We have to admit that we’ve never had to worry about balconies until now. We live in a house and don’t open the windows wide enough for our boy to dive out of. But we’ve recently been invited to our friend’s rental property for a short break and it has a third-storey balcony. We want […]
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Flying with dogs isn’t easy. There’s so much to think about. The pooping and peeing habits of your pet may not be at the top of your planning agenda, but they should be. Preparation has been key to the success of many of our trips. We love our pets. We want them to be healthy
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It’s estimated that 2 million pets fly on airplanes every year. That’s a lot of whiskers and paws in the air. Traveling with a dog can be difficult for some owners. Many of us would prefer not to do it. Planes may get us and our pets from A to B more quickly, but it
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We regularly cook with squash. It’s a versatile ingredient and as colorful as it is healthy and affordable. Butternut and spaghetti squash are two of our favourites, so we use them a lot in soups, stews and curries, but we’re big fans of pumpkins, too, especially pumpkin pie (who isn’t?). We’ve written a series of
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A few of our friends use dog slings to carry their small pets around with them. We were a little sceptical at first. But we’ve always had fit and healthy larger dogs that are able to enjoy long walks. It was only when we started seeing the benefits of slings for some small dogs and
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We’ve said it before: we’re big fans of breakfast cereal. There are always open boxes in our cupboards. We revealed in our last post that our dog likes Weetabix and that sometimes we also let him slurp up the last few shreddies left in the bowl. However, the more we read the more we realised
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We love breakfast cereal in our house and get through boxes and boxes of the stuff. Our dog seemed to love it too. He’s a sneaky thing, and we’ve caught him lapping up the milk-mush remains of our breakfast a few times. We didn’t always realise the potential dangers of feeding our dog food made
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Dogs all cope with cold weather differently. Breed plays a part. So does age, size and weight. You will also have to factor in the climate you’re living in and what type of temperature your dog has been used to in the past. We’re looking specifically at Labradors. They’re a popular family pet. We’ve met
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We love Shreddies. They’re a real breakfast staple in our house. When we’re washing up, our dog will often investigate our empty bowls and sniff away at any wheat squares still lingering in puddles of milk. Sometimes we let him have one or two but can dogs eat Shreddies? Or should we be more careful?
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Most dogs are snafflers. They’ll eat anything the moment your back is turned. It could be a loaf of bread pulled off the counter and quickly eaten or the last few licks of jelly still left on a spoon or plate. Our dog has eaten a few things over the years that we’ve worried or
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