Dogs

Nationwide pet parasite roadshow brings free flea and tick checks to dog owners across the UK

MSD Animal Health has announced The Big Pet Parasite Check, a nationwide roadshow of pop-up vet stations, offering free personalised parasite risk assessments and one-to-one flea and tick checks with veterinary experts to dog owners across the UK.

Visting six dog-friendly events across the UK from summer through to winter, these pop-ups will help owners to understand how factors such as...

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Popular Dog Sports and How Beginners Can Get Started

Dogs benefit from being kept busy, exercising, learning tricks and taking time out with their owners. Although going for a walk and playing with frisbee, tennis balls are all essential, dog sports can be a wonderful way to step up the mental and physical workout your dog gets. Dogs engage in a range of structured activities, from agility courses to scent-based challenges, which serve to build...

How to Choose the Right Bandana Size for Your Dog

Selecting bandana size for your canine may appear to be a relatively insignificant detail, however it belongs that could make a success or pass over on the subject of ease, safety and common sporting-artwork of your pet. No matter if your pup is sporting a bandana for ID, walks, holidays or just casual wear every day you want them to have the right fit. An over-tightened bandana can be...

Essential Safety Items Every Dog Owner Should Carry on Walks

Among all, daily walks are required as the most important part of a dog. They give us exercise, they fulfill a psychologic need of our brain, but also a need to mate and socialize or simply go out. When it comes to taking your dog out the door, most owners remember their leash but not everything else that can facilitate a safer and more enjoyable walk.

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What Makes a Dog Boarding Service Reliable Enough to Trust?

You may have experienced that unique sensation of anxiety you experience when leaving your pet with a stranger, particularly if this is the first time you’re leaving him or her in care other than family. As you pull away from the property, and you look back at the stranger (who has now taken possession of your pet) and think, “Have I made a terrible mistake?” This internal sense is valid....

The dog community needs YOU! Dogs Trust's National Dog Survey 2026 is now open

With the launch of the National Dog Survey 2026 Dogs Trust, which has rehoming centres in Salisbury and Ilfracombe , is giving people in the South West the chance to share their stories about the vital role that dogs play in our lives, whether they have a dog or not. The survey helps Dogs Trust, the UK's largest dog welfare charity, to improve dog welfare and understand the needs, concerns...

Dog owners warned their pet’s bowl could be one of the dirtiest items in the home

Years behaviour expert reveals how often dog bowls, toys and chews should be cleaned, and the hygiene mistakes owners may be making without realising.

Dog owners are being urged to rethink how often they clean their pet’s bowls and toys, as everyday items used by dogs can quickly become a breeding ground for bacteria, old food, saliva and dirt.

Jo Hinds, COAPE-certified...

The ‘sniff check’ all dog owners should do before cycling with their dog

Spring bike rides with your dog should begin with this simple safety hack – and it’s not to be sniffed at.

For doggies hitting the cycling trails for the first time, owners can boost their dog’s confidence by introducing a pre-ride ‘sniff check’. This involves introducing your dog to your bike whilst it's stationary, giving them time to become accustomed to the bike and how to behave...