One thing that people need to take into account before getting a dog is holiday care especially as having a dog does place restrictions on where you can go and how long for.
However, there are things that can be done to ensure you can enjoy your holiday and know that your pet is safe and sound.
1 – Look for a dog friendly holiday place! There are many cottages in the UK that will allow you to take your dogs on holiday with you which means you don’t have to worry …

The weeks have been absolutely flying by and the blog updates have suffered due to how busy life has been!
I have been working with a lovely Boxer pup who has boundless energy as well as tackling my own headstrong pup who has decided that carpet eating is a very entertaining game!
Research into my third behaviour module is also going well albeit a bit slowly as I never seem to have enough time – but slow and steady wins the race.
Please remember that fireworks night is drawing ever closer so keep …

Well known celebrity dog trainer and behaviourist, Amy Hatcher, has opened Doodley Dogs Day Care Centre in Storrington, West Sussex.
She, with her twin sister Jane, opened their doors on 12th and 13th September to the public and their doggy friends. Lots of people and dogs attended, and the dogs had great fun running around with each other – our own dogs were certainly tired out after all the mayhem!
Amy has been working with dogs for over 10 years and Jane has often helped with behaviour demonstrations and running training classes. …

A boxer dog named Angel has been found in a B & Q Car Park in Somerset.
Animal Welfare officials were notified and have discovered that she was microchipped and that her home address is listed in Spain.
It is thought that she entered the UK illegally on the back of a lorry and officials are now trying to contact her owner.
They have posted a video on Youtube in an attempt to have Angel’s story publicised internationally in the hopes that her owner will come forward.
In the meantime, Angel has been taken …

A New Zealand resident has been reported to have cooked and eaten his Pit-Bull cross in an Umu pit-barbecue last weekend.
Animal Protection Inspectors were called but unfortunately arrived too late to save the dog.
In Tonga, where Paea Taufu orginates from, it is acceptable to eat dog.
Paea Taufu has said that he did not realise that eating dog was uncommon in New Zealand but will not kill another to avoid causing offence.
He will not be charged as New Zealand’s Animal Welfare Act states that it is legal to kill a dog …