CARING FOR A SENIOR DOG The importance of diet We’d all love our dogs to live as long as we do, but of course, that’s just not possible. Ageing is a part of life – an inevitable and irreversible process. And while we can’t stop our dogs from growing older, we do have a lot […]
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GOOD HEALTH BEGINS IN THE GUT Supporting our dogs from the inside out Hippocrates (traditionally regarded as the father of medicine), stated over 2000 years ago that “all disease begins in the gut” – a concept that has well and truly stood the test of time. In the last few decades, research has started to […]
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A dog can demonstrate destructive behaviour like chewing, digging, garbage raiding, hyperactivity, disobedience, excitability, attention-getting behaviours, and even some forms of barking if they are bored. In addition, every dog needs exercise to stay healthy. It’s especially vital for our Covid puppies that are now adjusting to post-lockdown life. Taking a daily stroll, outside of your […]
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One of the pandemic’s surprise legacies has been the unprecedented surge in pet ownership. In terms of paws on the floor, since 2019 the petdemic has seen a boom in dog ownership with an estimated 30.4 million pets now living with us across the country. Nationally, 69% of households own a pet which is up from 61% only […]
Read morePre-sale tickets almost sold-out for Sydney & Melbourne Dog Lovers Festival! There’s only a paw-full (just 10%!) of pre-sale release tickets left to your favourite fur-dedicated festival in Sydney and Melbourne. We expect these to sell out by Wednesday 22 December. So, fetch your tickets now before the prices go up and guarantee your spot […]
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Article by Lara Shannon, Host of Channel 10’s Pooches at Play. As a certified Pet Food Nutrition Specialist, I am all for feeding our pets human-grade food, but we do need to be careful when feeding our dogs the Christmas leftovers that we aren’t feeding them toxic ingredients, foods high in salt or fat, or […]
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With an influx of ‘strangers’ coming into the home, it may be particularly overwhelming for the many pandemic puppies that missed out on the critical early socialisation and training that they need to become confident and well-adapted adult dogs. There are also many new rescue dogs, or even just any dog that hasn’t been exposed […]
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Woof, Woof – GROWL. These roar-some Halloween Pups bought a smile to our dial ? Discover the Top 11 tail-waggers who put a ray of sunshine into this October and remind us of just how much we miss getting up-close-and-pawsonal with hundreds of beautiful pooches at the Dog Lovers Festival! View this post on Instagram A post shared […]
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Every year over 8 million tonnes of plastic waste enters our oceans. Why not transform this tragedy into opportunity by creating recycled plastic dog collars and leads? The innovative shift from single use waste to consumer pet fashion is one way our exhibitor Doggy Eco is designing the future of the Australian Eco Conscious pet […]
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With the premiere of The Dog House Australia well and truly in our sights, it was the pawfect op-paw-tunity to speak to our favourite vet and narrator of the series, Dr Chris Brown. Does he get hounded by the pup-arazzi? Does he read Vanity Fur? Is there a single dog pun he hasn’t heard? First of all, how great are dogs? […]
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