Happy Paws - Dog Walking and Pet Sitting Services

26/06/2024

🩷 Molly and Jingles 🩷

25/06/2024

Max this morning 🌲

24/06/2024

Lottie having a rest in between the enrichment games, too hot today for walks midday & afternoon so all dogs walked by 10am and the rest were garden visits with games which was fun ☀️

20/06/2024

It’s a hot one out there! ☀️

17/06/2024

Archie and Mosi are back for daily visits this week 🐱🐱

14/06/2024

Frankie and Luna’s Wednesday adventure, missing their pal Hugo 🐾

11/06/2024

Soggy doggies for the last walk today🌧️

07/06/2024

Running into the weekend like…

04/06/2024

Enrichment is so much more than just walks & puzzle feeders! So important to try to meet each need for your dogs 🐾

ESSENTIAL ENRICHMENT

Imagine being kept in the same space each and every day. You know every blade of grass, every scent, every brick, every piece of fence. You have no books to read, no TV to watch, no one to talk to, no interaction with the outside world and absolutely nothing to do.

Would this situation begin to affect your behaviour and influence your emotional, mental or physical state? What about our dogs?

Many dogs live in this type of environment and yet we wonder why they develop behaviour problems, bark excessively, destroy the garden, become over excited, over aroused or maybe just shut down or sleep all day having completely lost interest in the world.

Many behaviour problems are caused by boredom, a lack of mental and physical stimulation or being confined to the same space every day.

Providing enrichment for dogs is so important for their wellbeing and really doesn’t require that much effort from us.

There are so many simple ways to provide enrichment. An online search for DIY enrichment ideas will provide lots of ideas.

Older dogs may enjoy a ride in the car, sitting at a window watching the world go by, bringing the outside in – sticks, cones, grass etc. from different areas placed in a box for them to rummage through and smell, dinner in the park, or even just playing some doggie music will make a difference.

“Chronic inescapable boredom can be extremely aversive, and under-stimulation can harm neural, cognitive and behavioral flexibility.” - A biological perspective on animal boredom and suggestions for its scientific investigation by Charlotte Burn - The Royal Veterinary College

Here are some links for enrichment ideas -
Enrichment ideas by Laura Gendron
https://missbehaviortraining.com/blog/diyenrichment

DIY boredom busting toys by Luke Balsam
https://wunderdogmagazine.com/care/awesome-diy-dog-toys-our-dog-trainer-made-some-boredom-busting-toys-and-you-can-too/

Link to a free introduction on ACE free work by Sarah Fisher -
https://animalcentrededucation.teachable.com/p/watch-this-space

04/06/2024

Hugo’s last walk for a little while as he’s going in for an operation, we will miss him!! I’m sure his pals will give him the biggest welcome back when they next see him 🥰💗

29/05/2024

Molly and Dash 😍

24/05/2024

Quiet Friday makes a nice change 😆 hope everyone enjoys bank holiday weekend 💗

21/05/2024

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17/05/2024

Happy to say our cars are both out of the garage now and back on the road🚙🚗
Thank you to everyone who we messaged to either swap around or cancel, with a smaller car as our replacement we didn’t have the space to fit as many in as normal safely so had to do smaller groups but more walks. Dogs will always come first here.
This is our first full weekend off in 5 weeks so we are going to well and truly relax, messages may be replied to a little late but I hope everyone has a lovely weekend and thank you once again 💖

15/05/2024

Hugo and Ted having fun 💙🖤

13/05/2024

Keeping cool in the woods, Charlie loves to do a bit of agility along the way 🪵

12/05/2024

Pool day! 💦

10/05/2024

Today was Chesters last walk with Happy Paws! Good luck on your new adventure. The biggest goofball we walk 🤪 You’ve given us so many laughs. He will be so missed by us and his doggy pals! 🧡

08/05/2024

Piper’s adventure through the woods involved lots of fetch and exploring through the bushes 🐾

03/05/2024

Many happy pups this week ☀️ Hope everyone has a fantastic bank holiday weekend, we will see you on Tuesday 💚

30/04/2024

Our final walk of the day with Molly, Hugo (his facial expression at Otto has me laughing🤣🤣) and Otto ☀️

27/04/2024

Saturday fun 🫶🏻

22/04/2024

🌲 Blast through the woods for the boys this morning 🌲

18/04/2024

Bruno’s first walk with us today, Luna showed him the ropes 😆

16/04/2024

This week we have newbies Socks and Bobby as well as returning clients Ziggy, Sophie, Denzel Washingbun and Marbles 🐰🐈

15/04/2024

Welcoming 3 lovely greyhounds to the Happy Paws club! Bruno, Skippy and Duke 🐾

12/04/2024

Chester and Dougal’s adventure today 🧡🖤

11/04/2024

It’s ! Here are ours! Comment the last photo of your pet 👇🏻

10/04/2024

Luna’s walkies today 💛

A morning potter down the burn chasing sticks and having a run about splashing in the puddles

And a more chilled afternoon walk with her pals Frankie, Hugo and Ted around the town and park 🐾

04/04/2024

Vera loves a cuddle🥰❤️