• Dog friendly Garden
    Health

    Is your garden dog friendly? | Dog Health

    With Spring approaching many people will be refreshing the seasonal plants in their gardens but how many are actually dog-friendly? Are the plants in your gardens safe if they are to be consumed or touched. Reactions can range from skin irritation to death, the following list has been compiled from various source over the years. It does not supply a complete list of plants and is only intended as a guide. If you suspect your pets have come into contact with any of the plants on the list and are showing any reaction please contact your vet immediately. I am also going to apologise for the length of this list…

  • Dog biscuit day
    Recipes

    Dog Biscuit Day | No-bake Peanut Butter Biscuits | Dog Treats

    Hey Everypawdy; it’s Dog Biscuit Day (23rd February). Have the girls and I have got another great tasting treat for you. Although this treat cannot be classified as a biscuit in the true sense of word, for the purposes of this post it is. A biscuit is a flour based baked good, now my treats are neither flour based or baked. However; they were quick, easy to make and extra yummy as they are made with peanut butter. Ingredients Rolled Oats Oats are high in protein, fat and fibre. They provide a good balance of amino acids, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Oats are also a great alternative to flour if…

  • Railway bridge cycle route 62
    Dog Walks

    Cycle Route 62 | Dog Walks

    National Cycle Route 62 connects Fleetwood on the Fylde in Lancashire and Selby; in North Yorkshire. It forms part of the Trans Pennine Trail, a long distance cycle path running from coast to cost across North England. On the sections that we have walked it is more commonly known as the Liverpool Loop Line. Ensuring quick travel from Halewood to Aintree. Liverpool Loop Line With various points of access, across the region the terrain is flat and tarmac. The Liverpool Loop Line was abandoned in 1964 by British Rail; leaving it to fall to ruin until 1986 when plans were drawn up. A new purpose was bought to the railway…

  • Lifestyle

    Happy Ending for Elsa the French Mastiff!

    After being found in a nature reserve on the edge of death, this plucky French Mastiff has had a long and tough journey. A member of the public found poor Elsa in the middle of a snow storm; Corngreaves Nature Reserve, close to where I grew up. Lucky she was in the right hand and found herself in the care on Animal House Rescue, a wonderful charity continually saving lives of animals across Sandwell & Birmingham. When she was found the vets told the rescue she a dog who should weigh around 45kg; unfortunately Elsa weighed just 17kg and has been neglected and left for some time. This picture was…

  • Toothbrushes in a pot on a windowsill
    Health

    February is Pet Dental Health Month

    February is Pet Dental Health Month and just as humans suffer with oral problems so do your dogs. Looking after your pets teeth, is an important part of keeping your pet healthy as symptoms relating to the mouth can tell you a lot about the general health of your pet. Studies show up to 80% of dogs over the age of 3 have some form of dental disease. If you regularly clean your dogs teeth this will keep gums and teeth healthy; avoid pain, smelly breath and eating issues. Poor mouth hygiene allows bacteria to build up and worst case scenario, will get into the blood stream and affect other…

  • Bloat in dogs
    Health

    A Simple Guide to Bloat

    Gastric dilation-Volvulus (GDV) commonly known as bloat, stomach torsion or twisted stomach, is an extremely serious and life threatening condition. If an owner suspects their dog has bloat they must get to a vet as quickly as they can, there is no home remedy for bloat and as many as 30% of dogs will die from it. What is bloat? One part of the condition is the gastric dilation or the “bloating” of the stomach and the other part is the Volvulus or torsion of the stomach. There are many different reasons that bloat can occur, sometimes the reasons are unknown; the stomach fills with air and puts pressure on…

  • Sefton Park
    Dog Walks

    Sefton Park | Dog Walk

    You will have seen in a previous post; that we went to Sefton Park for Wren’s Birthday. We absolutely love Sefton Park so we chose it to not only visit on Wren’s birthday but take my parents on one of their first sign seeing visits of Liverpool that isn’t inner city and Liverpool One. Located in South Liverpool in a district of the same name, it spans 235 acres in size and has been designated by English Heritage a grade I in the register of Historic Parks and Gardens. History of the park The site was once within the boundaries of the 2’300 acre Royal deer Park of Toxeth; which became…

  • Raw feeding controversy. orange trees
    General,  Health

    Raw Feeding Recent Controversy

    Recently there has been some controversy in the news about raw feeding your pets. As veterinarians are seeing an increase in the number of people choosing a raw diet; there are increasing their new appeals about them being dangerous. In actual fact a lot of vets that I have met haven’t actually researched into raw feeding as in depth of those who practise it. This is not a practise you just jump into; it’s something you research heavily and prepare for before doing it. These article are the most recent: Time magazine Telegraph Daily Mail Is it that risky? However; if you read these article what they actually say is…

  • lickey hills beacon
    Dog Walks

    Lickey Hills, Birmingham | Dog Walks

    Another day; another walk. This time we are in Birmingham, in the beautiful Lickey Hills. These hills are located South West of the centre of Birmingham and is an extremely popular country park over looking much of the picturesque Birmingham countryside. History Originally belonging to the Manor of Bromsgrove and were a hunting reserve; free public access was granted in 1888 when Rednall hill was bought by the Birmingham Society for the Preservation of Open Space. The society presented it to Birmingham City. By 1923 Birmingham City council owned all the hills in the area after being presented them for free access to the public. Interestingly, lore suggests that the…