Tails and Trails

04/06/2026

I had the absolute pleasure of spending time with these two gorgeous creatures over the last week. Like most labradors, Big Mr C loves attention, cuddles and playing with a ball. Little Mr C showed his true feline nature, allowing me to feed him but any cuddles were all done on his terms. Big C and I used to have an understanding that I could drive up to his house, deliver things but then had to leave immediately. Thankfully that has changed and I'm now allowed in, as long as I pay the ball or treat tax 😀

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05/05/2026

We had a really busy weekend with old and new clients, walking, feeding and getting cuddles. I love that the feline Ms C always likes to accompany Ms S on the walks. Quite a few cat visits over the weekend, always a pleasure, even when Mr S was doing zoomies around my head.

29/04/2026

Trying to get Olli to enjoy the water - he's definitely getting better, with Diefer's help who absolutely loves swimming. We love the toys, great for retrieving in the water

19/03/2026

Last weekend we went to the final race weekend of the BSSF season at Kinnaird Castle, Brechin in Scotland. Interesting weather whilst driving there and back, but perfect for racing over the weekend. I decided not to race in DS2 as Tesha hates stoney ground of any kind and, whilst the BSSF committee worked very hard to groom the trails, there were still stoney patches. Diefer pulled me round safely both days on the scooter, winning both the weekend class and the National title. Olli and I raced in bikejore on the Saturday, the boy did really well, but unfortunately we had to scratch on Sunday and not give him the chance to get a medal. The good news is that he ate all weekend, so hopefully we can travel further afield from now on. As always, I'm so proud of all my dogs, those that raced and those that came along for a weekend of walks and cuddles.

21/02/2026

I had the pleasure of walking this gorgeous old lady this week, 14 and still bouncing around and loving life. I also fed her feathered friends, and the ladies rewarded me with lovely fresh eggs. Please note that I do not offer a bird sitting service, I am actually terrified of feathered things with their beaks and claws 🦖➡️🐓 but they were safely ensconced and I was never in any danger 🥷

16/02/2026

We don't always have the training session we want, but perhaps we get the training session we need. Diefer has had a rest recently due to an injury but ran him and Tesha tonight with the staggered line, it didn't go great. Then Olli on his own, who absolutely flew and then he went into the river for a drink when we finished. This is a HUGE deal, he usually won't go near water, he jumps puddles and almost drowned me at a race last year when he jumped over a stream I wanted him to cool down in, whilst attached to my walking belt! So we'll take this as a huge positive, as well as the pleasure of running my amazing dogs tonight as well.

14/02/2026

Another gorgeous still, dry evening yesterday so down to the beach we went. Olli (orange harness) is a purpose bred sleddog whilst Tesha (turquoise harness) is a failed foxhound - she ran away from the hunt. Tesha gets distracted easily in harness - that nose of hers and possibly tiny concentration span, so we tried something different, using a staggered line, where Olli ran in front and she 'chased' him. It took them a little while to get used to it as they usually run beside another dog, and we had a couple of tangles and they got confused as to who was meant to be where, but I think it has helped her to understand what I'd like her to do.

31/01/2026

31/01/2026

Never work with children or animals? Trying to get one good shot of Olli wearing his medal 🙄 I didn't even bother trying with Scully.

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30/01/2026

On the 2nd day of racing, we had a short gap between DS2 and bikejore, so as we were competing for a podium place in bike, I dropped DS2 and let the dogs have a rest. Olli was fantastic, did everything I asked of him and more, there was a very strong headwind in places, including the long strait where the photographer was but he worked his big paws off and we took home the bronze. Scully had a great time, holding on to her first place 😉 and trying to steal the photographer's lunch!!!
Huge thanks to for a fantastic weekend, for his amazing as always photos, .cz for the dog's harnesses and my t-shirt, for the loan of the antenna, for the broth, goat's milk and other supplements. looked after us as always getting us out and back safely through their Club team. I was fuelled by and love my WSA socks Biggest thanks of all to for Olli.