The Dinkie Dog Hotel

01/09/2024

I’m offering this Doggy off road buggy to a good home, it will need a little clean up as a bit muddy on the wheels (all dry mud though). The buggy is very usable, lots of life left in it and is fantastic for walks if your dog is convalescing or older but still enjoys getting out.

https://www.petgearinc.com/product_info.asp?id=972&cl=8

A donation would be lovely with all proceeds going to Stokenchurch Dog Rescue. That is where my old boy came from and I will have several items that I’ll be offering in the next few weeks@ with donations going to them.

PM me if interested or feel free to share or tag those that may be interested 🐾

12/08/2024

Thank you for your generous present to us, it was an honour to look after Llywy during his precious life, he really was a pleasure to have. I will always cherish your beautiful letter you wrote to Ants and me 💔.
We raised a glass to your special boy and remembered many a happy time with him. We had a truly amazing night and I did have a few tears but I know he is having a blast with his buddies over 🌈 bridge.
His bestie Pie will see him soon. He’s going to make a few more memories first and then say his goodbyes.

All our love and friendship,

Em & Ants ❤️ ###

12/08/2024

Yesssssssss! 👌🏼🌟🤩😍🐾

28/07/2024

Sunday walkies done and now time for a chill 😴

and absolute inspiration, rocking Paris 2024 🐴 🇫🇷

26/07/2024

Loving retirement home needed for beautiful Bentley; the 13 year old Dachshund! Bentley is hoping to lay back and relax in his golden years. This sweetheart finds comfort in curling up in his blankets, knowing that his human friends are nearby. He is adored by all staff and volunteers here at the shelter and spends most of his days up in our offices. Bentley can be vocal approaching other animals so would like to be the only pet in the home and would prefer short walks in quiet areas. Bentley would be able to live with children of any age.
If you have a home that would be suitable for Bentley to come and relax in, please fill out a perfect match form today!
https://rspca-littlevalley.org.uk/dog/bentley/

15/07/2024

***Awareness Post***

We've had two requests to search for dogs recently. Sadly they've drowned and at this time of year they have resurfaced before we could get there, leaving their owners with a traumatic task of recovering them.

There are a number of breeds that CANT SWIM or are POOR SWIMMERS. They can sink very quickly and with best efforts to save them it is often not possible.

You rarely get a second chance with water.

Your dog may never have shown an interest in water, or may just paddle. But dogs are instinct reactive and it only takes one accident.

Please don't take the risk. Please keep breeds that are known to be poor swimmers on a lead near water. At least then you have a chance of saving them.

Some of the breeds most known that can't swim/poor swimmers and most at risk are...

• French Bulldogs
• English Bulldogs
• Pocket Bully's
• Pugs
• Dachshunds
• Boxers
• Shih Tzu's
• Basset Hounds
• Corgi's
• Maltese

15/07/2024

We really enjoyed judging the Booker Common Dog Show at the weekend with Paige Slee Imdthosted by the amazing Millie of A Wagging Success Dog Training and Behaviour.
Lots of beautiful doggies there 🥰🐾. Love the picture of our darling Oakley that was captured by the super talented Hoofs Paws and Claws Imagery 🥰❤️🐾

11/07/2024

We are seeing a lot of 'successful' dog training videos online at the moment.

Often men and often forcing a dog into being quiet and moving quietly around other dogs or through busy areas.

To the untrained eye this can look impressive, especially if you are desperate for change with a highly aroused dog.

Comments like, "my dog behaves better than ever after being trained by beardy bloke"

"Baldy bloke is the only person who could stop my dog doing this and that"

"Muscly man is the best dog trainer in the world ever"

To the trained eye though, it's not impressive, it's horrible.

Training without considering how the dog feels is dismissive of the dog as a sentient being, of their emotional state and their needs.

Training without empathy is dismissive of a dog's need to feel safe, heard and considered. And we all need that don't we?

It's evidence of a dog being pushed around and not listened to by a stranger.

It's someone fuelling their own ego by bullying a helpless animal.

Being pushed around causes stress, trauma, anxiety and depression, in people it's classed as abuse.

To the trained eye we see a worried and suppressed dog who is being forced into submission by a bully who calls themself a dog trainer.

I can't bear it.

I can't bear this influx of silly, uneducated men calling themselves dog trainers (I'm sure there are women too but all I'm seeing is the men at the moment)

Forcing their will on poor dogs who simply can't escape them.

Dogs who look scared, stressed, cowed and suppressed.

I can see how a dog feels in a split second. That's what education does, it teaches you to see reality. The facts.

I wonder, can these people see what they are doing to dogs they claim to be training?

There are one of two possibilities:

They recognise the looks, the licks, the head dips and carry on anyway because they don't care how the dog feels.

They don't recognise the creeping, the half moon eye, the dropped tail because they don't educate themself because they don't care how the dog feels.

If you don't care about how the dog feels - why do you call yourself a dog trainer?

That's fraud.

11/07/2024

Very impressed with the quality of our Microfibre Towel. Perfect for wet days when paws and bellies need a good dry off 🐾 🥾 ☔️

These towels are super fast drying, absorb so much water, are lightweight and pack small into their little bag.

They are ideal for Beach days for the family 🏖️ and Swimming trips 💦 also. Highly recommend

06/07/2024

NOVA HAS BEEN FOUND ALIVE AND WELL! She is settling down again today and will go to the vet tomorrow. No further news at the moment, we will update you when we get more information. Thank you all for your help 🐾❤️🐾 7th July 2024.

Update:
Update from team (lost dog capture, drone sar, doglost and CEAsAR) were setting up cameras and a food station and the sausages on the bbq were just making us all realise we had missed lunch! Nova walked passed us and up to her mum ###
Last edited: 2024-07-07 18:16:12 by Emma S -- Regional DogLost co-ordinator Central

NOVA DISAPPEARED TWO HOURS AFTER HAVING PUPS! She just went out for a wee 💔

Disappeared from WESTON LAWNS FARM, Bedworth, Warwickshire, on 4th July 2024 at 8am.

REWARD for information regarding the whereabouts or information that will lead us to Nova or bring Nova home.

After having a great delivery of her first litter she went missing yesterday around 8am. She had a puppy at 6am and by 8am there was no sign of anything happening. She went out for a brief wee and has not been back. She NEVER runs off and sticks to my side like glue.

We’ve had sniffer dogs and thermal cameras out yesterday. Hoping to get a drone out today. We do have cctv on the place -

If anyone has taken her please bring her back. She has had pups that need her. Please, even if you drop her at the end of my drive anonymously. There’s no cameras there and she can find her way back too me from there. Please I just need her back.

Please share and bring my baby home 😭😭 This dog is my whole world 💔

Contact Police on 101 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously on 0800555111

Registered on Doglost.co.uk
Doglost link: https://doglost.co.uk/dog-blog.php?dogId=193146

Contacting Drone SAR Lost Dogs UK for assistance with thermal imaging drones and ground searchers.

24/06/2024

24/06/2024

🐾☀️Would you like to give your doggy a lovely homemade frozen treat to enjoy in this hot weather? 🐾☀️

Look no further! Check out this super quick, easy to make and more importantly tasty Frozen Peanut Butter and Yogurt Heart Bites!

You’ll need a silicone mould (Heart, bone, dog shaped etc readily available online)

Organic Greek yogurt (for dogs watching the waistline I use Low Fat)

Dog Friendly Peanut Butter (Avoid any Palm Oil ones)

(Optional: I add a small bite treat to the top of each heart mould before freezing sometimes)

1) add a little Peanut Butter to a 1/4 of the bottom of each heart.

2) top up with yogurt, I slam the tray down a few times on a surface to evenly distribute each filling.

3) smooth over with a palette knife or spoon, taking off any excess.

4) Freeze for at least 5 hours and viola! Tasty bite size treats! Something a little different from all the dried treats your dog would normally get maybe. These are safe and natural 😊

💦 ☀️🐾☀️🐾💦

19/06/2024

If you’d like privacy at any point in the day and need time to yourself regularly…..please do not ever get a Dachshund. Just sayin 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

19/06/2024

Please share so this darling boy can find the right forever home 🥰💙

Stokenchurch Dog Rescue: Giving dogs a second chance

17/06/2024

If you asked me to name the single most important thing you can do for your dog, it would be this.

Keep your dog feeling safe.

This is not to be confused with your dog being safe, or whether or not you think your dog is safe. This is about keeping your dog *feeling* safe. Which means identifying what your dog finds stressful or scary by learning how to observe and read their body language to recognize when, where, and under what circumstances they feel uncomfortable, and doing whatever you can to avoid those situations.

This can mean that your dog never visits another dog park.

This can mean that even though it’s a beautiful Sunday and you’d love to have brunch on a patio of your favorite restaurant with your dog, your dog stays home.

This can mean that you politely (or not) decline requests to pet your dog.

This can mean that when children come over your house, your dog is in another room with a yummy Kong.

This can mean that you walk your dog during quiet times of the day.

This can mean that you drive your dog to walk them in a different area.

Whatever it means for you and your dog, keep your dog feeling safe.

You are your dog’s best and only advocate. You are what stands between them and the rest of the world, a world where dogs are set up to fail every day with often heartbreaking consequences. This doesn’t mean that we don’t also actively and *humanely* work to help our dogs feel more comfortable and confident in this world, but it does mean that until they do, WE HAVE TO KEEP THEM FEELING SAFE.

Our dogs are relying on us, it’s our job to have their backs.

13/06/2024

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11/06/2024

We've partnered with the magnificent Stokenchurch Dog Rescue, who will be hosting a dog show at our upcoming Horses, Hounds and Heroes event 🐶

We invite you to bring your canine friends along to our Home of Rest for Horses on Sunday 30th June and get involved!

We take donations to participate on the day and classes will begin at 1pm, including Charming Chaps, Rescued Rascals, Golden Oldies, Puppy Love, Waggiest Tail and Lovely Lassies, rounding off the afternoon with Best in Show at 4pm 🥹🏆

We will be sharing more information about the event schedule with you very soon. If you would like to purchase Early Bird tickets (ending May 15th), you can do so by heading to this link: https://horsetrust.org.uk/join-us-on-sunday-30-june-for-horses-hounds-and-heroes-2024/

We can't wait to see you there!

(Photo: Joey and Todd, taken by our wonderful Horse Trainer, Grace!) HTx

06/06/2024

In garden jail whilst Auntie Em brings the bins in 🤣

04/06/2024

03/06/2024

This years Summer Fete we will be having a Dog Parade. To enter your dog you can register at http://www.westwycombepreschool.com/dogshow

All money raised will be shared between West Wycombe Preschool and West Wycombe School

26/05/2024

My darling Pie came 3rd in Best Golden Oldie out of a very big class the other weekend 🥰🐾. The best decision ever was to re home him from Stokenchurch Dog Rescue. He’s been an absolute pleasure to have since the day I picked him up and owes me nothing!!! ❤️ forever my perfect boy with the biggest heart a dog could have. He absolutely adores life, people, dogs, cats, everything!! My 🌍

08/05/2024

We love Chinnor Pets shop, they have so many fantastic natural chews and treats in stock. A great selection of goodies for all your small animal needs. Highly recommend 🐾 🐱 🐶 🐰 🐠 🐹

🤲 Small local businesses working together 👭

Chinnor Pets 🐾 and White's Windmill Cafe ☕️ have joined forces to make Happy Humans 👫 AND Happy Dogs 🐶 🩵

STARTING THIS WEEK if you take your dog with you to Whites Windmill Cafe for tea/coffee & cake 🍰 or Lunch 🥪 on Thursdays & Fridays (9am to 2pm) during May, then your dog will get a 10% off voucher to use just round the corner at Chinnor Pets!! 🐾 💓

07/05/2024

After our fabulous Members talk yesterday and some super feedback Sharon Alton has put together some tips for everyone to share. 🤩💜

If you’d like more information on all the work that Sharon does with all breeds visit: [email protected] Perfectly Polite Dachshunds 🐾

These monthly ‘Instructors Insights’ talks are free to join for all our members. For membership information please visit www.pdti.org 💟