As much as we love our four-legged friends, there is no denying that they add to the cleaning around the home. With muddy paws and fur shedding, keeping the house clean and sparkling is harder when you have a dog. However, we adore them, so we put up with this extra burden, but it’s always…
Articles from: 2020
Canine Enrichment: Keeping Your Dog Happy
Do dogs get bored? The simple answer is yes. Like anything human or animal, a dog can get bored and stressed, which can manifest in behavioural issues. Dogs are social creatures, and in the wild, they would have been in packs, so humans become their pack for the domestic dog. Ensuring your dog doesn’t get…
The Sniff and Decompress
We all know the importance of exercising our dog, and religiously each day, we head out into the rain, shine, and other elements to ensure our four-legged friend is getting all the exercise that they need. It is also vital that we understand the breed of dog we have, collie’s, for example, are high energy…
How to train a dog with treats
Training a puppy is a lot of repetition and looking for positive behaviours that can be rewarded. With this in mind, when you go to training classes, you will be asked to bring small treats with you like pieces of chicken or other meat. Things can be easily fed without too much disruption and won’t…
What happens if my dog eats a cigarette butt?
What happens if my dog eats a cigarette butt? It’s probably no surprise to find that your dog has at some point eaten a cigarette butt from the floor. Many tobacco products actually have food like smell, many of them tasting like menthol or mint. Still, the real problem arises from nicotine, found in many…
Is it ok for my dogs to eat junk food such as chips?
Can dogs eat chips? Many humans can’t resist junk food. This could be a packet of pringles whilst watching the TV or some chips whilst playing a board game. However, it is important to remember that whilst pringles Cheetos, quavers are tasty they are also bad for us. So are these tasty snacks also…
Our Top Tips on how to exercise your dog in the winter
Come October./ November time and the weather starts to get cold; all we want to do is hibernate. However, your dog still needs to get both physical and mental exercise. Nice daily walk to help break the day up, have a toilet break and relief the boredom, but it is not always enough in winter.…
Dogs and Holiday Guests: How to Prepare Your Pup for All the Fuss
Christmas holidays are getting closer day by day. Are you excited? But what about your dog? Here’s how to make sure this holiday season won’t be stressful for your furry friends. The holiday season brings a lot of joy, decorating, gifts, delicious foods, memorable moments with our loved ones… and stress to our four-legged pals.…