Erin the Dog Walker

04/24/2026

Such an important concept!!

https://www.facebook.com/share/14Yes8S5sDY/

01/04/2024

12/18/2023

Giftwrap for Pups, clever pre-use of single use plastic, or sh*tty idea? 😂🐕🎄🎁
Definitely gives a bit of pause for thought when high up in your tree is the safest place for me to put it... -looks festive?? 🫣

12/01/2023

Ditch the food bowl (Video 2/2)
Here are 2 more easy ideas to make meal time more fun:)

Start easy and obvious for "find it" and keep it in 1 room of the house to begin with. Leash them if needed to help them sit/stay in the other room while you hide the kibble.

For scatter feeding, you could scatter on a towel if desired. When scatter feeding outside, be aware of anything else that might catch their interest (like mushrooms in the summer/fall). Also be wary of lawns using pesticides and herbicides. Winter is a fun time to scatter feed in a crusty snow back yard, you can let them dig as well!

12/01/2023

Ditch the food bowl! (Video 1/2)
Here are 6 easy ideas to make meal time more fun:) (and some stunning cinematography haha ;)

When Nanuk can't get her normal exercise, if she's sick, injured, stressed or if I can't go out and play, OR just for fun! we'll ditch the food bowl in favour of a Canine Enrichment activity at food time.

-Sniffing and licking gives helps calm a stressed or excited dog, engaging their nose is like us taking 3 deep breaths when we're stressed.

-Engaging their brain helps tire them out a bit and gives them a task

-Using these techniques when visitors are arriving or while you're making dinner helps distract an excited pup

-Be sure to supervise your pup and help if they're frustrated or destructive

(Towel roll, snuffle mat, hollow ball, paper towel roll, under a yogurt container, canned or softened kibble in a kong (frozen or fresh))

11/24/2023

Kennel Cough is circulating, watch for symptoms:
-Cough- sounds like they're trying to cough up something caught in their throat or like honking
-Running nose or eyes
-Sniffles or sneezes
-Lethargy
-Loss of appetite

Kennel cough is highly contagious. Its important to isolate while infected. Dogs will often cough only when they strain at the leash or exhert themselves. So before reintroducing them to other dogs, get them to run around to try to provoke a cough. Here is another test you can try to see if you can provoke a cough.

11/27/2022

https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/behavior/understanding-dog-appeasement-signals/

These canine gestures are intended to do more than just calm" others." Here's what to know about understanding dog appeasement signals.

11/23/2022

Working on this with Nanuk...

Polite Greeting must be one the most difficult things to do for our canine kids. Here's a video working with Tucker, a young lab pup, and going through the ...

10/06/2022

What should the balance of treats vs. dog food be calorically? "10% of your dog's food"

This tool was designed to aid the veterinary health care team in making nutritional assessments and recommendations to help their patients maintain or achieve their healthy weight. You can share this information with clients with a take-home worksheet. Use the report function to generate a summary o...