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Wagalot Dogs We offer Dog Day Care and Home Boarding services for your 4-legged besties. Your dogs live with us, That's exactly what we offer. Carol

We when you have to go away and leave your furry friends you want to know that they are enjoying 5🌟 service and a home from home environment. We are a licensed home boarding business for dogs. Your pet will come to us with their food, bed and favourite toys to enjoy great walks, long naps and lots of cuddles, plus the fun of being with other dogs. Not only do we want your pets to have a great time with us, so they can't wait join us again, but we want you to relax and enjoy your time away, or your busy day without worrying about your dog. All sounds great, but what about the practical stuff:

1. I am licensed by North Herts DC NHANI/6015 and their animal welfare team are happy to give me their highest 5🌟 rating https://onlinepp.north-herts.gov.uk/registers/index.html?fa=licence_register

2. I hold insurance which covers us during your pet's stay with us for: boarding, walking and transportation.

3. I am a fully qualified Canine First Aider L2, which means while I'm a 'first responder', I also know when to refer to your vet, should your dog get ill. We offer a very personalised service. So before your dog visits us for the first time, I'll meet you with my own dogs, for a walk. This is to check that the dogs get on and so that I can start to learn about you and your pets. Depending on your dog's temperament I may suggest we start with a half day or full day before we consider an overnight. This works really well for younger dogs and particularly those who might be a bit nervous. For more confident dogs they may not need this and be happy to just check in with their food and bed, knowing they will have great fun. Hopefully that gives you some information about our services. But don't just listen to me telling you how great we are, check out our reviews
https://www.facebook.com/hitchindogboarding/reviews/

If you'd like to discuss your dogs' requirements then please do not hesitate to drop me a message.

Hulllo Evewybody Tis me a completely cream crackered Iris 💤💤💤💤💤Mummy and me did a whole day workshop today.  It woz bwil...
08/11/2026

Hulllo Evewybody

Tis me a completely cream crackered Iris 💤💤💤💤💤

Mummy and me did a whole day workshop today. It woz bwilliant and Mummy learned loads - I already knew it of course!! But I’m soooo tired dis evening.

Nighty night!
♥️🐾♥️

06/11/2026

Isn’t this beautiful…..

Just a dog using her nose to check out the environment.

Trying to locate the source.

Using her nostrils independently to work out the scent picture.

The air was very still and slightly damp so the scent would hang around.

This may have explained while we were rooted to the spot for five minutes!

Today’s crew!  Given it’s officially likely to be noisy tonight 🎆🎇🧨… today was all about giving the dogs a looong sniffy...
05/11/2026

Today’s crew!

Given it’s officially likely to be noisy tonight 🎆🎇🧨… today was all about giving the dogs a looong sniffy and fun walk with lots of opportunities to run, play and sniff.

If you’re still looking for ways to help your dog navigate fireworks season check out my blog - link in the comments ⬇️

04/11/2026

Remember remember 5th November… 🧨🎇🎆🤦‍♀️….

Poor Sadie hates fireworks and she’s having a stressful week. She heard one last weekend and is now on high alert.

We went out yesterday and could hear a shoot nearby … luckily I got her back on lead before she bolted.

Today we heard banging noises on our walk and her anxiety levels shot up…

While a firework display might be over in 20 minutes a dog’s stress response can take several days to return to normal.

This can make them more sensitive to noise. Each set back will push their ‘stressometer’ back up.

If you’re still worried about how to manage fireworks night, head over to my blog to find out more.

to noise.

29/10/2026

Girls just got to have fun!

27/10/2026

Tails of the riverbank!

What a difference a day makes ♥️bright ☀️ and everyone’s mood lifted 😁.

I’d like to say that Lottie learned her lesson about diving into rivers on Saturday but I suspect it simply wasn’t challenging enough being shallow and an easy scramble!

🐾 Cute puppy behaviour… not quite so cute when they're a teenager!Does your teenage dog jump up at you, visitors or peop...
25/10/2026

🐾 Cute puppy behaviour… not quite so cute when they're a teenager!

Does your teenage dog jump up at you, visitors or people you meet on walks?

It might be excitement, a desire for attention, frustration or even anxiety. And if we sometimes encourage jumping but then tell our dogs off for doing it, it's easy to see why they might be confused!

Rather than simply telling your dog not to jump, what if we taught them what we'd like them to do instead?

🐶 A nose touch to your hand
🐶 Keeping four paws on the ground
🐶 Going to their settle mat
🐶 A calm alternative that helps them feel safe

The key is to practise in easy situations first, reward the behaviour you want, and gradually build up to more exciting greetings.

I've shared practical tips in my latest blog to help you and your teenage dog get to grips with jumping up.

👉 Read the blog here:
https://wagalot.co.uk/blog/lets-stop-jumping-up-on-people/

What's your biggest jumping-up challenge — visitors arriving at home or people you meet out on walks? 👇

Spaniel chaos 🤦‍♀️😂🐾♥️… Within 30 minutes of our first walk Lottie had attempted scuba diving as she slipped off a muddy...
25/10/2026

Spaniel chaos 🤦‍♀️😂🐾♥️…

Within 30 minutes of our first walk Lottie had attempted scuba diving as she slipped off a muddy bank into water nose first!

A confident swimmer but lacking skills (let alone common sense) to work out how to climb a slippery bank of mud.

So Wagalot dog rescue 🛟 aka Mark, scrambled down to heave her out. She thanked him profusely by shaking herself all over him!

Not content with one (mis) adventure in one day….

She decided to have a complete Spaniel 👂malfunction on our second wet and windy walk in Hitchwood. I think her ears might have suffered a cyberattack 😱

We would have been back to the car before it got dark.. but Lottie had other plans and took a 30 minute detour to explore properly.

With Goose and Iris safely in the car, Mark on his way with 🔦 🔦 I set off with my iPhone 🔦 - a 📣 might have been useful but sadly didn’t have one handy.

About 15 minutes in who should come trotting back down the path but a very happy spaniel with a look on her face that said ‘have you been calling me’ …..

Is Your Teenage Dog's Barking Driving You Crazy? Did you know that physical exercise can be emotionally arousing, so you...
22/10/2026

Is Your Teenage Dog's Barking Driving You Crazy?

Did you know that physical exercise can be emotionally arousing, so your teenage dog struggles to settle when you return after a high energy walk that should have tired them out!

Walks intense with lots of running. Slower sniffy walks will help your dog to self-regulate. It will calm their central nervous system.

Hulllo Evewybody Just wondered….. am I cute?
22/10/2026

Hulllo Evewybody
Just wondered….. am I cute?

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