Buddies Dog Walking

30/10/2024

I’ve just had a lovely ten days with the adorable Peggy. She’s amazing at 13!
She loves a cosy sofa, and she took over the bed every night 😆. The garden is full of autumn colour 🍂🍁

19/10/2024

Popped by to see Kate and Jack for a delicious pumpkin 🎃 latte ☕️🍂. Perfect after my dog walk today in the autumn sunshine ☀️. I made use of the loyalty card too!!

15/10/2024

It’s always a great sit with Eliza, Luna & Jack 🥰. I had ten lovely days with them 🐶🐶🐶

05/10/2024

Suzy is always a fave girl to sit for. She loves to catch up with all the other woofs that I walk - Jess, snoop, Peg, Carbi and Dolly. It’s always great too to be staying back in lovely Findon village. See you Wed lovely girl 🥰

03/10/2024

28/09/2024

This is Honey, an Australian Labradoodle. We had a couple of days together last week. She’s quite a shy little girl but I think I won her over and hopefully I’ll be sitting for again in the future. See you again lovely girl 🥰. Thanks to mum too for leaving me the lovely homemade cottage pie and the treats. Always so appreciated. 🐾

12/09/2024

I had a lovely day last Saturday when I was chaperoning this little lady, Cleo, to her mum and dad’s wedding. After her ring bearer duties were done, she relaxed with a nice Kong, and after some photos we made our way back home for a well earned snooze 😴. What a busy woof 🥰🐶 Congratulations to Elle and Zak and thank you for letting me share your special day and look after lovely Cleo for you 🥰

02/09/2024

It was lovely to see Roxie and Rae again, my third sit this year. Rae is growing by the day, she’s 6 months now, just adorable 🥰. The house was a little quieter this time without dear Arri, bless him. See you girls on walks very soon no doubt

23/08/2024

Today the lovely Cane family said goodbye to their beautiful boy, Arri ❤️🥲. He was almost 18, bless his heart. I’ve had the pleasure to look after Arri for the past few years. He was gentle, cuddly, very chatty ☺️. I’ll miss you lovely boy. Chiggy too - ‘I love the kitty Kat, Nanny’ over the bridge you go 🌈❤️###x.

23/08/2024

Meet Betty, a 7 mth old Border and her flat mate, 16 yr old Beanie ❤️ . A 2 hr drop in including a short walk and then lots of play with little Betty. The blue octopus proved popular 😆. Little Bean went off for a snooze 😴. Betty may be joining Buddies gang for ad hoc walks. Hope to See you again little ladies

08/08/2024

It’s lovely to see these lovelies again. Not seen them since last year! Pepsi, the black lab, a gentle soul. Pedro, the CockerJack , who loves to stretch out on the sofa. Can’t forget little Denny, who’s a little cutie but tells the other boys off when he feels the need 😆. There’s also two lovely cats - 3 legged Kitty and Tango who is very shy. Will try and get a pic before I leave at weekend. I walked into my room last night to find all the woofs on the bed 🤣🥰

05/08/2024

Completed my sit with the lovely Roxie, Rae and Arri. See you in a couple of weeks 🥰. Chiggy was on hand to help nanny and enjoyed a splash in the pool 💦😃

01/08/2024

I always look forward to sitting for this delightful bunch: Roxie and young Rae, old gent Arri who sleeps a lot these days bless him, but still likes a cuddle, and Polo the gerbil 🐹 . Early walks all this week before it gets too hot for them and even then we’ve been keeping to the woods. They like a tussle in the garden with Auntie Rox keeping the youngster in check 😆. we’ve just had an early evening paddle which was just lovely 🥰🏖️💦

05/07/2024

Meet Biscuit, a 6 yr old Kikoni. This was our first outing today and first of all he didn’t seem too keen, so we spent some time getting reacquainted ☺️, with the help of some nice meaty treats 😆. I’ll see you again soon little man 🐶

25/06/2024

We're not nasty, we're not bad, we are not even mean.
We are just a bit scared or nervous sometimes.
All you need to do is give us some space, and the world feels much less frightening sometimes.
When my human asks you to call your dog back, its not beccause they think your dogs bad or naughty either, We just like different things.
And they are just trying to help me feel safe.
Next time you see a dog wearing yellow, will you do something for me?
Just give them a little more space. It will mean the world to us 💛

29/04/2024

This is Indie, a 2 yr old lab/mastiff cross, my new charge until Sunday. She’s a beauty. Loves meeting new woofs over at Cissbury and cuddles on the sofa 🥰

17/04/2024

Thankfully we are starting to enjoy a few warmer days here across the South Downs and with these warmer days comes the chance of you spotting one of these.

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The Adder is our native cold-blooded snake and easily spotted in various parts of the West Sussex countryside. After surviving through the long cold months, an opportunity of a warm day and a little sunbathe is irresistible and you will often see an adder slithering across a footpath or curled up asleep in the sun. This sunbathe aids the adder to becoming fully active after leaving their safety and shelter of their hibernation den - or what is officially called their 'hibernaculum'. This is likely to be an old fallen tree or a rodent burrow.

The European Adder (Vipera berus) is our only native snake which is venomous and therefore potentially harmful. According to the Veterinary Poisons Information Service, most adder bites occur between April and July. Adders are mostly secretive and prefer to avoid contact with other animals and humans, however until their body temperature rises enough they are sluggish and often cannot get out of the way in time when danger approaches. An inquisitive nose sniffing the ground or a paw put down in close proximity can get into trouble if the snake strikes in self defence - most adder bites we see are on the head, neck, lower legs or feet. Unless injured the adder will move away from the scene as quickly as possible so it is only very rare that the snake can be seen and identified.

If you suspect your dog may have been bitten by an adder please ring the team immediately so that we can be prepared to attend to your dog as soon as you arrive. This is a situation where time if off the essence and please may we remind you that our teams at both Storrington and Chichester are happy to see you regardless of which practice you are registered with. You as the owner can make that choice.

Very often you will not be aware that your dog has been bitten. Owners often just report a quick yelp and then it is not until the symptoms start to reveal themselves that an adder bite is suspected.

A few signs to look out for

- very rapid swelling around the area of the bite
- bruising or bleeding where bitten
- weakness and lethargy
- panting
- lameness
- drooling
- vomiting

Your dog may only show one or two of these symptoms but and they almost certainly likely to get progressively worse as time passes. Adder bites are very painful so even the most stoical of dogs will be showing signs of severe discomfort and will not want to be touched around the area of the bite. If left untreated the dog may develop tremors and convulsions, blood clotting disorders and eventually collapse.

The most important tip to remember is not to panic. Try and remain calm and your dog will also remain calm. Stress, excitement and excessive moment can speed up your dogs circulation and therefore spread the toxins. Please do ignore the snake. Remember they are a protected species so harming them is illegal. Resist the temptation to poke the bite area or even apply any form of compress. It will be very painful and your dog will not appreciate your assistance. Simply calmly walk your dog back to the car and call us immediately.

We would like to share a very useful first aid tip. Many of you walk with a doggy bag. By doggy bag we mean a little bag that contains treats, poo bags and such like. A little useful addition during the summer months would be some Piriton antihistamine tablets (chlorphenamine). Whilst this is by NO means enough to treat an adder bite, it would do no harm at all and in fact histamine is released after a bite so it may help a little on the way to us. We would always prefer an owner to keep our number stored on their phone in an emergency and as always we are happy to provide telephone advice, however as a rule of thumb our recommended dose rate of Piriton would be 4mg for a 10kg dog. With smaller dogs we would advise starting with half a tablet. At worst it will cause a little sedation but nothing more.

We hope your dog does not experience an adder bite but as its always best to be informed and prepared we hope this post will provide a little reassurance as to what to do in the event.

Please store our telephone number on your phone under EMERGENCY VET or pick up one of our cards which are kept on the desks. These are nice and small and can be kept in your wallet or phone case.

The numbers to call are
Storrington 01903 746028
Chichester 01243 978800

Remember we are available to anyone who needs us.

07/04/2024

Out of office for a week , off camping 🏕️- fingers crossed for a bit of fine weather 😆