Wag Pack Cornwall

01/04/2025

Morning Waggers!

Exciting news from Wag HQ, we are going pedal powered! For both environmental and cost concerns we are swapping the car for a bicycle and trailer.

Groups will now be run with a strict weight limit and pick up routes will be organised by hill incline. Trailer training will start next week so please go ahead and order suitable helmets and goggles for puppy safety.

Welcome to Wags on Wheels!

24/03/2025

Important Service Announcement!

The Boss Dog would like to remind everyone that it is a LEGAL requirement that your dog be wearing a collar with a tag on it.

That tag should have the following:

Your surname
Your address (first line and postcode)
Your phone number/s

And it's advisable to pop on that your pup is microchipped (also a legal requirement!)

Adding your pup's name can make it easier for strangers to call them away so this isn't recommended.

Microchips can fail or migrate over time - your vet can check them for you on an annual check. Our excellent vet nurse at Castle Vets Pets -Launceston & Liskeard checked all of our cats to make sure.

Finally make sure your details are up to date - if you move house and/or change phone numbers please update your microchips! It's easy to do online and is the first port of call for anyone who finds your dog or cat.

20/03/2025

We ran our first weekend Adventure Walk at the end of February and the dogs absolutely loved it! They were out for hours and wagged and sniffed and paddled to their heart's content. Here's the video of all the fun!

13/03/2025

Some of the Wags really know how to smile for the camera - others are trying their best puppy dog eyes for a treat! All gorgeous 🥰

17/02/2025

A few of our more recent members of the Wag Pack family, all gorgeous, all ages, all breeds. Welcome Waggers, we are loving having you on board!

07/01/2025

I realised we hadn't had many gorgeous group posts recently! It's been on and off miserable so not so many photos but here are some of our winter wonders starring the Torpoint Troopers and Millbrook (and Kingsand) Meanderers. They've been fab company and luckily we are all waterproof, no fair weather walkers here! ☀️🐾❤️

26/12/2024

Throwback - things haven't changed too much in the last twenty odd years! My lovely Millie (those ears!) and my cousin's springer spaniel puppy. Still miss you Millie dog ❤️

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.

Wag Pack Cornwall is a professional dog walking service covering Millbrook, Torpoint and the surrounding villages. Longtime dog owners and animal lovers, we are a husband and wife team who offer pack walks or one to one sessions for fun and wags!

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!