This article is a guide on how to care for your old dog and help him live out the last of his life in complete happiness and peace.

Old age is very stressful, especially for man’s faithful best friend who has devoted his life to his family, but now in his hour of need, they no longer care about him.  How tragic it is when dear old Rover has lost his usefulness and is dumped outside to face the harsh elements, and spend his final days alone and rejected by those who professed to have loved him once … when he was a cute puppy. Continue Reading

Kerry needs some advice from Glynne concerning her two cats - the older one keeps growling and hissing at the newly arrived kitten. Continue Reading

Sometimes we need to be reminded that love can happen anywhere, even in the dog park.

Most Sundays I take my k9kids there where they run free, swim in the river and meet their buddies. The remarkable thing is that hundreds of dogs of all ancestry, age and sexual preference gather there to rub noses and dish the dirt, without as much as a curled lip or raised hackle. Sure, there is a little posturing sometimes, and maybe a few stiffened legs or flattened ears,  but it’s more a place where friendships are forged and true love is born. Continue Reading

My heart broke for the Sam the World’s Ugliest Dog. There, on his 15th birthday, was this poor deformed creature, furless, sightless and almost toothless, scratching his lumpy body with a bony wrinkled back leg… ag shame! Then I got to thinking. Did the dear old boy have any idea he was so grotesque …and if so did, he actually care? No! Those thoughts had probably never even crossed his radar screen.  I’m also quite sure he never looked in a mirror and went “EEEK!” because dogs are happy with their lots and they really don’t care about looks.  I mean, did you ever see a dog pleased to go to the beauty parlour? So your dog loves going? Maybe, but not for the bath or extreme makeover but probably only for the treats he gets as bribes! Continue Reading

Heres a cautionary tale of why too much exercise worsens bad behaviour in dogs and creates a cycle of hyperactivity:

Wiz the Border Collie was in big trouble for his bad behaviour.
“I can’t keep him if he’s like this,” said Matt, his owner, “You see my wife says he goes or I do!” … tears welled, “But he’s my mate and I’ll do anything to get him right.”
Wiz never heard a word because he was too busy spinning and barking hysterically at the monkeys which had come to raid my kitchen - and when they left to break into the house next door, Wiz was so into Hip-hop-howl, Rap ‘n Yap mode, he hadn’t noticed them leave so Matt ‘took charge’ and the game was really on …  the more he screamed, “No!” the more Wiz heard, “Go!”
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Love between different species is not as uncommon as you may think. I recently heard about an illicit affair between a swan and a goose whose rendezvous was on the River Thames … and they never gave a damn. These two love birds probably had no idea they had serious differences, and each must have thought they looked like the other … and who would have told them otherwise?
But usually, Mother Nature is actually pretty smart when it comes to keeping each to their own, and the word we use to describe this phenomenon is imprinting. I’m often asked, “How does my puppy know he’s a German Shepherd because he always makes a bee-line to play with his own breed type?”

And while dogs can interbreed, dogs are all part of the Canis familiaris (faithful dog) species, whether they are short, tall, round or flat, because there is no such word as ‘discretion’ when it comes to puppy love … hence the Jack-a-poos, Spoodles and Skip-pom-paniels of this world

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I’m constantly asked about moving overseas regarding relocating pets to other counties and what quarantine times are involved, so here they. Please bear in mind rules and regulations change constantly and the information I have provided here is condensed. Kindly also note I have used the word ‘quarantine’ to refer to a specifically recognised quarantine kennel/facility.

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Wolfie AKA ‘the dog doctor’ was 50 Kilos of male German Shepherd Dog who joined our family as an itsy-bitsy, floppy eared puppy whose breeder had fed him enough for 5 large Rottweilers before launching him into an unknown future.

I remember the first night away from his Mom and siblings - Wolfie settled down in my bedroom as though he owned it … neither a squeak nor a whimper passed his lips and I knew he was well prepared for life. Unfortunately, I was ill prepared for the result of his ‘last supper’ which took me most of the next day to clean up … and that was the only time Wolfie ever had an accident or put a paw out of place. Continue Reading

Happy Valentine’s Day to all our readers! Here is a video to remind you of how sweet love can be…click “continue reading” to watch. Continue Reading

Just in time for Valentine’s day, here is a video of two exotics in love. Really adorable to watch! Continue Reading