Julie Darlington from Lancaster, and her dog, Bohemian Spirit (Skeeter) won the Large Novice Anything But Collie (ABC) Semi-Final at Discover Dogs last weekend, and have qualified for the finals at Crufts 2023. The Large Novice ABC semi-finals saw 14 dogs and their handlers compete having earned enough qualifying points...

Dressing up is a classic part of Halloween – for pets, as well as people. So, with the spooky celebration just days away, Go.Compare has analysed over 1,200 online keywords to reveal the top ten most searched for costumes for both dogs and cats in the run-up to Halloween. Featuring...

A ‘quirky natured’ tabby and white cat has not received a single offer of a home since coming into the RSPCA’s care in Staffordshire nearly eight months ago. Sadly, not one person has enquired about adopting five-and-a-half year old Bella since she arrived at the Burton upon Trent & District...

Hayley Marshall from Bristol, and her dog, Jack the Gent (Jack), an eleven-year-old Shetland Sheepdog, won the Starters Cup Final for medium dogs at Discover Dogs, run by The Kennel Club, last weekend. The Starters Cup, The Kennel Club’s premier agility competition for dogs new to agility, was created for...

Veterinary telehealth service, Vetster reports that over a half (55%) of British pet owners regularly worry about their pet’s health and found that one in five people delay taking their pet to the vet by nearly three weeks. Over a third cited lack of funds as the top reason for...

New figures from the RSPCA reveal the plight of black cats as they take double the amount of time than other cats to find their forever home. The RSPCA has released the figures for National Black Cat Day (October 27) which comes just days before Halloween when some people may...

The rumours are true… humans simply don’t deserve dogs - we don’t even know how to correctly pronounce the names of certain breeds! Luckily, the team at Preply have shed some light on this and provided a roundup of dog breeds that typically tend to get mispronounced, and how to correctly say...

The most common animals you’ll find scurrying about in the coming autumn nights are hedgehogs, foxes and perhaps even a badger or two. With more than 400 species of mammals, birds and plants becoming extinct over the past 200 years in the UK, and with the hedgehog among those on...

Pickles, the animal wellness startup modernising pet healthcare by connecting the best vets to pet owners both online and in-person, have announced today the first-ever members-only veterinary practice in West London. Backed by angel investment from companies like Butternut Box, this 3000 sq ft animal clinic will offer the millions...

Halloween is one of the biggest holidays worldwide, but how involved can your furry friends get in your festivities?  With dogs accounting for 95% of chocolate consumption calls to pet poison hotlines, Trusted Housesitters looked into the five most popular questions around what our pets can eat during Halloween, and...