Archives for March 2024

She is beside me as I walk our woodland path. Climbing the stile, I hear the burble of running water, where she leaves me for a moment to drink her fill. I then wait for that familiar sound, pausing to watch her lap in the clear eddy of the slow flowing stream. Shaking her head, […]

The Kennel Club and the Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS) Research Group at the University of Cambridge are calling for dog owners to participate in a study to identify the risk of respiratory disease in different brachycephalic breeds, with the aim to “improve the health and welfare of future generations”. Researchers at the University of […]

Maya came from a “breeder” who has since been reported and was mistreating the puppies. She was the last one and came to us weighing only 4kg, while she should have been around 8-9kg, and had a severe case of worms. After four days of treatment and lots of love, attention and yummy food/treats she […]

A man from Cardiff who failed to get treatment for his dog as an orthopaedic metal plate became exposed in her leg has been given an 18-week prison sentence in December, suspended for two years. The man had been found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to the dog, Luna, on 7 July 2022. The prosecution […]