Wag Pack Cornwall

10/12/2024

Beautiful Bella came to visit us as her family were attending the passing out parade at Raleigh! Bella was an absolute sweetie and enjoyed her walks. She also enchanted all the staff at Wags R Us when we stopped in to pick her out a few duck cocktail sausages and have a coffee! I think her mum and dad had a lot to be proud of 😁🐾

28/11/2024

Anyone fancy a sausage? 🌭🐾

18/11/2024

On being asked if we had spaniel experience, why yes! Then, when thinking about it for longer I realised that over 30% of our doggy clientele are spaniels (with a couple of spaniel crosses) ... How amazing is that?!

Let's all salute the spaniel - an exceptional sniffing machine propelled by that wagging tail and summarised in one word ... Joy! 🐾

Also guest starring our staffy princess 😍

14/11/2024

Spaniel smiles for everyone! ❤️

07/11/2024

Who doesn't want to give this guy a treat? He's been admired extensively on our afternoon perambulation and been ever so well behaved!

31/10/2024

Happy Howlaween Wag Packers! May your day be filled with Treats and no Tricks! Our favourite recent Tricks have been the sneaky fox poo roll (double points for the blackberry roll which turned the Mudpuppy purple), the plunges in the water troughs emerging soggy, grubby and triumphant and the surprise leap up from behind that one cheeky Labrador did, sending me flying and thoroughly amusing a passing collie walker!

We'll try for more photos today, no guarantees as most of them would like to eat the pumpkin 😁 🎃🥰🐾🦴⚰️👻🏚️

15/10/2024

Balls! No, I'm not being rude, honest ...

Most dogs love a ball, some are so ball obsessed they can't see, hear or concentrate on anything else when there is a spherical object in the vicinity. The common tennis ball is a thing of beauty to a dog and some of our Wags can track the oldest mankiest most disgusting balls! Are they the ideal toy and how do you pick an appropriate ball for your dog?

🐾 Try a ball made specifically for dogs. The felt on tennis balls can wear the teeth down like sandpaper, have a look at your dog's gnashers and see if you can spot non pointy canines and flattened dentition!

🐾 Throw away damaged balls or toys. Cheap balls can disintegrate even without determined jaws, steer clear of the foam or weak rubber or plastic balls and replace once showing signs of wear.

🐾 Ditch the ball thrower! Try "find it" or a great "sit and wait" while you hide or throw the ball, it's much more tiring as they have to use their nose and their brain. It's also a lot gentler on the joints than a simple throw and avoids creating ball adrenaline junkies who only want to play ball and who struggle to settle!

🐾 Pick a ball that is slightly oversized - a standard sized tennis ball is too small for most medium to large breeds (or small dogs with large jaws like staffies!). If the ball gets lodged in the throat it can cut off the airway as well as causing local trauma and intense distress for your dog.

🐾 All dog owners should be aware of the technique linked here. If your dog is choking on a ball or toy and loses consciousness you have little time to get to a vet. There are more videos on YouTube but I think this one shows both how to position the dog on their back and the firm external movement of the hands to sweep the toy up the throat really nicely. I also suspect that this beautiful shepherd got to the vets alive because of the large breathing hole in the middle of the Kong, had this been a ball, they might not have been so lucky. Look at the relief on the poor pup's face! https://youtu.be/ppYeUyh0gZg?si=nO2-C4gKAR4p9JWT

Please share this to all your dog owning friends, this can save a life! 🐾

Dr. Margaret Hunt of Travelers Rest Animal Hospital used the external extraction technique to dislodge the toy.

10/10/2024

Adventure time! All speeds catered for from Tasmanian Devil to Tortoise (you know who you are 😘).

Some of our pups are happy to have company but not to rough and tumble, some love to play! We've been doing a lot of sniff enrichment and "find it" to keep noses and brains busy!

Next up - thoughts on ball safety, post incoming on how to choose an appropriate toy and what to do in an emergency!

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04/10/2024

We have a group walk slot just opened up as one of our lovely Wags is moving away. Their friends are going to miss them so do you have a dog who loves adventures? Good sniffs? Great company? Send us a WhatsApp or email and tell us all about your dog and we'll see if it's a match made in heaven! We cover Millbrook, Torpoint and the surrounding area.

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13/09/2024

The ever camera shy Uncle Chris. The quiet half of the Wag Pack leadership team and secret cookie pusher, best tuggy player and friend to all the Wags.

01/09/2024

My sand angels were the best today! Plus I finished off Katie's ice cream and swam with my mummy and Katie really far ❤️. Love you Bee best girl!

31/08/2024

So who was walking all the dogs? (Credit to Fiona Lead The Way Dog Walking for the joke!)

So Chris, Fiona, Alex Richards and I all made our merry way up to Newton Abbot to do our Level 3 Canine First Aid with Canine First Aid Workshops - UK - Rachel Bean RVN and her adorable friend Chilli. People of the Rame Peninsula, your dogs are in good hands!

We also got to see a lovely demonstration of Chilli doing some scent work in the lunch break to keep her happy and occupied.

Thank you very much Rachel, a very interesting day and I loved the practical parts!

26/08/2024

Happy International Dog Day lovely dog people! Post a photo of you and your four legged pals below ❤️🥰

17/08/2024

The office assistants are laughing at the fact I asked them to do some admin!

15/08/2024

The spotty one wants to make an announcement!

Please remember to take your rubbish home! We love that everyone enjoys the beach and the countryside but pick up:

🐾 Your rubbish 🗑️
🐾 Your BBQ 🍴
🐾 Any left over food 🍔🌭🍗
🐾 Dog p**p! 💩

Up at Tregantle today and found someone's rubbish. Huge amounts of plastic, food leftovers etc. One of the dogs found a whole cheeseburger. Had it been chicken legs, or one of the baps still wrapped in plastic we might have been looking at a vet trip.

Think and be responsible! Let's all enjoy the beach and thank you to the RNLI guys who I spoke to.

11/08/2024

Two of our Wags came from the marvellous Margaret Green Animal Rescue and they also let me volunteer dog walk some of their dogs (I remember a particularly gorgeous German Shepherd) about 20 years ago! Thinking of making a charitable donation? Why not support a great rescue with dedicated staff and without a big budget for PR, even £1 would be amazing!

Help Nicci Hastings raise money to support Margaret Green Animal Rescue

07/08/2024

Your Uber driver is here! She's got five star reviews but I think she only knows the way to the beach ...

04/08/2024

Because sometimes in life, we all need our emotional support animal 🥰🐷