30th March 2023 • The HERALD • Page 55 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v ANIMAL MAGIC Professional Dog Grooming • Est: 2006 07903 271342 beth@forestsidegrooming.co.uk www.forestsidegrooming.co.uk MEGAN BETTERIDGE Dog Walker 07731 373102 MeggieandMe2023@gmail.com MeggieandMeDogWalker MeggieandMeDogWalker Hand Target – Simple Solutions for Small Dog Problems by Rachel Clark, Little Rascals Dog Coaching If you’ve got a Newfoundland, teaching your dog to move via a voice or hand signal tends to be easier than giving yourself a hernia trying to physically move them! But training takes time so if you have a small dog, it’s far more tempting to pick them up when you want them to move. e problem with this is that small dogs don’t necessarily enjoy handling any more than bigger dogs, they’ve just got less choice in the matter. is is why overhandling is frequently a contributory factor when small dogs are biting or growling. Teaching a hand target helps with: Asking your dog to move without pulling, pushing or bribing We all respond better to being asked to do something rather than being physically man-handled and dogs are no di erent. A dog who readily cooperates when you ask them to do something is much easier to live with than one who resists. Playing ‘Keep Away’ Perhaps you’ve resorted to using food to trick your dog into doing something they don’t like, or maybe you’re not sure how to train with food without it becoming a bribe. is is common and can be overcome. When your dog keeps just out of reach or they refuse to do something unless you ‘show them the money’, a hand target is an e ective way of turning this around. Preventing Growling, Biting, Snapping Hand targeting helps give dogs a sense of choice and control, building con dence and making biting less likely because it gives them an opportunity to communicate in other ways. Essential Life Skill Training Recall - Use a hand target to bring your dog to a stop next to you, preventing the ‘ y by’ Loose Lead - Use a hand target to keep your dog close when you need to pass someone on a path Getting on Scales - Use a hand target to guide your dog onto the scales at the vet or pet shop Cooperative Care - Asking for familiar behaviours in unfamiliar environments can reduce stress by creating predictability, helping your dog feel more secure If your dog is already growling or biting, please ask me for help. ere are lots of reasons why your dog might not want to be handled, including pain, so it’s important to identify the root cause. Get in touch by calling me on: 07903 859960, or email: rachel@littlerascalsdogcoaching.co.uk Meggie and Me Dog Walker is a new friendly personal dog walking service, based in the Waterside area. Run by Megan Betteridge, Meggie and Me o ers solo dog walks, starting at £10 for 30 minutes up to £16 for 60 minutes, covering Hythe, Marchwood, Dibden and Holbury. Being a dog lover herself, Megan set up Meggie and Me to help owners who may not always have the ability to walk their dogs either because of time constraints due to work or perhaps due to disabilities that may make it more di cult. Megan o ers a meet and greet for new clients so that she can get to know you and your dog, as well as o ering a 30 minute introduction walk free of charge. Your dog will be in safe hands with Meggie and Me as Megan is a certi ed dog walker with a Level 3 Award in Pet Sitting and Dog Walking and a Level 4 Award in Advanced First Aid for Puppies and she is also fully insured. For more information or to book with Meggie and Me Dog Walker please email: Me g g i e a n dMe 2 0 2 3@ gmail.com or call: 07731 373102, or check out @ MeggieandMeDogWalker on Facebook and Instagram. Personal Dog Walking With Meggie and Me Romsey Country Market Romsey Country Markets will take place in the Romsey Town Hall and Community Café from 10.30am to 12.30pm on Fridays 14th and 28th April. At Braish eld Village Hall (SO51 0PN) from 9.30am to 12.30pm on Saturday 29th April and Saturday 27th May. At e Corn Exchange from 8.30am to 3pm on Saturday 1st April. ey love to cook, cra and grow just for you, so go along for a great range of home produced items such as seasonal fruit, vegetables, cakes, preserves, plants and cra s. Please check the Facebook page: www. facebook.com/romseycountrymarket or visit: www. hampshirecountrymarkets.co.uk MUSIC MAKING AND SHARING Music Making and Sharing takes place on the 3rd Saturday of the month (15th April) from 2pm to 5pm at Calmore Village Hall, Pauletts Lane, Calmore SO40 2RS. e cost is just £5 payable at the door. e group welcome and encourage you to share and listen to people’s musical enthusiasm – the instrument of their choice and the genre they like. All levels of ability welcome from professionals to beginners. Anybody can join who would like to play/sing a couple of pieces to non-judgemental fellow musicians. Perhaps you compose your own music. ey would love to hear it. eir meetings start with a brief musical warm-up and then they take turns in playing and listening to each other. ere is solo and duet or small group playing of pieces people have practiced and want others to hear. ey share their passion with perfected pieces and/or pieces in progress. eir space is open for experimentation, risk taking and appreciation. ey welcome adults, young people from age 16 years and supervised children. Please take your own refreshments. Dates for 2023: 20th May, 17th June, 15th July, 19th August, 16th September, 21st October, 18th November and 16th December. Contact: Doris 07817 409192, dorisp-bennett@talktalk.net or Hilary 01202 826042. Lions Bookstall Romsey Lions are back holding their regular book stalls in e Cornmarket, Romsey. eir next book sales will be on Saturday 15th April and Saturday 13th May from 9am to 3pm. ey welcome donations of good quality paperbacks for the stall and also gi s for their bric-a-brac section. Donations can be taken along to the stall on the day of the sales or alternatively you can call 0344 963 2463 to arrange for a collection to be made. Lions are both men and women, and there are no age restrictions to membership other than you must be over 18. If you would like to learn more about being a Lion and make new friends then get in touch with them on: secretary@romseylions.co.uk or contact them on their direct club telephone number: 0344 963 2463. e Lions have a motto ‘Ordinary People Doing Amazing ings’. And they do year a er year. Veterans Coffee Club e Waterside Veterans Co ee Club is held on the 3rd Saturday of every month from 10am at Fawley Royal British Legion, Exbury Road, Black eld, SO45 1XD, with their next meetings scheduled for Saturday 15th April and Saturday 20th May. All veterans, serving personnel, their families and dependents are invited to attend and enjoy the usually good humour, refreshments and occasional visiting guests. If you would like further information on this great venture please do get in touch by calling Lucy on: 07979 673343 or emailing: wvcc@btinternet.com
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