Sarah Edge Chartered Physiotherapist and ACPAT Physiotherapist

14/10/2025

Just had to share - love this!

10/10/2025

There’s my boy 💕!
💯recommend Kay for whenever you need to leave your dog in safe hands - she was fantastic!

07/10/2025

Everyday….😁

02/09/2025

Beautiful Ben rocking the goggles for his LASER therapy today .
Not sure he’s that impressed !
😎😎😎

01/09/2025

Exciting news at the clinic!!! 🤩

We now have a powerful Class IV LASER to add to our treatments.

By directing LASER energy to specific areas, we can stimulate cellular activity, leading to:

• Reduced inflammation - Boosts anti-inflammatory mediators to enhance healing.

• Pain relief - Limits the activity of pain receptors for greater comfort.

• Accelerated healing - Promotes collagen production and tissue repair.

• Muscle relaxation - Helps release muscular contractions for improved mobility.

Watch this space for for info about how LASER works and how it can help your animal

27/07/2025

Such sensible words I just had to share

Let’s Talk Entitlement: Your Dog Is Not the Centre of the Universe (And Neither Are You)

Right, let’s get a few things straight from the off:
Your dog is not a human. It doesn’t think like a human, speak like a human, or interpret the world in the way we do. And guess what? That’s not a fault, it’s a fact.

There’s a growing trend among some dog owners to treat their dogs like entitled little toddlers, fuelled by this fluffy notion that “they just want to say hi” or “they’re friendly”. That’s lovely… until your “friendly” off-lead dog barrels up to a dog that’s nervous, reactive, working, injured, or just plain wants to be left alone.

Your Dog Is Not Entitled to Say Hello to Everyone

Let’s put it bluntly: your dog doesn’t need to greet every person or dog it sees. You don’t wave and say hello to every stranger in Tesco, do you? (And if you do, people probably cross the aisle to avoid you.)

Dogs are the same. Some are social butterflies, others are more reserved, and some are just trying to keep their heads down and cope with the world. When you let your dog run up to another without permission, you’re not being nice, you’re being selfish. And you’re setting your dog up to get told off, either by the other dog, the handler, or both.

Puppy Classes and the Myth of Mass Socialisation

Doing puppy classes in group settings where every pup is allowed to run around and say hello to everything that moves? You’re laying the groundwork for a dog that thinks every encounter is a party. That’s not socialisation. That’s overstimulation. You’re teaching them that the presence of another dog or person means “excitement” rather than neutrality or calmness.

Later down the line, when your adolescent dog loses its rag every time it sees another dog, you’ll wonder why. Spoiler: it’s because you taught them to.

Let’s Talk Leads and Recall

If you don’t have a reliable recall on your dog, don’t let them off the lead. Simple. There’s no grey area here. A dog without recall is a loose cannon. If you can’t call them away from a squirrel, jogger, cyclist, or another dog, then keep them on a lead or long line until you’ve put the work in. Freedom is earned, not assumed.

Having a dog is a responsibility. It’s not a right to do whatever you fancy and assume everyone else will tolerate it. The world doesn’t revolve around you or your dog.

Respect Others. Control Your Dog.

You’ve no idea what that other dog is going through. It might be reactive, fearful, recovering from surgery, or in training. The person handling that dog might be managing trauma, anxiety, or just trying to enjoy a quiet walk. Your dog doesn’t get to invade that space just because you think they’re “friendly”.

If your dog lunges at others, pulls you down the street, barks at every passer-by, or flattens small children with glee, it’s not “cute”. It’s a lack of training. Own it, fix it, and stop making excuses.

The Bottom Line

Your dog is a dog. Not a fur baby. Not a social ambassador. Not a therapy dog in training because you read a Facebook post that said it has a “healing energy”.

Train it. Lead it. Be its advocate. And above all else, be respectful of the space and comfort of others.

Because your dog may be part of your world, but it’s not the centre of everyone else’s.

www.k9manhuntscotland.co.uk

25/07/2025

14/07/2025

This!! 🙏

11/07/2025

Sharing …yet again….because I’m still seeing people walking their poor dogs in this heat!

10/07/2025

2 weeks ago today 💔
Thankyou sweet gentle Bonnie - You brightened my world and I’m so glad we had each other- it just wasn’t long enough.

“How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard”

AA Milne

07/07/2025

Really happy to be sponsoring this fun dog show by The Canine Collective 🐶

Stubley Hollow Farm
Sat 19th July
12-3pm see you there!