Shrewsbury Dog Walking

06/06/2026

Remember once upon a time when Tina and Hannah used to be Shrewsbury Dog Walking dog sitters? 🙂🐶 (This isn't a comeback, sorry 😂).

Well, Tina remained great friends with Milo, Ruby, and Winnie. (And obviously their humans too) ♡

In fact, they still have sleepovers to this day! (Not part of SDW though). This means that I also get to spend time with them, and even have the occasional walk 😃 They absolutely adore Ella too 😍

This Cockapoo trio are amazing. You can tell all they've ever known is love, as they're extremely confident, and 100% trusting 🐶

Milo and Ruby are actually brother & sister🤎🤎 And as for Winnie... Well... She's just the most gentle little lady 🥹💛

Just look at those beautiful, beardy faces! 😍🥰

06/06/2026

Maxie Moooooo 😍

This giant baby loves a cuddle, a ball, and of course, a splash and a few treats. (Water and treats are life for Labs) 😂

Love him to bits 🥹💞

💙💛

04/06/2026

04/06/2026

I didn't have the heart to move her last night!

Don't worry Pix, I'll just hang off the edge... 🙃😂

04/06/2026

Relaxing teatime walk with the girlies 🥰❤️

04/06/2026

Sometimes (especially on social media) bringing compassion, understanding and empathy into mainstream dog training feels impossible.

I absolutely urge you to look back at yourself and the difference you're making.

Yes, our planet seems to be unconscious, much of our species asleep, ego driven, a bit crappy, obsessed with money, scared of loss of resources. It's undeniable really.

But there's more.

Look at you and I my friends.

Showing up every day, supporting each other, teaching each other what we have learned.

Pooling knowledge and understanding.

Setting examples of how people can be when they try harder, being light in the darkness without even realising it.

Devoting our whole lives and existences to doing better, being better, creating a better World for dogs, and for their people.

Next time you see a dick with a dog and your heart aches, turn it around on yourself. Because for every great eejit - there's a great person just like you - creating the balance.

You're amazing. Keep it up! I know it hurts at times, probably a lot of the time, but let that hurt galvanise you. Make you stronger, more confident and more creative.

You Shine. You Do.

Shine On!

03/06/2026

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Some people are holding onto their dogs by a thread.
And we're arguing about blueberries.

Now isn't the time to shame people for feeding their dog the only way they financially can.

If some rice needs to be added to bulk a meal out because there simply isn't enough food, then that's where some people are right now.

A perfect raw diet served in a beautiful bowl with blackberries, green-lipped mussels and salmon oil might look great on social media.

But for some people, it feels like a slap in the face, over and over again.

They don't know you're already skipping meals yourself.

They’ve no idea you're juggling rent, power, groceries, fuel and a dozen other bills while trying to keep your dog fed too.

Being told "if you cared, you'd find a way" is SO easy when you're not the one standing in the supermarket trying to figure out how on earth you can get the whole family fed for the week when your bank app says seventeen dollars.

Let's be real.

People are surrendering their dogs because they can no longer afford to keep them.

Others are doing everything they can not to.

They're behind on the mortgage.
Behind on the rent.
Putting off things they really need.
Living in cold houses because the power bill has become yet another thing to worry about.
Answering the phone?
Well, you don’t really do that anymore because you know it’s someone wanting money that you just don't have.

And through all of this.
Day in and day out.
People are trying to keep their dog.

Because their dog is family.

Their dog that sleeps on their bed, snuggles and snores.
Their dog that got them through the divorce.
Their dog that sat beside them when life just fell apart.

Their dog was there in those moments when nobody else was.

People are clawing and scraping to hold onto that relationship.

And while they're doing everything they can to keep their dog in their home, they're being told they aren't good enough because they just can't afford someone else's version of the perfect diet.

Perspective matters.
Of course nutrition matters.
And yup, we should feed the best diet we reasonably can.

But right now.
In these economic times.
A dog eating a less-than-perfect diet in a loving home is often in a far, far better position than a dog that loses that home altogether.

And for many families, that's not a hypothetical.
That's the very decision they're trying desperately not to make.