Hydro Hounds Steventon

30/09/2023

Sam is such a handsome boy ❤️🐾😍

23/09/2023

Happy 14th Birthday BamBam 🎉🐾❤️

13/09/2023

The amazing movement achieved by Phoebe with treats 🍪❤️🐾💪🏻

26/08/2023

Happy international Dog day to these truly incredible animals, I am so lucky to have as my loyal companions and getting to spend my working days with so many beauties too ❤️🐶❤️

11/08/2023

Awww Fozzie you are such a sweet boy ❤️

03/08/2023

Flo and those ears 👂 she is always shouting at me for holding on to the ball for far to long 🎾🙈

26/07/2023

Little Patch in today working hard on building his hind leg muscles 💪🏻 🐾☺️

18/07/2023

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15/07/2023

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22/06/2023

Gorgeous selection of Doggies 💦🐕🐾💕

08/06/2023

Maddison session today 🐶❤️🐶🧡

01/06/2023

Ruby 🍉❤️

31/05/2023

Phoebe ❤️🐶

21/05/2023

Beautiful Ruby 🧡

24/04/2023

We say this a lot...

Ball . throwers . are . not . good . for . your . dog!

They might be having a great time, but the wear and tear on their joints is no joke.

What is it doing to your dog's joints?
- Repeated micro-trauma to muscles and cartilage is a cause of long-term damage.
- Chasing or even carrying items like a ball can shift your dogs weight distribution to their front legs, putting excessive weight through the joints of the front legs.
- Joints weakened by arthritis will be especially prone to further damage.
- High speeds can double the forces generated in the muscles.
- Braking is thought to be the most dangerous part of ball chasing and often responsible for shoulder injuries.

What can you do instead?
- Make sure to have a short warm up period before more intense exercise.
- Only ever throw the ball a short distance, on surfaces that avoid slipping and sliding.
- Throw below waist height so as to avoid jumping and don't do it repetitively
- Consider alternatives like scent work, varying location of the walk to keep things exciting, or playing hide and seek with the ball rather than playing fetch.

20/04/2023

Sam 🐾❤️🐾

05/04/2023

Storm and Jesse came together for a session today giving each other lots of encouragement 👍🐾🐾😍

04/04/2023

A lovely selection of black labradors today 😍🐾

03/04/2023

The lovely Ceaser attends for regular Hydrotherapy sessions to keep on top of his fitness and to help maintain his muscle mass as he starts to enter his senior years. 💪🏻 👑
He absolutely loves it! Howls form at least a mile away once he realises where he is coming. ☺️

29/03/2023

Post swim shower & chill 😎

21/03/2023

01/03/2023

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16/02/2023

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27/01/2023