DK9 Behaviour and Training

12/04/2024

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It was so nice receiving this A4 card through the post a couple of days ago 🐶🏥💕Please remember to call us directly on 01253 820555 If your pet requires emergency veterinary care 

04/04/2024

We have had a busy weekend 🐶

19/03/2024

Digit has been working very hard today making sure all the ordering has been done correctly 🤣🐶🏥💙

10/02/2024

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02/02/2024

We have been asked a few times now who the doggie is in the window, so we have put a little story together for you.

The story behind the face of the practice dog, Hank.

We got Hank from a farm in Bacup in 2016 when he was just 8 weeks old. He was the only boy in a litter of 8 Border collies, bless him.

We got Hank soon after losing our last collie Charlie due to old age. Hank was our little girl’s dog from the age of 5, they were un-separable doing everything together.

When our little girl was out with Hank, she would always make a point to everyone we met that he’s her dog which was so lovely to hear.

We always called Hank special in his own little way. He would do things like run too fast and fall over his ball instead of catching it in his mouth, we needed to buy him a life jacket because he could not swim. (Really what collie can’t swim)

When Hank was 2 years of age, he began having seizures which even in our profession it was very worrying to us as he was our special boy.

Hank then went on to have an MRI scan to see if there was anything obvious causing the seizures. The scan came back as clear, so he was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy.

Hank’s seizures were managed very well with medication over 4 years.

In December 2022 Hank decided he was going to throw the biggest seizure he could. He was having cluster seizures which was very difficult to control. Hank had all the treatment possible to stop him from seizuring but this was not working.

After hours of trying, we had one last attempt of wake Hank up from sedation in the hope the seizures would stop but as soon as he was awake, they started again.

The difficult decision was made to put our little boy to sleep to stop any more suffering.

This was heart breaking for us as he was such a big part of the family and very much loved, we woke him up from sedation one last time for us to say our goodbyes before he started to seizure again, during this time he lifted his little head up and kissed every one of us, still to this day it breaks our hearts we don’t have him with us in body but with having him with us every day as part of our practice makes it that little bit easier to deal with.

We always say if they have had a good life that’s all you can do, and we can defiantly say Hank had the best life possible. 💙🐶🌈

14/12/2023

Graphics all finished on the window today, x-ray, blood machine anaesthetic machine all getting installed tomorrow, its going to be a busy day.

03/11/2023

I just love these sort of follow-ups 🐶💙🐶💙 furry babies 

22/10/2023

All welcome 🐶

21/09/2023

Meet Xena, one of many XL bullies Iv seen this week for muzzle training, she’s such a sweet girl 🐶🩷 

17/09/2023

Due to no fault of her own, Luna is looking for her forever home . She is a 2 1/2 year old husky with lots of energy great with kids and other dogs. If anybody feels they are able to take on this gorgeous girl, please get in touch 🙏🏻🩷

16/09/2023

Anybody with XL Bullies that would like help to muzzle train there dog I’m more that happy to help at a reduced rate, Message or call for more information 🐶 

13/07/2023

What a lovely little boy💙This is Chewy he’s a 6 month old terrier cross who I will be working with over the next few weeks to improve on house training and recall. 🐶💙🐾

05/07/2023

Having this little face as my first appointment of the day was great. Nola is a beautiful 6 month old Fox labrador that needed a little help on dealing with her excitement.

17/06/2023

Another great review 🐶🩷 My job is amazing and this little face makes it all worth while. Jess is a lovely 6 month old pocket bully that I have recently started working. Being able to help owners when they are finding their feet with puppy training is so rewarding 🐶🐾

30/05/2023

After a lot of hard work and persistence from Daisy’s mum Daisy is now halti trained, Walking very well and no more pulling

25/05/2023

Chester’s first training session yesterday and he did so well 🐶💙

23/04/2023

After having such a busy day on Friday seeing lots of doggo’s it was great finishing off the day with this little face. Lola is only 3 months old, Her Mummy and Daddy came to me as they needed a little guidance with puppy training, 🐶💖🐾

18/03/2023

After just a few sessions working with Duke on his behaviour and recall he is now off his lead and loving life running in the fields free🐶💙🐾

10/03/2023

Just look at them ears 🤣 It’s amazing being able to work with dogs like Ghost🐶💙

05/02/2023

This is the start of Dukes recall training last week💙🐶🐾

03/02/2023

I just love it when I get a call to go and help this pretty little boy and his owners with training 🐶💙🐶

26/01/2023

It was great meeting this little pretty boy today,He really does look like butter wouldn’t melt 😂🐶💙

22/12/2022

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20/12/2022

It was great working with Yana banana last week, Giving her the best start with her recall training makes a happy puppy and happy owners. 🐶💖

01/12/2022

I couldn’t be any more proud of this little man and his owners.He came to us off the streets from a different country never had human interaction and very scared. Now look at him, off his lead and responding well to commands. He’s now coming to the end of his training and I’m over the moon with the amazing progress he has made as you can see in this video 💙🐶