With Christmas and New Year fast approaching, pet owners need to mindful of the ways they can keep their pets safe, warm and happy during the holidays. Hazardous objects, large numbers of people, other pets, cold weather and noise can all present a problem to your dog if you are unprepared. Here are some things…
A common reason that many dog owners decide to bring their pets for behaviour therapy training is that they are struggling with toilet trouble. However to solve this problem, we must first understand the reasons behind why their dog might be repeating this kind of behaviour. While it is common for puppies to need toilet…
We all want to make sure that our dogs are healthy and will live to a ripe old age, and much like humans the food that we feed our dogs can go a long way to ensuring that they flourish. While many dogs do well on dried food, some dogs struggle, but could switching to…
As many owners have the delight of finding out during walks along the beach or beside muddy streams and ponds, the vast majority of dogs love swimming, splashing about and generally getting mucky! Whilst hydrotherapy offers the chance for dogs to improve their general fitness, recover from any injuries and improve their mental well-being, we…
Hydrotherapy programmes have seen widespread popularity and increased participation in recent years. This has been driven largely by owners seeking the physical benefits it offers to dogs, both in recovering from injuries and the more general fitness benefits such as weight loss and cardiovascular fitness. Perhaps less well publicised are the behavioural benefits that can…
Anyone who has ever owned a dog knows why they are known as “man’s best friend”. Even though our dogs cannot speak the same language as us, they have an incredible ability to sense how their owners are feeling, whether that is happy or sad. However, many people will be surprised to learn that this…
In dogs, the cruciate ligament provides stability inside the knees on their back legs. Rupturing these ligaments is one of the most common reasons for hind limb lameness, pain and knee arthritis and this painful condition is often referred to as ‘cranial cruciate ligament disease’ or CrCLD. Damage to the cruciate ligament is usually caused…
Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative joint disease, is one type of arthritis that affects many pets during their lives. Signs of joint disease will usually appear during the later years of your pet’s life but some may develop it earlier. Joint disease is more commonly found in dogs than in other pets, with larger breeds…