Tails & Trails of Ashbourne

28/03/2025

Soo true 😂😍❤️🐶

22/03/2025

Happy 2nd birthday to this gorgeous boy, Fallon. I hope you enjoy the doggy ice lollies I made you 🥳🎂🍭

21/03/2025

All cages now kitted out with non-spill water bowls. Just in time for the warmer weather we are getting! No dehydrated dogs on my watch 🐶💦

18/03/2025

What a stunning day!! Little Winston usually has a daily home visit with a little walk to encourage toileting. But today I had to make the most of the weather with him so we went on an adventure and he had the best time!! 🥰🐶☀️

17/03/2025

Congratulations to Marley the Whippet for getting this month’s ‘Dog of the Month’. Marley was an ad hoc dog from over a year ago who is now a permanent addition to the Tails & Trails pack. We have had some funny and unusual adventures this year!! Well done Marley 🥰🐶

17/03/2025

Team work makes the dream work 🐾🐾🤝

16/03/2025

14/03/2025

‼️ Watch Out ....
...grass seeds might look small and harmless, but in the wrong place, they can cause a great deal of trouble. If your dog has been running in long grass, always check them for grass seeds afterwards, and remove any that you find, especially in between the toes, round their armpits and near their eyes. If you find one stuck, or a wound/swelling that looks like it could contain one, book an appointment with your vet. It’s important to remove grass seeds quickly, because their pointy shape enables them to pierce through skin, enter the body and travel around causing problems such as infections and abscesses.

🔸SYMPTOMS TO LOOK OUT FOR🔸
Grass seeds often cause problems in the ears, between toes, behind eyelids, up their nose and sometimes, under the skin and around the body.
🐾 EARS: If your dog has a grass seed in their ear, you may notice them excessively scratching it, or shaking their head.
🐾 EYES: If your dog has a grass seed stuck behind their eyelid, they are likely to develop a painful, weepy or sore eye.
🐾 PAWS: If your dog has a grass seed between their toes, they might excessively lick or nibble their paw, and overtime you might notice saliva staining and a swelling.
NOSE: If a grass seed has gone up your dog’s nose, you might notice sudden or violent sneezing as well as gagging or coughing.
🐾 ELSEWHERE: A grass seed travelling around the body is likely to cause vague symptoms such as a non-healing wound, low energy and an intermittent high temperature.

13/03/2025

11/03/2025

I think Reggie was impressed with my new shower caps 😆🐾💀

11/03/2025

When you haven’t quite clocked up enough miles racing round on the actual walk, get a few more in on the way back by zig zagging your way home 😆🐾🥰

07/03/2025

The first few warm days of Spring bring the post walk thirsties 🐶☀️

04/03/2025

Such a little romantic. Thank you Reggie Rooster for my birthday card and gifts. 🐶🥳 he’s the man of my dreams 🩵

04/03/2025

This very week on Tilly‘s fantastic finds we have…… drum roll…… A goose egg! Tilly was so gentle with it in her mouth, being careful not to break it and rather than dropping it on the floor like she usually does with balls she placed it down gently. she must have been able to sense how fragile it was. The Egg was safely returned to mother Goose. 🪿 🥚🐶😂

04/03/2025

Back to work today after a lovely birthday weekend in Norfolk. Have a fantastic and safe Shrovetide everyone and please please don’t take your dogs with you!

26/02/2025

10 year old me would have loved this
21 year old me would have been horrified at this
43 year old me loves this
The circle of life 🐾🥾

25/02/2025

A visit to the woods today for Marley. He was in sniffing heaven!! 🪵🌳🐾

23/02/2025

Have you been out on a lovely country walk with your doggy, only to get home and your dog starts ‘digging’ the floor, licking their paws and seeming really restless? Chances are they have been stung by nettles. At this time of year nettles are just starting to grow and are at their most stingy. Sometimes piriton helps but this scratching usually lasts for a few hours and is incredibly heart breaking to see. There’s not much else you can do other than let the stings wear off.
Mavis has been digging like this for over half an hour. I can’t help her and it’s so upsetting.