Pack of Hounds

12/11/2025

We’re clocking in for another winter of muddy mayhem! Just a few of our favourite snaps over recent weeks. The festive period is almost upon us… eeek! 🐾✨🧦☕🌙❄️🐾🐕

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31/10/2025

Tricks and treats for these little haunted hounds today! Happy Howl-O-ween! 🎃💀👻🕷️ 🍁

10/10/2025

🎄🐾 Christmas Break & December Updates 🐾🎄

As we head towards the festive season, here are a few important dates to pop in your diaries.

We’ll be breaking up on Thursday 18th December, with our final day of the year being our Annual Beach Pack Trip on Friday 19th December 🎅🏻 Walks will resume after the New Year on Monday 5th January! 🎆🍾

🎉 Reduced Availability – Wednesday 3rd December

I’ll be away celebrating my birthday, so there will be limited availability that day. Lois will be covering some additional walks, which will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis to those who need it.

We’ve got lots of exciting things planned to celebrate another festive season with our pack. Always our favourite time of the year! 🦌🍪🛷⛄️

30/09/2025

It is with the heaviest of hearts, we share that sweet little Ollie has crossed the rainbow bridge 🌈♥️

Ollie was a rescued at 14 years of age by what I can only describe as some of the best pet owners I’ve seen working in this industry for as long as I have. In just one year, I know for certain he experienced more love, adventure and joy than many dogs don’t get in a whole lifetime.

Myself and Duke were lucky enough to have shared a lot of happy memories adventuring in and outside of work with Ollie and his family. Which quickly became the geriatric, three musketeers ♥️

Ollie has reminded me that every rescue dog, no matter their age, deserves to find comfort in a happy home, with a selection of warm beds, and some incredibly special humans that will love them unconditionally to the very end 💛

I think our walks will always feel a little different without you pootling behind us, little man. You will be so very missed, but I take great comfort in knowing your last chapter was your happiest one 🤍

28/09/2025

⚠️ Local Dog Sickness Alert ⚠️

We’ve been made aware of a sickness bug affecting dogs in our local area. Symptoms can include:

🐾 Vomiting
🐾 Diarrhoea
🐾 Lethargy
🐾 Loss of appetite

If your dog is showing any of these signs, please inform us directly before any of the services we provide take place.

This helps us:
✅ Minimises the bug spreading through the pack
✅ Keep your dog safe and allow them time to recover
✅ Adjust our schedule if needed

Your dog’s health – and the health of all our pack members – is our top priority ♥️

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Take care guys,


⚠️ URGENT WARNING – SERIOUS ILLNESS IN LOCAL DOGS ⚠️

A serious infection is affecting dogs in our area, including healthy ones. Flushdyke Kennels are currently on lockdown, and several dogs have become seriously ill. Sadly some dogs have passed away.🌈💔

Symptoms to watch for:

Loss of appetite

Lethargy

Vomiting or diarrhoea (not always present)

Unusual behaviour or sudden changes in health

This illness spreads quickly and can be severe. If your dog seems off in any way, please get them checked by a vet immediately.

🙏 Share to raise awareness and help keep our pets safe.

26/09/2025

A big old round up of some of our September frolics! 🍂🌤️🍁

09/09/2025

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We often get quite a few enquires about dogs starting out on group walks straight away. And I think sometimes it can put a few people off when I say, that’s not how we do things here 😅👇🏻 So, let me explain!

There’s a few reasons why we would never introduce new dogs straight away to our groups here at Pack of Hounds. And instead, we actively encourage all our beginners on our introductory solo’s!

⭐️ So, here’s why we do it:

• Assessment Time – It allows us to observe the dog’s behaviour, energy levels, lead manners, recall, and triggers in a calm setting. Good awareness & etiquette are all fundamentals for group walking!

• Builds Trust – A solo walk gives the dog time to bond with us without the distraction of other dogs. This trust, helps them feel more secure when they’re later placed in a group.

• Confidence Building – For shy, nervous, under-socialised dogs (or even over socialised!), one-to-one time helps them adjust gradually instead of being overwhelmed by multiple dogs at once.

•Safety First – Not every dog is ready for group interaction. This is not a bad thing! Being able to recognise this reduces the risk of conflicts, accidents, or stress until we know for certain how they’ll cope.

• Training Opportunity – We can reinforce good walking habits, basic commands, and impulse control on one-to-one, which makes group management considerably easier later down the line.

• Health & Wellbeing - Solo’s allows us to assess each dogs physical ability. Group walks consist of a full hour of intense exercise. It’s important to know if the dog has the stamina and is physically able to manage the longer walks with us! 🐾

👉🏻 We may come across a little more regimented - but this careful approach keeps dogs safe, happy, and sets them up for positive social experiences later down the line!

05/09/2025

Our first trip to Woofing Woods enclosed dog field with the pack! 🐾 The perfect way to kick off our longer Friday afternoon adventures now the cooler seasons are upon us! 🍁🍃🪵🐕

Thank you to the owners and dogs that made this very eventful! It was extremely popular and sold out within minutes so we’re hugely grateful! 🥹🫶🏻

We’ll hopefully be announcing our next Pack venture soon… with a particular theme 😏🎃👻🧟‍♀️

Happy weekend everyone!

04/09/2025

A selfie a day 🤳🍁📸

(Think it’s fair to say, I don’t think I’m going to be able to top this photo…)

22/08/2025

Hurtling into the Bank Holiday! 💨💨💨

Just a little reminder that we’ll be closed Bank Holiday Monday – walks will resume as normal on Tuesday 22nd of August 📆

Wishing you all a lovely, extra long weekend! 🐾💛

18/08/2025

We received some really heartbreaking news that our beloved Bella crossed the rainbow bridge, with her wonderful family right by her side ♥️

Anyone who has spent much of their life around dogs will know that dogs like Bella are truly, truly rare. Bella was so loyal, gentle, and full of quiet wisdom. To share 14 wonderful years with her favourite humans is such a gift - and one her owners should be so incredibly proud of 💛

It’s been such a privilege to watch her enjoy her golden years. I know she’s up there doing zoomies with all of our other much-loved companions, young again, with a collection of well selected sticks to carry around! 🌈🐾

Our thoughts are with Bella’s lovely family ♥️

She will be deeply missed.
Run free, my little love 🤍🐾