TLC Pet Services

25/01/2025

Who's Coming??
PACKWALK is ON for Sunday Jan 26/25 @ 1PM
Where? Irishtown Park- meeting at 2nd parking lot in.
$15 per person/ dog team
Please wear your grips 😊
No flexi leashes permitted

18/01/2025

PACKWALK CANCELLED for Sun Jan 19/25 due to expected weather system.🥲

11/01/2025

PACKWALK is ON!

Note new time of 1 pm

Sunday Jan 12/25 @ 1 PM
Meet at Centennial Park in front of the playground.
$15 per person/dog team
No flexi leashes permitted thanks

08/01/2025

Trigger Stacking! Making sense of why your dog may react differently ......

I often use human examples of trigger stacking to explain why some days your dog is struggling and other days they are not.
Why some days they can cope with certain situations, and other days they seem to lose the plot right away.
Let’s imagine that in a day you can have 60 points and if you go OVER 60 - that’s when an outburst happens.

Yesterday I had an AWESOME day. I had really good clients, some great news, a lovely client review, the weather was fantastic. In general just great.

I go to bed.. and I can’t fall asleep. I’m someone who needs like a solid 7-8 hours so thats the first problem there. 🔴That’s 15 points right there.🔴
Finally fall asleep and wake up at 3 am with crazy hay fever and dry throat coughing fits. Have to take antihistamines and eventually manage to fall asleep.. 🔴Another 10 points. 🔴
I wake myself up at 6 am because I’m having s**t dreams I can’t seem to shake. 🔴Another 10 points.🔴

So now I woke up grumpy. And moody. And I’m already on 35 points out of 60… that’s not a great start of the day and nothing has even happened yet.

I decide to go to the gym straight away to see if exercise helps (just like we do with dogs!). On the way to the gym I chew a gum and my molar chips. Like my goddamn tooth actually broke off on a gum. FFS.🔴Bam, hit me with 15 points. Now I’m on 50. 🔴
Now at the gym I’m having angry conversations with the dentist in my head because I can’t stand it when they berate you like a child that doesn’t floss enough.
Thats another 5 points. Here we are at 55.

I go home, get the dogs, walk the dogs and we take Lenyx to the vet for a check up that I was worried about.
This check up was really the root of all the problems but it went well and now I feel a lot better and I’m actually able to let go of some of the stress. 🔴Take away 10 points.. back to 45.

I have the day off and I might decide to catch up on some sleep and have a nap. 🔴Take away 10 points - back to 35. 🔴I’ll spend some time doing a hobby - take away 15 points - now I’m back on 20 points.

This is a perfect example how you can have a great day and then just get hit with a s**t day out of nowhere. That doesn’t mean all is lost. It’s just that this day is harder than usual.

This is where we have to analyse our dogs day, if your dog is nearing their 60 points - what can we do to reduce that? 🔴Maybe your dog needs more sleep, maybe they need a play session just you and him in your backyard, maybe they need a sniffing exercise, maybe they just wanna chill at home..

When your dogs stress levels are up, think to yourself - what can I do to bring them down and salvage the day?
What happened during the day to bring the stress levels up?

I can already tell you that if I went OVER 60 points things would just keep sn*******ng. I’d get road rage, snippy with my partner and probably end up in an unnecessary argument, just feel miserable most of the day and not being able to come out of it, get annoyed with someone online and not being able to let go of it.. you name it.. just something would happen that usually slides of you without too much effort. But not a day like this.

Give yourself some grace.
Give your dog some grace.

05/01/2025

Did you choose this breed? If so, maybe this is a read for you.........

04/01/2025

PACKWALK is ON! NEW TIME!!
Sunday Jan5/25 @ 1 pm
Meet at Mapletin Park, Gorge Rd entrance.
$15 per person/dog team
No flexi leashes permitted
If you have a dog & would like to join just message me on this page. 😊

01/01/2025

Happy New Year!

28/12/2024

CANCELLED due to slippery road & walking conditions.

PACKWALK is ON for tomorrow,
Sunday, Dec 29/24..........
Meet at Gorge Rd entrance of Mapleton Park at 10am
Packwalk is $15 for person/dog team.
No flexi leashes permitted, thanks

21/12/2024

No Packwalk for Sunday Dec 22/24 due to storm aftermath.

Stay tuned for Dec 29th! 😊

14/12/2024

Who's coming??
PACKWALK is on for Sunday Dec 15/24.......
Wear your ice grips if needed
Meet 10am Centennial Park parking lot by playground.
$15 per person/dog team
No flexi leashes permitted

07/12/2024

Who's up for a Wintery Packwalk?
Wear your Ice Grips!
Temps tomorrow am -7 Brrrr
10am Mapleton Park - Mapleton Rd entrance by Princess Auto
$15 per person/dog team
No flexi leashes permitted

30/11/2024

Who's Coming!!
PACKWALK is ON!
Sunday Dec1/24 @ 10am
Meet at Centennial Park parking lot in front of playground
$15 per person/dog team
No flexi leashes permitted
Anyone new who would like to join, send me a message😊

30/11/2024

A Word Of Advice re "On Leash" dog meet ups.....

23/11/2024

No PACKWALK Nov 24/24 due to rain & wet conditions. Fingers crossed to resume next week😊

16/11/2024

WHO's COMING?
PACKWALK is On! Sunday Nov 17/24 @ 10am.
Meet in Riverview at Holy Whale parking lot. ( AKA ) Chocolate River Station.
$15 per person/dog team
No flexi leashes permitted

16/11/2024

Abby AKA "Bad Bunny" sz hunting is a full time job for this Springer!

16/11/2024

Abby sz Chocolate anything is perfect, especially when it's her😅

16/11/2024

Zeus enjoying Centennial Park & all the squirrels he'd like to chase.