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The Wondering Spaniel

📍Sussex, UK
🐕‍🦺 👩🏼‍🤝‍👨🏻 Sooty & Katie
👩🏼‍💻Working on a life built for Adventure
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22/04/2024

What a Business Event - I have no words 🌈✨
One amazing wholesome community 🌷

15/04/2024

So I thought Its about time I do a post on my business!

To these ladies who support each other in every single aspect of running a business 🥰

I have never been so grateful for the business and the mindset journey I have been on so far - I am a happier person, than the person I was last year for sure ❤️ meet these ladies has been a blessing.

If you have been following along to my stories for a whilst, are interested about learning about what I do in my Business, please go to my bio and click the link, or visit my highlights to learn a bit more. 💻✨

But then again if your just here for Soot Soot's 🐾 then ok, she has plenty of highlights too x

14/04/2024

Weekend chilling with the grandparents 🧘🏼‍♀️

11/04/2024

Springtime Pampering: Sooty's Guide to the Paw-fect Spa Day! 🛁🌺

Meet the new Herbal Essences Model.... Joking 😂

Who can relate to those grinch paws? Those spaniel ear mats? The continuous stream of dog hair everywhere….. Yeah I bet you can haha 😅

🐶 Cut & dry! I personally hand strip sooty, as her fur is thick but not coarse, and I have learnt that sometimes a comb or brush doesn't even half the job. Sooty finds it very therapeutic ☺️

🐾 Manipedi! Grinch paws are a 2 man job unfortunately still, laying her on her back and using a pet shaver to get between those paws.

💪🏻 The at home hair dresser! I am much more of a do it yourself kind of person - with grooming costing way over £40 now-a-days, that once a month trim up is definitely a DIY session.

🐟 The finishing touch! To finish for that lovely shiny coat, we feed Sooty raw food and fishies, as they are better fresh holding all the go Omega 3. We have tried the fish oils, but as they sit on the shelf a long old time, they aren't as good as fresh.

Feel feel to share your beauty secrets in the comments below, we would love to try something new ✨👇🏼

04/04/2024

Blossoming with Sooty: How Spring Strolls Keep Our Spirits High and Tails Wagging! 🌻💖

Its not always sunshine and rainbows at Katie & Sooty HQ as you all know!

We feel we have always focused on big adventures to stay excited and motivated through the year, but sometimes its the small wins, gains and unexpected moments, that count and make those memorable moments, bringing joy and happiness into your life.

A few tips from us! ☀️

🎾 Training, and small wins - take the negative, with the positive and be grateful for that. Like today, sooty did bu**er all recall, but a perfect heal through out todays walks, so I'm grateful for that.

🧘🏻‍♀️ Focus on people and things only that raise your wellbeing, your positive vibration, not people or things that will bring you down. You know what I mean if you've felt that pit of regret or doubt in yourself that was actually triggered by someone else.

💭 Don't procrastinate, its a high cause of anxiety and failure to start - take a risk, that jump and face those fears head on. Do it now, and you'll see success sooner rather than later.

🌿 Use your gut and your intuition, if you don't it will eat you up and ruin your own mindset.

🥰 Just a little reminder to be yourself, and not someone else, otherwise its someone else's day, not yours.

That's all ✨

03/04/2024

Plotting Our Spring Adventures: Where Sooty and I Plan to Leave Our Foot Prints Next! 🗺🌸

April (& May) are going to be busy months in the calendar, we have soooo so much o look forward too 😁

🐕‍🦺 We are starting with our postponed goal of Working dog training, starting with Whistle training this weekend coming - looking forward to sharing the highs and lows of that experience!
⚪️ Off the back of this, we are prioritising us, having on our free day of the week - Sunday, reserved just for us, so we can really make time for OUR goals.

🏕 Then have my business glamping trip in 2 weeks time, which I'm very much looking forward too! Seeing all the Business girls is going to be so nice - and there is tones of awesome stuff packed in, which I will share with you all of course.

⛺️ 🏃🏼‍♀️🐾 We then have a very special Katie & Sooty weekend booked in at the end of the month, for pure Canicross training & fun runs. Also a camping trip, which I haven't done in while, and will be Sooty's first experience of it - can't wait to share with her.

So yes, been busy planning for all the essentials I will need:
📍Like the ideal whistle for Sooty's training (suggestions are welcome please!)
📍The perfect tarp shelter to work along side my car (we are choosing the car over a tent, for ease of packing in wet weather!)
📍Packing the ideal running and hiking gear for our new adventure April adventures - thinking about the Soot'ster too.

SO excited for April, going to be one of the best months of the year 🌷

28/03/2024

Trail Blazers Unite: Crushing Spring Challenges with Sooty as Your Wing-Pup! 🌿🐕

Oh we are on it when it comes to training - we have definitely been settling into a faster pace as the moment, and I've been making sure my legs and body are in a good condition to keep up with those speeds.

🚀 Its not just about the distance you put in, its also about interval training for you and the pup, to reach and improve your speed.

🐾 👟 Its about keeping those paws in good condition, cleaning out your pups paws before & after sessions, and training on an appropriate surface to limit risk to puppy injury. And your paws too! making sure you have good fitting shoes to prevent damage to your own paws.

💧Its about staying hydrated > you body is made up of over 60% water, and you must maintain that, to maintain your performance - DAILY.

🥦 Its about, eating the right stuff like key minerals of Magnesium, Calcium, Potassium & Iodine. Thinking about those food groups in your DAILY meals.

😁 Its about Enjoying you're self too!

If you're not covering the basics, then you're not giving the best you can do ❤️

26/03/2024

Reflect on a golden weekend marking use of the only sunshine left for the week - 2 hours later there were clouds everywhere.

We’re hoping for more of this on Friday - keep your fingers crossed!

☀️☀️☀️☀️

21/03/2024

Sooty's Springtime Shenanigans: Embracing Sunshine and Tail Wags! ☀️🐾

Take us back to the weekend to enjoy the sunny energy. More of that to come, come follow us ✨

14/03/2024

Wrapping Up Winter! 👋

🌻 This spring sunshine is here - Dunsfold Airdrome ✈️ today at work was so calm and fresh, I was literally picturing how nice a picnic could be in the sun right now.🌻

So grateful for the last 4 months of winter - Its been emotional and super fun, but so grateful for.....

🌤 The downtime to rest up and be sick at the start of February - I have learnt to listen to my body and value its way less stressful to just "Let it be".

🌤 Processing a break up, and learn to give myself that space to breathe to think about lessons learnt and what the future holds. Removing a close friend is damn hard, and I'm thankful for the space to mend.

🌤 Learning new values and skills, of self worth, to bring back that passion and spark in my ambitious self for my Business. Work on Sooty goals and really fine tune our bond.

🌤 Learning what really matters to me in my time of need, when I feels like the worlds ending at times in personally life.

🌤 Learning what wealth really means for me.

🌤 Building confidence that my fitness will return.

🌤 My family being no.1, and being there for me.

🌤 Learning that if you give to someone or something, it will give back ten fold.

🌤 Everything life throws at you think of it as a gift - value it, find a positive in it, to grow yourself for the better.

I challenge you guys now, to look for that silver lining and be grateful for something?

11/03/2024

Spring Mind Reset: Preparing for a Season of Growth! 🌱🧠

Feeling good and hit the reset button this weekend? 🌷
We did - feeling much more at piece now the routine is back in motion and the exercise is now in place and consistent.

Lets check in. ✅

🌿 Have you made plans yet for 2024? If not why not?
🌿 Have you made a change for the better? If not why not?
🌿 Have you made progress on those goals we talked about last month? If not why not?
🌿 If not, are you visualising that new life you could achieve reaching those goals? If not why not?

Ask yourself......
🌸 How are you better off now vs last month?
🌸 When are you going to make you life change for the better?
🌸 Do you believe in that change you are trying to achieve?

All your answers to better wellbeing & happiness are there 👆🏼on a post card - You have to decide whether you want to make that all important change.

07/03/2024

2024 Trails Review so far: Reflecting on Winter's Fitness Journey so far this year! 🌷🏞

Our winter fitness journey, certainly was a rocky one for sure!
February was written off for illness & Sooty' Spey, also her tummy issues - So I feel a little like we are back the square one a bit this March.
So a little review in real terms of how we are making changes to move forward and be more fitness productive over the next couple of months.

So I think we could have been a bit more constant 📋 with a lot of things - mainly Sleeping 💤, going to bed as the right time to give us a good 8 hours of sleep. Making sure we doing snooze that alarm ⏰ and make the time for training in those early mornings I do plan. Maintain a good diet 🍛, Sooty is getting the right stuff, but how about me? Was I eating fruit 🍓or Veg 🥦, and did I have control over that diet - No, but going forward I will! And that leads on to keep on track with a .......

Training plan 🏃🏼‍♀️🐕‍🦺 - I made one, could I keep to it? No, why? Those goals were too big, I didn't update it weekly to change along side big life changes. So that's happening on every Monday from now.

Making more time of ourselves 🏘❣️- We said yes to pretty much everything through Jan & February, so time to say no! I am going to do my thing instead!

Its always good to have a little self review, to see where you have room to improve to help better yourself - give it a try if you doing already?

06/03/2024

Spring-ready Pups: Preparing for Warmer Adventures! 🌸🐾

Sunday was the best day I ages, I am still beaming from that day.😁🌤

But after that day, we've been think about doing a Sooty MOT, as we are looking rather wintered, ears are toooooo long (hair wise) needs a bath majorly, as of recently haha. We definitely need to give Soot's a bit of TLC ahead of the sunnier & drier season, so we are feeling smashing really for all the fun (and look rather dapper too for the camera!😜)

So here is Sooty's MOT - The "New me" protocol:

The Winter Coat: 🧥 Apart from doodle fans, everyone knows about the dreaded winter shed! There is quite literally fur and pet hair everywhere. We like the hand strip the coat until you can make another small puppy with the excess hair haha.😅

The Grinch feet: 🐾 Yes the fluffy feet that collects all the mud and dirt, that can cause infections if not kept clean regularly, but also be very slippery cause a few accidents. So trimming those paws is super important.

The ears: 🐶 Spaniels are known for getting matts on their ears and get ear infections. Its hugely important to get those trimmed up, combed through and cleaned, to make sure they are well ventilated and no bacteria settling in, for the warmer months.

The Flee, worm and tick treatments: 💉💊 Yes as the temperature gets warmer, those nasty bugs will come out the play, so BE protected.

03/03/2024

☀️ What a glorious day for me and Sooty to get back on the trails, after 3 week exercise restriction for poor old Sooty.
We went down to the Downslink in the big break of sunshine. 🌤️🐾🌿

I must say, I find staying in really hard and sometimes go to darker places where its hard to come out. Also especially when you are worrying about a poorly Pup too! 🥹

But I truly appreciate the down time though, it's meant I could properly process being made redundant, and lacking fundings, to get back in track for future goals in my own time + mixed with the bit of sunshine today = a lot of motivation, so I can crack on with my business & Sooty fun.

29/02/2024

Winter Play: Creating Pawsitively Fun Moments! 🌨🐶

With all these raining days as of yet, that’s got us thinking - indoor enrichment and play, rather than this wet and muddy!
When walks are down to marches along the pavements to avoid the mid week, between work shifts, mudfest's.

Sooty uses a snuffle ball, although she is getting way too good at it, and it only takes her 5 minutes now - but then, she is a spaniel!

🥜 Peanut butter Kong's
Everyone swears by them, and remember to buy the correct size for your dog! I stuff peanut butter and few fish's in, and then freeze the night before - therefore its not messy & and takes them ages - Sooty ends up going to town on it a whole afternoon sometimes!

🍼 Tea towel in a plastic bottle* with treats rolled up inside.
(*make sure loose bits, sharp bits & labels are all removed)

😻 The ""cat toy"" I like to call it.
A long line, with a rope toy on the end - She loves it when its in the air (favourite toy!), really brings out their instincts to catch.

🕊 Tug of war!
Any toy, changing directions, loves it.

🐾 ""Find it!""
Another instinct game! We spend 30 mins doing this, and it tires she right out. Hiding small treats around the flat - It also practises basic training of waiting too.

🎾 Training
Learning a new trick with treats - I like to try a challenging one, to take step by step - but no more than 10-15 mins of this.

Creative ideas welcome!

28/02/2024

Mindful Beginnings: Establishing a Year of Mental Wellness! 🌟🧠

I can say now, that 2024 has truly been a test.
February has been awful time full of Illness & Vets visits, which haven't been kind to us.

So...... how do we turn that around in a way we know how?
✅ Set up those core practices that ensure your at least spending 5-30 minutes, hitting a reset button, everyday.
💚 So you can tackle personal, mental & life problems healthily.

Mine are....
🌧 ""Let them"", if something annoys you, let it go, its un-necessary anxiety that is wasted energy.
🌦 Daily Journaling, letting it all out, think about how you feel, helping you redirect emotions that aren't setting you up for the day right, and daily goals to be productive with your day.
☀️ Daily Sooty & Katie time to bring the happiness and focus into the day.
✨ Daily Reading or Manifestation at the end of the day to unwind and relax without a screen.

There are more in my other wellness posts if you are looking for more ways, but here are my essentials ⚡️

22/02/2024

Adventure Planning 2024: Turning Dreams into Trails! 🗺🚀

So no idea where to start? Ever wondered why we never end up starting an adventure? Why you can't keep to those adventure goals?

I have read some really awesome books recently on goal setting, which has really helped me dive into planning and motivating me into actually achieving what ever it is.

Today I wrote out over 100 goals for 2024 (and beyond) - sounds crazy right??

But it actually isn't......
Breaking down those big goals into tiny goals, make it A) more achievable, B) more detailed, you you can visualise that exact adventure! which C) makes it more exciting, and D) easier to plan.

Example: I want to go to Yorkshire this year with Sooty & do some camping, as I haven't been in 18 years and my family are also planning on going up (separately).
For me saying just that is pretty out there right now, it brings up many blockers - Sooty cant be trusted off lead right now with cattle or birds, plus I will be on my own walking with her, she isn't whistle trained.

What do I need to do to prepare? Remember small goals!

The plan:
🐓 Sooty's new day care - It has a pen of hens and goose - there is the start of regular interaction with birds.
🪿 Working dog training - Here we will learn whistle commands, patience around birds.
🏕 Then a small camping trip in a secure location with farm animals - Again, more exposure to both birds & cattle, and on a long line. With staying in a tent for the first time.
🥾 Small hikes locally off lead - Now for my fitness and again practise for Sooty out in nature.
📍 Chose where you'd like to go, pick several - So Malham, central dales, and another place.
🗺 Organise dog friendly routes - Using reviews through Alltrails or Komoot, make sure to look at the pictures.
🚘 Plot out stopping locations - Plan food, lunch, and where to park.
📆 What time of year to go - Isn't too hot, isn't too cold.
🛌 Finally, organise a dog friendly accommodation.

💥 Now that now sounds more possible right?
That's 9 goals, within one goal - and you've visualised that whole process in your head and the more you visuallise, the more likely it will happen 💫

Now its your turn?

21/02/2024

New Year, New Trails: Setting Hiking Goals for 2024! 🌲🎆

Hikes!

They are right up there on the list of things to do this year - we're not just about Cani-cross running and daily walkies haha 😅
As soon as Sooty gets a bit more cattle trained and more patent with birds, we are hitting the hiking trails! 🐾🥾

📌 So what's on the list for this year for me & Soot's?

📍Ben Nevis & some Scottish ranges 🏔
📍Go back to the Langdales 💚
📍Yorkshire Dales, including Malham Cove, Ingleborough, & the Yorkshire Dales 3 Peaks ⛰

What big hikes have you got on your list for 2024?

19/02/2024

Sooty's Year in Review: Celebrating Milestones! 🎉🐾

So… its now been over a year since we've owned sooty and she came home with us on the 3rd of February, and we are going to celebrate Sooty today and what she has to come this year. 💫

Achievements
✅ House trained @ 4-5 months old 🧻
✅ Completed puppy training @ 4 months 🐶
✅ Completed adolescence training @ 8 months 🐕‍🦺
✅ Met many dogs & is now a social butterfly with other dogs 🦋
✅ Learnt to Canicorss with me 🏃🏼‍♀️
✅ Learnt some tricks, roll over, sit-pretty, through. from 6 to 16 months 🎪
✅ Learnt to look, to distract from birds @ 12 months 🕊
✅ Learnt to heal - still on and off 🐕‍🦺🚶🏼‍♀️
✅Learnt to recall 🎈

Goals for this year
🎾 Gundog training 🔫
🎾 Perfect recall & heel work 🥾
🎾 Enter in our first canicross race 🐾

What has your pup achieved in the last year? And what are your goals for their next year?
Young, old.... whereever age - never too young to learn new tricks and do amazing things.

18/02/2024

A little bit of Sooty GoPro craziness to make your weekend 🤪

Enjoy!

(Just wait untill we have the camera on the front of her! Imagine 😝)

15/02/2024

Challenges! 🏞

This is going to be a very very long 10 days with Sooty resting up, after her op - so we've decided to pop back through the photo / video archives for the next few weeks to build up that excitement for next months plans and adventures!

Who's with me?

12/02/2024

Winter Blues Buster: Boosting Mood and Motivation! 🌈❄️

Today was such a great day, went for our lunchtime walk, and only needed a cardigan as another layer - gorgeous sun shiny rays!

☀️I am a Vitamin D, sub 16 degrees kind of girl, so any opportunities for outside time in the sunshine now till the end of spring, I will snap up the chance.☀️

Here are my top tips to instantly feel myself again👇🏼

💡 Lumie lamp
🪟 Opening a window, and listening to the birds or rain.
🐕‍🦺 Lunch walk in the field with sooty with just the sounds of nature.
💃🏼 Dancing to my favourite songs.
🎤 Singing cheesy songs at the top of my lungs.
🧼 Cleaning & tidying up.
🚴🏼‍♀️ Cycling.
🎒 Hiking.
🎾 Playing with Sooty for 5 mins.
🌷 Chatting to my girls.

These are my 10, but what's your top 3 things?

08/02/2024

Winter Canicross: Conquer Packing Kit for the Cold Trails! ❄️

We're planning on getting back out for a Canicross run this weekend, as we've truly been missing our time out and about together, and its going to be our first UK non wet day, in what feels like ages. So we're so ready to get into a bit on training. 🐾

So we know what to pack to battle winter cold, but what kit do we recommend? ❄️🏃🏼‍♀️

A good comfortable active dog harness | We use the non stop dog wear Freemotion Harness 5.0 in Black & Orange, its on the pricier side but worth it for the comfort of Sooty, its very adjustable, and no pressure points when she's in motion, and nothing bangs into her as we run.

A good bungee line | Again we use the Bungee leash from Non-Stop Dog wear (we're no biased, swear 😅) This definitely takes the strain off your back, especially with a bouncy Sooty spaniel.

Water bottles | In winter I like to make sure I'm carrying enough for both of us, as sometimes when everything is iced over, its pretty tricky for Sooty to have a drink - I like to use my Salomon vest and flexi drinks bottles - really comfy around your body and you can flex down to the floor for dribbling into the dogs mouth.

Good Sooty Snacks | We make liver bread, as its way way cheaper than Natures Variety beef bites - as much as we love the brand, we can reason with spending that much money, especially training her. Liver bread is high reward, so I use tiny weening pieces and lasts a long time if refrigerated and frozen in batches.

Good pair of gloves & a base layer | So base layer wise, I use Craft base layers, the thermal ones as they are pretty affordable (and are pretty much always on sale!) Some people recommend merino wool due to sweat wicking qualities, but I'm sensitive to wool. Gloves I just use cycling liners, as they are warm for the wind, cheaper than running gloves strangely, and light enough to carry.

07/02/2024

Winter Wellness Routine: Nurturing Your Mind and Body! ☕️❄️

Its Wednesday! Happy hump day, also…. Wellness Wednesday. 🐪

Finding it pretty challenging today to get back into a routine for sure. Normally I would journal, drink Ukon Tea in the morning, compulsory walk with Sooty at Lunch. Followed by some free chill time to reflex and unwind after work.
There are huge benefits in this, so lets dive a little deeper on why this helps, and why I reallllly need to get back on it.

Ukon tea 🫖
Its a type of Turmeric plant which has a high content of curcumin - which can help manage inflammatory conditions, and things like anxiety, depression and muscle soreness.
There are lots of other types of tea available, but highly recommend Ukon. I drink this daily, like a daily vitamin.

Journaling 📙
Having a private space that's more than just a diary, somewhere I can say how I'm feeling, a place to dump unwanted thoughts, internal messages, a place to write down gratitude, a place to affirm good things, a place to put my goals and plan for the day to hold me accountable.

Walking out in nature 🌿
Reconnecting with nature reduces stress and calms my nerves. It can lower concentrations of cortisol, lower pulse rate and blood pressure. It definitely lifts my spirits! Exercise and peace and quiet will lift your mood, and in most cases helps me fight off depression if I stay consistent.

Free time away from a screen 📱
Removing myself from blue light for an hour in the evening, which is what screens admit, helps soooo much with my sleep, mood and stress levels.

I hope you find some of this useful, because I sometimes need to make myself accountable for this stuff!

06/02/2024

Sooty may not look like it, but you can tell she's been on a holiday with her Dad & Grandparents! 🥰
One tired pup.🥱🐶

Meanwhile I have been away on a very beneficial trip, to help develop my business and my own journey through it.
Soooo much to decompress!

🙎🏼🙍🏻‍♀️🙎🏻‍♂️ I have networked with many fabulous likeminded people, that have the same ambitions as me.
📙📗📘 I have learnt about the importance of story telling & rewriting your future.
🏷🏷🏷 I have learnt how the journey of offline sales works.
🧢👒🎓 How to create great leadership within my business.
🌻🌷🪻 And finally learnt new skills in mindset work of breathe-work, which will definitely play an important part in my mental health journey.

Plan on sharing more of this through the course of the next month, for you guys.
✨ Watch this space! ✨

29/01/2024

Springing forward: My mental health journey and the power of change! 🌸🌱

🐕‍🦺 Sooty will always be my why.

Why I wake up so happy & motivated everyday.
Why I started my business to get my time back.
Why I make the most of every day.
Why I plan for adventure.

But Sooty wasn't always there.
What did I do in those times of need? Those moments when I didn't want to get out of bed, those moments when I couldn't cope, those moments when felt worthless and trapped in a life that I wanted more from.

The winter season, will always be the hardest, therefore sharing for those who need it, words of advice as winter isn't for ever, there will be better sunny days in the year.
SAD affects 2 Million people in the UK, and 12 Million across Northern Europe.
The weather will not defeat us, so here are my tips. 💪🏻

📗 A routine, a schedule, keep track of it - even if its task to task, put in your calendar.

🌻 Get yourself an accountability buddy check in with them, may it be just a friend, check in once a week.
If that's to personal and you want someone just to talk to, the NHS in the UK has Time to Talk, a free session.
Others may be available in other countries.

🌿 Get time outside EVERY day - may it be a walk with the dog, walk to the shop - fresh air and light is refreshing, it can kick start through brain juices.

🏃🏼‍♀️ Get a hobby - Do you like to draw? Do you like to run, or go to the gym - maybe get a training plan? Do you like to read - buy a list of books? Play games? ...... Get researching, as its a great fun way to stay busy.

Love Katie & Sooty ☀️

25/01/2024

Spring training kickoff: Canicross tips for a strong start! 🌱💪

So we've been training for Canticross to get to the big distance numbers for a while. 🏃🏼‍♀️🐕‍🦺

I registered to back in December, so I can learn more about canicross races and commands more, but I have yet to go. Mainly because its a 30 min drive away wherever the meet up place is and due to the day light, I much prefer running trails in the light.
Anyway we hope to go along to that soon, but for now, I'm sticking to a "3 times" a week training plan - its been hit and miss, with lots of personal issues at home, but I hope to get back on it for February.

So to enlighten you all on what I'm up too, here is my plan of action, starting from December (feel free to steal, I don't mind)!

December Week 1 | 6 Miles @ 9:30 Mins Pace, 15 mins Abs & Core, 4 Miles Canicross
December Week 2 | 6 Miles @ 9:15 Mins Pace, 15 mins Pilates, 5 Miles Canicross
December Week 3 | 6.3 Miles @ 9:0 Mins Pace, 15 mins Abs & Core, 4 Miles Canicross
December Week 4 | 6.3 Miles @ 8:45 Mins Pace, 15 mins Pilates, 3 Miles Canicross
January Week 1 | 6.5 Miles @ 8:30 Mins Pace, 15 mins Abs & Core, 5 Miles Canicross
January Week 2 | 6.5 Miles @ 8:45 Mins Pace, 15 mins Pilates, 7 Miles Canicross
January Week 3 | 6.5 Miles @ 9 Mins Pace, 15 mins Yoga, 5 Miles Canicross
January Week 4 | 6.5 Miles @ 8:30 Mins Pace, 15 mins Abs & Core, 3 Miles Canicross
February Week1 | 6.5 Miles @ 8:45 Mins Pace, 15 mins Pilates, 8 Miles Canicross
February Week2 | 6.5 Miles @ 9 Mins Pace, 15 mins Yoga, 4 Miles Canicross
February Week3 | 6.5 Miles @ 8:15 Mins Pace, 15 mins Abs & Core, 7 Miles Canicross
February Week4 | 6.5 Miles @ 8:30 Mins Pace, 15 mins Pilates, 10 Miles Canicross
March Week 1 | 6.5 Miles @ 9 Mins Pace, 15 mins Yoga, 12 Miles Canicross

24/01/2024

Countdown to Spring: Sooty's favorite pre-spring activities! 🌷🐾

What little things does your dog love about spring?

Is it rolling around in the long grass, because its nice? 🌿
Is it chasing all the "birbs"? 🐦

We CANNOT wait for the changing of the seasons. 😁

Seriously, we want to camp/spend the day outside and It not be freezing, go out and if we get drenched, not be on the verge of hyperthermia haha, start the day with a walk at 6am and not be in the pitch black picking up p**p!
🐾💦☀️

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So for wellness Wednesday we’d thought we’d start sharing the facts we actually care about, that will benefit us!

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Secrets of Springtime Exploration: How We Uncover Hidden Gems Everywhere We Go! 🔍✨ #SpringSecretsExplore those trails you've never explored before, if its on a map then its explorable! 🐾🌿🗺 A good old OS map of the area you want to embrace, a good pair of Gortex waterproof shoes and your set!But if your into your apps then @AllTrails, @trailfinder & @Komoot are great for the job.My favourite part of exploring forgotten trails are the secret water falls, the secret stepping stones, the secret woodland trail, the secret deer gathering, the secret trail leading to that quiet beach......... and the piece and quiet. 🤫🥾What's the best thing you've discovered 🔍 on a trail hike or run? Pop in the comment below👇🏼

Trail Blazers Unite: Crushing Spring Challenges with Sooty as Your Wing-Pup! 🌿🐕 #SpringTrailBlazers Oh we are on it when it comes to training - we have definitely been settling into a faster pace as the moment, and I've been making sure my legs and body are in a good condition to keep up with those speeds. 🚀 Its not just about the distance you put in, its also about interval training for you and the pup, to reach and improve your speed. 🐾 👟 Its about keeping those paws in good condition, cleaning out your pups paws before & after sessions, and training on an appropriate surface to limit risk to puppy injury. And your paws too! making sure you have good fitting shoes to prevent damage to your own paws. 💧Its about staying hydrated > you body is made up of over 60% water, and you must maintain that, to maintain your performance - DAILY. 🥦 Its about, eating the right stuff like key minerals of Magnesium, Calcium, Potassium & Iodine. Thinking about those food groups in your DAILY meals. 😁 Its about Enjoying you're self too! If you're not covering the basics, then you're not giving the best you can do ❤️ #training #canicrossdogs #cocktailsofinstagram #running #runningmotivation

Trip onto the Southdown’s this weekend ❤️🌼

☀️ Pure Joy this morning ☀️

✨ We have our Sparkle back ✨

A little bit of Sooty GoPro craziness to make your weekend 🤪 Enjoy! (Just wait untill we have the camera on the front of her! Imagine 😝) #goprodogsquad #goprodogs #cockerspaniel #getsetgo

Sometimes you just need a new perspective 💫Weekend to end a full on reset week was needed, we’ve cleaned, we’ve had a bit of creative therapy and spent sometime outside in the trails.🌿🐾🌼🐾🌷#trailrunning #SpringMentalHealth #cockerspanielsofinstagram #outside #SeasonalAffectiveDisorder

Winter Canicross: Conquer Packing Kit for the Cold Trails! ❄️ #WinterCanicross We're planning on getting back out for a Canicross run this weekend, as we've truly been missing our time out and about together, and its going to be our first UK non wet day, in what feels like ages. So we're so ready to get into a bit on training. 🐾 So we know what to pack to battle winter cold, but what kit do we recommend? ❄️🏃🏼‍♀️ A good comfortable active dog harness | We use the non stop dog wear Freemotion Harness 5.0 in Black & Orange, its on the pricier side but worth it for the comfort of Sooty, its very adjustable, and no pressure points when she's in motion, and nothing bangs into her as we run. A good bungee line | Again we use the Bungee leash from Non-Stop Dog wear (we're no biased, swear 😅) This definitely takes the strain off your back, especially with a bouncy Sooty spaniel. Water bottles | In winter I like to make sure I'm carrying enough for both of us, as sometimes when everything is iced over, its pretty tricky for Sooty to have a drink - I like to use my Salomon vest and flexi drinks bottles - really comfy around your body and you can flex down to the floor for dribbling into the dogs mouth. Good Sooty Snacks | We make liver bread, as its way way cheaper than Natures Variety beef bites - as much as we love the brand, we can reason with spending that much money, especially training her. Liver bread is high reward, so I use tiny weening pieces and lasts a long time if refrigerated and frozen in batches. Good pair of gloves & a base layer | So base layer wise, I use Craft base layers, the thermal ones as they are pretty affordable (and are pretty much always on sale!) Some people recommend merino wool due to sweat wicking qualities, but I'm sensitive to wool. Gloves I just use cycling liners, as they are warm for the wind, cheaper than running gloves strangely, and light enough to carry. #canicross #SpringTraining #trailrunning #trailt

This mornings activities at St Leonard’s Forest ❄️🌿🌲🐾

Spring in our world! #springIs it just me, or just looking at this video, makes me feel all happy and spring like. 🌸🌷🪻Bringing the all the good vibes from the last couple of months, literally looks like spring, which is a great season for dogs - now too hot, not too cold and lovely and pretty - ☀️Who's looking forward to spring now after all this cold weather?!?

Christmas & Boxing Day Walkies 🎄

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Wellness Wednesday Workout! 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️💨Did you know excising together not only strengths the bond between you and your pup, but also contributes to both your mental and physical health! Dogs also suffer to through winter with depression and SAD ❄️ not just humans 🐶

🐾 Pawsititve vibes only #workingcockerspaniel #friendsforever #freshairisthebestmedicine #dogsofinstagram #companionship #positivethinking #happiness

Pawsitive Affirmations 🐾🌿 Get up early🌿 Get outside🌿 Spend time with your furry friends🌿 Go for a run or a walk🌿 Breathe in your surroundings🌿 Appreciate the little & big things you see & do #freshairisthebestmedicine #wellbeing #fallenleaves #winterwellness #freshair #mentalwellness #doglife

More of this please ❄️❄️❄️❄️ #winter #downslink #cockerspanielsofinstagram #tranquility #frost

Throw back Thursday…. We are now slightly now violent than we were at 12 weeks old 😅🥹Cherish this memory of one of her favourite toys. #throwback #ThrowbackThursday #crazypuppy #cockerspaniel #hoppingmad #crazy #puppiesofinstagram #englishworkingcockerspaniels

Fresh air is the best medicine 🩺🍃〰️〰️〰️〰️Feeling under the weather and a bit useless in this hump day Wednesday.Not run club for me tonight! 🤒Will be back up and running 🏃🏼‍♀️ I’m no time hopefully 🤞🏻 Lesson learnt: make time for you and your health 💙 #freshair #freshairisthebestmedicine #throwback #tranquility #autumn #cockerspanielsofinstagram #traildog #holmburyhillviewpoint #canix #naturetherapy #dogsthatrun #dogtherapy

🌿 “Never alone with you” 🍂 #bestfriendsforever #dogsamansbestfriend #lunchtimewalks #cockerspaniel #puppiesofinstagram #naturetherapy #mentalwellness #doglife

Happy hump day, bringing you happy sunny endorphins 💫 #nature #farleyheath #welbeing #cockerspanielsofinstagram #englishworkingcockerspaniels #traildog #mentalwellness #naturetherapy #dogtherapy #autumn #natureismytherapy #dogsthatrun #happyhumpday🐫

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