🎉 Danni's Diddy Dogs is 2 years old today! 🤗🤭🎉
💙 Wow, wow, wowa weee waaa! My goodness me. Honestly cannot believe that it's been 2 whole years already that I've been getting to spend every single day doing something I truly LOVE.
My days are spent caring for all my wonderful clients Diddy doggies and cute kitties and I get to spend my whole day, everyday with animals. Which to me, is absolute heaven ☺️
I am so very grateful, so appreciative, and honestly so thankful for everyone that's supported me along the way and made my dream of working with animals a reality. Getting to take care of all your fur babies is the best job in the world and I would not trade it for the world 💙💙💙
⚠️🌡️🔥 H O T W E A T H E R W A R N I N G 🔥🌡️⚠️
🐶🎉💙 T H A N K ~ Y O U 💙🎉🐶
💙 Hellooo! 👋 And thank you to the flurry of new followers that have followed me and my Diddies recently! 🤗🙂💙
⚠️ Regarding this week's weather...it's a bit changeable again! But if it does get especially hot, as always, I will always out the health, welfare and safety of your babies first and foremost. This may mean I reduce their walk (if it heats up whilst we're out), change their walking location to a more suitable, cooler, shadier spot, change a walk to a home visit, or it is suitable and I can get to you earlier, I will come to you at an earlier time and we'll head out for our walk early when the temperature is cooler. Obviously, age, breed, size of dog and health will also be taken into consideration as well when making the decision to amend their walk or visit. I will keep you updated and let you know if any changes to your pup's usual visit have been made.
🐾 N O W F U L L Y B O O K E D 🐾
🐾 Hello! 👋 I just wanted to let everyone know I am now fully booked for daytime home visits and walks - I am a busy busy bee 🐝
So I won't be taking on any more regular doggies and I unfortunately do not have any availability for ad-hoc walks during lunchtimes.
It's really, really important to me that I never feel I'm rushing or have to clock watch or feel like I can't give my absolute full time and attention 100% to each of my Diddy Dogs. I want to always be providing the best care and keep providing a personal, 1:1 service that takes into consideration the individual personalities and needs of your pups, and make sure I have the flexibility and reliability to look after my regular doggies to the very best of my ability and be there when you need me.
🐾 If we've already met and had a meet & greet (even if we may not have started visits / walks as of yet) then please do not worry - I am including you when I say I'm fully booked. Your doggy is part of my Diddy Doggies 🤗😚
🐾 However, please do get in touch if you have enquires for cat feeds 🐱 or if you are looking for in-home drop ins or evening sitting.
💙 Thank you! 💙
🎉 Danni's Diddy Dogs is 1 year old today! 😲🤭
💙 Celebrating one whole year of getting to wake up every day and do something I truly love and having the privilege of spending my days making sure all your Diddy doggies are content, happy and loved and having fun living their best life! 💙
💙 A big, BIG thank you to all my Diddy Dog pawrents 🥰 💙💙💙
🐾 Doggo 🐶 or piglet 🐷 ?! 😆
💙 Home Visits /Drop Ins 🐾
💙 1:1 Walks 🐾
💙 Small Group Walks 🐾
💙 In-home Evening Sitting 🐾
💙 Cat Feeds 🐾
*Very limited availability!*
Availability for cat feeds, ad-hoc walks / drop ins / sitting AM & evenings.
Drop me a message and I will do my best to see what I can do to help you and your furry family members 🙂
🐾 Danni
💌 07549705755
📩 [email protected]
🌐 Full list of services and prices www.diddy-dogs.co.uk
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💙 I'm going to take this opportunity to say a really big, heartfelt thank you to all my doggy pawrents that have send well wishes and kind messages over the last few days and this weekend asking how Lilu is doing 💙
I really appreciate it and I'm so grateful for your understanding and patience over the last few days. I am incredibly lucky and so, so thankful to have such kind, lovely doggy pawrents 😚🥰
Thank you so much 💙💙💙
🐾 U P D A T E 🐾
🐾 Lilu had her check up this morning, and they are concerned something in her neck is causing her pain. We had an anxious wait to hear from them as they tried to contact a neurologist at a referral centre for an MRI. An MRI scan will be the only way of confirming whether Lilu has got another herniated disc. Unfortunately there is a limited number of places that have an MRI facility, specialise in neurological conditions AND have the availability to see and treat her right now.
As with everything, due to covid there are huge waiting times and staff shortages, and lots of veterinary practices are really up against it and just absolutely inundated, therefore we can't have Lilu seen for an MRI until September.
🐾 This is not ideal, but this is unfortunately something that is out of our control.
For the time being, they've given Lilu some strong pain killers and we'll be putting her on strict crate rest. Hopefully the crate rest itself will help and perhaps with any luck she may not need to have the MRI or have any surgery. And we're just hoping she doesn't get any worse within the next 3 weeks or so.
🐾 For now, she's not in pain as she's had an injection of a strong pain killer that will see her through until tomorrow morning. She's actually obviously not feeling any pain as she's looking at me like "Why am I in this crate mummy?! I'm fine!" And she's full of beans and desperate to run about!
This video I recorded before she went to the vets, so before she'd had any pain medication, and she was shaking and twitching constantly.
With the pain killers, the shaking has stopped so I'm hoping she's much more comfortable now.
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🐾 The last few weeks (month or so I'd say!) have been somewhat of a blur! But in a good way! A good, exciting, busy, busy blur! 😂😁
I'm so grateful for all my new doggies and their pawrents that have got in touch and picked me to take care of their fur babies! It means a huge amount 💙 thank you 💙
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🐾 A really BIG thank you as well to close friends, friends and also friends of friends for supporting me by thinking of me and passing on recommendations to their friends and family members when they know of someone in need of some doggy care! It does really me an awful lot to me, so thank you! 🤗😚💙
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🐾 Some on lead recall with good girl Pip 🤗❤️
Spaces available for walks & home visits. Drop me an enquiry to find out how we can help you and your diddy doggies!
🐾 Danni
💌 07549705755
📩 [email protected]
🌐 Full list of services and prices www.diddy-dogs.co.uk
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🐾 The last few months has been tough, and the start of this year so far has been really tough. However, the continued kindess and support from my clients, the love, ear licks and waggy tails of their wonderful doggies and uplifting, positive, and supportive messages from other fellow dog walkers has really helped to navigate this tricky time.
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🐾 Lilu and Albi playing with their Bob-A-Lot treat dispensing toy...or as I prefer to call it Sir Bob-A-Lot 😁
🐾 They both seem to absolutely love trying to work out how to get the food out. I split their evening meal into 2 separate meals; one half of their dry kibble goes into their snuffle mats and the remaining half they get in these new toys!
🐾 Not only does this give them an activity to keep them busy and get their brains going at dinner time, but it means they eat their dinner much slower. They have slow feeder bowls which they have for their breakfast which are also brilliant at slowing them down but not quite as effective or fun in terms of a little brain game for them to get stuck into!
🐾 Dachshunds can be real gannets when it comes to food and given the chance will wolf their food down! This can be problematic, as although very rare, if they do gobble down their food far too quickly, they can be at risk of GDV (Gastric Dilation-volvulus) or "bloat". This is usually much more common in very large breeds such as Great Danes, but deep-chested breeds like Dachshunds can be prone to it if they eat too much food and too quickly. It is important to note ANY breed of dog can suffer from bloat /GDV. GDV is a very serious condition and can be fatal in some cases.
🐾 One of the best ways you can prevent GDV in dogs is to...
~ Slow down their eating (using slow feeders or food dispensing toys)
~ Feeding them smaller, frequent, spaced out meals instead of one big meal
~ Making sure to allow time both before and after exercise (at least 30 minutes after a walk before feeding and at least an hour after feeding before going for a walk - up to 2 hours for large breeds)
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🐾 Let them sniff! 🐽
🐾 Maisy getting all the sniffs!
🐾 What can dogs gain from sniffing when out on walks? Well, quite a lot!
🐽 Sniffing is very calming and relaxes them. It can aid in easing anxiety.
🐽 Their noses are over 40 times more powerful than ours - sniffing is pretty much their super power!
🐽 Dogs explore and "see" the world through their noses. They take in their environment through smelling what's in it and can gather huge amounts of information by keeping their noses to the ground.
🐽 They're picking up information left by other dogs such as the sex of the dog, how long ago they were last there, are they still nearby, the mood of the dog, whether they're in season and even the health of the dog.
🐽 It focuses their brain and gives their brains a work out. This can be really beneficial for energetic dogs that have boundless energy even after physical exercise. A dedicated "sniff walk" or a game involving hiding treats can really benefit energetic pups, especially before bedtime to help calm them down.
🐾 It's so important to never overlook the importance of allowing your dog the time to stop and sniff when on walks. This is a very different sort of exercise to playing or running about and is just as important for their development and for keeping them content, happy and balanced.
If you would like some help giving your diddy dog some extra love & fuss, more adventure and play and the care and attention they deserve, please feel free to drop me an enquiry to find out how we can help you and your diddy doggies!
🐾 Danni
💌 07549705755
📩 [email protected]
🌐 Full list of services and prices www.diddy-dogs.co.uk
