Walkies Dog Walking Services

01/03/2025

More phone clear out 😉

February 2025
Nice to see a little sun on their backs 👣🐾🐕🐩🐕‍🦺

01/03/2025

Dog found in Fairfield Road Area Widnes, please share, owner must be worried…

Do you recognise this lovely dog? We are trying to find the owner. The dog was found in the Fairfield Road area of Widnes. We have given it some food, water and t.l.c - and hear it pining for its owner 😥 Do your best Widnes - call 101 and quote incident IML2037700

01/03/2025

Phone dump coming up, huge apologies for being a little late, our family has grown with the much anticipated arrival of our first Grandson🩵🥳
January 2025 saw the puppers having fun in the snow on their return from Christmas break ❄️ ⛄️

21/02/2025

Post 1 of 2, today we celebrate our youngest and oldest pupstars starting with beautiful Grace, a long serving member of Walkies at almost 16 years of age 💕💓💕

13/08/2024

What is puppy socialisation?

It is a stage of development in your puppy. It starts at 4 weeks and ends around 16 weeks. However actual socialisation should continue well after 16 weeks as your puppy will go through other development stages having different experiences.

The first thing to consider is your puppy will go through their first fear stage 7/9 weeks old. It's important not to overwhelm them. It's also important if they're struggling to be left alone not to leave them.

During the socialisation stage of development, it's not about socialisation in the context that we understand it. It's about exposure to the world. It's so important that the exposure the puppy gets is positive emotional experiences. So a nervous or sensitive puppy needs less. They can see the world but they don't need to interact with everything in it. They need exposure that they as an individual can cope with. Doing more will not turn them into a confident social butterfly it will probably make them more fearful, even reactive.

It's needs to be a slow steady pressure free pace. Slow down your walks, stop and give them time to take in the environment, there's new sounds, sights and smells. This can be a sensory overload for some. Let them sit and watch, take your time so they can take it all in and then process it.

We used to call it a critical stage of development but it's now a sensitive, because it's flexible. Your puppy is sensitive to experiences so make sure they are positive.

If your puppy is scared support them and help them. This won't reinforce or reward negative behaviours that are driven out of fear, apprehension or caution, it will cause them to relax and feel safe and then those behaviours will stop.
Yes the puppy will become a little dependent on your support but once they feel safe you can teach independence and reward brave choices. Feeling safe will activate exploratory control processes in the brain and your puppy will choose to explore and approach. This is much more powerful than being lured to something they're scared of. Luring with treats to scary things causes pressure and conflict which are negative emotional and stressful states. Timing is key and reinforcement should happen in safe places for it to be emotionally reinforcing.

Forget behaviour and think emotions and experiences at this time.

Work at the puppy's pace, don't rush 🐾❤️

Jane Ardern BSc Hons
Kennel Club Accredited Instructor in Working Gundogs Kennel Club Dog Trainer of the Year
Gundog Club Accredited Instructor and Assessor
Author of Mission Control How to Train the High Drive Dog

07/07/2024

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28/05/2024

A CHARITY in Runcorn is on the hunt for dog walking volunteers.

17/05/2024

🌞 fun in the sun for the puppers 🌞 - at last 🐾🐾

12/05/2024

Nice to see a new local secure dog field is nearly ready !

https://www.facebook.com/southliverpooldogadventurepark

Three private hire secure dog enrichment parks based in Halewood, ideal for Liverpool and Cheshire

09/04/2024

03/04/2024

The Highway Code contains a rule that all pet owners should be aware of

26/03/2024

Disclaimer ⚠️
It has come to our attention that an individual has recently set up a business in Widnes with a very similar name. This person has no association to Walkies Dog Walking Services in any way shape or form. Thank you.

26/02/2024

We wanted to do our bit to help those owners of XL Bullies and so are happy to offer HALF PRICE neutering during MARCH and APRIL! (to this breed only with limited availability)
🐶If the dog is older than 1yr old the deadline for neutering is 30th June 2024.
🐶For dogs less than 1 year old on 31st January 2024 you have until 31st December 2024.
We will need to see your pets exception certificate at their pre op check before their procedure is carried out.
🗞️Spread the news 🗞️
🍒This is for both male and female dogs.
🍒If you’re a member of our complete wellness plan you can get 60% off the total cost!!
Our prices include;
🩺 pre operative check up
🩸blood testing and intravenous fluids
🌸pain relief to go home with
🍦buster collar and
👩‍⚕️2 post operative check ups
💷Costs💷
🚹Castration for 25kg-45kg £355 discounted to £177.50 (45kg and over= £370, reduced to £185)
🚺Spay for 25kg- 45kg £420 discounted to £210 (45kg and over = £445, reduced to £222.50)
For more information, please call us on 0151 305 7333.
See the website below for more information regarding the ban ⬇️
https://www.gov.uk/.../apply-for-a-certificate-of...

14/02/2024

When you have more than one male in your life 💕❤️💕
We love you Barney Regan 🐾🐾🐶💋
Happy Valentines Day everyone 🌹😘🌹

03/01/2024

If you’re looking for some off lead fun for your dogs I’d highly recommend this dog park 👍
https://www.facebook.com/happyhoundssthelens

01/01/2024

Happy New Year 2024 🥂
Thank you all so much for the wonderful Christmas gifts, your appreciation was overwhelming and from the bottom of our hearts we thank you 🥰
We wish you all a joyous 2024 filled with health, love and prosperity.
Now, we couldn’t let our advent calendar trump this year could we?
So… here we go again with a New Year celebration of our wonderful companions that we are blessed to call the “Walkies”family in our favourite, yet somewhat goofy pictures❤️
Thank you all for supporting our small family business, as we approach our 15th year doing what we love and adore…your fur kids!
Can’t wait to see them again on the 8th ###