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Adventures of a dog walker, Hastings (2026)

I post Daily Barks, lead weekly walks, and all book sales support a future doggy day care + rehoming service. Nice to meet you. Please sniff responsibly. Just a quick bark to say:
I walk every morning — rain, sun, sideways wind, emotional turbulence, whatever. Weather doesn’t bother me. In fact, the messier the better. Nothing wakes up the senses like mud, damp grass, and the occasional rogue stic

k. If you fancy joining, bring your dog. If you don’t have one, borrow your neighbour’s. If your neighbour refuses, just come anyway — staring lovingly at other people’s dogs is perfectly normal… probably. Every morning at the bark of the day, I’ll post a little thought about life, the human condition, or whatever squirrels are whispering about. Something short, sassy, slightly philosophical, and very dog-approved. Also — small bark of transparency:
All sales of Adventures of a Dog Walker go toward building a doggy day care and rehoming service. So when you buy the book, you’re basically rescuing a dog and feeding my inner Labrador’s dream. Walks start soon. Times and locations will be posted here. If you see a wagging tail — follow it. It’s probably me. Stay. Walk. Repeat.
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06/08/2026

Daily Bark — My Dog Wrote This in His Diary

Last night my dog wrote this in his diary..."Tonight, I'm going to rest my head on your muddy walking boots." I don't care if they're dirty, they smell like fields, like rain, like adventure, that last walk stirred something in me, now let me return the favour.

I'll lie beside you and listen to your breathing until it slows, I'll match it, I'll follow you into sleep...you just listen to me as i exhale, 2 in, 1 out... Seeing as I've been following you all day, it seems only fair, you spend so much time teaching me how to walk through the world.

Sit.
Stay.
Leave it.
Come back.

Now let me teach you something us dogs always new, I'll show you how to let go, how to rest without guilt, how to be completely still and somehow completely alive at the same time.

That's why we're here.

Don't worry...I'll keep one ear open, One eye on the door, If danger comes, I'll bark.

That's my side of the bargain.

Yours? Keep getting up, getting out, keep putting those boots on, keep walking. The world isn't asking you to conquer it, -It just wants you to experience it.

The sun wants to warm your face.

The rain misses your dry clothes.

The sand has been waiting patiently for the space between your toes.

The wind... well...The wind only becomes the wind when it has someone to push against.

And somewhere...There's another human. Someone who already speaks the language of outside, Someone who's still looking for another soul who understands that muddy boots are trophies...and that the best conversations are the ones had while walking beside someone you love.

Now.. Get some sleep, We've got another adventure tomorrow.
Be more dog. 🐕🥾

26/04/2026

🐾 Daily Bark - The Holy Grail

Want to know the holy grail of anxiety management?

You know that moment when your anxiety has already flown to Vegas without warning…and you are left at home unable to make toast?

Hands shaky.
Mind racing.
Stomach doing interpretive dance.

That’s when most people reach for distractions.

Phone, TV, Snacks, Cleaning the kitchen at military speed. Rearranging a drawer that hasn’t offended anyone.
And listen - distractions work.

They soothe.
They help.
They buy you breathing space.
But they are coping tools, not the grail.

Because while you’re distracting yourself, the real issue is still upstairs… placing bets and ordering cocktails.
The real skill was needed earlier, When it first stirred.
That tiny escalation, the small tightening in the chest, the thought that felt a bit sharp, the heat rising, the body whispering before it shouted.

That was the moment to catch the flight before take-off.
Because understanding yourself is a strategy.

Regulating yourself is a plan, good management doesn’t just happen....It’s a lifestyle.
So here’s the holy grail:
Do the work - When anxiety rises, interrupt the loop.
That whistle sound your Vegas-bound inner dog suddenly hears.
Pause.

Put a leash on the thoughts.
Ask:
Who’s talking right now?
Fear?
Exhaustion?
Old habit?
Too much coffee pretending to be destiny?

Because anxiety often lives in a feedback loop:
Body → Mind → Stomach → Body again.
A sensation gets misread, a thought labels it danger.
The body believes it, round and round it goes - faster than a terrier can chase a squirrell.

So slow it down.
Use the ancient art of words.
Name it quietly.
“This is adrenaline.”
“This is uncertainty.”
“This is tiredness dressed as catastrophe.”
Acknowledge it.
Then let it pass.
No wrestling.
No dramatic speeches, Just clarity.
Distractions have their place.
But peace begins when you stop running from the feeling and walk toward the source, Ask why.
Tell the truth, make changes gently.
Because in the present moment, right now…
Nothing needs controlling quite as much as you thought.
Sit.
Stay.
Toast can wait. 🐕‍🦺🍞

26/04/2026

Daily Bark — Old Habits Die Hard
“Old habits die hard.” Think about that for a second.
Not habits that are hard to stop…
habits that are hard to die.

Because habits don’t just live in your diary or your to-do list..they move in, they become part of how you think, feel, react, walk into rooms, read messages, choose people, avoid people, and explain yourself.

After long enough…they feel like you.
Which is why they’re so hard to spot, Sometimes it takes another person to point one out.
“That’s you, that is.”
And instead of saying,
“Oh, that’s just me…”
you pause and get curious:
“Hang on…that is something I always do. Why?”
Now we’re talking.

Because that uncomfortable feeling that turns up sometimes - the one you didn’t order, didn’t choose, and can’t explain?

That’s often an old habit knocking at the door.
An outdated program.
An unchecked emotion.
A once-useful survival trick still pressing buttons long after the emergency ended, It’s not evil, It’s just expired.

Like trying to run a race with your shoelaces tied together - eyes forward, working hard, never once looking down at what’s tripping you.

And here’s the kicker: It’s rarely just a thought.
It can shape your whole world.
The old CEO in your system got demoted years ago…but now he’s hiding in the basement, working nights as the janitor.
Wet floors.
Leaky pipes.
Broken windows.
Still causing trouble.

So if the same feelings keep turning up…
If you overreact and don’t know why…
If you keep getting the same message from life in different packaging… It might be time for a service.

Don’t get frustrated.

(Too late? Fair enough.)

You won’t solve it all at once, Awareness is enough to begin.
Just follow the little shaft of light under the door.
Open it.
Take a look.

Change rarely starts with dramatic speeches, It starts with small adjustments. Tiny nibbles before the big bite.

And once you truly see an old habit for what it is…You can’t unsee it.
That’s when the update begins.
Your inner universe wrote the first program.
It can write the next one too.
Welcome to You 2.0.
Sit.
Stay.
Install updates. 🐕‍🦺💡

06/04/2026

🐾 Daily Bark — Spring Mode

When your inner dog turns up happy, h***y, and hungry…don’t panic.

It’s a good sign, It probably means spring has arrived.

There will be clues:
Hu***ng toys..
Eyeing up the neighbour’s leg…
Questionable interest in the cat next door…!, Attempting to eat anything that isn’t nailed down - slippers included.

And that general vibe of:
life is good… and I’m not checking in with you for permission.

That’s spring energy.

Even the Dalai Lama probably didn’t get 100% recall all the time and let’s be honest - neither do you.

So here’s the thing:

Sometimes, for one day only…

you eat the chocolate, play the games. Leave the crumbs in the bed and Ignore the washing.

Because the world isn’t perfect and neither are you.

And it takes effort - real effort -
to keep life moving in the right direction.

Check, check, check…
always improving… always progressing…

But if you forget why you’re doing it,
what’s the point?
So every now and then, you pause…
You check in.

You appreciate what you’ve built.

You recognise the effort it took to become this version of you.

Let a day slip.

Not as failure - but as calibration.
A reset.
A reward.
Because tomorrow?
You’re back on it.

Still happy, Occasionally… enthusiastic (let’s behave ourselves).
And always hungry - not for everything…
…but for the right things.

The things that matter, the things waiting just around the corner.

Spring doesn’t ask for permission.

Neither should your contentment. 🐕‍🦺🌱

# innerdog

02/04/2026

🐾 Daily Bark - Behind the Curtain

Here’s a popular bone to chew on:

“You can’t change the outside
until you change the inside.”

Sounds wise.
Usually followed by… more thinking.

But let’s get something straight first:
Awareness is not rumination.

And knowing yourself is not endlessly reviewing yourself like a bad performance appraisal.

That’s not growth.

That’s just your inner dog chasing its own tail.

Meditation? Mindfulness?
It’s not about thinking more clearly,
It’s about thinking less.

It’s mental housekeeping, hoovering the mind, washing the dishes, taking out the rubbish.

Not analysing every crumb on the floor.

Now chew on this…
Where do your thoughts even come from?
Your brain?
Your mind?
Your partner?
Your boss?
The internet?
That advert you didn’t realise you watched?

You don’t even get to choose most of what you’re exposed to.
So who’s doing the filtering?

Who decides what gets in, what sticks, what loops?
That’s the real question.
Because somewhere in there…
something is watching and that’s awareness.

Not the thought.
Not the noise.
Not the story.

The one seeing it all.
That’s your moment of choice.

That’s you standing behind the curtain in the Wizard of Oz, realising the big scary voice is just a man pulling levers.
That moment - right there - that’s awareness.
And in that moment, you don’t have to fight the thoughts, fix them, or follow them.

You can simply… let them pass.
Like clouds.
Like smells on the wind.
Interesting, but not worth chasing.

James Allen said something like:
“You become what you think about all day long.”
So maybe the job isn’t to control every thought…but to stop feeding the useless ones.

Plant better seeds, pull fewer weeds and don’t stand there analysing the soil all day.

Awareness is the only real choice you get.
Everything else…is just noise in the park.

Sit.
Stay.
Watch.
Be more dog. 🐕

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