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I provide pet sitting, dog walking and animal care in Clare, Suffolk and the surrounding area.
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26/08/2024

Well Ivy had her first walk in public today and was amazing! She walked perfectly, was taking in her surroundings and not bothered by any of the strange noises or the plastic bag that blew towards her! She was also very confident when meeting people and was good at waiting for permission from me first to say hello. Looks like all the hard work to prepare her before she was vaccinated has paid off!

21/08/2024

In addition to all the photos here is a video showing some of the training and tricks Ivy can do so far, she’s so clever and loves to learn! Being only 12 weeks old now I can’t wait to see how we progress as she gets older.

21/08/2024

Let the adventures begin!

So Ivy had her 2nd vaccination on Monday meaning she will very soon be able to start getting out properly instead of being carried everywhere!It also means I can now carry on socialising her with more people and dogs, therefore anyone who would like to meet her please send me a message and we’ll sort something out. She loves people already so would be very happy to have lots of cuddles along with a run around with other dogs!

Here are some pictures showing some of what we’ve been up to so far, which also shows how much she’s grown in the 4 weeks I’ve had her (the photos are in order with the last ones being most recent)!

20/07/2024

The big announcement…
Thank you Portia for your help today!

17/07/2024

Very pleased to say that I have just had confirmation that I passed my OSCEs following my trip to Hampshire to take the exam a few weeks ago! This means I have now completely finished my course and can qualify.

I also have some extremely exciting news hopefully coming soon, I’m not giving many hints yet but I’ve been waiting for a very long time and after much deliberation have decided to go ahead with it.
Any guesses? (No cheating from the 2 people who already know!)

15/07/2024

Well me and Joy went to our second show of the season this weekend and I was so pleased with how much she improved over the two days. Massive improvement with her confidence and speed in the weaves and by Sunday I even managed to convince her not to use the A-frame as a launch pad!

Despite starting off slightly distracted in her first run Saturday (due to a food truck by the ring which she thought smelled tasty!) she still did some nice work and was only eliminated due to me stepping too far forwards and pushing her the wrong side of a jump.
The next couple of rounds were very nice (videos coming soon) with a clear in the jumping and just unfortunately jumping off the A-frame a stride early picking up 5 faults in the agility. I was even able to put her under a bit of pressure in the weaves to speed her up, which she coped really well with.

Sunday was a brilliant day with three clear rounds and two 2nd places, one of which was a lovely clear in a fairly challenging 3-5 agility course. Her clear in the 3-5 jumping put her in 3rd which was unfortunately just outside the placings but still a lovely run in what was another technical course with a few traps.

I’m definitely feeling more connected with Joy this season and I’m really starting to figure out how to keep her attention when she’s in a more challenging mood too!

10/07/2024

Did you know that in addition to looking after horses, dogs, cats and other pets I also offer assistance for smallholdings? This includes holiday cover/ house sitting, lambing and helping with moving, worming, foot trimming etc.

I also had great fun trying out the camera on my new phone yesterday at Clare Pedigree Sheep & Cattle. Although I may have got a little carried away as you can probably tell…
I’m sure Portia Jane Brown would agree that you can never have too many photos of sheep though!

30/06/2024

Well I’ve certainly had an eventful weekend…

Yesterday was our first agility show of the year and what a great way to start the season it was! Joy managed to get 2nd place in both her jumping classes and a first in the agility class, which was enough to qualify for the finals where we managed to place 2nd overall. So after a 5:30am start (as I had a few other things to get done before picking Joy up) we then did the finals in the dark and didn’t end up getting home until nearly midnight! It was a very long day but definitely worth it and Joy was very pleased with herself too.

Then to top off the weekend, I went to the yard early this morning in the pouring rain to feed the horses only to find one of the mares had unexpectedly given birth to her foal! They are both happy and healthy and the foal is already full of spirit!

03/06/2024

I’ve been very busy again recently looking after lots of lovely pets and having plenty of cuddles! Here’s a few pictures showing some of what I got up to over the last week.

24/05/2024

Very pleased to say that I now have all my exam results back and I have passed everything, all that’s left now is for me to take my pre-reg OSCE exam and I will then be qualified!

16/05/2024

Very pleased to say I got my results back today for my dissertation, for those who don’t already know my project looked at the influence of owner personality on their dogs’ behaviour in regard to noise sensitivity. I titled the project ‘The Effect of Owner Personality Traits on their Dogs’ Sensitivity to Auditory Stimuli’.
I received a mark of 72% meaning I achieved a first, therefore the highest grade it is possible to get, I’ve also attached below the comments received from my dissertation supervisor.
Now I’m just waiting for the results from my 4 exams, then I will know my final grade!

12/05/2024

Introducing this lovely foal who I’ve been helping look after since he was born last weekend.

20/04/2024

Here are a few pictures of some of the new faces I have been looking after over the last couple of weeks. Although some of them were a bit nervous at first it didn’t take long for them to get comfortable with me and it’s been lovely getting to know them all!

31/03/2024

Had great fun today at my first show of the year doing some arena eventing on Charlie. He was super strong and keen so we didn’t have any breaks, especially in our second round! There was also a very scary water tray which he didn’t like the look of but we got over it and still managed to place 6th in our first round and 4th in the second. I decided not to jump too high as it’s only the 5th time I’ve ridden him and he’s certainly not the easiest to ride!

04/03/2024

Ollie, Portia and Logie were very happy to see me this weekend and demanding lots of cuddles as always!

19/02/2024

Rosie had a great time splashing around in the floods yesterday, she also got me thoroughly soaked in the process which she thought was hilarious!

10/02/2024

Had a busy time yesterday with 8 dogs to walk which certainly keeps me fit. I managed to walk close to 20 miles, although I think we ended up doing more swimming than walking after all the rain! The horses fields were also very flooded, luckily they still had some dry ground though.

Here’s a few pictures from some of yesterday’s walks.

04/02/2024

Joy was super keen at training today and working very nicely!

01/01/2024

Happy new year to all my wonderful clients and friends, thank you for your continued support and I hope you have an amazing year! I’m looking forward spending more time with your pets in 2024 along with getting to know some new ones. I’ve got a busy year ahead and lots of exciting plans and projects!

Here’s a video below of some of the animals I’ve had the pleasure of looking after in 2023.

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas to all my clients and friends, I hope you are having a lovely day!
I’ve got lots of lovely animals to look after today, as you can see some of them wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas too.

29/11/2023

I’ve had great fun recently doing some chicken training, here’s a video of us trying some agility!

19/11/2023

I’ve had a busy day today going on a trip down to Sussex collecting a horse and am now making the journey back home.
I was also lucky enough to see Lizzie who I used to look after when she was a foal. It was really nice to see her all grown up and enjoying life, she definitely seemed to remember me too and we had a lovely cuddle. The first picture is her today and the second is of her 3 years ago as a foal.

12/11/2023

Joy was listening very well at training today and very excited after having a couple of weeks off, we both had a great time!

06/11/2023

Had a lovely sunny although very muddy walk with Abby and Squid today!

05/10/2023

I was looking after this lovely lot over the weekend and had a few of them following me round demanding attention too! Clare Pedigree Sheep & Cattle Portia Jane Brown

01/10/2023

I’ve been staying with this lovely lot for the last couple of weeks, it’s been great to see them again and we’ve had lots of cuddles together! As you can see, they looked very relaxed and happy after finding a nice sunny spot to lay in.

26/09/2023

I had this lovely boy to look after over the weekend, I haven’t seen him for about 4 years so it was really nice to spend some time with him again and he certainly seemed happy to see me too!

30/08/2023

Here’s a few pictures of some of the animals I was looking after over the bank holiday weekend. We all had lots of fun and I was super busy as usual!

24/08/2023

Went out on an adventure today exploring some new walks with Joy!

18/08/2023

Thought I would share this as a bit of awareness as this is a very challenging case I was involved with recently.

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Videos

A little training video from today

Joys run in todays ABC finals, a lovely clear which put us in 4th overall.

The big announcement… Thank you Portia for your help today!

Here’s a video of a couple of Joys runs on Saturday.

An eventful weekend with an extra surprise this morning!

I started introducing Bella and Nugget to a bit of agility yesterday morning whilst it was still cool. They both really enjoyed it and started picking it up really quickly!

Joy was super keen at training today and working very nicely!

Happy new year to all my wonderful clients and friends, thank you for your continued support and I hope you have an amazing year! I’m looking forward spending more time with your pets in 2024 along with getting to know some new ones. I’ve got a busy year ahead and lots of exciting plans and projects! Here’s a video below of some of the animals I’ve had the pleasure of looking after in 2023.

I’ve had great fun recently doing some chicken training, here’s a video of us trying some agility!

Joy was listening very well at training today and very excited after having a couple of weeks off, we both had a great time!

Had so much fun at agility today with the lovely Joy. It was our first time running together so I was really pleased, especially as she had a few months off and I haven’t done agility for nearly 3 years! I was a bit rusty but am looking forward to getting back into it again and building a bond with her.

Happy New Year everyone! As promised here is a collection of memories from 2022, can you spot your pet in the video? I would just like to say a massive thank you to all my clients and friends for your support over the last year and I look forward to continuing looking after your pets in 2023! I would also like to thank everyone who helped me after my riding accident earlier in the year, I am really grateful to all who helped keep me sane and also make sure I was still able to get to any pets I needed to look after. I’m really lucky to have the support of so many amazing people and lots of lovely animals too. I am really excited to see what 2023 brings and hope you all have a wonderful year!

It was lovely to walk Rosie again today after not seeing her for over a year, she definitely remembered me though and was very excited when I walked in! We did a bit of heel work and focus training on our walk, she was a bit distracted but I was really pleased with how she did considering how long it’s been since I worked with her.