Waggle Bums

Harry hates the rain! But he sure does look cute in a towel 🥰🌧️

When the dog in the front is getting a biscuit and you're worried you've been forgotten.... 🤨

I've been putting off posting this for weeks... If I don't post it it's not real 😭

Wee Sally has retired from her walks... Since she'd become unwell, I had been doing my best to squeeze in a short walk for her because I just didn't want to stop seeing her, but I had to admit defeat as I was just really struggling to fit it in.

Sally has been with us since we first moved our walks to Westhill from the city in April 2019!

I know she'll love spending her days snoozing away in sun puddles and stealing food from her hooman 😅

She loved sniffing every smell for as long as possible, getting mucky in swamps and zooming when her dog chums played in water!

We miss you Sally, aka Swampy Sally, aka Piglet!

Keep that bum wagging 💜

(Picture of her first day and her last day!)

Ps. Thank you so much to Sally's human Esther for the beautiful flowers and kind words!!

Some very soggy dogs today!! And a very cold, wet human 🙄😏

Will never understand why people do this... Please don't leave your dog outside alone anywhere!
It's not safe and most dogs find it worrying and stressful anyway.

Happy dogs on walks!

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Did you know that jumping up can sometimes happen because your dog is nervous?

Despite some outdated advice still circulating, it's never a bad thing to reassure your dog if they're nervous or scared!

Sometimes it's your emotional support slipper that you need 🤣🤣

You know it's hot when Osa goes in the stream 🥵😅

Rare to manage to capture Luna sitting still 🤣🤣

"So if the only way someone can fit a dog into their life is to leave it alone & crated for 8-10 hours every day they really need to do some soul searching and consider the dog's experience, not just their own wants."

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Yesterday I read a post on a colleague's page which should have been entirely noncontroversial. The post stated that dogs shouldn't be regularly crated for 8 hours or more at a time. Incredibly some people pushed back hard on that point on the basis it excluded people who worked full time/long hours from having a dog.

And there's the rub. 𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙙𝙤𝙜. Much as they might want one. Not everyone's lifestyle is compatible with dog ownership. Which can be a bitter pill to swallow if you desperately want a dog in your life but that doesn't make it any less true.

Dogs need social contact*. They need space to move*. To deprive them of these things has a detrimental effect on their well being, no matter how loved they may be. So if the only way someone can fit a dog into their life is to leave it alone & crated for 8-10 hours every day they really need to do some soul searching and consider the dog's experience, not just their own wants.

If you do work out of the home for long hours and still want a dog in your life then you have to be prepared to pay for support to help you care for your dog - a dog walker, pet sitter, day care etc. And high quality, ethical pet care costs.

Does that mean that those who work long hours out of the home and can't afford high quality pet care can't have a dog? Yes, very possibly.

Owning a dog isn't a right. It's a responsibility which means that you have to consider the dog's welfare ahead of your own wants. There will be many such decisions along the way and the first one is whether your lifestyle can meet a dog's most basic needs. And if it can't, the answer should be 'no'.

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*𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘴:
• 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢 𝘉, 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘔 𝘉 𝘏, 𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘑, 𝘥𝘦 𝘝𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘏 𝘞, 𝘔𝘰𝘭 𝘑 𝘈 (1998). 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭, 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘢, 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘪 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘴, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 58: 365-381.
• 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢 𝘉, 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘞, 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘔 𝘉 𝘏, 𝘔𝘰𝘭 𝘑 𝘈, 𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘑 (1999𝘢). 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘰𝘯𝘦: 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳 66: 233-242.

Oh my goodness, how cute is this sketch of Bru that my chum over at drew? 😍😍

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Thanks to our friend for gifting some treats and chews for these happy pooches!

The girls were happy the sun was out today 😎😎

Van's back on the road, the sun is shining and I found a new walk to explore! Not bad as far as Monday's go 🤣

**JUST ONE SPACE LEFT!**

WHERE? Westhill/Skene/Counteswells/Kingswells

WHEN? Monday-Friday (minimum 3 day requirement)

TIME? 9-11:30 am (Time slot includes a one hour walk with pick ups and drop offs

HOW MUCH? £14

WHAT? One hour group walk with established group

🔸6 years experience
🔸Fully Insured
🔸Canine First Aid Certified
🔸Recommended by vets and behaviourists!
🔸Experienced Dog Trainer (utilising modern, ethical methods)
🔸Continued Professional Development (online/in person courses)

Your dogs welfare is always my top priority!

Waggle Bums, keeping dogs bums wagging since 2018 🐶

Drookit boopers!

Wee posers looking all noble! 😍

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Doggos "catching" treatos!

Maple brought her chums some tasty treats to share today! Safe to say, they were very happy about it! 😀

**TWO RARE SPACES AVAILABLE**

WHERE? Westhill/Skene/Counteswells/Kingswells

WHEN? Monday-Friday (minimum 3 day requirement)

TIME? 9-11:30 am (Time slot includes a one hour walk with pick ups and drop offs

HOW MUCH? £14

WHAT? One hour group walk with established group

🔸6 years experience
🔸Fully Insured
🔸Canine First Aid Certified
🔸Recommended by vets and behaviourists!
🔸Experienced Dog Trainer (utilising modern, ethical methods)
🔸Continued Professional Development (online/in person courses)

Your dogs welfare is always my top priority!

This walk would suit an adult dog who enjoys being around other dogs (whilst not being too over excited by them), woodland walks and lots of sniffing....and of course a tasty treat or two!

Check out some pics and some of our great reviews below!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Waggle Bums, keeping dogs bums wagging since 2018 🐶

Beautiful puppers in the sun yesterday!

We got a glimpse of a nice day before another day and another yellow weather warning ⚠️🤣

"Say Primula cheeeezzee!" 📸

Lady Biscuits: How deep's the snow Osa?
Osa: oh I measure that at about 2/3 of an Osa leg. Now gib me biscuits!

POV: You know you're gawjus and you see someone taking a picture... 😅😍