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  • Wrap your puppy into a python

    Wrap your puppy into a python

    If you’re getting a puppy, something like this might be good to allow them to curl up into something like the BeezTees cuddle toy below.. Or, for a cheaper version, the IKEA snake does the same job and even older dogs may find it loads of fun – ours do! It’s curled up in, carried Read more

  • Toy review: Kong Lock-It

    Toy review: Kong Lock-It

    Overall rating: 🐾🐾🐾🐾 (human also satisfied it’s good value) Interlocking balls that you can buy more of – pack has 3. Suits a small dog (up to 13kg) without strong jaws. The bigger size might be ok but this one is S. Suits Grace well so it will be just her toy 😊 Bought from Read more

  • I’m Nell, and I’m a kleptomaniac

    I’m Nell, and I’m a kleptomaniac

    Nell has long had certain kleptomaniac tendencies and I’ve recently become more curious about it. By kleptomaniac I literally mean randomly picking up items that were of no value whatsoever and resource guarding them like Gollum. We’ve worked a lot on her resource guarding and mostly it’s predictable and managed (especially when we got a Read more

  • Struggling to keep your dog busy? Look no further!

    Struggling to keep your dog busy? Look no further!

    I’ve been asked for toy recommendations a lot, and due to lack of time, I haven’t really kept up with writeups or reviews – and some have been bought before this blog started so by this point the toys are not new. But to save writing the recommendations again and again, I’ve collected some all Read more

  • The complex issue of neutering dogs: a research review

    The complex issue of neutering dogs: a research review

    Ever since we got Grace, I have been grappling with the decision of neutering. For now, we are keeping her intact but at some point in the next 2 years we need to think about it seriously so I started collecting evidence. I still haven’t read everything in detail because there is so much to Read more

  • Look into the eyes: the importance of DNA screening

    Look into the eyes: the importance of DNA screening

    I read about dog eye problems this morning after seeing the sad story of yet another spaniel and came across this article on issues that different breeds are prone to. Despite what many people think, crossbreeds are not exempt from this – they get genes from both sides and some of these do not manifest Read more