Grass snake

Snake Alert!

A Snake warning with the sunny weather – Pickle would not come in and was barking furiously in the garden.  Stephen found her trying to attack this beautiful 3′ long grass snake which was about to squirt her with foul smelling liquid.  Luckily it was harmless, but she has been known to find an adder and try to attack it as well.  I always thought a dog would be sensible, like us, and run a […]

Dora taking a break

Couch to 5k with your dog

How to get fitter for agility – Couch to 5k with your dog! Dora and I have started a 9 week course of Couch to 5k with Poole Joggers.   Well, I have joined Poole Joggers and Dora accompanies us on the two practice runs in between! It is a course especially designed for beginners – based on the NHS Couch to 5k plan  – and is ideal for anyone looking to take up running, meet […]

Alabama Rot

Our local vets have an Information Sheet on Alabama Rot written by Anderson Moores, specialists vets who are investigating this disease.  It is becoming more prominent in the news nowadays, with warnings about walking dogs in wet and muddy areas – however with the weather being as it is at the moment, it is near impossible to walk the dogs anywhere that is dry! An interesting post on fb was written by someone who had lost […]

Discover Dogs & Eye Tests!

A bit late, but Bilbo had a fantastic day up at Earls Court doing his stint in the Lancashire Heeler booth at Discover Dogs last Saturday, along with Nellie and Basil!  With just three dogs on duty and a continuous stream of people coming over to pet, hug, photograph and generally chat about Heelers, they did ever so well to keep going all day, and then the traffic was horrendous leaving Earls Court – so […]