Actidog - Canicross, Dog Walking & Pet Care

27/01/2025

Emma, Mark and Bruce the cockerpoo recently visited Actidog to learn about canicross. We tried on kit, tried out some running and took measurements for buying Bruce his own harness. Bruce was a natural canicross dog, pulling into his harness well and learning to pick up directions with a fun game of chase! Lovely to meet you all, happy trails! 🐾

24/01/2025

Time for another Friday FAQ!

Q. "Which dog breeds can canicross?"
A. It's not just sled dogs like huskies and malamutes who can have fun with canicross - in fact the canicross community includes a massive range of dog breeds! Breeds we've hosted at Actidog include Beagles, Border Collies, Cockers and Cockerpoos, Dalmatians, German Shepherds, Hungarian Viszlas, Irish Setters, Jack Russells, Labradors, Springer Spaniels, Staffies and of course all kinds of Crossbreeds (my personal favourite 😍).

23/01/2025

This afternoon I had a lovely time with young Pippin, going out for solo walkies! He loved sniffing along the verges on our waking route - great enrichment activity for our furry friends 😍🐾

18/01/2025

Today Laura has been refreshing her Level 3 First Aid qualification with a group of fellow dog professionals. We’ve covered all sorts of injuries and conditions, with practice treating dogs (toy ones and real ones too!), all making sure you can expect the best of care with Actidog, whether that’s out on a canicross session, dog walk or drop-in visit! ❤️🐾

Purple Dog Ltd First Aid Training Huddersfield

17/01/2025

Time for a Friday FAQ!

Q: "What is canicross?"
A: Canicross is the sport of trail running with your dog, aka canine cross-country. It involves dog pulling human along the trails using specialist equipment and is part of a family of pulling sports including bikejor, skijor, scooting, dryland mushing (rig) and of course the one most people recognise, sledding. It's a great way to exercise together as a team!

Interested to find out more? Visit www.actidog.co.uk for more information or to book a taster session with your dog! 🐕--🏃‍♀️💨

15/01/2025

If you’ve been following Actidog for a while, you might remember that just over a year ago best girl and former canicross dog Nanook was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer that had spread through her body. Although she’s no longer having treatment we go back every month to Cancer Care for Pets for checkups. We visited Giulia this morning and it’s been fantastic to hear that she is still in remission, nearly seven months after her last chemo treatment! 🐾❤️

14/01/2025

At the moment I’m doing some further study. As part of that I’m revisiting this fantastic book, which has some beautiful illustrations and detailed information about gait across a wide range of dog breeds. Find out more about the study behind the book from a recorded presentation by Martin Fischer on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAvOPCp6Itk 🐾

11/01/2025

It's that time of year again for all us avid dotwatchers! The Montane Winter Spine Races are kicking off and we love to see the progress of all the participants - especially when the route comes so close to us here in West Yorkshire. It's massively inspiring to see these athletes perform incredible feats of endurance, which is no small thing when faced with our current local weather conditions, with snow, ice and sub-zero conditions to deal with. We're wishing all the very best to everyone taking part!

If you want to dotwatch too, hop over to -

The Montane Spine Races are widely regarded amongst the toughest endurance races in the world. The non stop, expedition style of racing will test your physical and mental resilience in the most challenging of conditions.

02/01/2025

✨Happy New Year!✨

Very excited to announce new services for 2025 in the Huddersfield area!

Rest assured that your furry friends will be safe and happy in our care:
✅Fully insured
✅DBS checked
✅Pet first aid trained
✅Dog handling certification
✅Certified canicross trainer with DogFit
✅Member of Professional Dog Businesses UK

Meet and greet bookings are now open, drop a message to enquire!

-- Laura

15/12/2024

A windswept morning in Wakefield today with our last sessions of 2024! Lovely to meet new canicross teams and returning clients for tailored sessions around their personal goals. Now it's time to put our paws up and wish you all a wonderful Christmas
-- love and doggy kisses from Laura and the pups xx 🎄🎁🥂

02/11/2024

Surprised and delighted to have won our category in this year's Professional Dog Businesses UK awards! Actidog has been a member of PDBUK for a few years now and this is our second(!) time winning their annual award for best Fitness Training business. As a small business owner it's lovely to be recognised for the love and work that goes into sharing the joy of canicross. If you voted for Actidog, thank you so much! 😘 - Laura

29/10/2024

So excited to be meeting some new canicross teams over the next couple of months! 🐕-🏃‍♀️💨

Not booked your own session yet? Slots available on the following dates just waiting to be snapped up... 👀⬇️:

Huddersfield -
Sunday 3rd November
Sunday 1st December

Wakefield -
Sunday 24th November
Sunday 15th December

More details and booking via the link -

Schedule your appointment online Actidog Canicross & Cani-hiking - West Yorkshire

26/08/2024

Happy international dog day! Let’s celebrate all our fantastic canine companions, without whom we would never have discovered our wonderful sport 🐾

24/08/2024

🍂🍁Autumn🍁🍂 is nearly here! While it might be sad to say goodbye to Summer, for us canicrossers it's time to get excited for a brand new canicross season!

1-2-1 taster slots are now open for September and October, so pop over to actidog.co.uk to book yourself in for some canicross adventures!

Huddersfield dates:
Sunday 1st September
Sunday 6th October

Wakefield dates:
Saturday 21st September
Saturday 19th October

We're also scouting out some new locations since our recent move - keep your eyes peeled for more details coming soon 👀...

03/06/2024

Double trouble! The Taylor family came to learn the ropes this weekend with their lovely setters and just look at them go!

If you’d like a joint session with friends or family just drop us a line and we’ll get you canicrossing in no time! 🐕-🏃‍♂️💨 🐕-🏃‍♀️💨

02/06/2024

Action shot! Magnificent Nero came to try canicross this week with owner Sian and did a great job showing us his pulling power… 🐕💨💨

25/05/2024

Taster session this morning in the woods, then it’s been up to Wessenden for a walk with old girl Nanook to celebrate her final chemo this week. Still full of beans and loving life 🥰 hope you’re all having a fun-filled bank holiday weekend with your pups!

15/01/2024

It's been a bit quiet here at Actidog HQ the past couple of weeks as we've been dealing with some bad news. Beautiful Nanook has sadly been diagnosed with cancer and as you can imagine, all my focus has been on getting her treatment plan sorted. I will still be running monthly tasters on the first and third Saturdays of each month, so please do get in touch for more information or to book your place. And if you have a few positive vibes to send to me and my girl, we'd be very grateful. 🐾❤️