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Summer dogs keep cool!

Thought I would share a few snippets after I asked you what you are all doing to keep your dogs cool this summer!
Dogs, if my terrier is anything to go by, sometimes bask in the sun. No matter how…

Give a rescue dog a new life

‘Can an old dog learn new tricks?’
It was nearly seventeen years ago that I spotted a little grey bundle in a rescue kennels. He was an odd looking thing, with a grizzled coat that stuck out all over…

Join the Intellidogs Easter Egg hunt and WIN!

(calorie free!)
Easter usually means goodies but as we all know, dogs cannot have chocolate. So, the little Intellidogs Easter bunny has been hopping about looking for the best treats for your dog.
The rather clever little bunny has hidden…

My Pet Dog has a Job

We all have our dogs for a reason.
They all have a doggy job to do. Companion, supporter, hot water bottle, friend, guide, collector of slippers, illness alerter, you name it – the dogs jobs are varied and important to…

A trained human makes a happy dog

Dogs are better off with trained humans, says Marley
Its true. I have it on first authority that dogs are better off training their human. My good friend Border Terrier Marley returns to write for us again about how he…

Little Dogs Rock!

See a small dog trotting along and most people react. Ahhhs and oohs can also be ewws and ughs. Here in the UK people shout ‘Yappy!’ and award them the nicknames ‘Armpit pets’ or ‘Handbag dogs’.
So I confess to…

Perfect Puppy Guidance

This beautiful little bundle is Dan, a chocolate Lab cross Golden Retriever and one day he is hopefully going to have a very special job to do. He is a Guide Dog puppy – in training – and I am his puppy walker (also known as puppy socialiser)… read more

Self Control for Dogs

Does your dog dash out through doors? Snatch at food? Steal? Chase cars, rabbits, squirrels, joggers? Leap on visitors?
Self control for dogs is really tough. It doesn’t really make survival sense for a dog to control its impulses; its…

Merry Christmas

The big day is here… Merry Christmas! and to celebrate the big day, please click here to see who won the Christmas Hamper competition.

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