If you ever wondered what chickens 🐔 think to snow, the answer is not much 🙈
Little Pup Seamus learning from the older boys how to walk nicely back to the van really melted my heart today ♥️
Me: We're going to the woods today so you don't get filthy.
Herbie: ....
Barney boy doing Barney things
Doogal doing what Doogal does best 😆
Twinkle was desensitised to livestock as a priority when I adopted him as I wanted to be able to walk safely through the countryside. He is not interested at all now as demonstrated here. 🐑
We love a slow sniffy walk.
I hear from lots of people who take their dogs out and throw a ball for them for an hour then wonder why they don't settle immediately when they return home.
They're full of adrenaline.
They're also engaging in PART of the predatory sequence but not all of it, so they may then chew or destroy things to continue the sequence once home.
There's nothing wrong with playing ball with your dog, but incorporate other things too.
And end the walk with sniffing, not chasing.
Sometimes we chase about in fields, other times we do scent walks in the woods. Sniffing is of huge benefits to all dogs. 🌳
Chester was fascinated by a helicopter 🚁 flying above us
Making sure we're all hydrated before bedtime!
Cooper is leading our walk this evening!
I talk about this a lot with behavioural clients.
Dogs don't get to make many choices in their short lives so when it's possible to, let them lead the walks.
It is their walk after all 🫶
These three crack me up 🐔🐔🐔
