Curious Canine

28/09/2025

WINNERS 🏆 🥇 🥳

Full update and pics to follow, but not only have Atlas and John completed their biggest race, but they only went and won it!
The challenge - run around a 10km loop of the Welsh Mountains as many times as you can in 24hrs.
Sunshine, a sunset, sideways rain, a storm, a sunrise and 8 laps later .... they crossed the line with the most mileage under their belts.

25/09/2025

As part of being an Ambassadog for Arnhem had a photo shoot with - and here is the photo we selected 🥰
To be honest, narrowing down a shortlist was hard, but this picture really stood out.

15/09/2025

🐾 Arnhem’s 5am Wake-Up Call 🐾

This morning Arnhem was left trembling and unsettled after our smoke alarm beeped in the early hours. At 5am, what should have been just a nuisance to us became really frightening for him.

As our dogs age or deal with illness, noises that never bothered them before can suddenly feel overwhelming. We’ve seen this shift with Arnhem, as we did with Alfie years ago too, and it’s something many other owners experience.

In our latest blog, we share why older or ailing dogs can develop noise sensitivity, the signs to look out for, and how we can help them feel safe again.

💛 Read more here: When Sounds Become Scary: Understanding Noise Sensitivity in Older and Ailing Dogs.
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As our dogs grow older, their needs and behaviors can shift in subtle—and sometimes surprising—ways. One common but often misunderstood change in aging dogs is increased sensitivity to noise. Whether it's fireworks, thunder, the beep of a microwave, or even a doorbell, sounds that once barely re...

15/09/2025

Why so sleepy Arnhem?

At 5am this morning, CC HQ suffered a failing smoke detector battery, resulting in that irritating 'beep' every minute.

So ... when the reinforced babygate could not be pulled down, Arnhem decided to use his giant shnoze to wrangle the door handle, open the door, and have a melt down.

Full on chaos ensued while one human had to be emotional support to a very upset Arnhem (he has become incredibly noise sensitive), one human searched for batteries, ladders and screwdrivers, and the Ginger stretched out across the human bed.

You enjoy your snooze buddy 😏

12/09/2025

We should've known when Arnhem had that look on his face this morning, that today he was going to cause mayhem.

In a very obvious objection to being home alone for a few hours - down came the baby gate! And upstairs he went!
His back legs may be compromised, but his front ones are not 😂

07/09/2025

FIRST RACE OF THE SEASON!!!

Huge thanks to the organisers of canitrail for an awesome event and for letting us be part of something raising funds and awareness for and the prevention of young su***de.

12km of Welsh Hills for Atlas and John, representing Team CC did wonders for the mind, body and soul.
Thanks as always for the pics!


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06/09/2025

Arnhem rolling into the weekend like a boss 💪

Being in the means that Arnhem can enjoy more challenging walks and continue to live his best life 🥰 Its his new twist on being a canicross dog!

There's always a pay off tho - and tomorrow we'll be concentrating on recovering those shoulders with massage, heat treatment and a bit of laser - all under the guidance of
As his rear quarters gradually weaken, his front end will be taking a higher workload, so we need to make sure we work on maintaining both.

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04/09/2025

I've worked with dogs for over 25 years, and they still amaze me.
Arnhem just said goodbye to his favourite 'Aunty', who he has known, loved, adored and protected for the last 8+ years.

One is a dog, One has Alzheimers - and they both just knew what was not being said. And it broke my heart.

Before the disease she looked after Arnhem when were were out (and sometimes when we were in!), and once the disease took hold, was a comfort, a reassurance, and a distraction.

Tonight, with no words, just licks to the face, and a private conversation, they said goodbye as 'Aunty' moves away, where she can be kept safe and well. He just knew 💔

02/09/2025

The Curious Case of the Missing Boot: Episode 2

is all I have to say 🥰💪

28/08/2025

The Curious Case of the Missing Boot : Episode One.

I generally don't like tracking Arnhem with Atlas, and so far, I have managed to resort to doing it only a few times. Why don't I like it?

Am I worried Atlas will be following his housemate rather than the odour presented?
Nope, I have proofed against this by using Arnhem on split tracks as a distraction, and Atlas wasn't bothered.

Am I worried Atlas will be tracking me instead of the odour presented?
Nope, I have proofed against this by crossing laid tracks, and he has not deviated to follow me.

So why?
Because it's not blind to me. And therefore, rightly or wrongly, I feel not as challenging. I try hard not to influence (because I know the track), but I know I know ...

But needs must this morning, and I laid a track with Arnhem. To my absolute delight - Arnhem lost a boot! I don't know where, but I do know it must be along the track somewhere.
Suddenly, my 'boring' track becomes interesting as I now need Atlas not only to track and find the articles I placed, but also find an article I have no idea where it is 😃

Stayed tuned for Episode Two to find out if the case of the Missing Boot is solved 🧐🤓🫡

23/08/2025

Kick start the Bank Holiday weekend with a visit to the vet. For a change - its Atlas the Giner Ninja's turn.
While he was rocking the Popeye look, here at CC HQ we take no chances with eye health - so off to the vets we go.

By pure good luck our usual vet was on duty this weekend, which meant much less stress for Atlas, having a familiar face peering into his eyes.
And as Iqra knows Atlas so well - she came forearmed with an emotional support ball, which doubled beautifully as a target to stare at!

It's this sort of continuity of care, and knowing your clients that keeps us at . Even the receptionist taking my call knew exactly who we were (and was equally surprised it wasnt Arnhem this time!).

So with a bit of treatment, and keeping an eye on things, we should be less Popeye in a few days 💪

12/08/2025

Check out those legs 💪
We can't stop the progression of Arnhems Degenerative Myelopathy, but we can help him battle through it by staying as strong as possible, for as long as possible.
Weekly hydrotherapy with , a daily home physio program, a plethora of supplements, regular exercise (in and out of wheels) and a whole lot of attitude - that's the Arnhem way!