Pollybam Hound Walks & Pet Care

17/03/2024

Ultrasonic toothbrush demo at Crufts.

14/02/2024

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11/11/2023

06/11/2023

What is livestock worrying? 🐑

- Not having your dog on a lead or under control when close by, or in a field with livestock 🐕‍🦺
- Dogs attacking livestock ✖️
- Chasing livestock in such a way to cause injury or suffering 🏃

When out on walks this winter, keep your dog on a lead whenever you pass livestock, and if you see a dog attacking farm animals, please don’t walk away.

Call 999 and report it to police.

03/11/2023

Pets scared by the fireworks? Come and join us for two nights of calming classical music, in the musical sanctuary we call Pet Classics. 🐾

📻 Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 November, 5-9pm.

02/11/2023

It’s a start!

Thank you to Sainsbury's for the 3rd year for not selling fireworks and Waitrose & Partners who are not this year either.

21/09/2023

📣🐕 Muzzle training with our experts

If you own an American Bully XL type dog, you can start preparing them for the restrictions by making sure they are trained to happily wear a muzzle.

We’re offering free online sessions to help you do this and will cover:
👉 information about the most suitable types of muzzle
👉 how to ensure a good fit
👉 how to teach your dog to enjoy wearing their muzzle.

Book now 👉 https://bit.ly/3RsuUCw

Our expert trainers have muzzle trained thousands of dogs in our care and can answer any other questions you might have about how to prepare for any upcoming changes affecting you and your dog.

These sessions are designed to support owners of American Bully XLs in light of the recent news, but all dog owners are welcome to attend. It’s useful for all dogs to be able to wear a muzzle comfortably – for those who are anxious at vet visits, for dogs who like to eat undesirable things on a walk or to keep other dogs and people safe if dogs are worried.

19/09/2023

18/09/2023

There is a lingering misconception that using force free and fear free methods consists of just ignoring any 'bad' behaviour and giving a dog food. The reality is that force free training is so much more than that.

It requires an understanding of the history of dogs, why they do the things that they do and how to change their behaviour. Of how to manage the dog's environment so they don't get to practice the behaviour we don't want to see while reinforcing the behaviours we do want - dogs do what works for them so reinforcing alternative behaviours makes the original behaviour much less likely to repeat.

Most of all it means having an understanding of the dog in front of us, their needs, likes and dislikes, so that we can help them with their fears or show them the behaviours their humans would like without danger of fear and pain, or of the dog becoming frustrated or scared.