Katies walkies

27/07/2024

Another reminder to check for ticks at this time of year . 🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜

Have you checked your dog for ticks lately?
Read through our hot spot checklist of places tick's love to hide!
Where's the strangest place you've ever found a tick? Tell us below 👇

Find out more: https://bit.ly/4cVpUy2

24/07/2024

Just a reminder that I’m away from Thursday 1st August and back to work on Tuesday 6th August . 🎉🎉

21/07/2024

Get booked in at Dollys for your summer cut and blow dry 🐶🐶🐶🐶

18/06/2024

I’d just like to introduce Archie to all my clients . Archies been working for me for a while and working hard to get to know all the dogs . He’s been an amazing asset to the business .
He is great with dogs that need one to one .
I am also able to take on more dogs and increase my Wednesday hike if that’s of any interest .
I am now also offering pet sitting service .
Archie has his dog walking , DBS and first aid courses all completed .
Pls contact me on 07540342224 for any enquiries . 🐕‍🦺🦮🐕‍🦺🦮🐕‍🦺🦮🐕‍🦺🦮🐕‍🦺🦮🐕‍🦺

10/04/2024

Please vote for my friends Helen Renvoize great coffee house ☕️
And come and try as it’s very dog friendly 🐕🐶🐾☕️🐕🐶🐾☕️

Eleven businesses in St Albans and the surrounding areas have made it to the regional finals of the Muddy Stilettos awards for 2024.

26/02/2024

Let Dollys pamper your pooch whether it’s a wash and blow dry or a full groom . Even offers teeth cleaning services 😍😍🐶🐶😍😍🐶🐶😍😍

02/02/2024

Charlie and Millie are the fox poo champions today !!!! 💩💩💩💩💩💩😱😱😱😱😱😱

01/02/2024

Ziggy and Lyla the king and queen of fox poo today !!!!! How could I be cross with them with these faces 😂😂😂😂💩💩💩💩💩

18/01/2024

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22/12/2023

A very happy Christmas to all my clients and a huge thanks for supporting my business this year . It has been a fun packed year and I’d loved walking all your gorgeous doggies 🐶🐶🎅🎅🎄🎄🐾🐾🐶🐶🎅🎅🎄🎄

04/12/2023

After a very cold week last week and due to traffic & pick ups I won’t be able to offer exact precise pick up times . If I’m stuck in traffic I like to message that I’m running late but would prefer not to be texting while driving . my pick ups are between 8.30-9 & I will do my best so get to you as soon as possible! If clients could help by having dogs ready to go with coats/leads/harnesses on that would be great as I need to keep to time! Thank you Kate 🐾 🐾💕

29/10/2023

Very interesting 🐶🐶🐶

I saw a kid walking his lovely lab having a great time and then he gave him a big old yank on the lead, which was on a collar and my heart did that achy breaky thing.

Underneath that strong looking neck, are some vital life supporting structures connecting your dog’s gut and nervous system to the brain.

If you have a big dog that lunges or pulls on the lead, a collar is not going to stop him. A harness is not going to make him lunge or pull more. However, it will distribute his weight through a part of the body designed to protect the organs instead of the full pressure being on the neck and all it contains.

A yank on the lead can cause emotional associations that lead to behaviour issues and pressure around the neck can cause multiple physical injuries some terminal.

With thanks for the illustration and we recommend https://perfect-fit-dog-harness.com/harness.html

Neck injuries include bruising, whiplash, headaches, crushed trachea, damage to the larynx, fractured vertebrae, neck and spinal cord injury and paralysis or neurological problems.

If the parasympathetic nervous system is tweaked through a tug to the neck the vagal reflex can cause instant death.

Higher intraocular pressure can cause serious injury to dogs already suffering thin corneas, glaucoma, or eye injuries.

It has also been linked to hypothyroidism as the collar rests on the area of the thyroid gland causing damage.

It can impinge the nerves supplying the front legs leading to an abnormal sensation in the feet that can present as a dog that starts licking their feet. Often misdiagnosed as having allergies.

A dog's epidermis is only 3-5 cells thick, in humans it is at least 10-15 cells thick.

Excessive pressure can cause damage to the dog's eyes, larynx and thyroid gland.

Particularly risky for puppies under 6 months, a time during which the cartilage of the trachea is still delicate.

A dog that feels pain and discomfort on saying hello to another dog, or trying to sniff the environment, is in danger of associating other dogs or other stimuli in the environment with pain and discomfort resulting in a dog that we would label “reactive” and/or “aggressive” when on lead, “but ok when off lead”.

27/10/2023

A very Autumney fluffy Friday 🍁🌿🍂🍂🍃🍁🌿🍂🍃 Witt the very gorgeous coco and Ali Burton xx

25/10/2023

Wednesday Happy Hikers New adventures at Houghton chalk pits . 🐶🐶🐶💧💧💧💧🐕🦮🐩🐕‍🦺🐾🐾🦮🐕🐶🐩 with Dammersey Dinky Dogsand Harpenden Happy Hounds

10/10/2023

Halloween doggie bundle 🎃

❗️Now sold out of orange Lickimats, I can swap for purple, blue or green ❗️

Howl’oween bundle now available 🎃👻

Includes:
cow hoof
Basa fish donut
Chicken foot
Duck foot
Beef ball
Chicken neck
Rabbit foot
Rabbit ear
Salmon twist
50g pack kangaroo sticks
400g pate (protein varies)
Lickimat

All this for just £20‼️

07/10/2023

Happy 5th Birthday to little Margot . Sharing a pup chino with her friends today . What a fun 5 years we’ve had with her in our lives . 🐶🐶🥰🥰🐶🐶🥰🥰

25/09/2023

Monday gang out in kinsbourne green in the sunshine. Wahoo ☀️☀️☀️🐶🐶🐶🐶

21/09/2023

Thursday gang in the fields at kinsbourne . 🌿🌱🥬🌲🌲🐕🐈🐕‍🦺🐶