Updated July 2026 Yes, you can usually walk a female dog while she is in season, but you will need to change how, when and where you walk her. Keep her securely on a lead, avoid busy dog-walking areas and prevent all contact with unneutered male dogs. Even a dog with reliable recall may behave…
Summer is a great time to get out and explore. With the nights being shorter and six weeks of school holidays, we can even get out and travel further afield than our local park with a day trip to the countryside or, if allowed, the beach (please remember many beaches don’t allow dogs between May…
Many dog owners enjoy sharing healthy snacks with their dogs, and fruit often seems like a natural choice. While some fruits can be offered safely as an occasional treat, others can cause serious illness or create choking and digestive hazards. This guide explains which fruits are generally considered safe, which should be avoided, how to…
Updated September 2026 Can you make your dog’s food at home? Yes. But making something your dog enjoys eating is much easier than making a nutritionally complete diet that safely meets all their needs over months and years. Meat, vegetables and rice can look like a wonderfully healthy bowl. That does not automatically make it…
Christmas is a time for eating and drinking far too much. This ranges from eating too much Christmas dinner, such as turkey, stuffing, roasted vegetables and gravy, followed by Christmas pudding and mince pies in the evening. After all, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without mince pies, pigs in blankets, sausage rolls and other party food….
. Updated September 2026 Dogs can vomit for lots of reasons. Sometimes it is a short-lived stomach upset after eating something unusual, but vomiting can also signal poisoning, a blockage, pancreatitis, infection, heatstroke, or another illness. If your normally healthy adult dog has been sick once but is bright, comfortable and behaving normally, you may…
Updated August 2026 As dogs get older, what suits them nutritionally can change. Some senior dogs become less active and start gaining weight. Others gradually lose weight or muscle. Dental problems can make eating uncomfortable, while health conditions may mean that a previously suitable diet needs reviewing. That does not mean every older dog automatically…
Updated September 2026 For most healthy adult dogs, two measured meals a day is a sensible starting point. Puppies generally need their daily food divided into more frequent meals, while some older dogs and dogs with medical conditions may need an individual schedule agreed with their vet. How often you feed is only part of…
