Whilst we love our pets and other loved ones year-round Valentine’s day is a very special day to show our love. It is a well-known fact that our dogs show us their love all year round and are love to please us. Why not use February 14th to spend some quality time together? So whether…
Dog & Puppy Info
Human food good for dogs
Getting good food for your dog is an important part of being a responsible owner. Of course, you’ll want your beloved pooch to have the right kinds of foods to keep them healthy, fit and strong. You might think you can accomplish this with your basic dog food, but there is a better way. You…
How Much Should Your Dog Eat?
Learning how much you should feed your dog is more important than you may realise, but obviously, there is a massive size difference between dogs and the level of activity and breed change how much food they may need. Finding specific guidelines is tricky because they tend to be trial and error. Still, it also…
The Dangers of Broken Glass on the footpath!
When I’m out walking my client’s dogs, in my role as a professional dog walker, I literally cannot take my eyes from the paths, keeping one eye out for the dogs and the other focused on looking for broken glass in front of us and then trying to avoid it. I often come across some…
How to keep the house clean with dogs
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…
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…
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…