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Five breeds that are always ready for a snuggle! I’m sure that most dog owners will claim that their dog is always ready for a cuddle and  as Josh Billings said; it would certainly seem that a [...]

Read this before you get a Husky. Huskies are indeed a striking breed and much admired by dog lovers the world over; but in recent times, both here in the UK and in the United States, the numbers [...]

Canine Idiopathic Sterile Nodular Panniculitis. One of our Holidays4Dogs carers came across this condition affecting one of her doggy guests and thought it would be a good subject for an [...]

Is dog sun cream lotion necessary? With the recent heat wave, everyone has been reaching for the sun lotion to protect against harmful UV rays – but what about your dog?  Should your dog wear sun [...]

Boris Johnson – the new Tory leader 2019. What? I hear you cry, has Boris Johnson got to do with dogs?  Well, he hasn’t. Although, you could argue that the whole unpleasant political business of [...]

Ways to deal with carrying dog poop on a walk. Looking back at the recent snaps of our holiday in West Wales, I realised that most of the photographs of yours truly involved a conspicuous bag of [...]

Teaching your dog to walk beside a wheelchair or mobility scooter – Part One. It has long been proven that having a pet can have a very positive effect on a person’s mental and emotional health [...]

Spondylosis in dogs. While this is commonly thought of as an arthritic condition of the spine, Spondylosis is actually due to the formation of bony spurs that form between the vertebrae of the [...]

Is there such a thing as post puppy blues? While researching for some more interesting Holidays4Dogs articles I came across several forums packed with people who were feeling overwhelmed with [...]

Is it too hard to adopt a dog from a rescue shelter? With so many abandoned dogs in the UK needing homes, there are plenty of campaigns by various charities, large and small, that aim to [...]