The Kennel Club International Agility Festival concluded four impressive days of agility excellence on Sunday 13 August 2023. The festival saw thousands of dogs and their handlers, from across the UK and overseas, compete in over 200 competitions at Rutland Showground, Oakham. The festival, supported by Skinner’s, welcomed dogs of...

It’s an easy assumption that well-behaved dogs are the ones that sit when asked, and the ‘naughty’ ones bark outside the window. However, there’s a very serious side to the way in which dogs behave, with research revealing that ‘unwanted behaviours’ are the leading cause of death in dogs under...

Ethical pet specialist and natural retailer Pets Corner is proud to announce that it will be opening its first worldwide flagship store in Ascot, Berkshire. Set to feature an extended product range with their award-winning natural grooming and veterinary services - Dogwood and Pet Practice - Pets Corner Ascot is...

We’re a nation of cat lovers with an estimated 11 million living as pets in the UK. However, sometimes certain characteristics mean pets can be a little overlooked and sadly, black cats are one of them. Not only do rehoming charities often have black cats waiting longer to find homes...

Grass seeds might look small and harmless, but in the wrong place, they can cause a great deal of trouble for our furry family members, warns leading vet charity PDSA. “If your dog likes to run around in long grass, it’s important to always check them for grass seeds afterwards,”...

To mark Check the Chip Day on 15th August 2023, Dogs Trust has released new data from its the Dogs Trust Stray Dog Survey which reveals that approximately 28,015 stray dogs were handled by local authority dog wardens last year. Thankfully, after spending some time in local authority pounds, around...

A friendly young cat has found her purr-fect home after facing some health challenges that required extra medical attention from experts at Cats Protection. Luna, previously named Monkey, was just six months old when she was taken into Cats Protection’s North London Adoption Centre with eight other cats from a...

During summer last year, when the UK faced record-breaking high temperatures of over 40C in July, over 50% of dogs treated for ‘heatstroke’ by PDSA* were those with flat faces such as Pugs, British & French Bulldogs and Shih Tzus. With the summer season underway, a group of UK dog welfare...

As the deadline for the 2023 RSPCA Young Photographer Awards looms, the RSPCA is celebrating some of its finest young photographer alumni and the stunning range of emotions they have captured in animal portraits over the years. Every year, incredible photographs are taken by youngsters aged 18 and under and...

With the Met Office predicting new global temperature records on the horizon, vets are warning pet owners in the UK to take precautions against an already dangerous time for pets. "As we all get out and about more this summer, it is of great importance that your pets are summer...