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 What temperature is safe to walk your dog

Vets Warning to dog walkers this week

With hot weather predicted this week, Pooch & Mutt's Resident Vet Dr Linda. Simon offers some advice to dog owners on what temperature is safe to walk your dog in, what times of day are best to walk your dog, early signs of heat stroke and what to do if you spot these signs in your dog.

What temperature is too hot to walk your dog in?

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Hay fever sufferers are being warned their dogs could be bringing pollen into the home

Your dog could be bringing hay fever into your home

Hay fever sufferers are being warned their four-legged friend could be bringing pollen into the home.

The experts at Online-Bedrooms.co.uk are advising pet owners to be cautious when stroking their dogs during high-pollen days.

Hay fever allergies peak in the UK during Spring and Summer time as grass, tree and weed pollen sweeps across the country.

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Dog owners are being advised on how to pick the best bedding

How to find the best bedding for your dog

Dog owners are being advised on how to pick the best bedding for their four legged friends to ensure a good night’s sleep.

Experts at Online-Bedrooms.co.uk are encouraging dog owners to consider their pets size, age and sleeping habits when choosing the correct bed.

The bedding that dogs sleep on is extremely important for supporting their bone and joint health as they get...

Consider your dog’s comfort and safety in these chilly winter temperatures. 

Keep your pooch safe from the winter chill

Brits are being urged to consider their dog’s comfort and safety in these chilly winter temperatures.

Pet insurance experts from Quotezone.co.uk are being urged to follow top ten tips to keep their four-legged friends warm and healthy.

Following extremely low temperatures and storms causing strong winds, pets across the country are feeling the chill.

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Almost half of UK dog owners go to sleep at night with their dog in the bed

More than a quarter of Brits say that sleeping with their dog improves their mental wellbeing

In the UK alone, over a third (34%) of the population own at least one dog*. It’s no secret that dogs can be the perfect companions and can offer so much love and reassurance to their owner, so much so that many Brits are spending every possible moment with their beloved pooches.

Leading distributors of life insurance and critical illness cover, Beagle Street , has conducted research...

How to keep your dog safe and warm during the cold snap

Dogs Trust's guide to keeping dogs safe and warm in the chilly winter weather

With plummeting temperatures returning this week, it is important to make sure our four-legged friends are prepared for the cold. After a fairly mild winter so far for most across the UK, temperatures are set to drop below 0°C over the next few days, with snow expected in some places.

Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, is issuing guidance to owners about how to keep...

A high proportion of dogs suffer from noise phobia

Dog behaviourist advice for fireworks night

Music licensing company PPL PRS recently sat down in conversation with tails.com ’s dog behaviourist Carolyn Menteith, to prepare owners for what may be a frightening night for canines, as 64.8% of UK dog owners said their dogs are stressed/anxious on Bonfire night*

Carolyn Menteith has over 20 years’ experience working with dogs as a dog trainer and behaviour expert. She’s...

nine helpful ways to help protect pets from the dangers of an enclosed outdoor space

Nine ways to make your garden more pet-friendly

Pet parents are being urged to make their back garden safer and more enjoyable for their four-legged friends this summer. Green-thumbed experts at GardenBuildingsDirect.co.uk have explored nine helpful ways to help protect pets from the dangers of an enclosed outdoor space. The garden is a pet’s favourite place to relax and roll around, but many find themselves in hot water when they...

Here is how to correctly pronounce the names of certain breeds of dog

From Dachshunds to Rottweilers, these are the dog breeds you are (probably) mispronouncing

The rumours are true… humans simply don’t deserve dogs - we don’t even know how to correctly pronounce the names of certain breeds!

Luckily, the team at Preply have shed some light on this and provided a roundup of dog breeds that typically tend to get mispronounced, and how to correctly say the names.

  1. Dachshund (daks-hund)

Yes, you’ve been pronouncing...

The Queen's Corgis have their menus composed a month in advance by canine experts

Royal chef reveals Queen's Corgis had their own menu

While the 95-year-old monarch's meals are simply what she desires on the day, her beloved pooches have their menus composed a month in advance by canine experts.

Darren McGrady, who cooked at Buckingham Palace, Sandringham and Balmoral for 11 years, said the chefs were under strict orders to follow the custom pet plans to the letter.

He said that alongside meal prep for...

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