
Many people consider buying themselves or their loved ones a puppy for Christmas but as the saying goes “a puppy is not just for Christmas, it’s for life”. This refers to all the hard work, dedication and maintenance that is required in order to look after a puppy properly, especially if you already have animals in the household. Here a … More →
Some vets and dog owners are in the opinion of that playing the traditional game of ‘fetch’ with your dog using a wooden stick is dangerous as can lead to injuries from splinters and sharp ends. The inventor of the new Rubber Safestix had a bad experience when his dog was injured after chasing a stick, so decided the design … More →
Momo, the intelligent Chihuahua made it through all the tests and has become the first of her breed to make it into the police force in Yamatokoriyama, Japan. She only weighs about 3kgs and had competition from larger breeds such as German Shepherds and Golden Retrievers, yet she is amongst the 32 dogs selected from 70 that entered the recruitment … More →
Have you written a will? According to a survey 1.5million of us would leave our money to our pets. Pets came 6th favourites behind, children, spouses, relatives, charity and friends to benefit from our inheritance. Many of us have not written a will and there are certain rules who would inherit in this case. However, it is surprising just how … More →
Coco is a well known and much loved African grey living at Pets Corner in Harlow, Essex. He is an important part of the council run establishment, one of the family as the bird imitates staff and animals and can speak Italian and sing ‘O Sole Mio’. Coco was bought from a pet shop by Mr Ferlazzo in 1984 who … More →
An animal welfare officer has been notified last week that there was a pink cat in Swindon that was thrown over a fence. The RSPCA was trying to trace the owner of the pet that was dyed pink, but the person responsible for the deed has done this very carefully by avoiding the cat’s eyes and nose. They tried to … More →
Two greyhounds, Zoe and Pete, are getting married today at Wood Green Animal Shelter’s wedding pavilion in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire. The happy couple have grown close to each other since spending time together at Wood Green so the Animal Shelter charity has decided to arrange a special wedding for the dogs so they would always be together. Nicola Tyler and Donna … More →
Most European countries have some form of dog licence or registration and the RSPCA has called for dog licences to be brought back in the UK. According to the animal welfare group it will not only help to reduce the number of strays, but stop irresponsible dog breeding in the UK. David Bowles from the RSPCA commented: ‘A dog licence … More →
Andrew Pooley, 58, from Delabole in Cornwall has been breeding budgies most of his life and felt devastated when he discovered that three of his prized birds were stamped to death and another 21 were stolen on 20th August. One of the killed birds was Penmead Pride, Mr Pooley’s budgie that was crowned show champion in 2009. ‘I was devastated. … More →
Dog training and behaviour experts organised a week-long campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of dog training using reward-based dog training methods. More →