Has anyone ever tried to minimise your feelings about your dog? The day after my father’s funeral a dog sitter inexplicably left our double security gates open and Poppy one of our beloved, elderly Bearded Collies went outside on her own for the first time. The dog sitter hung around until I got there with […]
Archives for March 2024
Vet warns dog owners about dangerous TikTok cooling treats
As we battle one heatwave after the other with some of the UK’s hottest ever days on record, pet owners are looking for ways to keep their pets cool – but some of the ‘cooling treats’ shown online platforms such as TikTok can have dire consequences. Veterinary surgeon Dr Linda Simon at has looked at […]
A picnic with Samson
I’m going on a picnic by the Bow River with Samson the Border Collie mix. We’ll eat our lunch by the Bow River. The first thing I have to do to prepare is pack my canvas backpack with items we’ll need: dog treats and kibble for Samson, a tuna sandwich for me, sunscreen, sun hat, […]
Pupsicles: mum and pups rescued during heatwave named after ice creams
A lurcher and her litter of eight puppies, who were rescued during the heatwave last month, have all been named after ice creams and are thriving in the care of the RSPCA. Lollie the lurcher and her puppies – named Ben, Jerry, Calippo, Chupa, Rocket, Whippy, Vimto and Zap – arrived at in Gloucestershire, on […]
MPs question Government inaction on cruel breed-specific legislation
Members of the Commons Petitions Committee have expressed “disappointment” after Ministers at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) defended the UK’s current breed-specific legislation, while “refusing to engage with petitioners”. In June, MPs on the Petitions Committee o Jo Churchill MP, a then Minister in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural […]