Paws&All

23/01/2025

Top Hat and Tails💍🐶 💍🐾

This morning’s view! 9am 😊

18/01/2025

Dogs can detect emotional states through scent because emotions like fear, happiness, and stress cause physiological changes in the body.

These changes can alter a person's sweat, hormones, and even breath, all of which release specific scent molecules that dogs can pick up on.

For example:

1. Fear or Anxiety: When someone is scared or anxious, the body releases cortisol and adrenaline, which can change the scent profile of their sweat. Dogs trained in scent detection can often recognise these stress signals.

2. Happiness: Positive emotions can lead to changes in body chemistry as well, such as increased endorphins or oxytocin, which can subtly alter a person's scent. A relaxed or happy demeanor may smell differently to a dog than fear or stress.

3. Illness or Pain: Dogs are also known to pick up on changes in body odor caused by illness, which is why some canines are trained to detect conditions like diabetes, seizures, or even certain cancers.

4. Intentions or Energy: Dogs can also perceive whether a person is confident, hesitant, or nervous through scent combined with other cues. This helps them decide how to interact with someone.

In the context of scent trails, a dog might identify not just who left the scent but also glean information about their emotional state at the time—whether they were calm, rushed, or stressed—giving them an incredibly nuanced understanding of the environment.

18/01/2025

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Ever wondered what the world smells like to your dog? This stunning image captures the colorful chaos of scent trails left in the snow—something your dog detects and deciphers with incredible precision.

Each colored footprint represents a unique trail, left by people and animals walking through the area. While these overlapping tracks might seem chaotic to us, your dog can differentiate between each individual scent. They can tell who walked by, how recently, and even details like their emotional state or if they were carrying something interesting (like food!).

Dogs have up to 300 million scent receptors in their noses, compared to our 5 million, and a dedicated part of their brain analyzes smells, allowing them to "see" a world of scents invisible to us. Think of these trails as chapters in a book that your dog reads with their nose—fascinating stories of who’s been there, where they went, and what they were doing.

Next time your dog stops to sniff on a walk, remember they’re processing a rich sensory landscape like this one. Letting them follow a scent trail isn’t just fun—it’s a vital way for them to engage with their environment, exercise their brain, and satisfy their natural instincts.

Let your dog’s nose lead the way—it’s their superpower, and this image is a wonderful reminder of just how extraordinary it is!

17/01/2025

Welcome to the gang Harvey!💙🩵💙🐾

17/01/2025

Another great week with my friends!❤️💙🩵❤️🐾

17/01/2025

16/01/2025

This gorgeous girl 🌼 building up trust.

14/01/2025

What a glorious day! ☀️

14/01/2025

🐾 friendly ✅

12/01/2025

I had a dog guest at my wedding! Can you spot Monty boy?🐾

12/01/2025

12/01/2025

Some clients ask me what I do at the weekends?!

Apart from Sunday’s being my favourite day! ⛪️ Yes I’m a believer and bold, proud and not ashamed about it!

When I’m not visiting family and friends or my husband at a lake🎣 or doing “church stuff” Some weekend’s I take 🐶’s to their pawrents weddings!

Are you planning a wedding?

📣📢I have a discounted offer for you! 📢📣

Please check out my NEW website! https://www.tophatandtails.uk

Call me or message me for more information….

Happy Sunday!

Looking forward to seeing your four legged friends this coming week 😘❤️🩵🐾

10/01/2025

Welcome Daisy! ❤️🐾

Bailey boy loves you already!

Give it a few months and Kenzo the Daxi from round the corner I’m sure would love to meet you!❤️🐾🐾🩵

10/01/2025

What a week! 🥶☀️
We’re all still smiling!

07/01/2025

Jeff 💙🩵💙🐾

05/01/2025

💍🐾Top Hat and Tails are available for all different wedding settings and venues.

🐾Church wedding

🐾Hotel wedding

🐾Barn wedding

🐾Forest wedding

Professional Dog chaperone service covering Sussex and Surrey.

With the focus on your big day including looking after your family and friends it does not always seem possible to create your perfect day including your best friend but with Top Hat & Tails I can ensure that the whole family can be included.

I provide a bespoke service that allows your dog/s to be a part of your big day.

My chaperone service allows them to have as big or as small part of your day as you would like with personalised and tailored packages available especially for you, from attending for photos and mingling with your guests to being your very own four-legged Ring bearer 💍🐶

More and more wedding venue’s are becoming “dog friendly” they normally ask if the dog/s can be taken away before the food comes out!

Dog friendly venues in Sussex:

Long Furlong Barn

Field Place Manor House

Castle Goring

Lordington Park

The Ravenswood

Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa

Cottesmore Hotel Golf and Country Club

Tottington Manor

Cissbury Barns

Southend Barns - Wedding Venue

Upwaltham Barns

Architectural Plants

For more information please pm me or email me at [email protected] or 📞 07880 316674

www.tophatandtails.uk

Ali