A Good Reason to Microchip…A Happy Ending

September 19, 2011

None of us like the idea of having a pet disappear…let alone for five years. Yet as a fall back, microchipping is a very simple and effective way to keep track of our pets. Tags are good, collars with names embroidered or etched in them are great ideas, but they can be lost or taken [...]

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Guest Blog:9/11 Rescue Dogs & Handlers Honoured in New Jersey

September 16, 2011

GUEST BLOG from www.thedogfiles Link to the Article:Rescue Dogs and Handlers Honored Hundreds of dog handlers, veterinarians and their canine partners from across the country gathered Sunday at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey for a ceremony honoring rescue workers who rushed to Ground Zero and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. “Those [...]

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Your Pet’s Healthy Waistline

September 16, 2011

For a pet, not carrying the ideal weight can determine, literally, the length of their lives. The more overweight, the shorter the life. You can cut the time your pet’s lives with you in half, dogs especially. Being underweight can cause problems too, especially with injury. Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight is not as [...]

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Favourite Animal Quotes

September 15, 2011

Here are some of our favourite quotes about our beloved pets. We would love to hear from you…if you have a quote that has touched you or is especially true about your pet, please feel free to share it with us by adding it in the comment box below. “Dogs feel very strongly that they [...]

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Parasitic Pest with your Apple, Sir?

August 31, 2011

We are constantly urged to buy local. Support our farmers. It’ fresher, cheaper, better for you, better for the farmer. Well, here’s another reason to buy local. And to go that step further…take action and let our politicians know through an email or letter that we are not happy. The introduction of pests and parasites [...]

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Barney’s Bedtime

August 18, 2011

Bedtime!!! OK, yeah, bedtime. We all have to go “out, out”. Doughall is going, but I’m not moving until that Angus gets himself off the lounge and out the door. There’s mum trying to lift him (he’s doing that think heavy thing again…I’ve tried that…doesn’t really work for me), there he goes, front feet slowly [...]

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Camden Produce Markets Supports RSPCA Cupcake Day

August 15, 2011

Cupcake Day for the RSPCA is the biggest bake off in the Southern Hemisphere and involves Cupcake Cooks around Australia baking cupcakes and hosting a Cupcake Party to raise vital funds for the RSPCA. Last year Cupcake Cooks around Australia joined forces to bake thousands of scrumptious cupcakes to help support the services of the [...]

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WELL FED PETS NATURAL HANDMADE SKIN & COAT CARE SPRAY

August 10, 2011

We now have the perfect companion to go with our highly popular handmade soap….our natural, handmade Skin and Coat Care Spray. Designed to spray onto your dog’s dry coat, perfect for protection and freshening up between washes, it can also be sprayed onto bedding. Just remember to shake the bottle well before use. Having the [...]

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The Flea Treatment.

August 2, 2011

After finding a flea on one of our beagles, Angus, we took the precautionary tactic of spraying him with the natural coat spray. That held us overnight. Today is a sunny Winter day, so now for the full flea treatment. All three beagles have been washed in our natural soap. Angus had one flea, Doughal [...]

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It’s That Time Again!

July 28, 2011

Yep….It’s that time again. The weather is warming up. Well, at least it is outside. In the sun. Out of the wind. And that means the creepy crawlies are beginning to stir. Angus wandered in last night and was scratching a little more vigorously than normal. He does tend to scratch, wriggle, snort, snore, burp, [...]

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