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Posts Tagged ‘dog exercise’

Happy to see a difficult dog progress

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

I have just been to see a dog we used to walk about a year ago. It was re-homed as it bad habit of running away and staying out for 24 – 48 hours. You couldn’t tempt it back with food , it just loved being able to run free. We helped him to be [...]

Normal Dog Behaviour

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

It is very normal for dogs to greet other dogs by wanting to smell them – especially the rear end. I heard a story today that a dog owner complained to another owner that her dogs were sniffing her dog.  this is perfectly normal behaviour and should not be considered aggressive behaviour. All Sweeney Dog staff have [...]

Is your dog walker trained in Canine Behaviour??

Friday, October 15th, 2010

All of Sweeney Dogs dog walkers in York, have recently updated their skills and knowledge on Canine Behaviour. At Sweeney Dog, we are constantly working to improve the service we offer, and we recently took the opportunity for all dog walkers to attend a course on canine behaviour. Even if we think we know and have seen most [...]

All weather dog walking area

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Dog walking York – new all weather walking area

NEW!!! Sweeney Dog – private walking field

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Sweeney Dog now have our own dog walking field. Located just north of Wigginton, this field has been securely fenced and is protected by double gates, so that when we are loading and unloading dogs from our specially equipped vans , dogs cant run off. Our dogs can now run and play safely and  is [...]

Success in managing Poor Dog Behaviour

Friday, December 11th, 2009

she is now a totally different dog, loves coming out for a walk and enjoys the company of other dogs

Safety Alert – Walking your Dog

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

At Sweeney Dog our dog walking services are fully insured.

Dogs in Vehicles

Monday, July 20th, 2009

dogs in vehicles in hot weather

The Value of Group Walking

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

Within a few days she was off the lead, and playing with all the other dogs and we havent seen any sign of previous behaviour

Is your dog walking area safe?

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

always do a risk assessment before you let your dog off the lead.