Information, guidance and tips for helping your dog live their best life. From getting your first dog through to senior care it’s all here – nutrition, health, products, training & behaviour, home living. You’ll also find articles from Puppy Tales ‘Top Dog’ Kerry in Editor’s Choice and stories of some incredible hero & star dogs!
It’s the endless fluffy cuddles. It’s the puppy breath. It’s hearing excited puppy barks during play time. It’s seeing a puppy sit on command for the first time. It’s the bittersweet feeling of seeing your
Tick Paralysis – The Miniature Assassin for Dogs
Dr Abbie Tipler talks about deadly tick paralysis, how it may affect your dog, signs to watch for and most importantly, how to prevent your dog from being a fatal statistic. Ticks are blood-feeding external parasites.They’re
Got a tough chomper in your home? We’re frequently asked to recommend tough toys for the dogs of yours who like to chew and destroy! My dogs, even though they are medium sized, will destroy
Hot Day Timetable – 10 Fabulous Hot Day Ideas with your Dog
So it’s sweltering hot outside, and you decide to head down the street. You pop on your skivvy and jeans, add a thick fur coat and shove your feet into your ugg boots. You grab
First Aid for Dogs – Dog Seizure
There can be many causes of seizures. Possibilities include a seizure disorder or epilepsy, toxicity, head injury, liver or kidney disease or strokes. Symptoms of a dog seizure include collapsing, jerking movements, stiffening, twitching and
Love Your Pet Day: A Letter to Keiko & Summer
Tomorrow is ‘Love Your Pet’ Day. It seems the perfect day to pen a letter and to share publicly the promises I’ve made and which mean my dogs Keiko and Summer have the wonderful lives they
Love Your Pet: Walk in Your Dog’s Paws
February 20th is ‘Love Your Pet Day’. How will you mark the day with your best friend? To be honest, I suspect you already love your dog to bits and they have more toys, coats,
Skin Savers – 5 natural ways to improve your Dog’s Pores and Fur
Food really is medicine. The first step towards great skin and fur is to offer a balanced diet that is species appropriate and as close to nature as possible. Processed, commercial foods that can sit
What to Look for in Your Veterinarian
Before becoming a vet I spent a lot of hours visiting and doing placements in different veterinary clinics. It was eye opening, to say the least. There were huge, purpose-built hospitals with all the bells
Canine Cupids: How dogs build relationships
Dogs teach their pet parents so much about loyalty, love, and respect that it’s no surprise to find that dog lovers are such a great bunch of people. As a dog owner (and all round
Cool Treats for your Dog on Hot Days
With summer well and truly upon us here in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s not only two-legged kids that enjoy icy treats. There are lots of fun ways to keep your pooch cool including swims and
Waves and Waggy Tails: 5 Steps to a Better Beach Visit with your Dog
It’s hot, too hot. The dog is panting, you’re wilting, and both of you are going stir-crazy indoors. The idea of a clear blue sea and a cool coastal breeze suddenly pops into your mind.
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