Paws-Up Chew Valley Dog Adventures, Training & Behaviour

23/04/2024

Afternoon stroll with these lovely girlies (albeit slobbery 🤣)

23/04/2024

Callie wondering if the treat will make it in to Teos jaws 🤣

23/04/2024

Tuesdays crew 😎

18/04/2024

Stanley and his ears

18/04/2024

These two had such a great time together that they wanted to travel together 🙄
I don't normally allow dogs in the same crate from different homes, but these two absolutely love each other (it was only a very short trip as well!)

I feel like they need bow ties on 🤣🐾

18/04/2024

'I most certainly did not roll in a dead bat, dead bird and then attempt fox poo today....look at me I'm too gorgeous 🥰'

The dead bat was a new one for me....

Maya 🐾🥰

18/04/2024

Group Pic from the first group this morning 🐾🐾

Obviously Bear wasn't interested 🙄

16/04/2024

Beautiful Ember 😍

16/04/2024

He's so handsome 🥰

16/04/2024

We managed to fit in all 4 seasons in one short walk today ☀️🥶☔🌨️🌫️🍃

10/04/2024

This morning's group...usually my Thursday morning group, but half term playing havoc with my schedule 🙄 I think it's Friday tomorrow 😭

Thank you to everyone who has swapped days to accommodate!

Bear didn't want to look at the camera 🙄 too busy looking for one of my leads to gnaw through 😬🤪

09/04/2024

Their best little sits! 🐕🐕🐕

09/04/2024

Im an angel 😇

09/04/2024

This picture wins the day 📸

03/04/2024

These two 🥰
Bear literally wins the hearts of everyone I meet....Tilly is always off speed spanieling 🌪️🌪️🌪️
They love coming in and go straight to their beds (or the same one, which ever is closest) to get their treat after coming back 🐾🐾

03/04/2024

This is so relevant at the moment. 🙌

Unfortunately the whole canine industry isn't regulated at all, so it's down to dog owners to do their own due diligence!

Ask for qualifications, insurance, DBS, first aid qualification, experience and personal recommendations for people you know and trust.

If your dog is out of your sight, ask questions about where your dog will be, how they will travel, who will have access to them.

I try and cover off everything I would ask as an owner when running through an introduction, but I'm always interested to add to that and get challenged on other questions!

I'm all for sharing and promoting small canine businesses that provide great services, so make sure when you do have a great experience you shout about it!
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I can’t believe I am having to write this post, but it has been a long time coming. Please, please do your research on businesses that offer dog and animal services. Sadly, as a local Dog Grooming and Dog recreation business we regularly hear some absolutely horrifying things from owners. Sadly, the whole industry is highly unregulated and literally anybody can open a business grooming or caring for your dogs. Even convicted animal abusers and completely untrained people. Ask your new groomer, dog walker, trainer where they trained, how long they’ve been doing it, look at reviews, talk to your friends. In the local area there are many absolutely wonderful trusted businesses that have trained thoroughly, work ethically and kindly without dangerous practices. If a service sounds to good to be true price or availability wise it just may be, it’s worth doing your research and asking questions. We know a number of customers that have canceled with us lately, and other reputable businesses, and this has put their dog’s welfare in direct danger, it has really frightened us. If we can’t fit you in quickly enough, ask us to recommend other local businesses that may be able to, we will advise you of safe practicing alternatives. All good local dog businesses work together and communicate to ensure safety regularly. This is not to say if you are fitted in quickly that it’s not a trustworthy place, or if it’s a slightly cheaper alternative, we often have last minute availability, but good businesses need to charge properly for services, this is how they pay, train their staff, buy safe equipment, decent products, pay overheads, have the correct insurance, invest in their business and do the job properly and safely. Together we are desperately trying to get safer, better legislation within our industry for the safety of our pets, but right now there are huge loop holes - please, please be vigilant. If you are concerned or have any questions, please reach out to us directly and we will always advise honestly with your dog’s best interest.

02/04/2024

Callie let me know that I hadn't closed one of the connecting crates properly today.... The shock when I went to the back of the van and the crate was empty 😱
Then I saw Zeus's face looking at me and looking at her in his crate 🤣

I'd probably be the first dog walker to lose a dog in the van 🤣

28/03/2024

It was too weather-y for Zeus today....

28/03/2024

The best Sit from Roo

21/03/2024

⚠️⚠️Ticks! ⚠️⚠️

It seems the promise of spring has woken up these little guys.

I've pulled 2 off dogs this week.

Please check your dogs in the evenings and if you can make sure they have the right protection 🐾🐾

I'll be getting out the lemon spray for next week!

13/03/2024

My Bella Boo. So young at heart ❤️

12/03/2024

No one wanted to sit near each other today 🤣

07/03/2024

My name is Luna, my dog walker took me to the fields today so I could stay a little bit cleaner than the sticky mud in the woods. I proved her wrong 🖕

07/03/2024

Thursday morning crew

06/03/2024

Tuesday Gang

04/03/2024

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26/02/2024

Monday's with Zeus 😍

We don't run group adventures on a Monday, there just wasn't enough interest!

Instead Zeus loves having some 121 time, in fact we make it a priority several times a week, spending so much time with other dogs and having a 3 yr old in the house, it would be easy to forget his needs....especially as he would rather snooze all day 💤.

Zeus loves to learn, he loves to be a good boy and he loves treats! We practice all the things we train on at home, in the outside world with all the distractions. We still practice the same things we started doing 4 years ago, it builds our relationship and lets us explore new things outside of his/our comfort zone.

We haven't been to this place for 3 years, it's narrow and busy and there's livestock, all were triggers for us. The last time Zeus walked around here he was on lead the whole walk, our relationship wasn't quite there in terms of trust. Today we did it most off lead (there weren't any livestock). Couldn't be prouder of our journey.

We forgot about the scary bridge and had to turn around and walk the long way back.... 🤣

Training can be forgotten, it's important to have some time with your dog.