Nature tails - dog walking

04/11/2024

🐾 Pet Spotlight: Alfie the Border Terrier 🐾

Say hello to Alfie, our loyal little Border Terrier with a playful spirit! Each morning, Alfie starts his day with a bit of hesitation, hanging close to his dad as if he can’t quite bear to leave his best friend behind. But as soon as he hops into the van and sees his pack, it’s like a switch flips – Alfie’s in his element, ready for the fun ahead!

Alfie’s a true ball-chasing expert, darting across the field with impressive speed and focus. He’s got boundless energy when it comes to his favorite game, always eager to get in on the action. And, of course, no adventure is complete without his best friends, Pepper and Chester, by his side. The trio is inseparable – whether they’re racing each other, sharing toys, or wrestling around, they’re all about enjoying every moment together.

Alfie’s morning journey might start with a touch of reluctance, but by the time he’s back in the van after a day of play, he’s one happy, content little terrier🐶💙

01/11/2024

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31/10/2024

Mark Jarvie good job he’s off for a grooming🐶🤣

31/10/2024

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28/10/2024

🐾 Pet Spotlight: Meet Alfie the Hungarian Vizsla! 🐾

Say hello to Alfie, our energetic, speedy Vizsla who’s a favorite on our group walks! 🐕✨ Alfie’s friendly, playful spirit has made him a hit with all his canine pals, and he’s always ready to bring out the fun.

Alfie loves nothing more than a good chase! Don’t let his smaller Vizsla size fool you—this boy is quick! He often gives even the fastest breeds a run for their money, darting around with the best of them. ⚡🐾

We’re so lucky to have Alfie’s joyful energy in our pack. Drop a comment to show Alfie some love! 💬💙

Thanks emma for choosing us to look after him!🐶

25/10/2024

🐾 Pet Spotlight: Meet Ava! 🐾

Say hello to Ava, our little sweetheart with a crazy side! This clever girl is always up for some fun, especially when her best pal Lola is around to bring out her wild side. 🐶💥

When it comes to fetch, Ava is unstoppable! She’s got a knack for getting the ball first every time, even though she might not be the fastest—call it Ava’s secret superpower! 🎾✨ And if there’s a chance for a tug-of-war match with Lola, you bet she’s all in!

Ava’s full of energy and absolutely loves attention. When it’s time to wind down, she’s the ultimate cuddle buddy, giving the warmest snuggles. Plus, she’s one of the smartest pups around!

Jade Larmour Thank you for choosing us and giving our Lola the best pal she could ever have!🥰

22/10/2024

Caught the big man lacking today🤣

Would you believe he was actually sleeping like this?🤣 must’ve been knackered after his day care today🐶

21/10/2024

🐾 Pet Spotlight: Aggey 🐾

Meet Aggey, the quiet and patient girl who loves to surprise everyone with her energetic side! Although she’s a calm, polite pup, things change the moment she steps out of the van at the field. Aggey finds her voice and lets everyone know she’s ready for some fun! 🎉

She’s all about those zoomies, racing around with her friends and splashing in the water whenever she gets the chance. 💦 Her well-mannered behavior makes her a dream to be around, but don’t be fooled—Aggey knows how to let loose when it’s playtime!

Isn’t she a perfect blend of quiet patience and joyful energy?

Amanda Busam Kennedy Thank you guys for letting Aggey be part of the team💙

21/10/2024

‼️Weather info‼️

We please ask that for those booked in today and most likely the rest of the week that towels are left out for your dogs return and jackets sitting out for collection if possible☔️🫣

Thank you💙

19/10/2024

Hey guys,

Still waiting for some payments to come in & I don’t have time to message everyone individually. Could we make sure these get sent over please🙏🏼

Thank you!

18/10/2024

Important Update: Changes to Our Home Boarding Payments

Dear valued clients,

We’d like to inform you about a change in our payment process for our home boarding services. Moving forward, we will be implementing the following changes:

1. Deposits: as always we will take deposits via bank transfer(unless 1 night stays). This helps secure your booking with us.

2.Remaining Balance: The rest of the payment will be required in cash at the time of collection.This change allows us to streamline our payment process and focus more on providing the best care for your pets.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation with these new policies. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re here to help and look forward to continuing to provide excellent care for your furry family members!

Thank you,Ben💙

18/10/2024

🐾 Pet Spotlight: Meet Kai and Thor! 🐾

We’re excited to introduce two very special brothers, Kai and Thor! These majestic German Shepherds are thick as thieves and never stray far from each other’s side. 🐕❤️🐕

Kai is the calm, gentle soul of the pair. If you’re looking for a cuddle buddy, Kai is your guy! When he wants attention, you’ll find him right up beside you looking for a cuddle 🥰

On the other hand, Thor brings the energy! Boisterous, loud, and full of personality, he’s always on the move and he has a bark to match his demands! Whether it’s time for play or just some good old attention, Thor’s mighty bark lets you know he’s ready. 🎶🐾

These two are inseparable and complement each other perfectly—calm meets chaos in the best way possible!

Thanks Debbie Beveridge & Cammy for choosing us to look after your boys everyday!💙

16/10/2024

🐾A Big Thank You🐾

We recently opened our diary for homeboarding bookings on Monday, and the response has been absolutely phenomenal! 🙌 We are so grateful for the overwhelming support and trust you’ve shown in us, especially since winning Homeboarders of the Year this year!🏆🐶

However, due to the high demand, a lot of peak dates have been booked up such as July and limited spaces for August already.We understand this may be disappointing for those still looking to secure a spot for summer holidays, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.

If you’re still hoping to book, please feel free to message us to see if we have space if not should any cancellations arise, we’d be happy to let you know. We appreciate your continued support and understanding. ❤️

Thank you for being a part of our pack! 🐾

14/10/2024

🐾 Pet Spotlight: Pepper the Border Collie! 🐾

Meet Pepper, our small but mighty Border Collie with a big personality! 🐶 Though she may be petite, Pepper is lightning fast and loves to show off her herding skills by rounding up her pack of pals during playtime. It’s all in a day’s work for this energetic pup! 🐕

When she’s not organizing the crew, Pepper enjoys a good nap in the coziest spots. Once when she was staying with us for home boarding she gave us quite the scare when we couldn’t find her—only to discover her snoozing in our tumble dryer! 😴 Talk about finding the perfect hideaway.

Pepper’s speed, smarts, and snuggle skills make her a beloved part of our doggy family. Give a cheer for Pepper, the tiny herding heroine! 🎉



Vicki Meacham Mike Smith - thank you for using our services!💙

13/10/2024

🐾 Exciting News: Introducing Pet Spotlight! 🐾

We’re thrilled to announce a new feature on our page: Pet Spotlight! Each week, we’ll shine the spotlight on one of our amazing canine friends, sharing their unique stories, quirks, and what makes them special. 🐶

Get ready for heartwarming tales, fun facts, and adorable photos of our furry clients. We invite you to join the fun by sharing your own pet stories and participating in our interactive polls to vote for future Spotlights. Let’s celebrate the wonderful world of dogs together! 🎉

Stay tuned for our very first Pet Spotlight, coming soon!

13/10/2024

IMPORTANT INFO.

We will be back to work as normal come tomorrow so we are asking that everyone could contact us with what days they want even if it’s the same days as before just so no one’s missed.

DIARY FOR 2025

We are opening the diary for 2025 tomorrow. We anticipate that we will get a lot of messages so please bare with us getting back to you as we will be out all day with the dogs and then a load of message to get back to!

Remember we have a limit from the council how many dogs we can board and we have a few wedding bookings already in place, family and close friends booked in and also our holidays in place so we can’t always guarantee we can accommodate. We recommend you text us asap about dates just in case we can’t do them so you’re giving yourself plenty of time to find an alternative. We’ve been crazy busy for boarding since winning Home boarders of the year and we just want to thank you all again💙

09/10/2024

Best guys about!

Drop me a message if you think we can help.

We don't have loads to give away but there's enough there to help a few in need 🤝

26/09/2024

Just wanted to put out a massive thank you to everyone who’s gave us engagement gifts& cards and for all the lovely messages! Over whelming once again but appreciate it so so much.

Ben& Megan💙💙

25/09/2024

That’s our big boy 4 today!!!😟

Happy birthday Ralphy Boy💙

23/09/2024

Hey everyone it’s been a while since this was mentioned but unfortunately we have to raise it again as the work life balance just isn’t working out the way it should. This is a 24/7 job for us,even although there is no group walks or day care at the weekend we are completely full for home boarding and have been since we won our award last year so this means our weekends are busy taking very good care of all the pups who are staying with us.

This may sound petty to you guys but running a small business is extremely tough as there is so much that goes on behind the scenes meaning our “free time” at the weekends is being taking up by things such as payments and making sure everyone has paid on time. We complete this task on a Friday evening but with the amount of people who haven’t paid by then it then becomes a Saturday job and still at that it eats into our Sunday as some people still haven’t paid☹️

To put it into perspective for everyone and I’m happy to be open and honest to show the scale of what I’m talking about here. As of Friday evening when all payments are meant to be paid we were owed £1,115 from walks and day care payments. Saturday evening it dropped to £800, Sunday evening we were still owed £650 and today has come and we are still owed £270 for services that were carried out last week!

Fortunately for us the business has enough cash flow that I’m able to manage all of our weekly payments such as staff,fuel, field hire etc so that I’m not having to chase payments to pay for these things but what it does mean is that our weekends are spent going through banking records and messaging individuals who haven’t sent over payments by the cut off day(Friday)

I’ve always said I don’t want to do payments in advance but if this isn’t corrected this week it’s unfortunately what we will be doing. If no payments made services won’t be carried out for that coming week. If I’m still chasing people after Friday evening we will be implementing this when we return from our holiday on the 14th of October

Yes this may be harsh and I’m sorry if it comes across as a moan but with us getting busier and busier we are losing more and more time to ourselves and I just need a little help from you guys to please
Make payments on time🙌🏻 again this isn’t everyone it’s just a small minority and the frustrating thing is it can be different people each week and with us completing around 250 walks per week it’s tough to manage and keep on top of🫣

We of course understand things pop up and we have always been understanding of this but if that’s the case please drop us a message so that we know🫶🏻

So please guys don’t ruin it for everyone else!

Thank you, Ben💙

22/09/2024

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22/09/2024

IMPORTANT

Just a reminder that we are off on annual leave from Monday 30th September and return to work Monday 14th of October.

We will try get back to messages when we can.

If everyone could Message on the 13th with what days they need for the week commencing the 14th that would be great😊

16/09/2024

The time has come again!

The categories we fit -
Dog walker
Pet day care
Home boarders

Remember to vote your groomers etc too!

Also if you feed raw and use Irvine Raw K9 Supplies don’t forget to give them a vote!

Highlighting the dedication and commitment of those working within the local pet sector.  In 2024 we will be hosting separate events in Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Scotland - shining a light on the best in each area.

16/09/2024

‼️ BOARDING AVAILABILITY‼️

Hey folks due to a cancellation we have space this week Monday 16th September- Saturday 21st September for one dog only.

If anyone is looking for boarding from now till Saturday then please just drop us a message. This will be dealt with on a first come first served basis. Doesn’t need to be the full time, single night stays also welcome☺️🐶

13/09/2024

This is why I LOVE working with puppies! Young Gus’s nature tails debut and like all puppies in the new world everything is new and scary to them. This is why it’s so important to get them out there and exploring new things and learning all about the dog life.

This can be done by yourselves so for anyone reading this, it isn’t a sales pitch to get you to sign up to us I just honestly believe it’s something all dogs need;

•Safe,supervised socialisation
• environmental enrichment
•confidence building

These Are all absolute musts when it comes to training a pup aswell as everything else on top but my goodness do you see the results when they are that little bit older. It makes things soooo much easier when you have a confident pup! Believe me I’ve learned from experience with getting Ralph during lockdown when these things weren’t as easy☹️ thankfully since starting nature tails he’s been something else!🐶💙

But enough about that, what about Gus! What a remarkable turn around in just a couple of hours work. We can’t wait to see his progress🤩