This week I definitely think Archie deserved to be Star Dog! Archie had his first visit to the Dog Groomers! A little sad that all his puppy curls have gone but Archie you’re growing up!
It’s a really good idea if your puppy is a breed that will need regular trims to start visiting your chosen Dog Groomers as early as possible. This will help your puppy to become familiar with the environment and then he or she will be relaxed and confident when going for their grooming.
If you are local to Wimborne follow the link to (The Original) Posh Paws Dog Groomers. I can personally recommend them!
While out on my dog walk with Max yesterday I met this amazing young black Labrador with his trainer. I asked her about him and she said he was just starting his training and when ready would be an assistance dog for a disable person. Visit the Website using the link and read about the amazing work this organisation does for local disabled people in living Dorset!
Not forgetting to mention Max was really gentle and friendly with this puppy. Very pleased to see the results of our training together! Max you’re a Star!
Millie’s owner Norman was having a day out to Bath and asked me to look after Millie.
I popped in throughout the day. We had 3 short walks and I spent time with Millie in her home. Lunch and Dinner given, water bowl topped up and now here is Millie happy and relaxed! What a Star!!
I live in Wimborne and have known Fran for about 4 years now. We sometimes chat when I see her out walking her dog Ella. Joey is my 2 year old Border Terrier who is my wonderful companion. I was doing well with training Joey but then I started having problems with getting him to come back to me when of the lead and especially when there were other dogs around.
I asked Fran if she could teach me how to get Joey to come when I call him. She did and it worked straight away. I have not had a problem since and I feel very confident now to let him off his lead whenever I want to. We now enjoy our walks again as I know Joey will always come to me when I want him to.
Thank you very much Fran. Morris.
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Awesome dog walk today with Max who loves looking out from the bridge. “Aunty Fran keeps me on the lead over the bridge just in case I decide to join the Moorhens below!” We started out from Redcotts Park, Wimborne and proceeded along the River Stour to Eye Bridge. We always meet other dogs when we are out walking which is great for Max. There is a car park at Eye Bridge and from there you can do a circular walk or even venture a little further up to Bluebell Woods, Pamphill, National Trust and dog friendly! Pamphill Tea Rooms and Farm Shop are well worth a visit too! Look out on your river walk for Kingfishers, Little Egrets and Swans just to mention a few.
Have a look at this website via the link. Knowing where our four legged friends will be welcome after a dog walk is really helpful!
Rudy and I had a great dog walk today along the River Stour. It’s an ideal dog walk as the dogs can be let off the lead safely and you can do a circular walk going over the bridge at Canford School. There is plenty of parking by the Market entrance. In the summer Dream Boats have rowing boats to hire. Rudes had a particularly good time sniffing all the smells and running in the big field. Look out for the Cormorants up in the trees along the river bank.
This week’s dog walk of the week is Longham Resevoir. There are two large lakes to walk round. Dogs have to be on the lead but I don’t think this spoils their enjoyment. I use long leads which give the dogs plenty of scope and they can still have a great sniff around. Also, ideal for lead training in a safe pleasant environment.
For the bird lovers amongst you I was lucky enough to see a Kingfisher fly from one lake to the other. They always take my breath away with their beautiful colour. The blue is so bright! Other regular visitors just to mention a few include Grebes, Cormorants and Coots.
Longham Lakes is close to Bournemouth, in Dorset, UK. It lies between Ferndown and the main Poole/Bournemouth conurbation, adjacent to where the A348 crosses the River Stour. The site is owned and managed by Sembcorp Bournemouth Water.
Well worth a visit!
