Looking After Dogs
Keeping dogs healthy
A shiny coat, healthy digestion, lots of energy and best of all, no need to visit the vet – that’s what we want for all our pets. So many dogs are abandoned because their owners can’t afford vet bills. Keeping our dogs healthy is so important – it seems obvious but like humans, a lot [...]
Caring for canine paws
This dog came in to us as a stray and look at her poor feet. This is just what we don’t want to see. It must be very uncomfortable, if not painful, for dogs to have to walk with long nails. Such neglect can deform the angle of the paw too. If you [...]
Dog Attack
They are the dogs most likely to be dumped and staffis get a lot of bad press. Some of it is deserved. The recent attack on a little girl was terrible and shocking. Some staffis are protective of their owners and need to be constantly supervised and kept on a lead in public [...]
Keeping pets healthy
Some dogs gleam with health. They are alert, full of energy and their coat is shiny. Others who come in have dull, lifeless coats, they are prone to skin conditions and have a variety of ailments. So why is one dog fit and well and never sees the vet, whilst another dog is always [...]
Dog Registration
There’s a big debate on at present about whether dog registration should be compulsory. Most of the people and organisations putting forward opinions have little ‘hands on’ experience of the stray dog problem. The majority, if not all, of the big animal shelters do not take in strays. If they did, they would [...]
Christmas strays
No cats, but several dogs were brought in over Christmas, we even had a phone call about a stray at 3.0am Christmas morning! Also we had reports of an extremely aggressive dog holding a couple at bay in a house on Christmas Day. What happened? Did the dog attack them? Escape? [...]
Keep pets safe at Christmas
Dogs with a short coat need to be kept nice and warm when the weather is freezing, long haired dogs don’t feel the cold so much. In their natural state they’d be running about and hunting and then curling up in a grass den. It’s much more chilly on a sedate walk in [...]
Stop your dog biting the lead
Blake is a great little dog except for one thing – every time you get him out he bites the lead. Not once or twice, he is obsessive about what he sees as a form of play. The big problem is that he sometimes misses – watch your fingers! This is a dangerous [...]
Perro is improving slowly
Perro is improving – but slowly. He is better in himself and is a happy little dog now. His sore patches are healing but his skin is still inflamed in places. We’ve had dogs in before with similar skin problems, although not quite so thin, and have found that a holistic diet [...]
A pound for Perro appeal
This poor little Westie came in as a stray, he’s in a shocking condition, very thin and neglected and with sores all over his body. We’ve called him Perro, he’s a sweet natured little dog and will make a super companion for someone when we get him right. He’s an emotional wreck at the [...]
