Ruff Paws

22/09/2022

15/09/2022

To all of our wonderful customers,

I want to begin by thanking you for your continued loyalty and friendship over the last 2 years. Ruff Paws is my baby that has grown beautifully with an amazing cohort of pups and a fantastic team of walkers. As with all businesses, we’ve had our ups and downs, but these last few months have proved to be a big blow not only for the business, but in all our personal lives.
Firstly, it was the drastic rise in petrol/diesel prices. Travel is a huge part of what we do, and we have had to tailor our services accordingly e.g, limiting travel to the walk destination from your homes/ more frequent walks from home. This takes the excitement and adventure out of our walks and is not the vision I had for this company.
After this, then the came the worrying and inevitable rising costs of energy prices. Prices in which our wages simply do not cover. As we had already increased our prices in April this year, it would not be fair to again inform customers of another rise.
Therefore, I have ultimately decided that Ruff Paws will cease walking from Friday 30th September.
Please understand that this has been an incredibly difficult decision. As walkers, we choose to do this job because we absolutely love it and, over time, we build bonds with our clients and the dogs that we see and spend time with on a daily basis.
We all hope that these next two weeks find you well in selecting your next walker and we will deeply miss all of our lovely clients. I’d like to think of this sad time as being goodbye for now. If you are having any difficulty at all in finding a suitable replacement, please do reach out and we will do our best to help!
All our love,

Rachel and The Ruff Paws Team

16/07/2022

Max and Daisy welcoming the weekend yesterday 🌞 🐶 🥰

⚠️ be extra careful out there with these very warm temperatures forecast over the next few days.
Without a doubt we will be scheduling home visits on Monday and Tuesday.

11/07/2022

Just a few of our home visits today in the shade with plenty of water, lots of attention and a toy or two ⚽️ . Thomas, Luna, Finn and dachshunds Frankie, Milo, Ted and Rex
🐶 🥰 🌞

04/07/2022

Just two gorgeous pups and their playtime
🐶 😍

29/06/2022

A lovely walk with this trio today 🐶 🐶 🐶

Nemo decided it was time to cool down ☀️

24/06/2022

Running into the weekend like some of our pups today 🥰
See you next week everyone 👋 🐶

23/06/2022

What a scorcher it was today! 🌞
Plenty of water on our short morning walk and then home visits the rest of the day ❤️ 🐶

12/06/2022

Coming to you from sunny Mexico! 🌞
Just a reminder that we are closed this W/C 13th June; all to resume back to normality from Monday 20th June 🐶 🐾
Have a lovely week, everyone and we look forward to seeing you soon! X

22/04/2022

We're wishing our sass queen Peggy a very HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY 🎈 😁

You're a little lady with a lot of energy and big personality! Whenever we lose a ball half way into walkies, we love how you can invent any object into something amazing that we must throw immediately, whether it be the muddiest stick or tiniest stone 😂 you're such a happy girl and you really do brighten up our days with your cheekiness!

Hope you have fun at your doggy meet up this evening in your new harness set 😎 🥳

Lots of love,

Everyone at Ruff Paws 🐾

(Here are a few snaps of you and your Ruff Paws friends) 🥰

21/04/2022

We just want to take a minute to celebrate our newest Ruff Paws member..🥁. .

🌟 🌟 Buddy 🌟 🌟

Enjoying the sunshine, making friends and loving life today on his walkies 💛

11/04/2022

We're looking for a fellow dog lover in the Morley/Birstall/Tingley area who likes to keep active and join us as a Ruff Paws Dog Walker!

Must have:
*own vehicle (suitable to transport up to 4 dogs)
*DBS certificate

And
We would love if you..
* hold some experience working with animals
* are first aid certified

○ Flexible working days and hours between 10.00am-3.00pm, Monday-Friday

NOTE- this is a part-time self-employed position.

If you would like to apply, please send your C.V and cover letter over to [email protected]

01/04/2022

Wow, we are in April already!

Here are some of our best bits from February and March 🥰🐶🐾

28/03/2022

* IMPAWTANT CLIENT NOTICE *

As the holiday season is fast approaching, in coming months we may be short staffed.

Specifically, these weeks will be:

W/C 25th APRIL

W/C 16th MAY

W/C 30th MAY

W/C 6th JUNE

I will be walking down the aisle on 31st May and then jetting off on a 2-week honeymoon to Mexico from June 3rd. But, don't worry!! As a true businesswoman, I will be taking my laptop with me, so will be contactable at times.

All staff at Ruff Paws will then be taking a one week holiday W/C 13th June.

Normality to resume W/C 20th June 🙂

We thank you all for your patience and understanding and will continue to always try our best to meet any required bookings 🙂

Xx

05/03/2022

We would like to raise awareness of a nearby fundraising point for the animals who are suffering from the current conflict in Ukraine.

Vets4Pets (inside Pets at Home) in Birstall are kindly taking food donations until Wednesday March 9th.
If you're out and about this weekend, please do stop by 🐶 ❤️

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR DONATIONS UP TO NOW🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

🇺🇦🆘🐾 🇺🇦🆘🐾🇺🇦🆘🐾🇺🇦🆘🐾 🇺🇦🆘🐾 🇺🇦

URGENT APPEAL FOR THE INNOCENT ANIMALS OF UKRAINE

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CAN YOU DONATE PET FOOD TO HELP SAVE AN ANIMALS LIFE??

🇺🇦 I'm sure everyone is horrified by the events unfolding in Ukraine right now & our hearts go out to the Ukranian people who are desperately trying to survive this nightmare 🇺🇦

🐾As I’m sure our followers are, we are concerned about the innocent animals caught up in this "war zone". We've heard & seen reports of dogs injured by shrapnel, abandoned pets left behind when their owners flea their homes & there are several local Rescue Groups doing their best to help these animals in a very dangerous hostile environment 🐾

🆘We have therefore set up an Emergency Fundraiser for the animals of Ukraine & will ensure that your food donations reach the teams of rescue workers who are desperately trying to help these animals survive 🆘

🙏Please give what you can to help the animals who have no idea what is happening to the world as they knew it🙏

There will be many big International Aid Groups helping the people, we can’t forget the animals!

🚚 ADDRESS FOR DONATIONS 🚚

DONATION
LEEDS BIRSTALL VETS4PETS
INSIDE PETS AT HOME
SPRING RAM RETAIL PARK
BIRSTALL
WF17 9AD

🐾 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
PET FOOD DONATIONS REQUIRED ONLY
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WE WILL NOT ACCEPT CASH DONATIONS
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🇺🇦DONATIONS REQUIRED BY WEDNESDAY 9TH MARCH 🇺🇦

Thank you 🙏❤️🐾

04/03/2022

First walk of the day 🐾
A little rain won't stop Koji and Derek from having fun! 😁🐶

27/02/2022

A special mention this Sunday to our newest Ruff Paws starter 🥁 🥁..

🌟 🌟 Monty 🌟 🌟

He's such a good boy who knows his high fives 👋 ❤️ 🐶 🐾

17/02/2022

Our new starters this week!!

Say 👋 to our new puppies 🥁 🥁..

🌟 🌟 Finn 🌟 🌟 the Cocker Spaniel
&
🌟 🌟 Bea 🌟 🌟 the Labrador

They spent their walk with Ziggy bouncing in all the puddles! 🐶

Also, thank you to all customers for bearing with us while we wait for storm Dudley and Eunice to pass 💧☔️

15/02/2022

One of our group walks today with Peggy, Boris, Ollie and Bear enjoying a little fresh air and sunshine 🌞 🐶 🐾

31/01/2022

At the end of every month we'll be creating a compliation of all of our wonderful pups on their walkies with us at Ruff Paws 🐾

Can you spot your fur-baby? 🕵‍♂️🐶 💕

30/01/2022

ATTENTION all Ruff Paws puppy lovers 🐶

Please find below our renewed price list for our walking services, effective from Tuesday February 1st 2022. Thank you again for your continued support 🐾 💕 🐾

22/01/2022

After reports of rising cases in Gastroentritis in dogs across Yorkshire, we'd like to raise awareness and share research to help you understand what can be done if you find your pup has become unwell.

Symptoms can include vomiting, diarrhoea and lethargy. As walkers, we can only be extra vigilant in monitoring your dog's behaviour day-to-day.

To reduce the risk of it occurring:

1) Discourage scavenging on walks. If your dog like to run off for a quick munch, perhaps keep them on lead so that you can see them at all times. (Short-term prevention)

2) Keep up with Vaccinations and Worming- some viral infections and worms can lead to inflammation of stomach and intestine. (Long-term prevention)

We love walkies here at Ruff Paws, but we like them to be as safe as possible 👷🏻‍♀️
Please take a few minutes to read and listen to this article from the British Veterinary Association: https://www.bva.co.uk/news-and-blog/news-article/mystery-dog-vomiting-bug-cases-prompt-veterinary-advice/

Vets share advice for concerned pet owners after a spike in cases of gastroenteritis-like symptoms in dogs in Yorkshire and the surrounding areas.

13/01/2022

Today we welcome Cockapoo 🥁 🥁...

🌟 🌟 Milo 🌟 🌟
🥰 🐶 😍

Our latest puppy joining us here at Ruff Paws 🐾

09/01/2022

Its the end of the first and, most definitely, frosty week of the year!

Here are some of fab snaps the team took ❤

Hope everyone is having a relaxing Sunday 😌

05/01/2022

We want to wish a very special Shih Tzu..

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY BAILEY!! 🐶🥳

You're a happy, cheeky chappy who loves his cuddles and pulls the cutest faces 💕
Here's to some of your best bits and many more adventures throughout the seasons ✨

04/01/2022

It's our first day back to doing what we love!
🐶🥰 🐾

A brand new hello 👋 to our beautiful boys 💙

🌟 🌟 Otis 🌟 🌟 the Cocker Spaniel
&
🌟 🌟 Bear 🌟 🌟 the Dachshund

Here are a just a few snaps from todays adventures 🐾