Wild Days, Dogs & More

16/04/2025

Oh hey there! 👋 It's been a hot minute and I thought it was about time I checked in and let the algorithm know I'm still running a business over here (despite the Universe's best efforts to keep me down...)

It's been a helluva few weeks. Watson and I are currently mending our broken hearts after losing someone very close to us in frankly, horrible circumstances. The stress of that triggered another viral episode in me, and just when our resilience was maxxed out, the cam belt went on the van, and it got written off 🙃

I'd been thinking about upgrading the van either this year or next so despite the inconvenience of now having no van, I can't say I'm too sad about it.

As for the other stuff, I finally won out against the virus and it didn't get anywhere near as bad as previous episodes so that feels like a win.

Losing our friend has put everything into perspective and our future isn't going to look quite how we imagined it, but we get to choose what to do with that.

I don't really know how to end this post so I'm just going to leave it there. Until next time x

10/02/2025

I always love the chance to catch up with Lottie and Luna the chocolate cockers 💞

07/02/2025

With all the excitement and business of moving house, Let's Talk About will be on pause until the Spring. Winter is a time for slowing down and nesting and this year I'm honouring that.

With all the excitement and business of moving house, Let's Talk About will be on pause until the Spring.

04/02/2025

Aaaand, the winner of the muddiest paws contest is... Daisy!

23/01/2025

"I gots a muddy face..."

20/01/2025

A belated Happy New Year!
With all the excitement of Christmas and moving house, there always seems to be something more worthwhile to do than social media at the moment (well, ans always) and for once, I'm not fighting the urge to let things slide a little. You'll see less of me on here for a while, if not for always, but rest assured, I'm still out in these woods every day with these wonderful dogs 🐾💗

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas!

20/12/2024

And that's a wrap!
Yesterday was my last day of walks for 2024 and today I'll be tying up the last of my admin jobs before 2 whole weeks off for Christmas 💝

I love how the dates have fallen this year as it means that Watson and I can really slow down and enjoy some time off together either side of our trip to York for a big family Christmas. This is our first time spending Christmas Day together as previous years have seen us spend it with our own families and I can't wait 🥰

As always, a massive thank you to all my lovely clients for another fantastic years of walks. I feel so lucky to be part of your lives and families and the kindness and love you've shown me this year has been so appreciated. Merry Christmas to you all and lots of love from Aislinn, Archie and Barney ###

18/12/2024

Muddy paws and expectant faces 😍
It's not easy to get a picture of Lyra (right) sitting still as she tends to spends our walks bombing around at a million miles an hour!

16/12/2024

🐶💗Thank you 💗🐶

13/12/2024

Good group vibes 💝

11/12/2024

Jerry the golden boy 😍

We've been loving the autumn colours and the crunchy leaves on our walks.

06/12/2024

Rudy 💕

05/12/2024

The latest post is up on the Let's Talk About blog 😊 Read it here:
https://wix.to/gdOKukk
Don't forget to let me know what you think!

What has stood out for me is how dog walkers and their clients can 'match' each other; that is to say, you can find your perfect match.

04/12/2024

"What are you asking Santa Paws for this year?"
"A new coat. This one smells and is old."

02/12/2024

I'll be honest with you, this is a hard post to write this month, but the thing that I'm feeling grateful for is the time I had with my stepfather, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly last month.

I'm not going to sit here and say what a wonderful man he was because that wouldn't be fair to those of us that knew him. In truth, he was a difficult man, an ogre and a tyrant at times but I loved him regardless.

For all the pain he caused, he was also always there for me whenever I needed him, he was the first person I would call when I needed a pep talk or advice and he made sure that I knew how much he loved me, always.

So this December, I'm grateful for all the advice and wisdom he imparted on me over the years. I'm grateful that he taught me how to cook, how to use a drill, how to lay a fire, how to fish, how to shoot and eventually, how to set boundaries.

I'm grateful too that he might now be at peace and that with his transition, he will know that I loved him and that I'm sorry for not getting to tell him once last time.

29/11/2024

What a bunch 😍
I'm blessed to walk some really awesome dogs and I hope photos like captures just some of the joy they bring to my days. Yes there's mud, and rain and flat tyres, and traffic and sometimes there are some really frightful people, but this is always the best job in the world 💘

28/11/2024

I'm forever grateful for Daisy's little coat 😆 This little cutie is such a mud magnet but at least with her coat on, the mud is (mostly) contained to her paws!