Muddy Mutleys

10/11/2025

It was such a pleasure to present to the fabulous bunch of aspiring students. They are going to be fabulous canine professionals. Thank you Capel Manor College Dog Grooming Parlour

🐾 A Pawsitive Learning Experience! 🐾

Today we welcomed Clare from Muddy Mutleys to the college to speak with our students about canine behaviour.

Dog grooming and canine behaviour go hand in hand — understanding how dogs think and feel helps make every grooming session as comfortable and stress-free as possible. After all, most dogs will need lifelong grooms, so it’s important they enjoy the experience!

At our college, the dogs’ wellbeing always comes first. Some of our staff are even Reiki qualified and trained in Tellington Touch, helping us create a calm and positive environment. We never rush our grooms — instead, we work at a pace that each individual dog is happy with.

A big thank you to Clare for sharing her expertise and helping our students grow their knowledge and confidence! 🐾

07/11/2025

07/11/2025

✨ Human & Animal Wellbeing Hub ✨

Is something worrying you or puzzling you — about your pet 🐾 or your own wellbeing 💫?

Do you need expert advice, support, or signposting to the right professional or specialist for you?

🌿 Pop in! Come and chat with Shenel and Clare in our beautiful, safe space.

💎 Shenel — Founder of The Crystal Company London — is a Crystal Master, Reiki Master, Somatic Energy Teacher, and Life Alchemist Coach with over 30 years’ experience in healing, spiritual development, and holistic wellness.

🐕 Clare — a Level 6 Animal Behaviourist, Trainer, and Human Coach — brings over 10 years of experience helping animals and their humans thrive together. Ask her about nutrition, pain issues, calming strategies, enrichment, sports, rescue support, fear, anxiety, or aggression cases.

Together, we’re here to support you and your animal — mind, body, and spirit. 💚

Come and see us — sometimes a simple chat can make all the difference.

The Crystal Company London 117 Bramley Road N14 4UT - next door to Oakwood Station, Piccadilly Line.

07/11/2025

✨ Human & Animal Wellbeing Hub ✨

Is something worrying you or puzzling you — about your pet 🐾 or your own wellbeing 💫?

Do you need expert advice, support, or signposting to the right professional or specialist for you?

🌿 Pop in! Come and chat with Shenel and Clare in our beautiful, safe space.

💎 Shenel — Founder of The Crystal Company London — is a Crystal Master, Reiki Master, Somatic Energy Teacher, and Life Alchemist Coach with over 30 years’ experience in healing, spiritual development, and holistic wellness.

🐕 Clare — a Level 6 Animal Behaviourist, Trainer, and Human Coach — brings over 10 years of experience helping animals and their humans thrive together. Ask her about nutrition, pain issues, calming strategies, enrichment, sports, rescue support, fear, anxiety, or aggression cases.

Together, we’re here to support you and your animal — mind, body, and spirit. 💚

Come and see us — sometimes a simple chat can make all the difference.

The Crystal Company London 117 Bramley Road N14 4UT - next door to Oakwood Station, Piccadilly Line.

26/10/2025

🐾 Active Retrieves in Scent Work! 🐾

Teaching your dog to find and bring back their scented toy or article is such a fabulous next step in scent work.

🌿 It’s not just about the search — it’s about teamwork, problem-solving, and the pure delight of your dog using their nose and their brain!

Active retrieves build confidence, strengthen your bond, and open up endless possibilities — from search games at home to advanced scent detection, gundog-style work, or fun competitions. 🎯

Whether you have a young pup, a retired athlete, or a rescue finding their sparkle again, scent work with active retrieves offers enrichment, purpose, and joy for every dog and owner. ❤️

✨ Ready to take your scent work to the next level? Let’s get sniffing and retrieving!

22/10/2025

21/10/2025

Working with this gorgeous rescue hound today using hide-and-seek and our cheerful “let’s go!” cue to make recall fun, instinctive, and confidence-building.

For a working hound, games like hide-and-seek are gold. They light up the brain’s dopamine system, that lovely “feel-good” chemical that fuels curiosity, motivation, and joy in the search itself. Instead of recalling away from something interesting, the dog learns that finding you is the best game in the park.

It also taps beautifully into his innate behaviours of seeking, sniffing, tracking — all those houndy skills, but directed into safe, connected play. And for a dog who’s a little worried about being left, these games build trust and reassurance: you disappear, but you always come back. ❤️

I absolutely love my job, and I absolutely love this dog. Watching that tail wag when he finds his people? Best feeling ever.

20/10/2025

19/10/2025

Best bunch 🥰

19/10/2025

When someone in the park disparagingly says to their friends as you are walking passed, “Its just an excuse to exercise and walk your dog at the same time” my answer is an enthusiastic errrrr 🤷🏻‍♀️ YES! 🤦🏻‍♀️💪🐾

That’s exactly what it is a beautiful partnership between human and dog, where movement, connection, and communication merge into one.

But here’s the science-y bit 👩‍🔬👇

Running together in harness gives dogs:

✨ A safe outlet for energy especially for those who are overexcitable, reactive, or easily frustrated. Movement helps regulate arousal levels and provides an appropriate way to release that pent-up emotion.

✨ Controlled exposure to the environment dogs learn to focus with their human, rather than reacting to everything else.

✨ Endorphin and dopamine release just like in humans, physical exercise supports emotional balance, reduces anxiety, and promotes calm afterwards.

✨ Proprioceptive awareness navigating trails improves body awareness, coordination, and confidence, especially for nervous or insecure dogs.

✨ Bonding and teamwork when you and your dog move as one, communication becomes effortless — it builds trust, synchrony, and that deep “we just get each other” feeling.

So yes — it’s an excuse to run, laugh, breathe, and be a team and have fun in a lovely social group.

And for so many dogs, it’s also therapy in motion. 🐕❤️🏃‍♀️

18/10/2025

💛 Rescue dogs can absolutely flourish it just takes time, patience, and understanding. 💫

🌺This little girl arrived frightened of the world, constantly on alert, struggling to relax. With careful observation, we discovered she was also living with pain, which was amplifying her sensitivity and hypervigilance.

❤️By working closely with her vet and lovely veterinary physiotherapist Ellen, we began to ease her discomfort and rebuild her confidence step by step. 🐾

💪🏻But the real heroes are her amazing caregivers, patient, kind, and emotionally attuned they’ve listened, adapted, and supported her every single day. 💛

Now, she’s blossoming. She’s happier, more comfortable, and finally able to rest and just be a dog. 🌿

🤗🌺Every rescue has their own story. With love, empathy, teamwork, and the right support, transformation is always possible.

Patience and compassion turn fear into trust🤗