Karen’s Blog
Games not to play with your dog
Any play can turn into a problem if you don’t think through the rules and regular routine of the game beforehand. It’s a good idea to think about [...]
Do lockdown changes mean our dogs can play?
I am asked this nearly every day at the moment. Everything is still changing day by day, so I am not going to give you the exact details [...]
What’s new pussycat? What your cat wants you to know.
We’ve all had time to reconsider our daily lives and routines, our safety and all the other things we probably took for granted, until quite recently. Now we [...]
Lockdown pets and the new normal
What’s happening for our pets during lockdown? How are they coping? In my book ‘Being a Dog’, I tried to help us all learn how the world [...]
Coronavirus COVID 19 and our dogs in lockdown
Music by Louis Wild ©Copyright WildMusicStudio 2020 Emma Milne is a Vet, author and animal welfare enthusiast.Emma qualified from Bristol in 1996 and was featured in BBC's hugely [...]
Symptoms of Separation Anxiety in Dogs
We all love dogs, and only a proud dog owner understands how it feels to live with a dog. They not only make our lives better but also become [...]
Mind your manners! Train your dog around food.
Dogs are not born with self control when it comes to food. They see something tasty in front of them, and take it! Here are ways to teach them [...]
New toys for cats and dogs?
I was asked to research the latest ideas in the pet industry and found some brilliant ideas to help us all occupy our pets and generally look after them [...]
Is my pet naughty? Or poorly?
This week has been rather difficult for us as we found out one of our older, beloved dogs is very unwell. Our little terrier has always had her fair [...]
Simple Tips to Get Your Dog to Stop Barking
Dogs bark. It’s what they do. However, dogs can bark at the worst possible times – like in the middle of the night when we’re trying to sleep. Here [...]
Excessive Licking in Dogs
Excessive Licking: How Can I Deal with This Aspect If you are a dog owner or have friends with dogs, you probably went through the part in which you [...]
Noel Edmonds supports positive dog training!
I am SO excited to have been invited to write about positive dog training for Noel Edmonds' amazingly positive site, noel.world My article on positive dog training was invited, and posted, [...]
Practical Canine Behaviour For Veterinary Nurses and Technicians
An absolute must-have for every practitioner. Book review:Practical Canine Behaviour: For Veterinary Nurses and Technicians (CABI (www.cabi.org). At long last a book that we can use, not only in [...]
Guide and Control Your Pet Dog’s Behaviour – David Ryan
I was delighted to see a new book available by one of the most sensible and down-to-earth experts we have here in the UK: Guide & Control Your Pet [...]