Mooch That Pooch

17/03/2025

On today’s mooch……
Amber, Max and Luna went to the field. Amber and Max missed each other over the weekend and they couldn’t leave each other alone. I love how silly they are together- as you can see in the photos! They played for the whole hour.
Next Nina, Henry, Roman and both Lunas went to the beach. It was quite stoney again but they still loved playing on it! Nina, Henry and Luna got the zoomies and were running in circles after each other. Roman was exploring with my Luna who was a bit calmer for him.

14/03/2025

On today’s mooch…….
Amber, George and Luna went to the beach. There wasn’t much sand again, but they loved climbing the rocks hunting for pools to splodge in. When we found little patches of sand Amber couldn’t stop rolling in it! George liked digging the rocks out of the water.
Next Chip, Roman, Oscar, Izzy and Luna went to the beach to escape the mud. Chip was much happier to be clean but he wouldn’t go near any form of water! Oscar and Izzy were so excited, they were sprinting all around! Roman was enjoying a little run on the sand but I had to make sure he didn’t go mad on the rocks with his recovering leg. We had a lead walk back to calm everyone down - and to stop everyone eating the ton of bread someone had put out for the birds 🤪
Lastly Poppy, Rosie and Luna explored behind Tunstall hill. They were so full of beans today, I loved seeing them having so much fun! Their poor little legs were covered in mud when they tried to cross the little stream - that was deeper than we thought 😜

13/03/2025

On today’s mooch…..
Amber, Max, George and Luna went to the field. As we were getting out of the van an ambulance went passed and Max joined in making nee naw noises 😂 It rained the whole time they were out and we had to try and find a path to walk on as the field was getting flooded! This lot didn’t mind they are like ducks 😜 they were running through the puddles!
Next Nina, Henry, Chip, Skye, Jess and Roman went to the field. It was lightening up by now which was great as Chip hates the rain! He still was disgusted that he had to walk on soggy grass 😜 Skye was over the moon the see her friends again, she was spinning with delight when I let her off and she was so happy when Nina started chasing her. Henry couldn’t let Nina have all the fun and joined in the crazy play! Jess and Roman weren’t feeling it today, I think she squelchy mud put them off. They plodded on next to me.
Lastly Betty, Rex and Rosco had a walk along the track behind Tunstall Hill. Betty was in her element with her little Rexy, she kept pawing him. Rex stays still, side eyeing her, then when she starts to give up he zips around doing zoomies so Betty tries to catch him! Rosco was too excited to join in, he was trying to glue himself to the floor to smell everything! He did give them some barks of encouragement 😂

12/03/2025

On today’s mooch……..
Amber, Max, George and Luna went to the field. Amber was so happy she got off her lead the whole time, the boys were equally as happy to have their play mate back. Amber is always the centre of their play. They had plenty of sniffing and running around.
Next Teddy, Roman, Rex, Rosco, Izzy and Chip went to the field. Teddy was so hyper today, he’s normally so chilled but today he was the ring leader, with Rosco, of the crazy play! Rosco loved this and was like a race horse hurdling the long grass to make Teddy more excited. Rex and Chip were skipping along together but got rudely interrupted by Roman. Today he was obsessed with Rex and he stuck to him like glue. Izzy enjoyed having a bit of run with the others but preferred to supervise with me!

11/03/2025

On today’s mooch……
Amber, Max and Luna went to the field. Amber had a few minutes of freedom to test her foot out. She was absolutely loving life, Max was over the moon too to have his play mate back! They didn’t mind being caught in the sleet, they were definitely warm enough with all of the running!
Next Roman, Teddy, Rosco and Luna had a walk around the lake. They were mesmerised when a swan landed on the water, its wings were so loud! They all stood, frozen to the spot staring - then Rosco stared giving it his best bark so i ushered them on!
Lastly Maddie, Macey and Luna walked through the woods. We explored a little track to see where it went, the girls were glued to the floor with the new smells. The sun stated to poke out and everyone seemed much happier, totting on faster.

10/03/2025

On today’s mooch……
Amber, Max and Luna walked the track behind Tunstall Hill. It was nice and quiet so they look advantage and smelled every blade of grass! We haven’t been here for a while so they had noses to the floor and were marching along as fast as they could!
Next Nina, Henry, Winnie, Teddy, Roman and Luna went to the field. Roman and Teddy had a bromance today they didn’t leave each others side, Roman even walked with his head on Teddy. Luna and Winnie were the wild childs of the group, they were so fast and never stopped. Nina and Henry tried to play with them but they found it hard to catch them, they gave it their best shot though!

08/03/2025

Happy International Women’s Day!

Today, I want to give a huge shoutout to all the solopreneurs out there, especially those of us working with animals. The ones doing all the jobs. The admin, the social media, the walking, the training, the late night messages to clients, the early starts, the mud, the paperwork, the “just quickly” jobs that somehow take an hour or two.

Running a business alone isn’t easy. Unlike bigger businesses, solopreneurs don’t have teams, departments, or funding opportunities to lean on. It’s just us, figuring it out as we go, pouring our hearts into what we do, and hoping it’s enough. And sometimes, it’s tough. But we do it because we love it.

In addition to everything listed in the graphic, running a dog walking business also means:
🐾 Route planning
🐾 Managing group dog walk dynamics
🐾 Navigating all weathers (hello, sideways rain!)
🐾 Keeping dogs safe on walks
🐾 First aid readiness
🐾 Updating clients with photos & messages
🐾 Juggling schedules to make it all work
🐾 Vehicle upkeep (because a broken van = no work)
🐾 Understanding behaviour & training basics
🐾 Holding keys to multiple homes & keeping them safe
🐾 Towel & dog bedding washing

And so much more.

So today, if you’re a one-woman (or one-person) business, I see you 🙌You’re not invisible. Your work matters. And you are absolutely smashing it.

Tag a solopreneur who deserves some recognition today. Let’s lift each other up!

07/03/2025

On today’s mooch…….
Amber, George and Luna went to the field. George was rolling all around in the wet grass to make sure he got soaking! Amber was pulling me along trying to catch up with George. The rain never stopped but these two didn’t mind.
Next Nina, Henry, Izzy, Oscar, Chip and Luna went to the field. Chip was not impressed with the rain, he looked sick. Everyone looked like drowned rats 😢 There was no zooming around today, they plodded on as if they were on a mission. They did cheer up when I got the treats out.
Lastly Poppy, Rosie and Luna had a walk along the riverside. These girls don’t mind the wet and even plodged through the puddles. I had to chase them off some horse 💩 which they thought was a tasty snack 😜

07/03/2025

Emilys football team Sunderland RCA U12 Girls are entering a virtual competition which relies on social media likes for posts of some upcoming challenges. I'd be grateful if my friends would like and follow our page (see below) to help us through the rounds to win funds for the team towards equipment etc 🙏 thank you

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06/03/2025

On today’s mooch…….
Amber, Max, George and Luna had an on lead explore in the woods. I think they got more exercise on lead with my fast walking rather than their leisurely wandering! George did not want to get in for a group photo today that’s why he looks like he is in the naughty corner 😜
Next Nina, Henry, Chip, Jess, Skye and Roman went to the field. The original Thursday crew! It was a lovely sunny day and they were loving it. Everyone seemed much happier and more playful in the warmer weather.
Lastly Teddy, Betty and Rosco went to the beach. They had a good explore of the rocks, they were like mountain climbers! Not much sand to run around on but I bet they are absolutely shattered off the climbing - my legs are stiff!

05/03/2025

On today’s mooch…….
Amber, Max and George went to the field. George and Max took turns off lead as Amber was stating on lead to make sure her paw heals. They were very confused and kept running up to their friends trying to play 😜 Amber did very well and did like her treat stops.
Next Teddy, Rosco, Rex, Roman, Winnie and Izzy went to the field. I let them off lead then within a few minutes some motorbikes appeared so I had to gather them back on lead. The men on the bikes were very nice and stopped still and turned their engines off till we passed. I did keep everyone on lead after this though incase they reappeared out of the trees. The little gang didn’t mind too much. Roman was over the moon the see Rex and wouldn’t leave him alone!

04/03/2025

On today’s mooch……
Amber, Max and Luna went to the field. It was lovely and dry with having nice weather lately so no muddy pooches 🙌 They had plenty of playtime and running with there being so much space. Amber had a poorly foot so we didn’t get many photos but I made it all better 🤞
Next Teddy, Chip, Rosco and Luna had a walk along the riveride. It was so busy today, normally we never see a soul - fair weather dog walkers 🙄 😜 They did make lots of friends - even if a certain two gave them a bark to begin with!
Lastly Maddie, Macy and Luna had a walk through the woods. They were very happy to come out today and were walking at top speed. They loved having a good explore on their long lead.

03/03/2025

On today’s mooch…….
Amber, Max and Luna went to the beach. It feels like ages since we’ve been, I am rubbish at the tide times! They absolutely love it at the beach it’s their favourite place. There wasn’t much sand but it didn’t bother them. They had lots of rock pools to swim in and different stone paths to explore. They did get the zoomies on the little patch of sand 😜
Then guess who is back? Roman! Henry, Nina and both Lunas have him a big welcome back. He loved seeing his friends again and he seemed really waggy and happy. They were all plodding along with him as if they knew to be gentle, they were so good that I let Roman off lead with them for a little bit. They looked after him very well!

28/02/2025

Had a lovely time at Cuppa Pug Manchester for my birthday! Thank you to Poppy, Rosie and their family who sent me a gift card to spend there! I got a lovely coffee with pug art on, a pug cake pop and some treats for the pugs - as you can see they loved the treats 😜 we got mobbed!

27/02/2025

A big thank you to all of my lovely customers for my presents, cards and birthday wishes. I’m blown away by your kindness

27/02/2025

On today’s mooch……..
Amber, George and Luna went to the woods. They ran non stop, even up the banks! They get so excited when we go to the woods. Amber tried to hunt out the stream.
Next Nina, Henry, Jess, Rosco, Skye and Luna had an explore of the woods at Herrington Park. They were fixed on the trees sniffing. I wonder what they could smell! There was lots of little birds covering the floor, it made the little group so hyped up wanting to chase them!
Lastly Kala and Luna went to Backhouse Park. We got to meet the biggest dog we have ever seen, Kala was very good and had a sniff. The flowers were out and it looked very spring like, Kala posed for a lovely photo next to them.

26/02/2025

On today’s mooch……
Amber, George and Luna went to the field. It was pouring down so everyone was soggy. Amber loved having a roll in the wet grass to make sure every inch of her was covered. The rain gave them the zoomies and even Luna joined in, she made a right racket too!
Next Betty, Rosco, Chip and Luna walked along the riverside. It was a lovely calm walk and we didn’t bump into a soul. Chip was trying to avoid the mud and was taking the long way around. Betty and Rosco were straight through it! We had an explore through the woods.

25/02/2025

On todays mooch…….
Amber, George and Luna went to the field. George found a bottle to try and make Amber jealous and chase him - she didn’t care less 😂 It was much drier today so no muddy pooches!
Next Rosco, Chip, Rex, Kala and Luna walked along the cliff tops. It was like battle for attention today as I brought my daughter with us. They got plenty of fuss and she ran them up and down non stop!
Lastly Maddie, Macey, Chip and Luna had a walk in the woods. This was a much calmer walk where everyone just got on with their own thing and walked sensibly. Of course they loved a treat!