🐾 Zumba🐾
The end of a Legacy, and the beginning of a new chapter for Wilmslow Pet Services!
In May 2011, a beautiful Staffy was born. I named her Zumba as it means to move quick and have fun. This seemed appropriate as at the time I had just qualified as a Zumba Instructor. Little did she know she would be the key factor in the success of Wilmslow Pet Services.
🐾Her Legacy🐾
From the age of 6 the start of Wilmslow Pet Services, she was a powerful looking dog with the softest heart. She was often mistaken for being a boy as she was so muscular and quite big for a female Staffy. She loved everyone sometimes a bit too much as her personal space had a lot to be desired and everyone who met her definitely knew it! Yes if you have met her and are reading this now you know where I am coming from!
She made an impact in more ways than one with her constant need for physical attention and those beautiful soulful eyes made her irresistible and you definitely caved in to her affectionate side.
From a business perspective she didn’t hold any hostages. She ruled the roost and nothing got past her. Overexcited dogs were quickly calmed and any animosity was quickly resolved with a look or sometimes she would be as subtle as a sledgehammer but there was never any doggy backchat afterwards.
As she got older, she began to have issues with her joints which were managed with medication for many years. She fought so hard in the last 12 months of her life with surgery for a slipped disc and sepsis in her front elbow joint and made a recovery from both. The decision to let her go didn’t come lightly. She stopped eating and even the very best steak (something she quite rightly deserved) wasn’t tempting her and we finally let her go in her favourite spot of the daycare on 17th June 2024.
The amazing thing about Zumba was she taught the pack so well. In her final weeks she didn’t get involved with the group as much. She took a back seat and it was as if she had taught them all so well her job was finally done. Zumba was a once in a lifetime dog. No other dog would I trust as much as her. She was definitely one in a million! She crossed not only being so loved not just by me but by everyone who had the privilege of meeting her.
Wilmslow Pet Services with its unique pack of pups is definitely as a result of Zumba’s influence and even though the new pack leader surprisingly isn’t her little sister Abi, it is Winston a 5kg Daxi. Winston has always been her second in command and she would be proud of her sidekick now taking the lead with her level of discipline he is definitely doing her proud.Wilmslow Pet Services continues to thrive and this is 100% down to Mama Zumba!
Zumba 18/5/2011-17/6/2024
Forever in our hearts
any questions? please get in touch!
+ 44 7775 720 150niki@wilmslowpetservices.co.uk