Groom Masters Professional dog grooming courses

25/04/2025

❌📣Times running out to book for May !! 📣❌
🌸Start date 6th May to 6th June (one week off in between from 26th-30th for whit week)

24/04/2025

Beautiful Belle enjoyed her pampering fit for a princess 🥰👑🐶

22/04/2025

We have just received a delivery of some new agility equipment and also a Sensory Wall! We are very excited to install these over the next couple of days!

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22/04/2025

22/04/2025

Gorgeous Sweetheart Teddy ❤️🐶

22/04/2025

This week is Veterinary Receptionist Week ☎️

We are very lucky to have four wonderful ladies running our reception desk week in and week out, who are your first port of call when coming in to the practice or picking up the phone.

Sarah, Amanda, Michelle and Denise are always on hand with advice, a friendly smile, a sympathetic ear and the unenviable job of keeping our vets and nurses in check!

This week we will be bringing you a little more on each of them individually so watch this space...

22/04/2025

22/04/2025

When your dog is nose-down in the grass, tracking the scent of a critter or investigating a hidden snack, they’re not just “playing”—they’re engaging in a deeply satisfying neurobiological experience

The Science Behind the Sniff

In 2005, neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp identified a core emotional system in mammals called the SEEKING system—an ancient, dopamine-fueled pathway responsible for exploration, investigation, and goal-directed behavior.

What’s especially fascinating is that dopamine peaks during the seeking itself, not just at the moment of reward.

In other words, it’s the search that lights up the brain—not just the find.
So when you give your dog the opportunity to forage—whether that’s adventuring off-leash in nature, sniffing out squirrels at the park, or discovering hidden food in the yard—you’re meeting a core biological need. You’re literally activating the part of their brain that drives motivation, curiosity, and engagement with their world (& meeting their welfare needs as a result).

Reference: Panksepp, J. (2005). Affective neuroscience: The foundations of human and animal emotions. Oxford University Press.

💡 The L.E.G.S.® Perspective:

Learning: Curating experiences to meet your dog’s natural foraging propensities provides opportunities to develop motor, cognitive, & even emotional regulation skills.

Environment: An indoor, sterile environment offers few opportunities for our dogs to readily “seek” like the unique animals they are - get them outside or bring other discoverable goods in to improve welfare.

Genetics: From terriers to scent hounds, many dogs were bred to find things—vermin, birds, game. Foraging lets them do what they were born to do, giving dogs a taste of the good life.

Self: Some dogs are highly motivated by sniffing, others by searching or manipulating objects. Tailor your foraging games to their unique preferences.

22/04/2025

🐥 The hens have been having a very busy Easter so we have plenty of free range eggs available 🪺🪺🪺

22/04/2025

22/04/2025

22/04/2025

Now stocking: your local Just for Pets legend — now with ultra-realistic “Hiya, can I help you?” voice. 🐾