Whether you are heading out hiking with your dog or taking a trip to the local market chances are you will take a rucksack or backpack with you to carry all the different bits and piece that you take with you. Now with our fantastic range of backpacks for dogs your dog can help share the load and we find that dogs…
We all know that dogs are amazing companions and can be trained to carry out a variety of different jobs from working as assistance dogs to herding livestock through to detecting a variety of illegal substances. But now Milton Keynes based charity Medical Detection Dogs has been given the green light to run a trial with an NHS trust to find out…
More and more people in the UK are choosing to follow a vegan diet and lifestyle where they do not consume or use any products which have come from animals in anyway. The reasons for choosing this path include concerns for animal welfare, personal beliefs such as the opinion that we do not have the right to use animals in this way…
When it comes to choosing the correct collar for your dog the choice can be overwhelming with a variety of styles, materials and sizes on offer. So to help you make the right decision here are a few tips on choosing the correct collar for your dog. What is it used for? One of the first things to consider when looking at…
Choosing a vet for your dog and other pets can be a tricky business but with more homeopathic vets appearing across the UK should you consider using one and if you do where can you find one? Homeopathy is one of those subjects that certainly divides opinion. On one side of the fence you have those who say it is nothing more…
Almost everyone will be familiar with seeing the signs on shops and other public places which say Guide Dogs welcome but you may have noticed that increasing these are being replaced by those stating Assistance Dogs welcome. So what is an Assistance Dog, what do they do and how do you recognise them. Assistance dogs tend to fall into one of 3…
Getting a new puppy is always an exciting time but a recent report from the PDSA found that 60% of dogs do not attend a dog training class within their first 6 months of life, meaning that over 5 million dogs are missing out on of benefits of an early education. So why should you seek out a suitable training class and…
The 14th of June each year sees the World Health Organisation’s World Blood Donor Day which this year has the theme ‘Blood Connects us all’ and with the need for blood donors being at an all-time high we are being encouraged to visit local centres to make a donation. However did you know there is also a blood bank to help pets…
