Can Dog Harnesses Encourage Pulling? Dog harnesses have become popular dog pieces of dog walking equipment over the past decade – and for good reason. However, there is still a prevailing [...]
Puppy Farming in the UK And How To Spot A Puppy Farmer. Puppy farming has increased at alarming rates in the last ten years. The increase in puppy farms has been attributed, in part, to [...]
Does My Dog Need to Wear an Identity Tag, Even if He is Micro-Chipped? This is a common query among dog owners. As micro-chipping dogs is now law, many owners believe an I.D. tag is not [...]
Repeating Dog Training Cues – Why You Should Avoid It. We have all been guilty, at some point, of falling into the trap of verbally repeating requests – probably just as much with [...]
What Is the Law On Puppy Breeding in the UK? In this article, Holidays4Dogs discusses the The Animal Welfare (licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 and outlines [...]
Do You Baby Talk to Your Dog? There has been lots of research on why people baby-talk to their dogs and, interestingly, how our pets respond to this. Read our Holidays4Dogs article to find [...]
At What Age Should I Start Training My Puppy? There was an old idea that puppies shouldn’t start training until they were six months old. However, we now know much more about how dogs [...]
Renting with Pets – Where Do I Stand? Dogs provide a source of support that, many would argue, is comparable to that gained from human relationships. Dogs are regarded as family members. [...]
The Joys and Challenges of Owning Multiple Dogs! Many people choose to have more than one dog and, despite the challenges, there are also lots of positive reasons to own several dogs! In this [...]
Is There Such a Thing as Post Puppy Blues? Getting a new puppy is an exciting time for lots of families. But with it brings many different emotions from wonder to worry. In some ways, [...]