20/12/2024
...And that's a wrap!
We are hanging up our leads until 2025, and no, we will NOT be working on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, NYE or NYD! We deserve a break too!
We will be closed from the 20th December (today) until the 2nd January 2025.
I would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all of my clients, whether you're temporary, adhoc or regular, I couldn't do it without your endless support whether that be word of mouth or booking with us (and your payments have helped too 🤣😉🤗)
THANK YOU to the kiddi dog walking crew for listening to endless rants about traffic in town, networking with me/passing on business, and for just being supportive, you know who you are! 🥰
THANK YOU for all of the snacks and drinks that have kept me going that my clients have kindly left out for me! 🍫
THANK YOU for my presents this year, I never expect anything and I feel incredibly appreciated and respected 💌.
THANK YOU for entrusting me with your furbabies that I love as if they are my own, and for offering a cuppa tea if you're unexpectedly home (and if I have the time!) ☕
It has been an eventful year of business, but who said self employment was easy!? It isn't for the faint hearted. There have been so many highs and lows, but we are still fighting (quite literally since Auntie Merry took on kickboxing last September). 🥊
I was supposed to have a holiday back in April for my birthday as a treat, but with passport issues, that didn't happen so I ended up having a drink at the airport (thank you to a client for the birthday gift 😘)... maybe next year I'll get a well deserved break 🤣😩✈
We have battled all unpredictable weather climates, storms and wind, snow, rain, heatwaves, you name it, we've been out in it! 😂
We said goodbye to our first ever client Evie a few months ago 🌈 as well as Jack earlier in the year 🌈. May the rainbow babies rest in peace, Auntie Merry misses you dearly 😇😭
We hired lovely Emily Stanley back in the early Autumn to care for some of your fur babies on Wednesdays, she has done an amazing job even with some health battles! Love you Auntie Em, the dogs and other furry animals love you too, especially because you give out treats! 😋🐾
We have taken on 6 new dogs this year (it may not sound like a lot, but to us it is being SOLO walkers) and this is excluding the temporary clients/one-offs! Hopefully we can take on many new faces in 2025!
On the damp, dark and cold trying days, battling mental and physical health, I've contemplated giving up, but I haven't. I am super excited to see what 2025 will bring to Tails On Trails. Keep your eyes open, and keep an eye on your emails as well for some updates coming very soon.
And lastly, a HUGE THANK YOU to my close family and friends, and my amazing other half for keeping me strong when the going gets tough 💪🏻
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you, and roll on year 3 of business! 🎄
I am having a well deserved drink. Thank you to Rusty's owner for my "best dog walker ever" keyring present. I try my best 🤭🎁
With Love,
Meredith 🐾💙