PETS ARE LIFE CLUB

03/04/2023

We miss you so much my best friend may you be free now and run with all your doggie friends across the field!

08/11/2021

Ralph and Coco enjoying a morning in the sun

08/11/2021

Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her.

I wagged my tail, not too exuberantly, so she wouldn't be afraid. As she stopped at my kennel I blocked her view from a little accident I had in the back of my cage. I didn't want her to know that I hadn't been walked today. Sometimes the overworked shelter keepers get too busy and I didn't want her to think poorly of them.

As she read my kennel card I hoped that she wouldn't feel sad about my past. I only have the future to look forward to and want to make a difference in someone's life.

She got down on her knees and made little kissy sounds at me. I shoved my shoulder and side of my head up against the bars to comfort her. Gentle fingertips caressed my neck; she was desperate for companionship. A tear fell down her cheek and I raised my paw to assure her that all would be well.

Soon my kennel door opened and her smile was so bright that I instantly jumped into her arms.

I would promise to keep her safe.
I would promise to always be by her side.
I would promise to do everything I could to see that radiant smile and sparkle in her eyes.

I was so fortunate that she came down my corridor. So many more are out there who haven't walked the corridors. So many more to be saved. At least I could save one.

I rescued a human today.
Not mine found on another page

29/10/2021

🐾 Customer Announcement 🐾 It’s that time of year where all the doggy bugs appear!

There has been a case of Giardia in dogs that have frequented parks in Tunbridge Wells and a case of Alabama Rot confirmed in the Ashdown Forest area.

Please be super vigilant when out and about with your furbabies - and always remember to wash those muddy/wet paws after their walkies.

If anyone wants any further information please do not hesitate to give us a call 🐾 💜

29/10/2021

I wish this was mandatory reading for anyone looking to add a puppy or dog to their family...

BEFORE YOU GET A PUPPY Or ADOPT A DOG - READ THIS! ... and then think long and hard about how you will adjust your life to include your new addition ...

“I am a Dobermann, cataloged one of the most intelligent and most feared dogs, I have served the US Navy and I will not narrate my dark past on the German side. They called me the devil's dog, today they ask me to behave like a Poodle, they have gone so far as to wear clothes ...

I am a Malinois:
Gifted among dogs, I shine in all disciplines and I am always ready to work. Today they ask me to relax on the couch all day.

I am an Akita Inu:
My ancestors have been selected to fight with other dogs. Today they ask me to be tolerant of my peers, and they blame me for my reactivity when one of them approaches me.

I am a Beagle:
When I followed my prey, I gave a voice so that the hunters could follow me. I was leading the dance.
Today they put an electric collar on me to silence me, and they want me to return to the call in a snap of fingers.

I am a Yorkshire Terrier:
I was a rat catcher, fearsome in the English mines. Today they think that I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

I am a Labrador Retriever:
My vision of happiness is a dip in a pond to bring my master the duck he just shot. Today we forget that I am a sports dog, I am fat and I have to babysit the children.

I am a Jack Russell Terrier:
I am capable of facing a fox larger than me in its own den. Today they blame me for my damn character and want to turn me into a parlor dog.

I am a Siberian husky:
I got to know the great spaces of northern Russia, where I could pull sledges at impressive speed. Today I only have the walls of the garden on my horizon, and my only occupation is the holes I dig in the ground.

I am a Border Collie:
I am cut out to work eight hours a day, and I am an incomparable artist of herd labor. Today they blame me because in the absence of sheep, I try to control bicycles, cars, children from home, and everything that is in motion.

I am...
I'm a 19th century dog

I am handsome, I am alert, I am obedient, I can put up with being in a purse ... but I am also an individual who needs to express his instincts, and I am not suitable for the sedentary life that you want me to carry.

Spending eight hours a day alone on the patio, seeing you a little at night when you come back, and being entitled to any activity just a short walk to the bathroom will make me deeply unhappy.

I'll express it by barking all day, turning your garden into a minefield, relieving myself on the inside, being unmanageable the few times I'll find myself on the outside, and sometimes spending my days on my cushion, then you'll think I'm happy to To be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work: in reality I will be in full depression, because it is not the preference of the human, but also that of the dog of the XXI century.

If you like me, if you dream of me forever, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athlete look make you want to possess me, but you can't give me a real life of a full dog, a life that is really worth living, and if not you can offer me the job my genes claim ... then quit me.
If you like my rhythm but are not ready to accept my character traits from rigorous genetic selection, and you think you can change them with your only good will ... then quit me.

I'm a 19th century dog, yes. But, deep there, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who led a herd still sleeps. And sooner or later, you will wake up. For better or worse.”

Elsa Weiss Éducation Canine / Cynopolis
Translation edited by Razas Poderosas y de Trabajo.

16/10/2021

Fireworks!!

For dogs who get nervous around fireworks, or puppies who haven’t seen them before, I would really encourage people to try DESENSITISATION

You should start NOW if you want this to have an impact by the upcoming fireworks season.

Here is how to do it:
Play fireworks on YouTube on your phone or iPad quietly. Do this every day. Gradually every day or two put the volume up a notch. Your dog shouldn’t get scared and if they are scared it means they are not ready for that volume level and you need to go back to the previous one - this is really important for the training to work. They can notice the sound and that is okay - but they should not get scared.

You should be able to get to a point after a few weeks where you can play it loudly on your phone and the noise doesn’t affect them anymore because they have gradually got used to it.

Then when fireworks really come, put the TV up loud, shut the windows and doors and hopefully they will have enough resistance from the desensitisation training that it won’t bother them too much - or they might not love the fireworks but will be much more likely to be able to cope

There are lots of posts about this online if anybody wants more info:

06/10/2021

We have teamed up with a qualified and experienced dog walker. We are offering 1:1 sessions as well as group sessions. Please call 07711699851 for more information.

23/06/2021

Once again kennel cough is showing in dogs. Especially in the Kemsing area. Please do not send your dog to daycare if it sneezes or coughs. Kennel cough is highly contagious! Give your dog Manuka Honey as it soothes. The current strain reacts to antibiotics.

23/06/2021

https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/post/news/60d1e9e0c2a3700019f1101f

Kent's biggest hotspots are in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, and the Medway area, covering Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester. Tunbridge Wells & Tonbridge have recorded 52 cases this year, whilst 22 cases

03/06/2021

🐾Introducing our newest Pets are Life Members - Axel & Monty🐾

03/06/2021

🐾 Happy 2nd Birthday to the Handsome Fonzie🐾

14/05/2021

🐾🎉ANNOUNCEMENT🎉🐾

We are proud to present Arlo’s Adventure Play Club! Where you can hire our fully secure doggy daycare area exclusively.

For the launch of Arlo’s Adventures we are giving three of you the chance to WIN either;
🎉A FREE weekend session at Arlo’s Adventures (1hour)
🎉A FREE doggy daycare taster day
🎉A FREE bath & brush at our on-site grooming salon

For your chance to win all you need to do is;
🐾Like this post
🐾Share this post
🐾Tag at least one friend in the comment section.
Winners will be announced Friday 28th May, T&C’s apply. For any further details please do not hesitate to contact us.

12/05/2021

🐾Benji🐾

10/05/2021

🐾Izzy’s First Day at School🐾

05/05/2021

🎉Happy 9th Birthday to Skie🎉

05/05/2021

🐾Stanley, Dougal, Piper & Osa🐾

05/05/2021

🐾Kya & Lola🐾

28/04/2021

🐾Shadow after his bath & deshed🐾

28/04/2021

🐾Happy 2nd Birthday Hugo🐾🥳🎉

28/04/2021

🐾Dylan’s First Day at School🐾

27/04/2021

Today has been a tough & sad day - the Pets are Life family has lost an amazing member.

The handsome, gorgeous & loveable Arlo gained his wings and crossed across the 🌈 rainbow bridge.

Arlo was hugely loved by all our daycare doggies, all members of staff and all other pawrents who met him - he was the life & soul at daycare and will be missed by all.

Paw prints in Arlo shapes have been left on our very heavy hearts and he will always be a part of Pets are Life in soul & spirit. 🐾

We are sending all our love, hugs & thoughts to his pawrents.

❤️ RIP Arlo - we will miss you ❤️

26/04/2021

🐾Sandpit Fun for Simon🐾
🐾Kya, Riley & Stanley🐾

26/04/2021

🐾A Pug in the Tub - Lennie🐾

23/04/2021

🐾Osa Before & After her 🛁&✂️ 🐾

23/04/2021

🐾Olive🐾

23/04/2021

🐾The Little Gentlemen’s Club - Wilf, Buster & Dusty🐾

22/04/2021

🐾New Album Dropping Soon 🎶 - Walter, Ash, Coco & Lola🐾

22/04/2021

🐾Teddy Before & After his 🛁&✂️ 🐾

22/04/2021

🐾Lola🐾

21/04/2021

🐾Beigli ft. Enzo & Pippa🐾