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Had to take an unplanned sick day today 🤒 So how better to spend my time than to catch up on courses! 🐾🐕

⚠️🌡️ Weather Warning 🌡️⚠️ The met office has warned that temperatures may drop to as low as -8°, bringing with it snow! ❄️🌨️ We are still going to be out and about but please bare with us as we will be taking things slow to avoid incidents and keep us and your dogs safe! ⛑️

We've had some incredible adventures this week! Loving the autumn weather 🍂🐕🐾

Can't beat a sunset walk 🐕🐾

And we're back! 😁 Thank you everyone for your patience and understanding over the last few weeks, Shan is now out of hospital and back home recovering! ❤️‍🩹 We've still had some amazing walks and loving the autumn weather! 🐾🥾🍂

Autumn is definitely our favourite season 🍁🍂🎃

With firework season just around the corner now is the time to grab yourself a calming kit, with everything you need to help keep your pet calm utilising natural remedies! You can get your kit here using our discount code: https://petremedy.co.uk/ref/ODYSSEYPETS/ Of course we always recommend prevention, so we'd suggest using pet remedy products in conjunction with a qualified ethical trainer leading up to fireworks season! You can read more about noise phobia in dogs and how to choose a trainer by clicking on the link below: https://petremedy.co.uk/noise-phobia/?utm_source=Pet+Remedy+Community&utm_campaign=6286f83532-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_01_12_01_42_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-18fe99f899-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=6286f83532&mc_eid=724d7b121f

We always try do some fun stuff during our walks! Whether it's training or some enrichment, just a little something to get the brain going! 🧠🐕 Todays walk consisted of some recall and heel work! And this guy nailed it! 🏆👍🏻

Wind, rain, sun & mostly mud! 💨⛈️☀️🐾 We've had all sorts these past few weeks but as long as these guys are happy we'll be out and about on our walks! 😂🐶

Over the weekend we went to @nantwichfoodfest 🥙🧋 These two did incredibly well navigating through busy streets, lots of people and other dogs, all whilst remaining calm and neutral the entire time, I'm incredibly proud of them both! All our neutrality training has paid off, allowing us to enjoy more adventures together!🏆🐕 Of course, we had to get them some fancy treats at one of the stalls. We picked up some Yak Chews & Beef Tails from @skylosfoods, they even gave us some Goat Pate to try out! 🐐 Overall a successful trip! 🐶🐾

Nice to see some new faces this week! As well as our usual mischievous lot! 😂🐾

A soggy start to the week but that won't put us off! 🌧🐕

A great training session today with this awesome man and his owners! 🐾 We've been working through some frustration around a busy family life and learning how to keep things calm! 🏖

Slowly getting back out now the weather has cooled down! 🌤🐾

The van is back up and running! 🛞 Thank you all for being patient whilst we got this sorted out, all walks & training should now return to normal! 🐾

Just some information around dogs & humidity levels, it might not feel too hot at 22° to us, but the humidity can be just as dangerous to our dogs! 🐾 Panting is a dog's main way of cooling down, but high humidity can make it less effective! ⚠️ When dogs pant, moisture evaporates from their lungs, which helps reduce their body heat. However, on humid days, dogs inhale hot, humid air, which doesn't cool them down as well. 🥵 When humidity levels reach over 80%, panting can become ineffective and dogs can overheat. This can lead to heat stroke, which occurs when a dog's core body temperature becomes too high! 🌡 Image credit: AES (Animal Emergency Service)

How we're keeping our 2 high energy breeds occupied whilst it's too hot for walks... 🐾 Scent work! A great way to mentally stimulate and enrich your dogs life, appropriate for all breeds of all shapes and sizes, and incredibly adaptable too! You can make it as easy or as hard as needed to suit your dogs abilities, from scattering some treats in the long grass to hiding high value snacks in more difficult places, like up trees or crevasses in walls! 🧱 🌲🐽

Dealing with hyperarousal when out on walks: ✅️ Prep games to keep arousal levels low before hand ✅️ Calming scent work whilst out on the walk ✅️ Keeping engagement and engaging the brain! ✅️ Having fun! Great work with this lil guy! 🐾

Today's drop-ins were filled with plenty of enrichment, utilising toys & treats, kongs & pools, there's plenty of mental stimulation for these pups on a hot day! 🌡🐾

13 minutes of sniffing trimmed down to just 13 seconds! Lots of scent games and searching for the boys on their drop-in visit during the 25° heat 🥵🌡🔥 Whilst we're not going on walks we're still able to provide plenty of enrichment as well as toilet breaks & water refills during our drop-in sessions! 🐾

Enrichment sorted for our two this week during the high temperatures! 🌡🔥 In addition to sniffy games in the garden, a swimming pool and plenty of fresh water, we've got plenty of frozen enrichment puzzles for them to work through to keep cool! ❄️

Looks like another incredibly hot week ahead! As always the welfare of your pets is our top priority, so any walks during 21° or above will be rearranged as needed or changed to drop ins! ☀️🔥🥵

Another great week with some amazing dogs! 🐶🐾

You can never be too prepared when it comes to our pets welfare, so we've added temperature sensors to the van to ensure it's safe and cool enough for them when being transported! 🐶❄️

Quick shout out to this lil man! 🐕 Along side his regular walks we've been doing some work on desensitisation around the dog van, at first he refused to get in, pulled backwards away from it, showing all the signs of stress! 😰 After just a few sessions before his walks, he's not only happy to get in, he's excited! All by changing his association with the van to something positive! ✅️

We've been doing a LOT of co-operative care recently, so I thought I'd share a little on how we do it, why we do it, and the benefits of it! 🤝🏻🐾 Co-operative care is essentially making sure that your pet is comfortable and co-operative when carrying out usually unpleasant tasks, such as taking pills, grooming, brushing teeth, inspecting for tics or grass seeds, that sort of thing! The way we do this is to give your pet something fun to do whilst you carry out the mundane task, constantly assessing whether they are still comfortable with what you are doing. 🪥 As demonstrated by my two Spaniels, we've popped some paté paste on an enrichment mat and put it on the floor for them to go at whilst I check them over for grass seeds embedded in their coats. Maia has been doing amazing with this, she was uncertain at first as she's nervous by nature. But soon came round to the idea when there was something in it for her! 😂 Atlas on the other hand is different ball game all together, he's a little older so he knows what he doesn't like, and grooming is definitely one of them things! So we have to be super careful when doing anything with Atlas, ensuring that we're monitoring his body language and warning signs constantly! ⚠️ As well as praising and reassuring when he's being calm and cooperative! Grooming products from @bugalugspetcare Pate from @ardengrangeuk

Your pets welfare is always our top priority, so we've invested a little into ensuring they stay cool this summer! 😎 🌞 In addition to our crate system, cooling beds, individual crate fans & fresh water bowls, we've added a full air cooling system designed to pull the hot air from inside the van, keeping it cool in even on the hottest of days! 🌬❄️ We even went a step further and had it wired to a leisure battery so it stays running even when the van is off, keeping it cool no matter what! 🚐🐶 Thanks to @franksvamp1 for the cracking work! 👍🏻

A quick round up from a super busy past 2 weeks of walks, training & pet sits! 🐾

Walks aren't just "walks", they're a chance to give your dog some well needed enrichment time! 🐽🐕 Whether it's retrieving games, scent work, impulse control games, or just basic obedience like recall, we try and tailor our walks to suit your dog so they get the most out of their time with us! 🐾

To quote Monty Python, "Tis but a scratch!" Nevertheless it highlights the importance of pet professionals having up to date first aid qualification and suitable equipment to deal with incidents! ⛑️🏥 Atlas is totally fine and just has a small scratch next to his eye, we got it cleaned up and stopped any bleeding roadside and we are monitoring it just to be safe! 🐾🐕

You may not see us out and about on walks this week due to the weather, instead we're providing lots of drop-ins to make sure your pets are well looked after in the safety of their own home! 🏡🚐 As always give us a wave if you see us! 😊

Lots of drop-ins this week due to the hot weather! 🌡🔥 Plenty of sniffing, enrichment games & early morning walks to beat the heat! 🥵 And of course lots of cuddles! 🥰

Awesome weather for last week's walks! 🐕 We are lucky enough to have some friends from the Pets & Pals gang for this week! 🐾

⚠️ Hot weather warning! ⚠️ With the weather reaching as high as 25° next week we're taking some precautions, any walks during temperatures of 22° or above will either be rearranged or changed to drop-ins as needed. We do this to ensure the safety and well-being of your pups during these high heats 🥵🔥🌡 In place of walks we will be providing plenty of mental enrichment & low energy play 🐾

Great day with this lot 🐾🐕

Another great week filled with awesome dogs! 😊🐾🐕

Keeping cool 😎❄️

A nice chilled bank holiday weekend! 🐾🐶

It's probably no surprise that this happy, bouncy, lively springer has something called "Happy Tail Syndrome" 😂 As she is an un-docked Springer Spaniel she has quite a long and powerful tail, pair this with her energetic wagging and insane speed, she was bound to injure it eventually! And the other day she did... the tip of her tail split and caused quite the scene! 🩸 She's absolutely fine, just on restricted walks until fully healed, which means lots of sniffy games and scent work where she is less at risk! 😂

Different dogs have different learning styles! An important thing to remember when teaching anything to your dog! 🐾 Some might learn through play, others through treats, or simply praise and affection! No matter what, there's is always a positive way to train! 🐕😊 We've had lots of different challenges this week, with a heavy focus on bringing down arousal levels to allow us to train efficiently! 🏋‍♂️

Another busy couple of weeks with walks! These guys have been loving the nice weather! ☀️🐶🐾

Despite me being ill for the past 4 days we've still have a fun packed week with this lot! 🐾🐕☀️ Plenty of swimming and paddling in rivers with 21° heat some days! 🤽‍♂️🌤

Lovely weekend spent on a pet sit with this gorgeous girl! 🥰🐾

It's been a busy few days with this lot! 😂🐾🐕

Awesome start to the week with this lively lot! 😂🐾🐕

We all had a go at some water retrieves today! A great way to cool off and build confidence! 🤽‍♂️🥎

Awesome weather for todays walks! 🌤

Just some zoomies in the wind & rain 🌧💨

What have we been upto today? 🌧 🐾 Loose Lead Training 🐾 Learning the "Out/drop" cue 🐾 Building Engagement 🐾 Sniffaris 🐾 Swimming 🐾 Zoomies Never a dull day with dogs 😂🐕

Today's adventures! 🌤

The crazy weather hasn't stopped these guys from getting out and about! 😂🌦

Nice weather and great dogs, what a great afternoon! 🤌🏻🐾

This morning was all about the retrievers! Both Goldens and Labs! 😂🐾

The spanners learnt that their actions have consequences 😂💦🐾

Apologies for the lack of posts recently! We've been working hard in the background to upgrade our new dog walking van! 🟠🔵🟢🐾 The spaniels have put it through its paces already 😂

Just a few of our recent walks in the mud and rain! 😂🐾

Some great work this morning from this dad & dog duo! 🐕 Working on desensitisation & managing hyperarousal in new exciting environments and remaining calm around scary triggers! (Like the gardeners! 😂) Great work! 👍🏻

We've been making the most of the nice weather! Some adventure walks mixed with some training sessions! 🐾

A nice swim and some recall training to start of the week! 🤽‍♂️🐾🐕

Thankful for our pet sitting clients getting us out the rain for a bit this week! 😂😺

We've had a busy week of training & walks! Luckily the mud and rain hasn't slowed this lot down! 😂🐾

Lovely weather for a dog walk! 😂

It's been a busy couple of weeks! 🐾 Nice to see some old faces and some new ones as well! 🐶🐕‍🦺

Well done to two of our Cane Corsos for smashing their first training session! Focusing on loose lead work using the backwards walking technique! 😊🐾

Another eventful week of walks! 🐾🐶

A roundup of this weeks walks 😊🐾

Off sick after a back injury & man flu. So why not brush up on the basics! 🐕‍🦺🐾

New crates have been put through their paces this week! So far the pups give them 10 paws out of 10! 🐾🐾

Some more fun in the snow on todays walks 🧊❄️

Snow day! ❄️

Just a few of this weeks pups 🐾

Just for fun, let's get those brains working this Thursday morning! 🌄 There are 2 Spaniels in this photo, can you find them both? 😂

We had a very wet and muddy Wednesday, can you tell? 😊🐾

Tuesdays Team! 🐾

Muddy Mondays 🐾

Some great work the other day with this mighty Mastiff and his owner! 💪🏻🐶 Working on some nice loose lead walking, heel work and a little bit of reactivity prevention! 🐾

End of another busy week! Here are some of this week's pets! 🐾🐶🐠

Why do we teach recall? 📯 A reliable recall can be useful for a variety of things, like keeping your dog safe when encountering the local wildlife! Thankfully, this incredible girl had a great recall in place when we were taken by surprise by a Swan on our most recent walk! 🪿

It's great seeing all the pups again after the Christmas break 😊

✨️Now taking bookings for 2024✨️ Specially tailored 1:1 training! Whether it's working on getting your dog to listen to you outside, getting them to come back to you, or working on some basic obidence, or even reactivity, we're here to help! 🐾 Using reward based training not only is an effective means of training, but it helps build an amazing relationship between you and your dog! 🐶

Back to it after the Christmas break! 🎄 Time to work off that Christmas dinner and all the holiday chocolates! 😂

Thats our last session done for the Christmas period! 🎄 We just want to thank all or our fellow trainers & walkers, clients and of course their furry friends for an incredible year and we hope you have an amazing Christmas! 🎅🎁

A few more from this week 😊 We could learn a lot from our dogs, sometimes you just need to play In the grass 😂🐾

One of our Spaniels has come into season so she's on restricted duties until further notice! Which means plenty of enrichment at unsociable hours 😂 Considering we've not done much "proper" scentwork with her she's nailed the vehicle searches we've been doing this evening 👍🏻 might have made it a bit too easy!

We've been doing some "real world" training teaching our own Spaniel, Atlas, to settle whilst in new enviroments, something he's always been really good at 👍🏻

A couple of this weeks pups out on their walks 🐾😊

Do you dread taking your dog out for a walk because they pull you toward every smell, discarded wrapper or bit of scap food? 🍔 Are they pulling your arm out your socket as you walk (or get dragged) down the street? 💪🏻 Do they bark and lunge at every passing dog, cyclist, car or squirrel that goes past? 🐿 We're here to help with our stress free and simple 1:1 training! Together we'll formulate a plan to get you the dog you've always dreamed of! 👍🏻🐾 Drop us a message to find out more 📩

When we're not training dogs, we're learning about how to train dogs! No matter where we are! #alwayslearning

It's that time of year! 🎅🎄 If you're thinking of getting a new puppy this christmas, set them up to succeed! We offer training tailored to you and your puppy, going over behaviours such as: 🐾 Loose Lead Foundations 🐾 Toilet Training 🐾 Home Alone Preperation 🐾 Puppy Biting 🐾 Diet and exercise requirements 🐾 Safe and appropriate puppy play 🐾 Puppy socialisation And much, much more! Drop us a message today 🐶

Is your dog reactive, fearful, anxious? Not to worry, we're here to help! We offer specialised solo dog walking services aimed to accommodate these specific behaviours, providing a safe and secure environment for them to explore and relax without having to worry about other dogs, triggers or distractions 🐾 We would love to hear from you and your pups, so get in touch and we'll do our best to help! 😊

New year means new things happening! Starting from January 1st, 2024, we've got some exciting changes coming to our services. To better serve our clients, we'll no longer be offering pack/group walks. We've made this decision because there hasn't been much demand for these types of walks, and we want to focus on the wellbeing of our reactive, nervous, and anxious dogs that we currently take care of. For those of you who are currently on our pack walks, don't worry! You can either switch to our solo walks or choose to participate in our training options. The choice is yours! We'll also be putting more emphasis on the training side of our business. We want to build up our knowledge so we can help those of you who are struggling with your pups. Moving forward, we're excited to offer the following services: 🐾 1:1 Training Walks 🐾 1:1 Training Sessions 🐾 1:1 Training Packages 🐾 Solo Walks 🐾 Pet Sitting 🐾 Drop-Ins We believe these changes will allow us to meet the unique needs of each client and provide the best care possible. Thank you for your ongoing support!

Some more dogs to brighten up your weekend! 🐾🐶

After using these 2m biothane training leads for the past month we can comfortably recommend them! 👌🏻 🐾 Waterproof 🐾 Wipe clean 🐾 Durable & Tough 🐾 Adjustable 🐾 Colourful They have been a great addition to our training toolkit and we are happy to be offering them to our clients 😊 We also have some 10m long lines available, ideal for recall, exploring, scentwork etc 🐕‍🦺 Drop us a message for more info 📝 we can also special order select colours and lengths!

I often tell my clients "our house is like Fort Knox" when creating training plans for their pups. That's because prevention is better that reaction! 🏰 Don't want your dog stealing from the kitchen counters whilst you cook? Use a gate! Don't want your pup running up and down the stairs? Use a gate! Don't want your dog going certain places in the house, you guessed it, use a gate! 🧱 Using gates as a management tool is amazing when done correctly. You can create safe spaces for your pup to explore without needing to worry they'll get ahold of something they shouldn't, or be anywhere that isn't dog proof! ❌️ They can also help with threshold training, impulsively, separation anxiety, counter surfing, the list is endless! 📝

Spaces available on the run up till Christmas for some 1:1 training! 🐾 Recall 🐾 Loose Lead 🐾 Seperation Anxiety 🐾 Basic Obedience 🐾 Puppy Training Whatever it is you need, we're here to help! 🐕‍🦺

Sometimes you just gotta do what you're bred for! A retriever retrieving and a pointer, pointing! 😂

We've had a variety of different pups and a variety of different weathers this week 😂

Morning all! Just a quick weather warning, if it does drop below -5° we will be changing some walks to drop-ins to keep your pups safe! 🐾 This will be assessed on a case by case basis as all dogs are different 😊 Please take care when walking your dogs in these freezing temperatures, come prepared with coats and boots for their paws and shorten walks if necessary, and avoid bodies of water as these will be too cold and could cause your pup to go into shock if they suddenly jump in! 💦

This week's wacky lot 😂🐾

Today has been our busiest day of the year, if only every day was this dog-packed! 🐾🐶