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Wild Walks & Waggy Tails šŸ¾ Professional Dog Walking & Dog Wedding Chaperone Service.
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Bolton based. šŸ¾

šŸš‘ Canine First Aid Trained
šŸ• Fully Insured & DBS Checked
šŸ¾ Trusted & Reliable
ā­ 5 Star Reviewed
āœ… MDWA Professional Dog Walker

Watch out, Obiā€™s aboutā€¦ he will well and truly steal your heart! ā¤ļø šŸ˜­šŸ˜šŸ„° best job in the world.
22/10/2026

Watch out, Obiā€™s aboutā€¦ he will well and truly steal your heart! ā¤ļø šŸ˜­šŸ˜šŸ„° best job in the world.

What started off as a drizzly wet day turned into the most beautiful afternoon. A busy day with a guest appearance from ...
19/10/2026

What started off as a drizzly wet day turned into the most beautiful afternoon. A busy day with a guest appearance from The Glitterstone who cannot resist a walk with the doggies when sheā€™s got some free time! Always lovely to have some human company from time to time. šŸ˜ā¤ļø they all thoroughly enjoyed their walkies and i enjoyed a dry afternoon, dramatic clouds and amazing views over Manchester!

19/10/2026

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BOO! šŸ‘» Nancy getting ready for spooky season šŸŽƒ
19/10/2026

BOO! šŸ‘» Nancy getting ready for spooky season šŸŽƒ

18/10/2026

I always wonder what sheā€™s thinking about when sheā€™s looking out into the distance like this. She loves a good view does Maggie, she loves to sit and watch a sunset too.

Sheā€™s the most perfect little girl, so happy and friendly, everyone who meets her falls in love with her. And to think she was so fearful when she came over from Romania, scared of men, loud noises & it took a while to fully gain her trust. Now sheā€™ll make friends with almost anyone, we can enjoy long walks & cafe stops like we did today. It just shows what can be achieved when you put in the work. After her start in life Maggie couldā€™ve very easily ended up reactive and very fearful. Itā€™s an honour to give her the best life I possibly can ā¤ļø

Her recall, which was one thing weā€™d been struggling with has improved massively, thanks to help from her foster mum Janine & me really knuckling down on the training! I canā€™t wait to take her to Scotland in June next year for the 2nd part of my dog training course.

Maggie well and truly has her own mind & being an ex street dog is very independent but that makes me love her more. Sheā€™s naturally wary, careful and fearful of new situations but her confidence has come on so much. She gets to use her brain & make her own choices and Iā€™m learning not to micro manage her every move. Sheā€™ll be 4 in November and I couldnā€™t be happier with her progress! Hopefully we have so many more years of learning & adventures together.

A few more from Wednesday this week! Beautiful girl Pepper the lab underwent her spay op on Thursday & is recovering wel...
18/10/2026

A few more from Wednesday this week! Beautiful girl Pepper the lab underwent her spay op on Thursday & is recovering well ā¤ļø according to mum sheā€™s just most displeased she cannot get up on the bed. šŸ¤­ā¤ļø i remember it well with Maggie, carrying her upstairs the first night šŸ„¹ the things we do for our furry children! Letā€™s all wish Pepper a speedy recovery and canā€™t wait to see her back out with her friends again! Barney (Sprocker) also had an op recently to remove a benign lump, but as you can see from these photos he is back to his crazy self. Such a relief ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø

On our morning walk today we welcomed another newcomer Dolphy. A beautiful little cocker spaniel girly, alongside Milo &...
14/10/2026

On our morning walk today we welcomed another newcomer Dolphy. A beautiful little cocker spaniel girly, alongside Milo & Reggie. Reggie being our longstanding member made both feel so welcome and was just super chilled being out with 2 new friends. Dolphy was a little shy to begin with but very quickly came out of her shell and was zooming, playing & exploring in no time šŸ„¹ she is adorable and I canā€™t wait to have some more wild adventures with her! ā¤ļø

13/10/2026

I was guilty of it, I didnā€™t know any better for yearsā€¦ I had a Border Collie who when younger was super high energy, anxious, reactive, couldnā€™t settleā€¦ the list went on. I remember us all saying ā€œsheā€™d chase that ball until she collapsedā€. And that was the truth. Would I ever use a ball thrower again after what Iā€™ve discovered? Absolutely NOT. Here are the reasons why:

1. Severe physical strain & joint damage caused by sprinting from a cold unnatural position, leads to micro tears & soft tissue damage.
2. Repetitive impact from such high intensity movements can cause damage to cartilage over time, leading to painful early onset of osteoarthritis.
3. Chronic stress & adrenaline spikes. That constant rapid fire chasing keeps a dog in a state of high physiological arousal.
4. Masked pain: the intense rush of adrenaline & endorphins acts as a natural pain killer. Dogs will continue to chase the ball even when in pain. Dogs are experts at masking pain.
5. Obsessive behaviour & instead of tiring a dog out it actually has the complete opposite effect. Dogs can become hyper fixated on the ball exhibiting barking, whining & and inability to relax when at home. Even when ā€œtheyā€™ve been chasing that ball for ages!ā€
6. And this is so sadā€¦ ball obsessed dogs often completely stop ā€œbeing a dogā€ & engaging in natural, mentally fulfilling behaviours. Such as sniffing, exploring & donā€™t even acknowledge other dogs or anything else.

Lassie wouldnā€™t exhibit every single one of those behaviours, however she would with most mentioned. If I knew what I know now & how I couldā€™ve helped that behaviour, thereā€™s no way I wouldā€™ve gone anywhere near one of those things. But we all learn and when we know better, we can change our behaviour to help our dogs. ā¤ļø

For any of the ball obsessed dogs I walk who will bark for their ball, I try to encourage them to ā€œfind itā€ rather than pick up sticks and I definitely donā€™t launch balls for hours on end. Much more beneficial for them to be using their noses, carefully picking their way through the undergrowth. I also use rubber balls rather than tennis balls as tennis balls are bad for their teeth.

Having a lovely relaxing week off at home. But end up looking through photos of my little pals and feeling a little pang...
08/10/2026

Having a lovely relaxing week off at home. But end up looking through photos of my little pals and feeling a little pang of ā€˜I miss themā€™ šŸ¤£šŸ˜­ am I a saddo?ā€¦ yes I fully am! But how can you not miss these little faces?! šŸ˜šŸ˜­

03/10/2026

Time really does fly. Precious little girl had just arrived from Romania when I met her for the first time. Living with Janine her rescuer & guardian angel, who then found me. Little did I know this first time we met sheā€™d come to live with us permanently and weā€™d build our new life together. And for a little girl who lived so much upheaval & trauma in such a short time (she has the scars to prove itšŸ„ŗ) sheā€™s turned out to be such a chilled, friendly, happy, gorgeous, precious, healing little pup ā¤ļø I love you Maggie Badger ā¤ļø

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