HOW COULD YOU? By Jim Willis, 2001*
When I was a puppy, I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child, and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was “bad,” you’d shake your finger at me [...]

Sleep well my beautiful lovely old lady, you gave us three years of complete and utter joy and never put a paw wrong. I will miss my little shadow watching my every move.
Holly: (adopted) 19 September 2008 - 05 August 2011, aged 14 - our most wonderful, kind rescue Collie.

With so many dogs becoming unwanted pets and ending up, through no fault of their own, in rescue centres please consider taking one (or more) on, if you are thinking of adding to your family with a pet dog.
Rescue dogs can be challenging when you first bring them home but if you are calm, assertive and consistent with [...]

Thousands of dogs per year are being cast out of their homes for various reasons. Some owners’ circumstances change to the point that they can no longer care for their dog, some owners’ are bored of their dog, the dog doesn’t fit in with the home decor etc.
Now because of the crisis and the rise in [...]

If you get the chance to see Cesar Millan’s UK show you must go.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
It is a fabulous show, lots of humour, passion, information and Cesar’s emotion reaches out to every person in the audience, with his beliefs on dog psychology explained in easy to understand analogies.
This will be two hours of your time well spent.
Remaining [...]

Sadly today - 15th December 2009 - young Freddie, the family’s 16 month old blenheim Cavalier King Charles, was peacefully put to sleep and out of his misery, after being ill througout the best part of his short life.
As a young puppy his eyes were never as they should be, and it was diagnosed that he had a dry [...]

Lungworm Angiostrongylus vasorum (also known as French Heartworm) is a parasite carried by slugs and snails that infects dogs. The adult of this particular lungworm lives in the heart and major blood vessels supplying the lungs, where it can cause a host of problems. Left untreated, the infection can often be fatal.
The problem arises when dogs purposefully or accidentally eat these common [...]

The recent CCTV footage of a terrier-type dog attacking a chocolate labrador guide dog demonstrates just why it is so important you must be your dog’s pack leader.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8368627.stm  (source BBC website)
Although the dog gets blamed and is more often than not destroyed when they attack, it is NOT their fault! It really is the owners fault and their responsibility.
Any dog is [...]

 
What a truely inspiring person! If you believe in the power of the pack I  strongly recommend, if you get the chance, you see Cesar Millan’s live tour. 
Cesar gets across the importance of treating dogs as dogs, and being their pack leader in a very entertaining and amusing manner.
Within four days returning home I found out, much to my delight, that [...]

Looking forward to listening to all Cesar has to say on his latest tour.
Update coming soon…