Dogs

What Really Happens Before Your Pet's Food Reaches the Bowl

Whether you choose dry kibble, wet food or fresh meals for your pet, it's easy to focus on the ingredients listed on the packaging. But long before that food reaches your shopping basket, it goes through a carefully controlled manufacturing process designed to ensure every meal is safe, nutritious and consistent.

The importance of this process is growing. According to the European Pet Food...

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Should dogs wear Christmas jumpers?

For humans, noticing that a jumper is irritating simply results in some half-hearted scratching and then removing the item of clothing. However, for dogs, the reality of wearing clothing is not so simple: dogs have no way of communicating whether their skin is being irritated or not, along with having no way to remove clothing that is placed onto them.

There are many fabrics that...

Top tips on how to clean your canine friends

Search trends for 'dog wash near me' has increased by 150 percent
Leaving your dog to air-dry can cause matting and bad odour – top tips on how to efficiently clean and dry your dog below

With wetter months ahead, we can expect lots of muddy walks with our pooch! And with wet dogs causing many health problems for our pooches, and Google Search Trends such as '...

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...

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