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Black Cricket Animal Services

Professional pet care, rescue, animal education and awareness, livestock care, and support for pet professionals. We love all creatures great and small!

MSc, BSc, BA (Hons), QTS. Enhanced DBS, Insured, Animal First Aid, NSA member.

05/09/2026

🐾 Caturday mystery: forget mice and birds… apparently my cats are partial to other products 😂

We all know cats can be very generous little souls when it comes to bringing “presents” home 🎁🐱

For some people it might be a mouse, a bird, a frog or even a lizard…

Me? I get pig’s ears 😂

Every now and again, I’ll discover one or two pig’s ears lying somewhere around the house, usually on the landing, in the bathroom or casually abandoned in the lounge as though that is a perfectly normal place for them to be.

And the strange thing is… I have absolutely no idea where they’re coming from 🤔

I did have my suspicions about a certain little white and black kitty being responsible for the mysterious deliveries… 👀🐱

But now I’m not quite so sure 😂

Clearly my tuxedo kitty has a secret supplier.

So, for today’s Caturday question…

🐾 Does your cat bring you presents?
And what’s the strangest or most interesting thing they’ve ever brought home?

Please tell me I’m not the only person finding unexplained items scattered around the house 😂

🐱💙 Happy Caturday from Black Cricket Animal Services!

01/09/2026

🐾 Little legs, BIG personalities 🐾

We might be known for walking some rather impressive dogs, in fact, we currently have more German Shepherds on our books than any other breed 🐕‍🦺

But here’s a little secret...

We absolutely love the little ones too ❤️

The tiny paws.
The determined little trot.
The enormous personality squeezed into a very small body 😂

And, of course, the ability to somehow take up an entire sofa despite being approximately the size of a loaf of bread.

These two little characters are a perfect example 🥰

At Black Cricket Animal Services, dog care definitely isn’t one-size-fits-all. Some dogs love a good walk and plenty of sniffing; others are happier with a shorter wander, a visit at home, some company and a game with their favourite toys. And some simply require a suitably trained human to provide overnight accommodation in their own house while they supervise from the comfiest spot available 😆

We offer dog walking, home visits, dog sitting and overnight stays, with care tailored to the individual dog.

And although we love our big dogs, we’d be delighted to see a few more little legs joining the Black Cricket family 🐾❤️

📍 Covering Wilstead. Wixams, Shortstown, Cardington, Stagsden, Bromham and surrounding areas.

31/08/2026

🕵️‍♀️ BANK HOLIDAY WARNING: GUARD YOUR CHIPS 🍟🐦😂

If you’re out enjoying the Bank Holiday today, keep one eye on your lunch… and your other eye on the seagulls 👀

According to research from Compare the Market, our feathered food thieves are apparently responsible for an estimated £171 MILLION worth of stolen food every year across the UK 😲

And they certainly know what they like…

🐟🍟 Fish and chips are their number-one target
🥪 Sandwiches come second
🍦 And apparently ice cream isn’t safe either!

The survey of 2,000 UK adults found that 71% had experienced a seagull targeting their food, while 69% of those unlucky diners said it had happened more than once.

So somewhere out there is a seagull who has clearly made this a career 😂

So if you’re heading out for fish and chips, a picnic or an ice cream this Bank Holiday Monday, enjoy yourselves… but never underestimate a gull with a plan 😂

👇 Have you ever had food stolen by a seagull? What did they take?

Bonus points if they actually stole it straight out of your hand 😂

It might not be our usual pet-related post, but at Black Cricket Animal Services we love all animals... including the cheeky, clever and occasionally criminal ones 😄🐾🐦

29/08/2026

🐾 Caturday Saturday... an exhausting day in the life of a cat…

Wake up.
Demand breakfast.
Ignore breakfast.
Ask to go out.
Immediately ask to come back in.
Sleep somewhere inconvenient.
Investigate a cardboard box.
Demand second breakfast.

And all before lunchtime 😹

What important business is your cat attending to today?

📸 Cat photographs are not only permitted in the comments, they are positively encouraged 😻

28/08/2026

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“Human arrived as promised. Walk satisfactory. Treat allocation could be improved.”

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“They fed me, changed my water and cleaned my litter tray. However, I specifically requested THREE dinners.”

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“Excellent service. Allowed me to sniff the same hedge for an unreasonable amount of time.”

If your pet could leave a review of you, what do you think it would say? 😂

We have a feeling quite a few of us would lose stars over inadequate snack provision…

27/08/2026

🌧 It may be raining cats and dogs outside… but these two bunnies aren’t complaining 🐰🐰

They’re spending today tucked up nice and dry in their rather luxurious hutch and run while we’re bunny sitting ❤️

And when I say luxurious… their home is so big, I’m fairly sure I could move a desk in and use it as a garden office 😂

Not a bad place to spend a rainy Thursday at all!

One of the lovely things about Black Cricket Animal Services is getting to care for animals of all shapes, sizes and species, and these two are definitely making the most of their cosy accommodation today 🐾

If you are looking for a rabbit sitter in Wilstead, Wixams, Bedford or the surrounding areas, feel free to contact us.

26/08/2026

Happy International Dog Day 🐶❤️

Tried to put a few of our dog walking dogs into one picture with a local field backdrop... but it didn't go quite to plan 😂

Do you have a better photo of your dog? Please show us in the comments, would love to see 👇

25/08/2026

Baloo went out on police duty with four legs but returned home with three 💔🐾

In October 2018, Police Dog Baloo was helping Essex Police catch a suspected criminal when she was struck by a car fleeing the scene.

Her pelvis was shattered. Metal plates had to be fitted to both sides. Her front right leg was amputated.

Baloo was only two years old. Her police career was over.

But the injuries she received while serving didn't disappear when the word retired was placed beside her name.

Baloo was adopted by former police dog handler Mandy Chapman. She still needed specialist veterinary care, but she couldn't be insured. A retired police dog charity stepped in to help with the costs.

And then Baloo did something extraordinary.

She started helping people all over again 💙

Baloo became a wellbeing and trauma support dog, comforting police officers and others affected by traumatic events. Her impact helped inspire a national network that now includes more than 250 wellbeing dogs.

In 2025, Baloo was crowned Crufts Hero Dog🏆🐾

Just think about that.

A dog can lose a leg serving us... and still spend her retirement serving others.

Yet the cost of caring for retired service animals can still fall on handlers, adopters and charities.

🐾 This is why there is an independent petition calling on the Government to "provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals"

✍️ Please sign:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/769616

🔁 Already signed? Please SHARE Baloo's story. 100,000 signatures are required for the petition to be considered for debate in Parliament.

They served us. We should stand by them when their service ends 💙

23/08/2026

😂 Would the examiner award her GOLD for this down position?! 🥇🐾

We’ve been having lots of fun with our dog walks and training walks lately… although somebody has apparently developed her own interpretation of “down” 🤣

For the Royal Kennel Club Good Citizen Gold Award, dogs have to stay in a down position, off lead, while their handler walks ten paces away... and remain there for two whole minutes.

Technically, she is down. Very, very down... face plant down 😂

So… if she managed to stay exactly like this for the full two minutes, do we think the examiner would pass her? 😂

Got to love a Dobermann 🐶

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At Black Cricket Animal Services, our dog walking and training walks in Bedfordshire aren't just about getting from A to B. We love giving dogs the chance to practise skills, use their brains, sniff, explore and enjoy their walks too 💚

📍 Dog walking and pet care around Wilstead, Wixams, Shortstown, Cardington, Cotton End, Houghton Conquest, Haynes, Cople, Elstow and surrounding Bedford areas.

21/08/2026

🐾 Yesterday’s office wasn’t too bad… 😍🌾

And while we’re here, we’ve noticed quite a few new faces joining us recently... so hello and welcome to Black Cricket Animal Services 👋❤️

Some of you may have found us through Bruce’s heartbreaking story, our posts about service animals, rescues or other animals who simply needed people to care about what happened to them.

And that’s an important part of who we are.

❤️ Animal welfare will always be at the heart of Black Cricket.

We’ll continue to share stories and information about animals who need help, animals who have suffered, the wonderful ones who have been rescued, and the people and organisations working hard to make their lives better.

But there’s another side to Black Cricket Animal Services too! 🐾

We provide professional animal care including pet sitting, dog walking, and smallholding help here in Bedfordshire, UK. We’re also involved in animal rescue and welfare, and we’re always happy to support, share knowledge and work alongside others in the animal care industry.

So whether you’re local and need someone you can trust with your animals, work with animals yourself, support rescue and welfare… or you simply followed because you love animals, you’re very welcome here ❤️

Now we’d love to meet some of you!

👇 What animal (or animals!) shares your life?

📸 Photos in the comments are VERY welcome 🐶🐱🐰🦎🐔🐴🐑🦨

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