Mark Walker Dog Training & Behaviour - Canine Solutions

29/08/2026

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August 2026 Newsletter

Hello! What a wonderful Scottish Summer we are having! With only a handful of 121 sessions needing to be rearranged during the hot weather, our dogs are so grateful that our temperatures have not been as extreme as in England. Update... Our Fundraising Jumble sale, which took place on May 17th, grew...

26/08/2026

🐾We are back to work today!
Mark is seeing his Wednesday Doggos as normal!

🐾September is almost fully booked.
We have changed our days off to allow for Training & Behaviour sessions on a Sunday.
We are now into October for Saturday /Sunday availability.

🐾I am working with my leg raised after either pulling or tearing a muscle in my calf yesterday whilst out with the wee one's.
I was very lucky to be squeezed in with my physio for acupuncture & massage shortly after my fall.
We will know by Friday if its is a muscle tear which we are truly hoping it is not.

🐾Dougal below for attention!🐾
This was my final big training walk for Podencos in Need - PINS
15 mile training walk on Sunday!
I have until September 13th to recover 😫

Mandy

22/08/2026

Happy Saturday, everyone! Mark is relaxing today whilst I have a Run Free working day!
It is time for our Hazel Muzzle Mutts Lucky Numbers draw this evening!
£5 per number! See below for numbers left!!!

1 Amy Craig 5
2 Rebecca Heap 5
3 Leanne Taylor 5
4 Jackie McGeagie 5
5 Mark Walker 5
6 Vicki Fleider 5
7 Fi Chisholm 5
8 Rebecca Heap 5
9 Yvonne Hastie 5
10 Karen Wilson 5
11 Linda Hogg 5
12 Shona Hardie 5
13 Vicki Fleider 5
14 Vicky Shaw 5
15 David Hogg 5
16 Liz Dickson 5
17 Maree Rooney 5
18 Kirsten Hubmann 5
19 Susan Dunlop 5
20 Jeff Cooper 5
21 Fi Chisholm 5
22 Collette Kilpatrick 5
23 Donna McNab 5
24 Jackie McGeagie 5
25 Donna McNab 5
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27 Susan Flemming 5
28 Dawn Melville 5
29 Elaine Young 5
30 Lesley Cooper 5
31 Amy Craig 5
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33 Caroline Newton 5
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35 Karen Stiven 5
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38 Vicky Shaw 5
39 Shona Hardie 5
40 Carena Schmid 5
41 Margo Boyle 5
42 Kelly Gallagher 5
FB Lucy O'Toole
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45 Dawn Melville 5
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47 Leona Stevenson 5
48 Douglas Newton 5
49 Karen Stiven 5
50 Sharon O'Toole 5

£210 in the pot so far:
£126 Hazel Muzzle Mutts
1st prize £42
2nd prize £25.20
3rd prize £16.80

20/08/2026

Yesterday, Harriet was at the vets as hadn't been putting weight on her hind right leg since Monday afternoon.
X rays showing Lateral Luxating Patella.
Appointment made at specialist.
As we are off together for a couple of days out we all go, expecting Harriet to hop along and off she goes!
Manipulation yesterday must have made a difference!!!
Mark is back to work on Wednesday 26th of August!

26/07/2026

And everything else going on too!

26/07/2026

Come along to see Mark & Dougal in action at 1030 & 1130 today!

Mark Walker Dog Training & Behaviour - Canine Solutions will be with us tomorrow to give a scent work demo 🐶🐶

Meet Mark at the Byre/Barn area at 10.30am and 11.30am for a quick chat about what is going to happen before they set off around the farm

The activity will take around 20/25 minutes

06/06/2026

Insurance!
What breed 1st comes to mind when you see Dougal....

We are looking for a new policy for Dougal.
We had one with waggel but when we insured him he was tiny. At the renewal date I said he was now 23kg so they asked for another £597 before they would renew. It was my fault as I hadn't declared his growth and wt gain after he arrived at 5 months.
We refused!
Never been in this position before with a young dog, we have adopted a few younger ones over the years but never been penalised for it.

Dougal's behavior can not be covered but we still would like peace of mind for anything else with him.

Petplan asks breed or cross breed...hence the question!

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30/05/2026

So glad to have Minnie Mouse back to her bright eyed and bushy tailed self!
She's "helping " me in the kitchen tonight 🤣.
What a massive change in such a short space of time!
It's so nice to have our wee friend back to normal ☺️

30/05/2026

Our new total donated to Podencos in Need - PINS from our ongoing Jumble Sale is £936.01

🐾Without all our wonderful, supportive, dog-loving customers, this would not be possible🐾

16/05/2026

We have 2 vouchers for 2 x 90-minute sessions with Mark at your home in our Tombola tomorrow at our Fundraising Jumble Sale for Podencos in Need - PINS & Hazel Muzzle Mutts
Available for Edinburgh, West Lothian & parts of South Lanarkshire.
Mark will be helping at the tombola, so please come along or drop us a message for tickets...£1 for 4!

Good luck, everyone!

Mandy Walker