How to Safely and Enjoyably Walk Your Dog During Winter Evenings When the clocks go back and the nights draw in, it’s easy to fall into a cosy routine of kicking off your shoes, shutting out the cold, and curling up in front of the TV. But let’s not forget your dog has been waiting…
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Exercising Dogs on Leads
Can a Dog Get Enough Exercise on the Lead? It will be no surprise to dog owners that you should ensure that your pet gets enough exercise. The amount of activity your dog needs will depend very much on its age and breed – larger, younger dogs will need exercise than an older or smaller…
Pet Insurance and Your Dog
What is Pet Insurance For? The main purpose of pet health insurance is to protect you from the catastrophic veterinary bills that could result from your pet being seriously injured or getting a severe illness. Insurance can cost over £1,000 to x-ray a fracture if your dog is hit by a car – that does…
Keeping the Dog Entertained While they are home alone
Unfortunately, in this day and age, it is essential for many of us to have to go out to work and leave a dog alone that has to amuse and entertain themselves. This has to be carefully managed not to cause psychological problems for him, such as extreme boredom. Boredom, in turn, can cause problems…
Garlic and your Dog
We all know the tasty difference garlic makes in the kitchen, but did you know it has medicinal properties as well? Garlic has been used for its healing properties for thousands of years, especially in Chinese medicine. Our canine friends can reap the benefits too, if you believe the pro garlic brigade, with dogs seeing…
Christmas Decorations and the Dangers to Dogs
Christmas is a time for family – and your dog is a hugely important part of that: wintery walks, a Christmas bone, the happy sight of your pet curled up in front of the fire – it’s all part of the magic. Don’t forget, though, that while he’s part of your family, many things that…
Dogs and Christmas Trees
Tips on having a Dog Proof Christmas Tree Christmas time can be quite overwhelming for our pets. There is also the hazard that the Christmas tree and other holiday plants can be entirely toxic for our dogs. How harmful these trees and plants depend on the amount that the dog eats, but symptoms can vary…
Kennel Cough – how kennel cough spreads
Although kennel cough is a relatively unserious condition that doesn’t mean that it should be ignored, in healthy dogs kennel cough often clears up itself, but you should still keep an eye on your pet to make sure that the condition isn’t getting worse. As the name suggests, kennel cough is a cough your dog…