New year clearance offers for your dog at K9active.co.uk

New Year clear out

Fantastic deals up to 60% OFF

Snowman Buddy from Planet Dog was £9.45 now only £3.78

Christmas canine Stocking was £11.99 now only £4.78

Slobber Wick Wishbone was £9.45 now only £3.78

Get along to K9active for these special offers and more while stocks last

K9Active Launches New improved Web Store

We finally launched our new improved Store.


Our new store will allow us to make your shopping experience faster and easier with features such as our mobile shop for I-Phone and Android Mobiles and our new One Page Checkout.
A New Facebook shop will be opening soon allowing you to buy directly through our facebook page. And we've managed to increase the speed of our site making your shopping experience much faster.


A new product reviews section will allow you to see what other customers think of the gear they have bought, this may help you make your decision on what Active Dog Gear would be best for you.


To celebrate the Launch for this week only we are giving 10% OFF all orders. Just use Coupon Code K9WEB10 at the checkout.

Walk in the Dark update

We'll the weather managed to stay fair for our Walk in the dark over the Forth Road Bridge on Sunday the 16th October.


Everyone completed the walk in great time and were treated to some home made soup, tea and shortbread for completing the walk. The Doggies also had a few treats to go home with for being soo good.


It looks like we have raised more than our target of £500 for Medical detection dogs, but we will keep you updated when all the money comes in.


It's not too late if you would like to make a donation through the just giving website here. any further donations will be greatly appreciated.

Walk In The Dark

“Walk in the Dark” in aid of Medical Detection Dogs

The K9Active team and their friends are raising money for the Medical Detection Dogs on Sunday the 16^th October, we are walking over the Forth Road Edinburgh a total of 3 miles (5 Km).  If you wish to join us you can e-mail Zena for a sponsor form and poster and we will meet at 7pm at the South car park ready for leaving at 7.30pm weather permitting, or you can donate using the justgiving web site.

K9Active will give the person or group on our walk raising the most money for the charity a leuchtie light, the leuchtie light is one of the new additions to our soon to be unveiled new web site.

Medical Detection Dogs are a charity that works in partnership with researchers, NHS Trusts and Universities. Their aim is to train specialist dogs to detect the odour of human disease.  We all know that dogs are renowned for their acute sense of smell and their willingness to please man. It just seems right that they should add detection of some of the most common and dangerous health conditions man has to endure to the long list of things that our dogs do for us.

The Charity provides Medical Alert Dogs which are trained to assist individuals who manage complex medical conditions on a day to day basis. The dogs are taught to identify the odour changes that are associated with certain medical events. For example someone living with Diabetes. Once trained, the medical detection dogs recognise blood sugar levels outside the normal range and warn their owners or get help, before the symptoms are felt.  They will bring their owner any necessary medical supplies such as glucose and blood testing kits. They can also be trained to push alarm buttons.

Cancer Detection Dogs are being trained to detect odours relating to some cancers, and it is hoped that this work and research will enable scientists to develop an early cancer screening system.

Weekend Warrior Syndrome

Weekend Warrior Syndrome (and how to avoid it.)


On any given Monday, vets’ waiting rooms up and down the country contain a liberal sprinkling of the latest victims of ‘weekend warrior syndrome’. Loosely put, it’s the tendency of dog owners to believe that while an average Monday to Friday sees the household pet taking a 15-minute walk between dinner and the TV going on, when Saturday rolls around both owner and Fido will easily scale Kilimanjaro before lunch.


While this is clearly a fairly flippant tongue-in-cheek definition, an increasing problem exists, and every week more dogs become casualties of their owner’s unrealistic ambitions. The fact is that like people, dogs need training and preparation for activity which is significantly greater than their daily routine to be safe and successful in carrying it out. Furthermore, while the absolute capability of a dog may be more a function of his age, fitness, training and general health, there are factors regarding his shape, size and breed to consider: perhaps a miniature dachshund may not be ideally suited to flyball competition?


We all look forward to the weekend when we have more time to spend with our dogs, and to getting out with them, but we need to remember that exceeding our dogs’ fitness levels can cause problems including:
• Heat exhaustion
• Hypoglycaemic (low blood sugar) collapse
• Muscle soreness, strains and tears
• Overuse injuries and acute arthritic flare-ups
• Increased risk of serious ligament and tendon injuries


So how do we avoid making weekend warriors out of our faithful friends?
There are some simple rules to follow to keep them safe. 

• First of all, consider checking with your vet if there are any specific individual issues your pet might have with a new activity you are planning, and any precautions (s)he advises. You will need to have a reasonably good idea of what the exact demands of that particular event are.
• Work out a reasonable time-scale to train your pet’s fitness up, and start in good time. Your dog’s endurance will improve gradually with regular training as you steadily increase distances and speeds with him; but step-ups which are too large and/or too soon may cause harm.Training should be discipline specific; that is you must practice the same skills that you need on the day.
• Plan what you need to carry, including food and water, and how you will get backup if you need it; allow time for a warm-up and cool-down period, and above all pay constant attention to your canine companion. 

No matter how disappointing, STOP if your dog is struggling. Unfinished business is just an excuse to get back out there another day!


By Rhona Warnock
Animal Rehabilitation Centre

Spring Into Action

We've all been Patiently waiting for the weather to cooperate and spring to finally take hold.

And now that it looks like it finally has, it’s time to get set and dust off all your dogs summer gear and prepare for the better weather when we can all go out to play.

Here's a handy to do list and tips for the coming season:

1. Store that winter gear. Storage Tips
2. Clean out the spring gear. Cleaning Tips
3. Inspect and repair as needed. Buckles, Straps and other main components
4. Re-Size and adjust your dog’s gear to accommodate their changing size over winter.
5. Clean out and check your dog’s First Aid Kit. Not got one? Then check out this Dog First aid kit recommended items list and download Ruff Wear’s Guide to Animal Emergencies
6. Update your dog’s ID Tag and Microchip information
7. Re-Treat waterproof fabrics with a new coat of waterproof treatment
8. Change the batteries in your GPS and the Dog lights.

Now go on Play, Run Jump and have fun......

New Ruff Wear Spring Products

New Gear launch from Ruff wear for Spring 2011.


Now available to pre order is the new Ruff Wear Spring products.


New Tope Rope Collar

Inspired by those quick, on-the-go adventures, Ruff Wear’s new Top Rope Collar is ideal for dog lovers who like the convenience of always having the leash attachment point at the top of the dog’s neck for easy clip-in. The weighted, all-metal buckle provides ballast for the V-ring leash attachment, so it is always on “top”. A new silicone tag silencer (also available on the Hoopie Collar) is included to keep dog tags quiet.

New Redesigned Hoopie Collar

This Spring, Ruff Wear is offering several new options in leashes and collars.  Inspired by the Central Oregon lifestyle and landscape, Ruff Wear will offer both the Hoopie Collar and Flat Out Leash in four new patterns: The Cascades (green), Klickitat (orange), Topo (blue), and Lotus (pink/grey).