Little Darling Dogs Home Boarding, East Herts Council Licence 24/1698/aa

15/07/2025

Pet owners urged to be wary of dangerous fake treatments discovered on e-commerce sites.

16/06/2025

Amazing 🤣

Every time we post a video criticising Royal Canin or Hill's their biggest defender has always been Cat the Vet. So when we saw this post over on we thought we had to re-share. A big thanks to the fine folks at Dogs First for highlighting this.

09/06/2025

Boarding enquiries are through the roof right now! 🚨🐾

If you're looking for dog boarding this summer, PLEASE check the provider has a valid council licence.

✅ It's not just a box-ticking exercise – it's the law.

✅ A licence means they’ve been inspected and meet DEFRA standards for safety, cleanliness, and welfare.

✅ It covers things like emergency plans, secure premises, and how many dogs they’re allowed to care for.

Always ask to see a licence – a good boarder will be proud to show you. 🐶💼

Check out out licensed home dog boarders here 👇
https://yappily.co.uk/explore/

13/05/2025

wise words

WHILST THE WEATHER IS FANTASTIC ITS NOT ADVISABLE TO WALK YOUR DOG IN THE HEAT 🙏

GET OUT EARLY ☀️OR LATER IN THE DAY☀️
WE HAVE MANY IDEAS & TOYS FOR ENTERTAINMENT
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07/05/2025

🐾✨ Join us for an eye-opening webinar: Rethinking Lead Walking with the incredible Jo Hinds! ✨🐾

With over 25 years of dog training expertise, Jo will challenge social media trends, explore the limitations of one-size-fits-all approaches, and share how tailored, behavioral-based strategies can set dogs and their owners up for long-term success. 🐶💡

🗓️ Date: 13th May 2025
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM
💷 Cost: £25 for non-members | £20 for APDT members

Book your place now: https://www.apdt.co.uk/event-details/rethinking-lead-walking

Don’t miss this opportunity to rethink your training approach and learn how to navigate the challenges of lead walking with confidence. Reserve your spot today! 🚀

05/05/2025

Hot Forecast Due 🌅

Is it true that if we use cold water on heat stroke pets they will go into shock?

One of the most common things we still hear is that we can only use tepid water on a pet with heat stroke, incase they get some complications like hypothermic overshoot, peripheral vasoconstriction hindering a cooling response, and cardiogenic shock...

We have heard not to use cold water in case it causes shock... this rarely happens!

But guess what? In a recent study over 26% of dogs presented with heat stroke died, with flat faced breeds making up nearly half of heat stroke cases seen in the study.

You should:

💧Get someone to call the local veterinary practice and tell them you're going to travel down with a heat stroke patient
💧Pour, hose or if possible immerse the pet in very cold water (this should obviously be done under constant supervision, ensuring the head is fully above water and immersion should not be attempted if the animal is too large, or you are unable to do so without hurting yourself)
💧NB: If using a hose pipe, make sure it has run through until cold, as they can often contain water that is extremely hot in the tubing initially
💧Do not drape in towels and leave them in situ. Keep the cold water flowing.
💧Move to a cool, shaded area
💧Prepare to transport to vets in a cold, air conditioned car

In studies they found that:

🌅International consensus from sports medicine organisations supports treating EHS with early rapid cooling by immersing the casualty in cold water.
🌅Ice-water immersion has been shown to be highly effective in exertional heat stroke, with a zero fatality rate in large case series of younger, fit patients.
🌅Hyperthermic individuals were cooled twice as fast by Cold Water Immersion as by passive recovery.
🌅No complications occurred during the treatment of three older patients with severe heat stroke were treated with cold‐water immersion.
🌅Cold water immersion (CWI) is the preferred cooling modality in EHS guidelines and the optimal method applicable to UK Service Personnel
🌅Studies suggest using either ice-water or cold-water immersion

The best intervention is PREVENTION, but if you find yourself with an animal with heat stroke, using cold water either by pouring, hosing or ideally (if safe) immersion then this may help reduce their temperature to safe levels while you transport to a veterinary practice.

Read more below:

https://www.vetvoices.co.uk/post/cool-icy-cold-or-tepid

28/04/2025

27/04/2025

This may come in handy soon for Ivy. 😱

Older or spayed dogs can become Incontinent and start to leak when they are asleep or relaxed.
This natural blend of herbs can help tone the urinary tract.
It can be used longer term.

https://www.allnaturalpet.co.uk/tinctures/incontinence-tinture

27/04/2025

Disgusting things 🤐

Press release from Exeter University (21 April 2025) MORE TICKS CARRY LYME DISEASE BACTERIA IN PHEASANT-RELEASE AREAS Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease in area…