! Today, the freezing, blustery weather must have been putting everyone else off because we had the whole place to ourselves 💛 🩵 💙

20/11/2024

A day of sniffs👃🐶
Have you ever noticed that your dogs sniff far more after a couple of days of rain? ☔️
It turns out there are many scientific reasons behind this
💧 Water molecules aggravate scent molecules, realising them into the air.
💧 Damp surfaces retain and ‘hold’ onto smells so they linger for longer
💧 Heavy downpours can wash away older, weaker odours, allowing fresher stronger smells to dominate
💧 Soil and other organic material can be stirred up bringing new smells to the surface

For every scent receptor we have as humans, dogs have approximately 50. This makes their sense of smell over 10,000 times better than ours. It upsets me when I see owners dragging their dogs away from a smell, not only do they enjoy it but is it extremely beneficial to them. Let them sniff, and see if you notice a difference after a downpour 🌧️

18/11/2024

Awesome time at Channel View Dog Paddock yesterday! The boys loved exploring and trying their paws at some agility. Everything you could possibly need in a secure dog field. Plenty of space, a wooded area, a drive in parking bay, water and a bowl, a poo bin and even some poo bags incase you forget. Easy booking and great communication 😃
And the best bit (particularly for nervous/reactive dogs like mine) is that it’s a completely controlled environment so you don’t have unknown dogs and people invading your privacy. Check it out, it’s booking up fast 🐕🌳

17/11/2024

08/11/2024

A fortnight of fun and frolicking 🤩 🐕
And lots and lots of mud 🍂🌧️

🤎Joint prize for the muddiest are Dora the retriever and Harry Lady and Tommy the spaniels 🤎

05/11/2024

As always, I will be tuning into Classic FM this evening for my dogs 🎶

Max is ok with fireworks but Mason is terrified, he will hide under the table and shake. It’s so hard when we can’t explain what they are 😭

If your animals are affected, walk them before it gets dark. Remember to draw all curtains and shut widows to drown out the noise, and give them a cosy corner or area with a cover over it for them to cuddle up in. Try giving them something to lick, chew or sniff to release those feel good endorphins. And comfort them if they want it, although a lot will want their own space 💛

Tonight, Dan Walker TV is here with a radio sanctuary, Pet Classics - four hours of calming classical music to relax your pets on . 🐾

He’ll also have tips from RSPCA (England & Wales) on how to keep your furry friends calm during the fireworks.

Listen at 5pm. Just tell your smart speaker to “play Classic FM”.

04/11/2024

Ruby and Red had an interesting walk today 🎃🎃

25/10/2024

🌈 Rainbow Bridge has gained a true gentleman this week 🌈
I’ll always remember my first walk with Ace. It was ‘Blue Monday’ back in January. It was a lovely sunny day and we went along the cliff path at Godrevy, and I was thinking how could I possibly feel blue with this boy by my side. Since then he has become a staple part of my Thursdays and Fridays. Meeting and making friends with a range of my clients dogs and my own. He was always so calm, so gentle and helped to bring a sense of peace to the more energetic pups. Even on the days he was in pain, he never complained. Not too long ago, he was found wandering around Bodmin, no one knew anything about him or how he came to be there. He was rescued and taken on by a wonderful couple who have given him the most amazing last years.
Truly the most heartbreaking part of this job 💔
Ace, it was a blessing and a pleasure to know you, sleep well ❤️