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 […]
Some cats are fussy, others will eat anything. Delilah isn’t keen on cat food – she sniffs it suspiciously and then looks for something else. We can’t provide cooked dinners for all the stray cats but we do try to give everyone at least one meal of fresh food every day. Canned […]
When ‘down boy!’ doesn’t seem to work what’s the best way to tackle the problem of a dog who jumps up at you every time he sees you? If you’re in your old clothes it doesn’t matter so much, although even with a small dog those claws can hurt. The first thing to realise […]
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 […]
It’s easy to check whether a dog is microchipped. You just run the scanner over him and hey presto, it will beep and there you are – the number comes up on the screen. Where does that get us though? None of the stray dogs in over the Christmas period have been […]
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 […]
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 […]
Most dogs are terrified of fireworks so Bonfire Night is a yearly ordeal for them. Cats and ponies and wildlife all suffer too and we are a nation of animal lovers!! Fireworks are pretty and don’t cause much of a problem, it’s the bangers and screechers and howlers that cause the trouble. […]
Why balance on the top of a metal gate when it’s open? Tiffy loves to climb and whenever she sees a thin, narrow, high and dangerous ledge, she’s on it! Wood or brick would be easy but metal? That it’s so slippery doesn’t faze her a bit. The feline sense of […]
It’s great when your dog sleeps all night and rises when you do, but not so good when there’s a whimpering at the door at 2.0am, ‘Get up mum, I want to go out.’ Cinders, shown above, used to get up late but now it’s like having a young baby and she doesn’t sleep through. […]