Hiking with your dog can be a joyous and rewarding experience for both of you. It’s a chance to bond, get some exercise, and enjoy nature together. But before you hit the trails, there are some important do’s and don’ts to consider.

Urinary incontinence is when a house-trained or a litter box-trained cat loses control of its bladder and is extremely unpleasant for both you and your cat! It can affect cats of any gender, age, or breed.

Canine urinary incontinence is when a house-trained or litter-box trained dog loses control of his or her bladder and so ‘leaks’. This is extremely unpleasant for both you and your dog and it can affect animals of any gender, age or breed.

Statistics abound about how over half our pet population is portly to the point of being extremely unhealthy due to their expanding weight. An increase in activity is necessary in order to keep our pets healthy.

As with humans, obesity is a very serious health issue for pets and can lead to life-long and life-threatening illnesses such as heart disease, breathing problems, diabetes and arthritis.

Pet ownership is undoubtedly one of the greatest pleasures in life, providing love, companionship and giggles galore.

There are many steps you can take toward keeping your pets healthy and this is something every pet owner should want to achieve.  After all, a healthy animal is a happy animal!

Rabies is a fatal but preventable viral disease that is mostly found in wild animals such as bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes in the USA and can spread to people and pets if they are bitten or scratched by a rabid animal.

There are so many reasons to love summer – bright mornings, longer evenings, good weather and loads of activities for you and your dog to enjoy.

Next up in our ‘Animals with Jobs‘ series are hounds with some seriously well trained noses. These sleuths can find just about anything they’re trained to, from drugs and explosives, to specific foods, insects and people trapped by natural disasters.

The Pet Effect on our mental health is well recognized as interacting with animals and taking care of their needs has been shown to help lower stress levels, enhance our self-esteem.

The first week in August each year is International Assistance Dog Week (IADW) – a time created to ‘recognize all the devoted, hardworking assistance dogs helping individuals mitigate their disability related limitations’.