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9 Dog Breeds You’ve Never Heard Of!
The world is full of dogs! At latest count, the Kennel Club recognise 218 breeds, whilst the American Kennel Club recognise 195 - but they’re also not the same! For example, the Thai Ridgeback appears for the AKC but not the Kennel Club! Whilst the Akita (not the...
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9 Dog Breeds You’ve Never Heard Of!
The world is full of dogs! At latest count, the Kennel Club recognise 218 breeds, whilst the American Kennel Club recognise 195 - but they’re also not the same! For example, the Thai Ridgeback appears for the AKC but not the Kennel Club! Whilst the Akita (not the...
Helping your dog with Stranger Danger
We have our first guest post! This is from Caroline Wilkinson who is a Certified Animal Behaviourist. Whether your dog has always struggled with greeting new people on their own territory, or elsewhere, or if you're worried about how greeting people will occur now...
Are doggy head collars making owners lazy?
It’s a tough question at times, but what is the right way to use a headcollar? I see so many people using headcollars when walking their dogs around Basildon or Billericay. If you ask them, the most common reason is that their dog pulls and the headcollar stops them...
10 Things Only A True German Shepherd Parent Can Tell You
Okay, so, we all know German Shepherds are loyal, brave, strong, clever, agile and powerful - but there’s some things that only a german shepherd owner knows. We love them dearly, don’t get me wrong! But there are some things you just don’t know until you get them -...
5 Awesome Natural Dog Chews for your Puppy!
Puppies are ferocious chewers! One of the most popular questions I’ve seen on Facebook recently has been about how to deal with their puppy’s chewing. What you want, is to stop them chewing by giving them things that are okay to chew. A “Sanctioned” Chew! So, I...
The Rove Family: More than just a Dog Walker
Let me show you why Rove is more than your average local dog walker. Coronavirus has been an eye-opener, and I have to say? All of my clients have been fantastic and hearing things like “Of course we’ll support you, we couldn’t have our dog without you.” is incredibly...
How Rove Unleashed Works
Here’s how we’re working the Rove Unleashed Sessions whilst COVID-19 is still a thing. With the introduction of our awesome Rove Unleashed sessions, I want to walk you through how it’s going to work, and what safety procedures we’ve put in place to stay in line with...
7 Reasons Rove Unleashed is Awesome!
So you read the blog about what we’re going to do, huh? And you’re super interested in our Rove Unleashed sessions… but you’re not sure yet? Now, with the guidelines form CFSG I mentioned in the other blog, it took a good amount of time for me to apply this to the...
Coming Out Of Lockdown
With the changes occurring, I need to provide an update to you guys about what’s happening with Rove. Coronavirus has been an utter nightmare right? I’ve been dying to get back to work and now? I know it’s possible. I’ve spent a lot of time researching and...
How To Maintain Your Dog’s Claws At Home
Good claw health is imperative, so here’s how to keep your dogs claws at a good length at home! As a professional dog walker, I tend to keep an eye on my clients claws - because goodness only knows - but it can be very detrimental to your dog to have overgrown claws...