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Home Boarding For Senior Dogs.   Holidays are an exciting time for everyone and even our guest dogs enjoy their holidays while boarding with one of our dedicated carers. However, if your dog [...]

Excessive Dog Barking. Barking, howling, whining and a myriad of noises in-between, is the way in which dogs express themselves to other dogs, but also towards their human caretakers. Barking is [...]

  Caring for Dogs in Retirement.   As an area coordinator for Holidays4Dogs, I interview many prospective new carers keen to join our team. A lot of applicants are seeking to look after [...]

Training Deaf Dogs.   It is often assumed that deaf dogs are too difficult to train and keep as pets. However, they can live perfectly normal lives with a sympathetic owner. This [...]

Are You REALLY Prepared to Get a Dog!?   One of the top reasons for people re-homing their dog is because they didn’t realise the commitment involved in caring for a dog. There’s no [...]

Can Grey Hair be a Sign of Stress in Dogs?   Many of us have heard of the stories about the fate of Mary Antoinette, the French Queen who’s hair allegedly turned white the night before she [...]

How Long Do Dogs Sleep?   It may come as a surprise to many dog owners that our four legged companions tend to sleep a lot longer than you might think. However, rather than sleeping in long [...]

Epilepsy in Dogs.   Epilepsy is a relatively common neurological disorder in dogs. It is characterized by frequent seizures, as a result of an abnormality in the brain. This can be quite [...]

Caring For Older Dogs.   As our beloved dogs get older, they can go through many different changes physically, as well as mentally. This Holidays4Dogs article will find out more about  at [...]

Arthritis in Dogs. Arthritis is a degenerative joint disease which can not only affect humans, but our four legged friends too. This Holidays 4 Dogs article will look at the signs and symptoms of [...]