While we all love to celebrate New Year, it doesn’t mean that our pets enjoy it quite as much. During the evening of 31st December, we often celebrate with friends and family. It’s a great excuse for a party and a celebration as we see out the old year. Although humans often celebrate with fireworks,…
Winter
Rock Salt / Grit
The dangers to our dogs from Rock Salt and Road Grit We are currently in the middle of a freezing cold weather snap, with many pavements and roads covered in snow and ice. Local councils often use Road Grit and Rock Salt to keep the pathways clear for pedestrians to use them safely, but what…
Doggy Christmas Stockings
Does your Dog receive a Christmas Stocking? Hanging up Christmas Stockings over the fireplace is a long-standing tradition. We fill them with gifts, candies, toys and treats, basically anything that will fit into a stocking. They are certainly a fun factor of the festive period, and certainly one worth sharing with our four-legged pets. Do…
Take care in this extremely stormy weather
We appear to be threatened by forecasts of high winds and heavy rain in the UK just now, and we would suggest that pet owners take extra precautions to protect their animals and to make sure that they are safe and secure. Walking your dog in stormy weather No dog owner looks forward to taking…
Recipes for dog treats with seasonal ingredients
Christmas is a time for enjoying yourself, relaxing and treating yourself to nice food and good company and there is no reason your dog should be left out. Whilst they can enjoy the turkey some of the treats we enjoy such as mincemeat, macadamia nuts and chocolate are poisonous so it’s best to treat them…
Dogs and Christmas Leftovers
Are Christmas leftover food and snacks OK to feed to your dog? Now that we’ve all enjoyed our fantastic Christmas Fayre, chances are that you have leftovers sitting in the fridge, and while we have all overindulged with drinking and eating, we can bet that your dog has also had some Christmas treats that he…
Dog Friendly Christmas Dinners
Our dogs are part of our family and naturally enough we want to involve them in our celebrations. Much of what we eat at Christmas is suitable for your dog but there are few things to watch out for when dishing up. Turkey bones, grapes, dried fruit such as raisins and dates, chocolate (unless it’s…