A Dog For Christmas? Looking through some of the more dubious, but nevertheless well frequented internet websites, it amazes me how many people are offering puppies, “ready in time for [...]
The Family Dog at Christmas. Christmas is just around the corner – where has this year gone!? Christmas trees will soon be up, decorations festooned and lots of merriment to be had over the [...]
Home-Made Festive Dog Treats. Everyone loves to have a few treats and goodies at Christmas and there is no reason why the family dog can’t share in some festive food treats too. Some human [...]
How to Make a Dog Friendly Home. Years ago, it was common place for dogs to live outdoors in dog kennels. Nowadays our pet dogs live ‘as family’ sharing the same indoor space with us, in [...]
My Child is Afraid of Dogs – Is There Anything I Can Do? Despite the fact that we are known as a nation of animal lovers, not everyone has the same feelings towards our four legged [...]
Plans to Ban Pet Shock Collars by UK Government. It seems incredulous to think that the UK has still not imposed a ban on these devices used to train animals – namely pet dogs. However, [...]
5 Terrible Reasons for Getting a Dog. Dogs are, undeniably, the UK’s most popular pet and there are many reasons why people decide to share their lives with one, (or more). There are so [...]
Dogs and The Dangers of Clifftops. Having just returned from a wonderful walking holiday on the Gower Peninsula, I came across an article about the dangers of high cliffs for dog walkers. Sadly, [...]
Low Energy Dog Breeds. Following on from our article on active dog breeds, Holidays4Dogs takes a look at some breeds which are less energetic and, perhaps, a little less demanding in terms [...]
Keeping your dog safe in floods. The rain this week has been biblical in many parts of the UK, particularly Scotland. Localised flooding has affected many people, rivers are rising and the [...]