The Nose Knows

12/08/2024

The world is vibrant, beautiful, and full of wonder. I strive to take you on Scentastic Adventures, and journeys rich in smell, sight, sound, and touch.

Vast spaces of beauty, quiet, and tranquillity. Where you can freely explore with the knowledge that I provide love, safety and shelter.

You are the greatest of treasures in this world, and I promise to treat you with kindness, care, compassion, and reverence.

I offer you the freedom to show me all that you are, to have rich yet silent conversations with one another. I want you to be yourself, and to know that I love you with all my heart.

Most of all, when I return you to rest, I want you to be content, and fulfilled in body and mind. To long for our next adventure as I will long to see you again.

I long to know you, and build a deep connection. I hope I fulfil you as much as you do me.

19/07/2024

Let me take your dog on an adventure of dreams, where all their wishes are fulfilled. They will have every kind of pleasure.

I strive to create new adventures for us to go on, to boldly explore new places. Where we can use our every sense, and faculty. Unencumbered and unhindered.

I am your dogs' teacher, shepherd. Most of all, a weaver of dreams.

12/07/2024

Click here for some good vibes.

Happy Friday, and have a great weekend!

08/07/2024

You may see the ball.
You may admire the ball.
You *cannot* have the ball!

This is a fantastic display of "parading" behaviour where the dog wants to show off what they have.

If your dog has something (and it's safe for them to have), celebrate with them!

Admire, congratulate, and parade with them.

Be together, present, and enjoy the moment with one another.

01/07/2024

I fall in love with my dogs all over again, every time I see them.

The love, and mutual joy that we share on our Scentastic Adventures™ are indescribable.

I love what I do, and all the dogs in my care with every fibre of my being.

All that I do, I do for the love of dogs.

Thank you for entrusting them to me.

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28/06/2024

Happy Friday everyone!

21/06/2024

I seek the brightening of your eyes
The wag of your tail
Your expression of joy and wonder
I want to spark your curiosity
Sate your urge to seek
Be the recipient of your trust and love
To leave you contented and at peace

31/05/2024

The Nose Knows. For all your dogs needs. Including exorcisms!

27/05/2024

We hope everyone is enjoying their bank holiday weekend. We've had a fantastic time exploring all kinds of walks!

Weather held, too. Brilliant!

24/05/2024

We hope everyone has a tremendous bank holiday weekend.

If you need help, we are available, and would be delighted to assist.

Love from Maja, and I.

21/05/2024

It was our birthday recently, and I couldn't not have wished for better!

Maja is now 11 or thereabouts, and still incredibly active. It was spent with friends, on new walks, and we all had a Scentastic Adventure™

I am grateful to all my wonderful dogs who spent the day with us, and made it so special.

11/05/2024

It's been incredibly warm yesterday, and going to be today.

The Nose top tips!

Walk in areas that are shaded with access to moving water, and absolutely take fresh cool drinking water with you.

Forest areas are great for this!

Rest regularly, gauge how your dogs are coping, and whether you should cut it short.

Use the surrounding area to scatter tasty treats for them to find.

Encourage them to sniff, explore, and find a place to sit down with them.

Regular drinking opportunities for all!

Optional: take some nice photos.

I'm grateful to have been able to explore the woods with Maja & Company. The bluebells were beautiful to see.

10/05/2024

Happy Friday everyone!

What are your plans for the weekend?

05/05/2024

I am your guide, your shepherd. I will protect, and keep you safe from harm.

It is my desire to walk with you, to take you to amazing places, where you can tell me all about yourself.

Most of all, you are my valued companion. The time I give to you, I give with pleasure, and all the love that I can muster.

When I leave you to rest at home, I hope that you dream of the Scentastic Adventures™ that we have had together. It is not farewell, but until we meet again.

29/04/2024

Monday morning got me like...

27/04/2024

Need work doing? We can help! Only digging, though.

This was a fantastic opportunity to introduce Maja, and Elwood to something very alien in every respect.

Needless to say, they handled it with aplomb!

19/04/2024

When looking for a dog professional, I believe it's important to ask, why are they a dog professional?

Why do they work with dogs, and what do they want to achieve?

"Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe. We are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made." - Roger Caras.

Nothing is more precious or rewarding to me than the love of a dog.

How can I not devote myself to them utterly, and give them all that I possibly can?

Most of all, I really enjoy feeding them the best, and thinking how I can give them weird, and wonderful experiences.

Nothing satisfies me more than knowing the dogs in my care have had their mind blown, and are utterly content in body, and mind.

That is why I do what I do. I love offering experiences, and Scentastic Adventures!™

06/04/2024

I encourage natural curiosity for the world, while providing a safe space to grow and learn.

To introduce dogs in my care to novel environments, and encourage them to indulge in natural behaviours as much as possible.

Life is beautiful, and utterly extraordinary!

This is what my Scentastic Adventures™ are all about.

31/03/2024

Wishing everyone a wonderful, restful Easter.

26/03/2024

When I said in the car, I meant in the crate. I clearly need to be more specific 😅

I'll take this as a win for now!

We are slowly, and carefully working on getting this *very* handsome chap used to the crate in the boot.

Work in progress but look at dat faaaace!

23/03/2024

Sometimes, happiness comes in the form of a plastic bottle.

19/03/2024

We had the distinct pleasure of looking after Max all day on Sunday.

Not only is he supremely handsome, but very well behaved as well!

I thoroughly enjoyed taking him on lots of different walks, scent work, and lots of affection of course.

He's a resident of Eynsham Cellars, and always happy to greet customers. Do pop in and say hello.

I know I will!

16/03/2024

Gorgeous dogs that we met today at The Meet Point Coffee, in Eynsham. Really made my day!

13/03/2024

I promise to take the utmost care of your dogs, and treat them as my own. To advocate for them at all times.

Most of all, give them nothing but the best, and all the love in the world.

26/02/2024

Equafleece dog jumpers. An essential bit of kit for dogs in winter. Well made, easy to care for, slip under harnesses, absolutely invaluable.

Most of all, helps to keep dogs clean, and dry!

Had an AMAZING walk this afternoon. It didn't rain!

17/02/2024

This handsome chap is Elwood, a puppy still (despite being a very handsome beefcake!) Who regularly joins us on part day Scentastic Adventures!

Its important to introduce dogs to all kinds of things. The world is a rich, vibrant, beautiful, and extraordinary place, after-all. Most importantly of all for puppies, and young dogs.

To say nothing of how dogs experience the world through smell, touch, sound.

The more things that you can introduce dogs to in a careful, fun, exploratory way, the higher the chances of helping the dogs develop into well rounded individuals, capable of taking all manner of things in their stride, with a healthy curiosity.

As such, I not only plan many different, and varied adventures, but carefully think about what to introduce them to, explore, and how to use it to our benefit.

Our recent adventures there was a focus on scent work, proprioception, life skills, and exploring alien creatures and environments (livestock, forests, woodlands, abandoned machinery.)

From feeding the best, all natural treats, organic venison hearts, to ensuring that they are safe, and happy at all times, I am always striving to do, be better, and to experience things that are often a first for us all.

I take great pride in being eclectic, and going above and beyond for dogs in my care. It is my passion and priority in life, my vision uncompromising.

To provide the best service for the dogs in my care, and always thinking how I can introduce them to mind-blowing, Scentastic Adventures!™

Dogs are not just my greatest passion; they are my way of life.

14/02/2024

03/02/2024

It's really important to keep the criteria easy to achieve, with a high rate of rewards so everyone feels like a super hero! Not just with dogs, but ourselves, too.

After a week of teaching, and Scentastic Adventures!™ I like to reward myself with a little down time at The Meet Point Coffee.

Always welcoming, excellent service & banter. Most of all, delicious samosas and heart warming Chai!

You'll often find me there after long morning Scentastic Adventures™ feel free to say hello.

They're dog friendly, and have dried venison lung treats for your beloved dogs, too.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

25/01/2024

We had such a Supawsome day today, that I'm feeling über content, grateful, and very happy.

We had an extraordinary Scentastic Adventure™ as I found a completely new destination (Rob got lost!) Which was filled with so many new sights, smells, and experiences. It was quiet, magical, and deeply satisfying for the gang, and I.

I finished the day with a superb training session with a wonderful pup, getting him used to my TransK9 crate, car in general, and a bit of scent work which he utterly excelled at. I'm looking forward to the day he joins us, as well.

I wish I could put into words how much I love my dogs, and clients. I'm truly blessed.

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend planned. We're off to an enrichment session for ourselves tomorrow, and I'm looking forward to a couple of meet, greet, treat! With some more lovely dogs over the weekend.

There is nothing I enjoy more than thinking how I can give your dog a Scentastic Adventure™ beyond their wildest dreams.

24/01/2024

Finlay has joined us again for some Scentastic Adventures™!

His super power is finding balls on walks. He found what looks like a cricket ball.

He loves it when you tell him what a good boy he is, and clever for finding them. Which he is! He won't give it to you though.

Always happy, always makes me smile.