Tails and Trails

01/01/2024

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30/12/2023

08/12/2023

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06/07/2023

30/06/2023

How do you feel about a stranger coming up to you and touching you?
How do you feel about a stranger coming up to you and pushing you over?
How do you feel about a stranger coming up to you and shouting at you?
How do you feel about a stranger chasing you?

You probably don't like it.

Lots a dogs feel the same way about having your "friendly dog" come up to them.

Please respect on-leash dogs and their owners.

Please respect people who ask you to call your dog away from their dog - or from them, their child, their elderly family member, or their horse.

Please learn to read the body language of dogs, and of dog-owners - and of any other users of shared recreational spaces.

Your dog may be friendly but not every dog or person wants your dog in their personal space.

Please be respectful.
Let's work together to create harmonious nature spaces.



Friends of the Dog Walkers - FDW

07/06/2023

MISSING!!!

Suzie's owner was held up on Saturday 3rd of June outside Pick 'n Pay in Grassy Park and taken by 3 men.
Suzie is a 9 month old Rottweiler, unsterilized with a docked tail.
She was wearing her chain with a tag on.
The number on the tag is unfortunately outdated.
The owner is offering a reward for anyone who can find her.

Please contact Nathaniel on 073 443 9407 if you have any information. 🐶

05/05/2023

A WORD ABOUT WAGS
Contrary to popular belief, a wagging tail doesn’t always mean a dog is happy. You may have heard - “I don’t understand why that dog reacted badly to me; his tail was wagging!”

Dogs communicate through so many different types of body language, but the wag and the tail position are probably one of the easier to notice.

As with most things dog behaviour related it depends on the individual dog. Some breeds naturally carry their tails in a different position and some breeds wag their tails differently to others.

Wags and tail positions should always be looked at in context and in conjunction with the rest of a dogs’ body language.

By taking note of how your dog’s tail usually looks or how that tail behaves when they’re really excited or happy to see you, provides a good base line to interpret other types of tail language.

I’m probably odd, but I often watch my dogs’ tails with fascination as they stalk or hunt for something, bark at something outside the gate or see another dog approaching while out walking.

The type of wag and position of their tails gives me so much information about their emotional state.

Although some people won’t agree, I definitely see wags to the right when my dogs are happy and wags to the left when there is arousal, uncertainty, predatory behaviour or other emotions going on.

Not only is the tail an important method of communication but it also plays a role in balance, stability, movement and counterbalancing when a dog quickly changes direction.

I believe that tail docking destroys an essential part of a dog's ability to communicate with other dogs by creating a distinct social disadvantage or misunderstanding as tail signals can’t be read.

People with working dogs believe that tail docking is necessary to prevent tail injuries or improve permormance, but many countries have banned this practice either completely or only under specific medical circumstances.

Start taking notice of what your dog is doing with their tail - you may find it interesting and it may open up a new way of understanding how your dog is feeling.

29/04/2022

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25/04/2022

24/04/2022

And, she said
“Magic is all around
Just waiting to be found
A secret it shall be
Until, you choose to see”

A little Poem written by Athey Thompson
Art by Charlotte Bird Fairy Photographer

21/04/2022

Things I wish to never lose, my passion, my dreams, my childish spirit, the little things that keep me going, my curiosity to keep wondering and questioning, my ability to get up again even when I wish not to, the art within my soul, the power to love against all the hatred around, and most of all my capability to adapt, accept, change and my will to learn and heal.

~Yasmine Lasheen~

17/04/2022

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11/04/2022

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May we never regret the last chances we skipped to see someone, may we never feel sorry for the unsaid words we kept till it became too late to spit them out, may we never skip the special moments that may take our breath away, may we remember to let our loved ones know how valued they are to us, may we don't waste our time and energy in useless roads and people, may we have the courage to equally confront and forgive ourselves, may we never hesitate to spread goodness and kindness even when our hearts are broken, may we know our way back when we get lost, and finally may we never stop trying.
Yasmine Lasheen.





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29/03/2022

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Trees are vital. As the biggest plants on the planet, they give us oxygen, store carbon, stabilise the soil and give life to the world's Wildlife. They also provide us with the materials for tools and shelter. 🌱🌿