Dogs

Dog-Friendly Christmas Markets: Top Alternatives and Safety Tips This Festive Season

Looking to bring your four-legged friend along for some festive fun? You're not alone! With searches for 'dog-friendly Christmas markets' up +180% over the past 30 days*, many of us will be looking to take our beloved dogs to the markets this year.

To help you and your pup enjoy a cheerful, safe day out, the team a t Canine Cottages has sniffed out some paw-some dog-friendly markets, along...

Full story

SPANIEL MARLEY AMONG TRAGIC CASES HELPED BY PLYMOUTH SHELTER’S NEW MENTAL HEALTH SCHEME

A nervous Springer Spaniel who survived for days alone with his deceased owner, is among the heart-breaking cases being helped by a new mental health scheme at a Plymouth charity.

Woodside Animal Welfare Trust has launched The Mental Health and Enrichment Sponsorship programme to support more animals like nine-year-old Marley, who was discovered by police at a Plymouth flat this...

BELLA & DUKE LAUNCHES EXCLUSIVE NEW TREATS RANGE

Leading pet food subscription company Bella & Duke are set to launch a new range of seven premium and healthy treats for cats and dogs. Designed around the everyday needs of our furry friends, the new treat range focuses on four major elements in our pets' lives including training, health and happiness, teeth & oral hygiene, and calming comfort. The latest launch includes products...

Travel tails: Where can I travel to with my pooch?

Could you face life without your pet dog? Travellers, holiday lovers and people looking to move abroad with their furry friends may be shocked to learn that its breed will affect their access to different countries around the world.

The insurance experts at International Citizens Insurance have created a rundown of some of the countries which have restrictions in place if people want...

Owners fearful of Dog thefts with new survey revealing numbers are rising

TERRIFIED animal lovers are going to extreme lengths to protect their pooches after a huge rise in dognapping in Britain, a study shows.

Two in five dog owners are refusing to let their pet off the lead, a third won't take them out after dark, a third are worried about leaving them home alone, and one in seven are taking them for fewer walks.

The study, by Burns Pet...

GBBO: Create a Showstopper with this Dog-friendly Doughnut Recipe

The Great British Bake Off is back tomorrow evening. From Hollywood handshakes to stunning showstoppers, and soggy bottoms the nation can't wait to get baking again.

Whether they're glazed, jam-filled, or piping hot at the funfair, we all love doughnuts. These deep-fried treats are best left to the humans – all that saturated fat and sugar (as delicious as it might be) means...

Paws, Strike a Pose!

Leadenhall Market opens Dogstagram: UK’s first ever photo station for dogs

Wednesday 22nd September – Saturday 9th October

(Wed, Thurs, Sat 12pm – 8pm)

Pooches – get yourself to the groomers – there's a new Instagram photo op in town! From Wednesday 22nd September, one of the City of London's oldest marketplaces, Leadenhall Market, will be opening Dogstagram: the UK...

Word's first ever Pet Paralympics was barking success

The Petsure Games, which were held at the Bath & West Country Festival from 27- 29th August , saw 100s of dogs of all shapes, sizes and abilities get their paws in gear for one of the most inclusive of animal sporting events ever held.

The Petsure Games is three days of barking mad furry fun. Set in the heart of one of the UK's best-loved country shows, the Games have...

Devon dog lovers needed to take part in 'land-bark' survey launched by Dogs Trust

Dogs Trust Ilfracombe is calling on local dog lovers to take part in the biggest ever nationwide survey to help dogs and owners of the future.

The National Dog Survey, launched by Dogs Trust, will help the charity better-understand the UK's 12.5 million-strong pooch population and the part dogs play in their owners' lives, shaping the support the charity offers to canine companions...

The home appliances dogs are most afraid of, and how to ease their fears

New research by comparethemarket.com reveals the home appliances that dogs are most afraid of, as well as expert tips on what pooch parents can do to help ease their fears
Over four in five (85%) dogs are afraid of household appliances, with owners citing them becoming anxious, nervous, or afraid around them
The most feared everyday household items include the

Photo by Porapak Apichodilok from Pexels

Vet warns about the dangers of jellyfish for dogs, as puppies become violently ill

For a human, a jellyfish sting is simply painful (unless you're allergic) but for our four-legged friends, an encounter could be fatal. The warning comes after two puppies on Seaburn beach in Sunderland became violently ill after licking a jellyfish.

Both puppies had to be rushed to the vets, as they began projectile vomiting and couldn't breathe. Both dogs vomited around ten times...

Search form