Any arthritis sufferer will tell you that the cold, wet winter months bring with them more aches and pains. Our canine friends face a similar battle against arthritis but it doesn’t always have to be a painful one.
Did you know some cars suit your pet’s needs as well as your own? Kylie Baracz finds tips on choosing a dog friendly car. The car industry makes vehicles to suit our everyday needs, from large families to single drivers. Now, car manufacturers are turning their focus to our pets, ensuring they also have a […]
The dreaded “C” word is something no canine owner ever wants to hear, but a cancer diagnosis doesn’t mean a death sentence for your pooch. Tim Falk investigates what cancer can mean for you and your dog. When Bianca Russell’s 11-year-old Labrador Ruthie was diagnosed with leukaemia, Russell immediately assumed the worst. “I thought that […]
Laura Greaves investigates a Cushing’s disease-related condition in dogs known as Addison’s disease. Cosimina Nesci’s beloved dog, Jessie, may be a Spoodle, but she has the constitution of an ox. Full of beans and rarely unwell, eight-year-old Jessie only visited the vet for her vaccinations. So when Jessie began to have bouts of uncontrollable trembling, […]
Sonia Hickey shares her personal journey about living with Wobbler’s Syndrome and how to manage her dog, Louie’s lifelong condition. We were two weeks away from heading overseas on a much-anticipated month-long holiday to Europe when our vet, Dr Mark Campbell, dropped a bombshell: Louie, our three-year-old female Dobermann, had early onset of Wobbler’s Syndrome. […]
Warning: We advise that some of the content in this article may be disturbing to some readers. When the words dog fight are mentioned, dog lovers across the world cringe. But this deadly pastime could be happening in your neighbourhood and the only way we can stop the rot is to report it. Education is […]
Marie Cunningham owns a thriving dog grooming business which, combined with her experience as an animal behaviourist, allows all her doggie clients to enjoy a stress-free grooming session Marie grew up with cats, dogs and fish and always wanted to work with animals. Now guardian to a German Shepherd and a Hungarian Puli, Marie says […]
Sonia Hickey looks at what to do when you find acne on dogs. It’s not likely you’ll find mans best friend turning down the offer of an off-lead romp because hes feeling self-conscious about a few spots on his chin, but dogs can get pimples, and it is often a sign of something more serious […]
Position changes are like the ABCs of dog training. Although you can achieve a reasonable level of control over your dog just by having a reliable sit, teaching stand and down gives you greater options and will make training more interesting. Delta behavioural trainer Karin Larsen Bridge from Get S.M.A.R.T (Successful Motivation And Reward Trained) […]
We all love our pooches, but there are some parts of doggy parenting we’d probably all love a Super Nanny for scooping up poo, holding your dog steady for its annual jab and wiping icky, drippy drool from around its mouth. Katie Cincotta reports on the irksome subject of saliva, of our beloved drooling dogs. […]
