Trusty Tails - Leicester

07/01/2025

All doggies successfully walked 🐾 not necessarily in the right order but we made it work 😅

I was reunited with Holly aka Porky for my second walk of today 🤗 we haven’t been on a walk together since July so it was so lovely to get to spend some time together again ☺️ she had the best time at the park zooming through all the muddy puddles 😌

Fatu enjoyed his stroll around the park today. He took his time to make sure he was taking in all the sniffs 😊 we had an encounter with a very scary bin bag which Fatu put in its place 😂

I was then reunited with Scout & Lyla 🥰 Scout was on a mission today - he was walking so fast his little legs almost blurred 😂 we saw lots of dogs and a cat and had no reactions 🥳 we then picked Lyla up and Scout was super excited that he got to go again 😂 Lyla had a spring in her step which was lovely to see ☺️ she looked sooo cute with her fluffy hairdo 🥹

06/01/2025

What a way to kick start the year 😳 I know I joke about getting a canoe but holy moly we could have done with one today!🛶 I feel like I’ve done a round trip of the entirety of Leicester trying to get to everyone around flooded roads and diversions 😕 I hope everyone is okay and hasn’t been too badly affected by the flooding 🤞🏼

Lily was super excited to be back although it did take her a minute to adjust to the Antarctic weather conditions 😅🥶 she was on a sniffy mission and dived into numerous bushes to immerse herself in the sniffs 😂

Winston gave me a lovely greeting ☺️ we headed to the park to find most of it under water 🫠 we walked through the wooded area alongside the brook and Winston took one look at the water and backed well away 😂 I’m glad some of your dogs have some sense as I know a few of them would want to dive in regardless of the fact is was flowing at a million miles an hour 🙈

Koko & Bella then had their first walk of the year. There was still snow up at the fields which Bella loved zooming through ☃️ Koko tiptoed through it but enjoyed pausing for the sniffs on her way through 😂

Bert & I headed to the park thinking it would be a less flooded option to the fields we usually go too. How wrong was I!! 4 of the fields were completely under water 🙈 Bert didn’t mind though - he was having the time of his life charging through it all and then charging at me to make sure I was as wet and muddy as he was 🤣

Benny was super excited for his walk! He’s grown so much in 2 weeks but I’m not sure if he’s actually grown or just doubled in floofiness 😂🖤 we went a new route today which he really enjoyed and just wanted to keep going faster 😆

Layla & I then went to the park but she wasn’t as fussed by the water as Bert was 😂 we managed to do a full loop of the park but then had to go back on ourselves as neither of us particularly wanted to test how deep the water was to get back to the van 🙅🏼‍♀️ she looked sooooo cute in one of my towel robes 🥹

Finally I was reunited with Fatu ☺️ his mum said he had been protesting about my 2 week break 🙈 I made up for it by letting him decide which route he wanted to go. He was definitely making up for lost time as he spend an extra long time sniffing today 😂

Thankyou everyone for your patience today with me trying to find ways to get to you all and get your dogs out safely 🙏🏼 hopefully we see an improvement in conditions by the morning 🤞🏼

06/01/2025

We have more snow ☃️❄️

Walks will still be going ahead (unless it becomes unsafe but I don’t think it will come to that 🤞🏼)

If you want your dog to wear a coat, please can you leave it out for me. If you have a towel I can use to dry your dog, please can you also leave it out but don’t worry if you don’t as I have some in the van 🙏🏼

Thank you ☺️🐾

05/01/2025

ANNUAL LEAVE DATES 2025 🏖️📆

These are my annual leave dates for this year 😊 if there are any changes I will update this post 🙂

No services will be available whilst I’m on annual leave. I will send out reminders to clients a month before each of the dates to allow plenty of time for people to make other arrangements if needed. If anyone needs help finding someone to cover walks or drop-ins whilst I’m off, let me know and I will try and help 🤗

04/01/2025

I’ve just sent out the first batch of invoices 📧 please could you check your junk/spam folders if you’re expecting an invoice and it’s not come through 🙏🏼

Any issues, please let me know! Bank details are still the same 😊

03/01/2025

First walk and drop-in of 2025 🥳

It’s such a nice feeling to be excited to go back to work 🤗 still can’t believe this is my job 😂

I was reunited with Felix & Fluke today! They gave me the loveliest greeting and walked the legs off me 😂 these two walk at such a pace we get so far in an hour! Of course we had to allow time to go to the park for a couple of rounds of fetch before heading home 🎾 Felix even managed to catch the ball 🥳😂

Then I was reunited with Buddy & Maisie 💙🩷 the excitement was on another level but thankfully the baby gate remained attached to the wall 😂 we played some sniffy games in the garden and had lots of cuddles 🥰 Maisie also wanted to show me the toys Santa brought them 😂

Sooo excited to see everyone next week 🤗🐶🐾

03/01/2025

New year = new accounting software = massive headache trying to understand it and get it set up 🤯🙈

I think we’ve done it…it took the whole Trusty Tails household to do it, including moral support cuddles from the dogs, but I think we’re there 😅

What does this mean for you?
Hopefully not a lot, other than the look of the invoices 🤞🏼 but please check your spam/junk folders if you don’t see an email from me in your inbox by the Sunday evening for the coming week (or month if you pay monthly). If it’s not there either, please let me know and I will have a little cry and then try and work out what’s gone wrong 🥲😂

For me, it will hopefully mean sending invoices out will be a quicker and easier process moving forward as it currently takes me hours to make everyone’s invoices and email them all out 😅

If it proves to cause issues for people (or me) we’ll go back to the old way and my own invoices and spreadsheet, so any feedback will be appreciated 🙏🏼

I’m very lucky as it’s very rare I have payment issues but just a reminder for everyone:

🐶🐱 for dog walks and drop-ins, payments are required the day before the service takes place. I understand life happens so if there is an issue please just message me and I’m sure we can sort it out. If I don’t receive payment or hear back from you, I will assume I’m not needed and will not attend. Payment will still be required unless at least 24 hours notice is given to cancel.

🏠 for pet sits, the invoice will come through for the whole amount but a 50% deposit is required to secure the requested dates. The balance will then be due by the first day of the sit. Again, any issues please just let me know and I’m sure we can sort it.

I really hope that all makes sense 😅 please message me if you have any questions!

I’m so excited to get back to work and see all my favourite furry faces again ☺️ 2025 is going to be a great year 🤗🐾

02/01/2025

Happy gotcha day Toby 🥳💙

8 years ago our little shadow joined the family 🥰

We had to really fight to get our boy from the rescue he was in and I’m so pleased we kept trying and vouching for him ☺️ Toby is the sweetest, gentlest and funniest little guy. Half the time I don’t think he’s actually on the planet 😂 he is so happy-go-lucky and just wants to be close to you and feel loved 💙 he has been so good not just for Lockie but for our whole family 🤗 we are so lucky to have our little ray of sunshine ☀️

8 wonderful years with you Toblerone - I can’t wait for many more 🫶🏼

31/12/2024

Happy New Year to all of you lovely people and your fur babies 🤗💙

From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for all of your support this year 🙏🏼

I’m incredibly proud of what Trusty Tails has become this year and feel so lucky to have such an amazing furry family 🐶🐱🐴🐾

I can’t wait for all the adventures in 2025, hopefully keeping all my limbs intact this time 😅🤞🏼

I hope 2025 is an amazing year for you all 🥰🥳

31/12/2024

Happy Birthday Barry 🥳💛

I hope you have a day that’s as fabulous as you are 🥰

30/12/2024

29/12/2024

Happy Birthday Finny 🥰💛

I hope you have a wonderful day and that you’re knee deep in chewed up kindling by the end of your special day 😉🪵😂

27/12/2024

Wishing Papa Tails a very happy birthday 🥳🎈

He’s become a firm favourite amongst many of your pooches, from helping me carry out drop-in visits in the summer after my accident to now being a permanent attendee of the group walks 😅

Thankyou for all your help and support Dad, we all love you 🥰🐾

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas from me and my fluff balls to you and yours 🎅🏼🐾🦌🐶

Santa Paws has been busy delivering the last of your presents today and is now going to sit down and switch off for a bit 😴😂

I hope you all have a lovely day tomorrow 🎄✨

23/12/2024

Last walk before Christmas 🎅🏼🎄🐾

Today Bert & Pepper had a playdate at South Lodge Meadows 🥳 these two are really good friends so it was so lovely reuniting them for a Christmas party 🙌🏼

Pepper did so well travelling in the van for the first time, thanks to the moral support from Bert 🤗

Bert decided he was part hippo and actually lay down in the muddiest puddle 🙈 thankfully managed to get Bert clean but his coat, harness and bowtie were no longer red 😅

22/12/2024

Last minute Christmas cuddles with miss Clara 🥰💛

I love when your doggies get so excited to see me but it does break my heart when they don’t want me to go 😅🥺

Clara tried lying on my feet and standing in the way of the door in an attempt to get me to stay 🙈 she was a bit happier after I promised to come and see her again soon 😉

21/12/2024

Baxter’s last walk of 2024 🥲

He’d been practicing his unwrapping skills before I got to his house but he insisted it wasn’t him 😂

We had a lovely walk around the park in the light for a change and even did some rock climbing 🤷🏼‍♀️😂