Companion Minds

22/11/2025

Our Potato Patch pigs are featured! Do support this local rescue if you can 🐹

💜2026 CALENDARS AVAILABLE TO ORDER💜

✨£7.50 each! So even cheaper than last year!!! Whilst stocks last‼️

Please read ordering information below carefully for postage or local collection❗️
We will also be attending ‘Belton Christmas Lights Switch On’, on Saturday 6th December where calendars should be available to buy.🎄

We have been absolutely spoilt this year as Emma from ‘Paws for Thought Photographer’ has once again captured some beautiful shots of the piggies. We have also received sponsorship from five local companies which has covered our printing and production costs, so huge thank yous are to:

🐾Discount Pet Warehouse
🌻WellBeings Natural Therapies & Clinical Hypnotherapy
🐻‍❄️The White Bear
👀 Bawtry Eye Academy
🐉Tales from the Trunk

Please follow the instructions below carefully to place an order:

1. Message the page directly to confirm amount you wish to order and whether you need postage (postage is from £2.00) or collection (collection points are Gunthorpe, Broughton or Belton).

2. Admin will respond with the total coast payable.💰

3. Pay full amount by bank transfer (please use this instead of PayPal as it’s easier to keep track of) with reference CALENDAR. 🗓️ We can accept cash on collection if preferred.

The Potato Patch
HSBC
40-22-01
01541536

4. Message again to confirm your payment has been made and include your address if you are requiring postage, or preferred location if collecting.

PLEASE follow these instructions carefully. We are only a small team and we have many calendars to coordinate getting sent out so need your cooperation. 🙏

THANK YOU!⭐️🐹

19/11/2025

This is a step in the right direction. This assessment tool, if used, will help improve the welfare of dogs long term.

We have selectively bred dogs to look a certain way, at the cost of health and welfare. If breeders use this tool and respect the outcomes, only dogs who are minimally impacted will be bred from- which hopefully will lead to dogs looking less extreme and therefore have a better quality of life, and a longer life, long term. This test and the organisations behind it state that having an extreme physical appearance innately leads to suffering. Be it, struggling to breathe, poor musculoskeletal health, eye injuries, skin condition etc etc.

If you own or breed any dog, please take the test. Those who breed pug/frenchie/bulldog/cavalier/dachshunds/mastiffs/shih tzu (any breed or crossbreed who has short muzzle/long back/short legs) then please get involved and seriously consider what your aims of your breeding are, and the results of the test.

It’s very quick and easy to do the test. And the threshold is 80% to ‘pass’.

This is all about improving dog welfare and health, with a very easy to use test for breeders to self reflect. Obviously on top of this, breeders should be doing health testing (by vets) such as hip/elbow scores, genetic testing for hereditary diseases, eye testing etc etc

www.innatehealthassessment.org

Explore our Innate Health Assessment (IHA) for dogs, learn about responsible breeding practices, and help improve animal welfare standards today.

16/11/2025

This little tiny boy is Ralph, a Cavalier King Charles who has joined us for some 1-1s and is currently on our Polite Puppy course too!

Our first 1-1 focused on his relationship with the resident cat, general home life and management and socialisation theory. 🐾

Ralph is an absolute joy and his family are doing their absolute best in setting him up for success as he grows up! 😍

Welcome Ralph 🧡

13/11/2025

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Reviews like this make our day 😍

13/11/2025

Another year on Three Best Rated! Well done to Calmer Dog Training and Better Nature Dog Training who join us there again.

Expert recommended Top Dog Trainers in North Lincolnshire. How do we actually find? ThreeBestRated.co.uk 50-Point Inspection includes everything from checking reputation, history, complaints, reviews, ratings, satisfaction, trust and price to the general excellence.

12/11/2025

This is precedence hopefully!

A recent U.S. class action (Hernandez v. Radio Systems Corporation) has resulted in compensation for consumers after claims that e-collars were misrepresented in sales and marketing as “safe” and “humane.” The complaint also outlined that such devices can cause both physical injury and psychological harm to dogs. Details are in the link below.

https://www.classaction.org/media/hernandez-v-radio-systems-corporation-complaint_1.pdf

At the UK Dog Behaviour & Training Charter, we uphold a strict no-shock collar and non-aversive policy. Training should build trust, promote wellbeing, and respect the dog’s experience, not rely on pain, fear, or coercion.

If you’re looking for humane, ethical training support that puts the emotional wellbeing of your pet first, you can find qualified professionals through our Charter member organisations and their members, who are all committed to kind, science-led methods.

Let’s keep bringing out the best in dogs through kindness, clarity, and care.

https://dogcharter.uk

09/11/2025

I’ve been inundated with messages with interest for the next foundation gundog games course. Please bear with me whilst I check order of contact and I will be in touch over the next few days. Anyone missing out on a spot this time can have a spot on the following course.

05/11/2025

It might feel a while off yet, but taking interest in the next Foundation Gundog Games course, which will start in January.

Limited spaces!

Open to all breeds but skills are Labrador/spaniel ‘hunting and retrieving’ focused (rather than more specialised pointing/setter skills)

Held in Goxhill every other Sunday.

Drop us a message if you’re interested in joining for further details.

30/10/2025

Highly recommend Rebecca at RMB Veterinary Physiotherapy for all physio needs. Rebecca has supported us with several clients recently and been brilliant. Physio isn’t just for dogs with diagnosed conditions, it’s great for injury prevention and early detection of issues too.

I currently have availability to take on new clients 🐕🐎

Would your dog or horse benefit from physiotherapy?

The answer is YES if they are:
✅️ Diagnosed with arthritis or a joint condition
✅️ Diagnosed with a spinal condition
✅️ Recovering from surgery
✅️ Recovering from an injury
✅️ Showing signs of stiffness or lameness
✅️ Showing signs of pain
✅️ An older animal
✅️ Showing changes in behaviour
✅️ A working animal
✅️ Competing in sport or disciplines

To book an appointment or to learn more about how physiotherapy could benefit your animal, please feel free to get in contact:

📧 [email protected]
📞 07519 963725
📲 Messenger

https://www.rmbveterinaryphysiotherapy.com/

29/10/2025

🐾 RARE AVAILABILITY 🐾

Due to a few house moves outside of our catchment area, we have some availability for group dog walks and paddock social sessions in Scunthorpe, Broughton, and Brigg! 🎉

Please pop us a message for availability!

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

SFD 🐶💙



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