Magnus Dog Walking & Pet Services

30/08/2024

Hi, I'm closed until Monday lunchtime.
I'll answer any messages when I re-open. Thank you ###

18/07/2024

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21/06/2024

Hi, I'll be closed this weekend as of 1pm today. I'll reply to any messages on Monday when I'm up and at it again! 😁 thank you x

31/05/2024

This is such an important thing to keep in mind when your dog is meeting other dogs, whether that's on or off lead. Read their body language and advocate for them. The 3 second rule 🐾

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14/05/2024

😁😁😁 Normal service has resumed!! Back to my old number 😁😁😁

For the next 24hrs my mobile number will be 07508370070 as I'm switching from Plusnet to EE. I'm keeping my old number but it takes a day to switch. If you need to contact me and don't get a reply via text or it goes straight to voicemail when you call, please try the interim number above or Facebook message or WhatsApp me 😊
Hopefully normal service will be resumed by this time tomorrow 😁🤞

Oh... and Skye says hi! 🥰

03/05/2024

Hi all, I'm closed this weekend. I'll reply to any messages on Tuesday.
Have a happy Bank Holiday everyone!
Thanks 🐾

01/05/2024

After upsetting Wilf and Silvia (and their mummies!) for my gush of love for Eddie and Lottie yesterday 😍 here's a pic of my favourite Wilf Dog and Silvia Dog in the whole wide world 🤣
Oh... and it happens to be Wilf's 7th birthday today! Happy birthday Wilf you handsome boy!! 🥰 ### (you got extra birthday sausage today😁)

30/04/2024

Meet my 2 newest walking customers, Eddie and Lottie 😍
I'm a little bit in love with these two ❤️❤️

30/04/2024

As many of you know I've been tasked with training these gorgeous girls. Today we went to watch sheep. 🐑🐑🐑
I want to let them see as much as possible, within their capabilities, keeping calm, relaxed and unphased. They did so well. They also met Sid, a gorgeous German Shepherd who was saying hello from behind his gate, they were awesome. We still need to do work on introducing them to different breeds, they weren't too sure of a couple of dogs today but they were big and very hairy which I don't think they've seen before 🙈!! Work in progress as always 😁

07/04/2024

This gorgeous smoochie-face is staying this week 😍

06/04/2024

Over the last few weeks I've had the awesome job of training these two beautiful Hungarian Vizsla pups on behalf of their owners. Their main wish was that they could walk nicely on lead without pulling and have good recall.
I have been working with each pup individually to teach them the basic techniques of walking on a loose lead. As they are now only 6 months old, they still get easily distracted in the environment. However, this week they absolutely smashed it when I thought I'd try to walk them both together. Their owners will walk them together, it's important that we practice this too.
They also wanted to ensure they were well socialised with other dogs. I brought them home and introduced them very slowly and carefully to my 3. My gang understand the rules and gave the girls space to gain their confidence 🥰
As you know, I only use positive, reward based training methods, because they work!
I couldn't have been happier this week! They are absolute superstars! We still have a way to go but they are progressing really well. I'm a very proud Auntie Carla 😁

29/03/2024

Happy Easter to all my customers! I'm taking the long weekend off (yes, you did read that right 🤣)
So, I may not answer any messages or queries until Tuesday morning. Have a lovely weekend x

03/02/2024

Homeboarder Stanley living his best life 🤣🥰

21/01/2024

If we start out with realistic expectations when training and living with our dogs they will stand half a chance at living a happy life. We expect our dogs to be perfect, all the time in every situation.....
Training a dog takes a lifetime. Let's make it easier for them by understanding their needs better, think of their welfare and wellbeing and not what we want.
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How long does it take?

How long does it take for a child to be able to walk proficiently on all or most surfaces, at differing speeds, when there are different things going on around them?

Around 4 years.

How long does it take an adult to learn how to drive well, under all conditions, or even at a safe, basic level under various conditions?

Dozens, if not hundreds or thousands of hours.

How long does it take us to teach a child to sit quietly in a restaurant or train and for them to learn how to deal with boredom (church as a child), hunger, being cold etc

As an adult, how often do you do social activities that you don't really enjoy? If you like quiet places, do you meet your friends in a noisy bar where you can't hear each other talk?

Let's shift perspective.

We expect our dogs to magically walk well on lead from puppies as if they somehow come with preinstalled software which allows them to do so. We expect them to do it over all terrain, when it's busy, exciting or scary. Can a human adult learn quickly under those conditions? Most can't but we expect our weeks or months old dog to.

We expect our dogs to settle in restaurants without training when we've never deliberately taught them to settle in the house. Our children can't do that unless we teach them to.

We expect them to like all the things we like just because we like them. About a decade ago, I had a moronic couple who would take their nervous dog to parties with lots of drink and drugs and wonder why she started biting. It never occurred to them to not to take her and when I pointed out that they shouldn't, their response was "but we like taking her."

There are two ways to get results quickly.

1. Suppression. Suppress all the behaviours you don't like using fear and pain (prong collars, ecollars, slip leads) until the dog stops behaving entirely. This is the Cesar Milan model (and other TV trainer model). Looks impressive, miserable dog (there's a lot more to this but I've hugely summarised).

2. We can invest time.and effort in the short term and act consistently for long-term dividends. I worked with a dog yesterday, we had a huge impact on her anxious and excited behaviours within an hour. Her people just need to follow through consistently for longer term results, which I'm sure they will.

Being a being on this planet is hard. Being a dog in a human world is hard. Let's not make it harder for them.

04/01/2024

Gotta love an oldie 🥰
Mr Darcy is staying here this week with his mate Stanley. It's not often I get to celebrate a houseguests birthday with them and have not had the pleasure of celebrating a 13th birthday with them.... until today!
Happy 13th birthday Mr Darcy 😍
I just love this gorgeous gentleman x

25/12/2023

Wishing all my customers (and their humans!) a very Merry Christmas🐾🐕🐈‍⬛🐎🐓🐇🐢
I hope Santa Paws brings you everything on your list 🎅
Thank you all for an awesome year. See you all in 2024!!
Merry Christmas love from me, Dexter, Skye and Jess 🐾🐾🐾

02/12/2023

📸 Look at this post on Facebook
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09/11/2023

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ANYBODY CAN SUPPRESS BEHAVIOUR
THE PERILS OF PUNISHMENT

It’s really easy for anyone to suppress or stop a behaviour by using punishment, force or pain and say that it works, so why even bother to do it differently?

Punishment based methods may well “fix” the behaviour quickly, are far easier, require far less effort, less knowledge, less education, or even just be based on traditional belief, but these methods come at a great cost - destroying trust, creating insecurity, fear, anxiety, provoking aggression, causing dogs to shut down or feel helpless and prevent dogs from learning an alternative, more acceptable behaviour.

“A tradition without intelligence is not worth having” - T. S. Eliot

There is so much scientific evidence to support force free, positive reinforcement methods as being the most effective and successful way to modify behaviour.

There is nothing admirable, ethical or intelligent in physically or emotionally forcing any sentient being to comply.

Take the time and make a commitment to understand and learn about positive, force free, science-based methods.

There is so much information available, if we just take the time to look.

26/10/2023

It's official!! Jess has a fully functioning shnozzle!!
Tonight was the last of our 6 week course, it's been absolutely brilliant!
I can highly recommend this course with Hide and Go Sniff 😁
So if you're looking for something fun to do with your dog to really get their nose and brain working, this is it!
Any breed or mix of breeds can do this course. They just need a nose!!

16/10/2023

The totally gorgeous goofball Rosa, the Giant Schnauzer, is staying this week. Love her! She's a real character 🥰
(From left: Jess, Dexter and Rosa. Skye didn't fancy having her photo taken today 🤷‍♀️)

27/08/2023

Saw this and thought of Crumble!!! Lorna 🤣🤣🤣

Again?!

05/07/2023

My Wednesday lunchtime walk. You have to be blonde to join!! 🤣
4 happy tails!!! 😁
Crumble labrador, Ayla cockerpoo, Chester and Lilly mini golden doodles 🥰

05/04/2023

I've had the greatest pleasure in walking these two cuties this week 🥰 Chester and Cleo the Mini Golden Doodles 🥰
They met Ayla cockerpoo for walkies today and they made instant friends ❤️

28/03/2023

I am so happy and so proud!! Today I had my inspection for my home boarding license, I've been awarded a 5 star rating!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I always strive to give each dog the best home from home experience I can, ensuring their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing is cared for. It's hard work, so it's fantastic to have that recognised today 😁

23/03/2023

We still have some spaces available on our puppy foundation course, starting on Monday. If you know anyone with a puppy that would like to join a fantastic 8 week course, please get in touch. 😊
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Puppy training!
Our next 8 week course is due to start on 27 March and we have limited spaces available. As a non profit we try to keep our fees low at £40 for the 8 weeks.

18/03/2023

There is some availability on the upcoming puppy training course. If you know anyone who may be interested, ask them to get in touch through their page.
It's a great club, only using reward based training methods 🥰 x https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=584368433732360&id=100064776246509&sfnsn=scwspmo

Puppy training!
Our next 8 week course is due to start on 27 March and we have limited spaces available. As a non profit we try to keep our fees low at £40 for the 8 weeks.

09/03/2023

This is a fabulous book for anyone with a highly aroused dog, and even better, it's free for a few days. I love tapping into a dog's natural abilities, especially their use of their shnozzle!!

Are you walking your dog for miles in the hope you can use up his energy but he’s just getting busier? Perhaps you throw a ball for hours at a time, but your dog just wants more and more? Maybe your dog is so full of energy, lacks focus and is hard to handle? There is an answer and it migh...

08/03/2023

# # UPDATE: NORMAL SERVICE HAS BEEN RESUMED! Im back on 07789 697 732

Hi all !
For anyone trying to call me today, I'm in between phone network providers 😳
All being well my existing number (07789697732) will be ported over to my new account today. However, Vodafone has decided to terminate their service before my new provider has swapped the numbers (don't even get me started on Vodafone 😡 if you've got half an hour, pull up a straw bale and I'll tell you a story! 🤣)
Any hoo, my temporary number, should anyone need to contact me, is 07421 232 440.
My existing number should be fully functioning by the end of today 🤞

03/03/2023

Happy Friday!!
Some of my walks today 🥰

01/03/2023

Crumble, Ayla and Frodo enjoying the 2 minutes of sunshine on their hr long walk this lunchtime 😀
Frodo thought he'd won the lottery stepping out with the blonde ladies today 😍