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Paw Balm for Dogs. Many people may already know that salt, used to grit wintery roads, is bad for dogs. Rock salt contains nasty chemicals that can irritate a dog’s paws and, worse – if [...]

Is It Safe To Throw Sticks For My Dog? If you’ve ever wondered ‘is it safe to throw sticks for my dog’? – read our Holidays4Dogs quick guide on the subject. You might just [...]

Coping With Pet Loss   Living with a much-loved ill, or elderly dog, can be very difficult for any owner. Holidays4Dogs understands this can be an emotionally draining time for dog owners. [...]

Stray Dogs In the UK.   Even when I was a child in the 1970’s there were many stray dogs roaming around the neighbourhoods of my home town.  In fact, myself and a friend, used to while away [...]

Helping The Nervous Dog.   Dogs of all types and breeds can be nervous for a number of reasons. Lack of socialisation, exposure to frequent negative situations or, genetic predisposition. [...]

Complementary Therapy for Dogs.   At Holidays4Dogs we take an interest in all aspects of dog health and welfare. This article will consider some of the more well-known approaches to [...]

Valentines Day for Dogs   On this celebratory day of love, Holidays4Dogs discovered that some folk treat their dogs more than their partners! We also found out some dark rumours about the [...]

Finding A Good Vet. Good communication between owner and vet is an important aspect of dog owning. Finding a good vet and building a good rapport with your key to getting the most appropriate [...]

Exercising Your Dog Indoors.   Dogs thrive on daily physical exercise, especially working or hunting breeds. Occasionally, however, it might not be possible to take your dog out on his daily [...]

Kennel Cough. This Holidays 4 Dogs article will look at one of the most infectious diseases in dogs – Kennel Cough. It is generally prevalent where dogs gather in large numbers, such as Boarding [...]