Category: Tips and advice
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Snuffle Mats – Enrichment Puzzles for Dogs
Maya and Lucia are typical cocker spaniels and can often be seen, nose to the ground, sniffing their way round the garden or park. With these dark winter evenings though they can’t spend as much time outside as they’d like so I am always on the look out for toys that will stimulate them and…
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4 things to do with your dog this winter
January and February can sometimes seem like a never ending mud bath for pooches here in the UK! I know Maya and Lucia see the bath tub much more than they would like to and lets be honest it can be a tad depressing, having to put pooch straight into the bath instead of sitting…
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Is Your Dog Active Enough – We test the PitPat Dog Activity Monitor
Over the years Rod and I have often mused as to how far Maya actually travelled on our walks, and what she got up to during the day so we were very excited indeed when PitPat got in touch and asked if Maya would like to be a tester of their new second generation dog…
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Socialising Lucia – 6 things to do to socialise your puppy
I can hardly believe how quickly Lucia is growing up, at nearly 5 months old she is a furry bundle of energy, so quick and eager to learn and in true spaniel fashion spends most of her day running round the house, toy in mouth and tail wagging furiously. Having a new puppy is hard…
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Barking Up for Crate Training – Reasons to Crate Train your Puppy
As many of you know we recently welcomed a new puppy into our family – Lucia, a golden working cocker spaniel puppy who we have already fallen in love with. For me the decision to crate train her was a no brainer as I truly believe that crate training makes a dog feel safe and…
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Keep your dog safe and seen with the Woofmasta Hi-Viz Dog Range
Here in the UK Autumn has well and truly arrived, and for Maya that means chasing nearly every leaf that she can get her paws on. It also means some walkies taking place in the dark, so while Maya’s mind is concentrated on the sights and smells of Autumn my thoughts turn to how to…
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What to Pack For A Dog Friendly Holiday
Dog Friendly holidays are getting ever more popular with thousands of us opting to take our beloved pooch travelling with us instead of leaving them in kennels or with friends. There are so many choices these days – dogs are welcome in lots of places from 5 star hotels to basic campsites. We normally opt…
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Why You Should Check your Dog for Grass Seeds!
If Maya gets half an opportunity she’s off haring around in the long grass, she absolutely loves it and last year before I invested lots of time in her training she was forever coming home covered in grass seeds. Being such a fluffy little dog you can imagine how time consuming getting rid of these…
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Have Fun with Your Dog Geocaching.
Did you know that Maya is a Geodog? No, well let me tell you all about Geocaching – and the fun you can have with your pooch discovering new walks and trails taking part in this fantastic hobby. Geocaching is really a kind of treasure hunt and there are nearly 3 million caches hidden worldwide. You will…
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Keep Your Dog Calm Naturally with Lavender Essential Oil.
I have been a fan of alternative therapies for as long as I can remember, relying on aromatherapy while giving birth which was considered quite wacky at the time!! So when it became apparent that Maya’s enthusiasm and zest for life resulted in such joyful exuberance that it was sometimes overwhelming for new friends, it seemed…