Walker's Walkies

02/05/2024

22/12/2023

The second half of December was full of mud and madness! Thank you so much to my amazing customers for another wonderful year and all the lovely Christmas pressies! Hope you all have a great Christmas break filled with food and love and I'll see you see you all after the break on the 8th January 🥰🎅🎁🤶🎄

09/11/2023

Thursday afternoon chaos 😂

09/11/2023

Thursday morning with Myla, Murphy, Cally and Bertie 🥰

07/09/2023

Thanks to everyone for your understanding with me cancelling or swapping to toilet visits today! When it's already 21 degrees before 10am you know it's not going to be a good day 😅 I'd much rather be safe than sorry and the pups will cope with missing a walk or two, it's really not worth the risk!

04/09/2023

Bouncing back to work!

02/09/2023

Duggie, Danny and I have had such a lovely holiday! We did some camping, some adventuring and lots of eating. Highly recommended GG & Belles for doggie friendly camping and Saorsa 1875 for yummy vegan food. Looking forward to seeing all the pups again next week! 🥰

25/08/2023

August!

25/08/2023

When you accidentally neglect your social media and then dump several weeks worth of photos at once.

23/07/2023

Lots of happy pups 🐶

23/07/2023

I haven't posted in over a month...oops! Been having too much fun with the pups to remember 😂

17/06/2023

Walks have looked a little different this week! Lots of swimming, shade, cancelled walks 😢 and garden visits but we got through it! Fingers crossed for cooler weather next week!

15/06/2023

This is why walks have been earlier, shorter, shaded, water walks, cancelled completely or changed to toilet visits! Be super careful with your dogs and heatstroke. Plenty cool fresh water available and frozen treats such as kongs or lickimats to keep them entertained instead 😊

This is Nala.

She is a young fit Labrador who was playing football on a overcast 21⁰c day.

At 1.30pm she was rushed to Hook Vets with heat stroke.

Her temperature was at a whopping 41.3⁰c. A dogs normal temperature range is 38 - 39⁰c

Heat stroke can cause irreversible damage or even death. Thankfully her owner noticed and reacted quickly and Nala is doing well 💜 His quick actions saved her life.

Dogs that are more prone to heat stroke are old dogs, overweight dogs, flat faced breeds and puppies. However any dog of any age or breed or fitness can get heat stroke.

Signs of heat stroke are:
⚠️ Faster, heavier breathing
⚠️ Excessive thirst and drooling
⚠️ Increased heart rate and pulse rate
⚠️ Dark coloured gums/ tounge (red/purple)
⚠️ Glassy eyes
⚠️ Staggering or weakness
⚠️ Seizures
⚠️ Unconsciousness

If you think your dog has heat stroke DO NOT throw cold water on them as this can cause the body to go into shock.

On warm days you can help your dogs by:
✅ Restricting exercise
✅ Make sure they have access to cool, shaded areas
✅ Give them access to fresh water
✅ Walking them first thing in the morning or last thing at night when it's cooler
✅ If your pet is over weight start them on a weight loss journey

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12/06/2023

Sunny days = swimming in the river and hiding in the trees!

01/06/2023

Alllll the blonde boys (and Myla and Murphy) 😆

31/05/2023

Sunny days 😎 walks have been earlier this week to try to beat the heat!