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Posts Tagged ‘dog health’

Irish Wolf Hound Auditions for singing competition

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

I was out walking a couple of  dogs early this morning and I took this video clip of a singing Irish Wolf Hound called Guinness. He was enjoying himself so much in the snow , he just stopped and gave me an impromptu performance. Cant tell exactly what tune it is but Guinness seems to know. [...]

Snow doesn’t stop Sweeney Dog – dog walkers York

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Despite the awful weather here in York , Sweeney Dog have been out every day picking up and walking customers dogs. People (and their dogs) rely on our services and we will endeavour to always get to your dog or to feed your cat. Even though it has been blizzard conditions this week, a dog [...]

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 [...]

Tip of the Day

Monday, November 15th, 2010

When approaching a dog, especially for the first time, try and make yourself small by getting down to the dogs level. You will look a lot less imposing to the dog and will put the dog at ease much more quickly.  In our role as  a dog walker in york We meet many dogs every year and [...]

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

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

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