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 in the heat....

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 weeks----but that...

I know that many of us have hounds of one type or another in this group but there are things I see every day that impact on dogs of all ages, and breeds This group promotes and champions canine wellbeing in all its forms and asks people to consider many aspects of living with dogs that we love I looked at a really well written post last night it detailed so many negatives around dogs constantly running, braking, jumping and landing in pursuit of balls When I wrote about this last time a few...