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It's not just hot---it is something more than many dogs have had to cope with. My dog group have been very active making suggestions as what they are finding to help keep their dogs cool in this heatwave I asked my dog group -which you are very welcome to join how they were getting on over the heatwave and how they were keeping their dogs cool. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1506637116049062 They left lots of comments and they combine to form a hot weather package for dogs i

Ageing is NOT a disease and while many dogs experience pain and disease early in life, this is often the result of genetics or misunderstanding of the nature of the dogs we choose to live with. Older dogs deserve our attention even if we experience anticipatory grief. I know I had a recent discussion around whether dogs understand death -I think they do-but that is just my opinion -and this is due to the deep sadness I saw in my greyhounds eyes last year during her last few w