Malvern Happy Paws

12/01/2026

I have a limited number of lunchtime slots available. Please call Sarah on 07855402354.
Established, dependable dog walker with 9 years of experience. First aid trained and insured

08/01/2026

Above the clouds on the Worcestershire Beacon.

22/11/2025

Angus, Ralph, Amber, Wolfie, Reggie and Otis all really enjoyed their 6 mile adventure walk in Dymock Forest today. I managed to take a few pictures before the rain started.

10/07/2025

Poppy enjoying a cool down earlier in the week 💦💦

28/03/2025

Please find young Dougie’s CV below ⬇️

We received some lovely enquiries from Dougie’s first rehoming post a few weeks ago, but unfortunately we didn’t find his ideal match so we are continuing our search.

This little lad is incredible but is very high energy and has lots of drive.

We would love for Dougie to find his perfect working/pet home environment, we fear that if he was to join a family, simply as a pet he would end up being returned in a few weeks and this would be so detrimental to him.

Dougie is so eager to please and we want to make sure we get it right for him, first time.

Please share Dougie’s gorgeous little face with anyone who you think could offer him his perfect job.

All enquiries can be directed to us on 01568 760033. 💙

24/02/2025

14/02/2025

https://vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu/vth/animal-health/birch-sugar-is-the-same-thing-as-xylitol-and-its-toxic-to-dogs/

Labeled as “xylitol” within an ingredients list, the same plant-derived substance can also be identified as “birch sugar” in others.

25/12/2024

I woul like to wish all my customers past and present a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year 🥳 🎄

20/04/2024

I’m pleased to announce that Malvern Happy Paws has once again been awarded a 5 star ⭐️ licence.

This means that you can continue to be assured that your dogs are being very well looked after in a safe and secure environment.

Below is a little montage of customers past and present having the best of times whilst in our care.

03/03/2024

Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for dog fighting.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.

I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.

02/06/2023

Huckleberry has earned a ‘Big Boy Pants’ award! 🤩🎉👏. When Huckles came for his overnight trial for home boarding he was a very upset young man. He was whining, barking and scratching at the front door. At night he was very unsettled so he came to join us in our bedroom. My gut instinct told me that what he needed was more time to get to know us and our routine. So his lovely owners agreed to daycare once a week until his 9 night stay. Well Huckles was a little star! Happy, content, playing and sleeping quietly with the other dogs. I knew I’d win him over 😂

01/01/2023

Happy New Year everybody, from a sunny British Camp! I’m looking forward to welcoming back all my regular customers after the festive season. I hope 2023 brings you everything you’re hoping for 😄