Wee Rosie... Always flirting with the boys ๐๐คฃ
Murphy and Toby enjoying a joyful play... And a perfect excuse for a shameless plug of me singing and one of my bands own songs 'Joy' ๐
#noshame #dogsplaying #originalmusic
If you don't say "ooh big stretch" in your head whilst watching this then you're broken... ๐คฃ
#cutedog #bigstretch #dogwalkinglife #cavapoo #doodlelovers #prodogwalker #dogsonadventures #dogsbeingcute #wagglebums
#emotionalsupportteddy #blacklab #lablove
Well, at least someone's enjoying all this rain (Spoiler: it ain't me!) ๐
Assistant manager Jess says "No breaks without biscuits! We stop? We eat."
These guys are happy the puddles are back ๐๐ง๏ธ
New Year Dog Walks
๐๐ฅ Happy New Year lovely followers ๐ฅ๐
(EDIT: The quality drops so much when I upload vids to Facebook, sorry all :-( But it seems much worse on desktop so best to try watching on mobile if you can... Need to look at software that might be more compatible with Facebook! Open to suggestions...)
A quiet first day back as lots of people still enjoying the extra bank holidays, but it was so nice to see the dogs again! Here's a wee video for your viewing pleasure โบ๏ธ
๐๐ Christmas Holiday Dates ๐๐
Utter shenanigans ๐คฃ๐
The last few days have been short walks and trips to the river only. Check them out still enjoying themselves and staying cool in the video below ๐
My weather app currently says it's 28ยฐ! That's way too hot to be doing normal walks. If you're still taking your dogs out for long walks, especially in the middle of the day, stop. If your dog walker is still doing normal walks, ask them why.
Sadly I've still seen people heading off to the park with ball chuckers, walking along hot pavements, or even out running with their dogs!! Dogs are not good at regulating their activity level, especially when they're always so keen to please us. It's up to us to help them stay cool.
TOP TIPS:
๐ฐ Lots of fresh water
โฑ๏ธ Stay in the shade
๐ Avoid walking in the hottest part of the day
๐โโ๏ธ Avoid encouraging running/chasing balls
๐ฅต Watch for signs of heatstroke (excessive panting, lethargy, drooling)
๐ง If you suspect heat stroke call your vet immediately and avoid trying to cool your dog down too suddenly. Cool them down slowly with wet towels rather than pouring cold water straight onto them
Check out these pooches staying cool in the river...
The proof is in the pate! ๐๐
Quick training tip courtesy of the handsome Munro ๐๐
Wind, snow, hail... Pretty sure I nearly lost a hand to frostbite trying to film this ๐ฅถ๐คฃ
Dogs still didn't seem to mind though...
Field fun in the sun ๐
Flooded fields make for a great puppy play ground!
I have the worst job... Such a tough night at the office ๐๐
Little fluffster, Milo, enjoyed his first training session working on puppy biting and learning to be more calm and focused.
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#puppy #puppylove #boop #bordercollie #bordercolliepuppy #dogtrainer #dogtraining #forcefreetraining #rewardbasedtraining #dogtrainingrevolution #dogsbeingdogs #happydog #dogstagram #wagglebums
Social Distancing Measures
Arwen making sure people follow social distancing guidelines on our daily walk!
Good girl Arwen ๐๐
What have your dogs been getting up to during lockdown?
Drop your pictures below! ๐๐
Something tells me new boy Rubble is going to fit in very well!
I think it was love at first sight between him and Lilly ๐ฅฐ
Don't worry, we're right next to the river here so they went straight for a wee swim and cool down after a quick run and the rest of the walk was in the shade of the trees ๐ฒ๐ณ
Am I the only one wishing it would cool back down again?? ๐ฐ๐ก๏ธ
With lots of folks on holiday this week I've had some rare quiet days and whilst I'm glad we're not very quiet often, I do love the opportunity to spend some quality time with the dogs and do some bonding.
This morning it was just Sally and I so we went where she wanted, sniffed what she wanted (well I didn't sniff things, that would just be weird...) and did lots of treat scatters. Sally just loves to sniff out the treats, which is why we affectionately call her 'Piglet', she snorts away like she's snuffling out truffles ๐ If you listen closely in the video you'll probably hear it ๐ฝ
At the end of the video you'll also see me play a wee game of 'drop and run'. This is one of my favourite games for building on recall and your dog's desire to stay close to you when out and about. It's just as the name suggests... Drop a treat and run away and pooch should run back to you for the next treat which reinforces their desire to be near you ๐ถ๐
Good girl Sally!
๐ถ Guess who's back? Tell a friend! ๐ถ
So happy to have Henry easing back into group walks with us. He's still got a bit of a journey ahead of him whilst his owners work with specialists to get to the bottom of his health concerns. We miss him so much when he's not out with the squad!
His owners assure us that he misses us too as he always waits at the door for his usual walks and gets excited at the sight of other white vans! D'awwww ๐๐ฅฐ