K9 Walkies Time

16/11/2024

It has been a very sad week for us at K9 😪
We said goodbye to 2 of our longest members.
Frank has moved to a new area with his dad and dear little Douggie has crossed the 🌈 bridge, go find your big brother little man.
We will miss them both massively

12/09/2024

Dear little Jack flew over the rainbow bridge last night 🌈
Your friends and family at k9 Walkies Time will miss you massively.
Sleep tight little man and go find your dad up there 😪
RIP little fella 😇

07/09/2024

We said a sad farewell to the lovely Ralph this week, now his mummy is working less hours he can stay home with her.
We will miss him hugely, Kerry if you ever need us again we are here 💙

05/09/2024

Such posers! 😍

23/08/2024

Living the dream doggy life 🐾 🐾 🐕

23/08/2024

We love it here! 😍

26/07/2024

A key has been found on the track up to our dog field, near the stables.

30/05/2024

21/05/2024

Now the weather has finally improved we have a few spaces available.
If you want your 4 legged family member to socialise and get tired out at doggy play school get in touch

21/05/2024

Another gorgeous day with these gorgeous babies.

09/05/2024

Could this be spring??

19/02/2024

Please be careful with your dogs everyone.... some awful sick people around!!!

This happened in Beaumont Park, Huddersfield!!

UPDATE

Very sadly, the poisoning has been confirmed to me by the dog's owner. She was active in the area around the children's playground, and was very interested by something in the area in this photograph.
I have this morning found a red balloon with an as yet unidentified grey-green granular substance tied inside it at the base of the tree in the foreground.
Please be vigilant, everyone, and please keep an eye out for balloons, particularly in shrub areas. If you find anything suspicious, please contact me on 07976 194113.
Thank you.
John.

We can keep your dog occupied for a few hours. Whether they need snuggles and cuddles, fun and froli

26/12/2023

Thank you to all our wonderful clients for all your very kind gifts
We are very grateful and look forwards to seeing you all next year 😘 🐕 🐾 🐾

10/11/2023

Rawhide chews are not christmas gifts; they are unplanned ER vet visits just waiting to happen!
They are terrible for dogs but stores sell them because people keep buying them. Rawhide are harmful from processing with irritating chemicals, the small choking hazard pieces, the swallowed piece sits in the stomach and irritates your dogs stomach for months or forms a complete blockage from a big piece or several smaller pieces clumping together in the dogs intestines.

Canine intestinal blockage or foreign body surgery costs about 2-3k in this area to treat an obstruction. That $7 candy cane rawhide doesn't look so cute now, does it?

These are the most common rawhide risks:

Contamination. As with pet toys, rawhide chews can contain trace amounts of toxic chemicals. And, as with other pet (or human) foods, Salmonella or E. coli contamination is possible. Even humans can be at risk when coming into contact with these bacteria on rawhide treats.

Digestive irritation. Some dogs are simply sensitive or allergic to rawhide or other substances used in their manufacture processes. This can cause problems, including diarrhea and vomiting.

Choking or blockages. Rawhide bones and other edible chews can pose a choking and blockage risk. In fact, this is a much bigger risk than contamination or digestive irritation. If your dog swallows large pieces of rawhide, the rawhide can get stuck in the esophagus or other parts of the digestive tract. Depending on its size and where it is located, a local vet may be able to remove these pieces fairly easily through the throat. But sometimes, abdominal surgery is needed to remove them from the stomach or intestines. If it isn’t resolved, a blockage can lead to death.

It doesn't take much. Similar to the way small pieces of hair clog a drain, the small pieces of rawhide can clump and block your dog similar to the various items pictured in the first photo below. This is usually a hard thing to diagnose because rawhide is skin. Xrays don't show skin very well so usually a contrast study with barium is needed. Typically a barium study runs $500-900 in this area. Once the blockage is found then the surgery or endoscopic retrieval can be done. The best case scenario is your dog is puking and pooping out the pieces and this can be painful it there's a pointed piece that injures the tissues on its way out.

Please save your dog some pain and yourself hours waiting at an emergency clinic and thousands of dollars.

Don't buy rawhide.

26/07/2023

Fun in the sun

28/06/2023

What lovely clients we have!
Thank you so much Ann, Robert and Wez for these gorgeous flowers to help cheer me up🥰
They definitely made me cry with your kindness! so so kind of you 😘

20/06/2023

For the love of dogs!
Gorgeous photo of a gorgeous man and his loyal babies 🥰