Information has recently emerged from the US concerning Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), an enlarged left ventricle of the heart, which has led to eye-catching headlines claiming that grain free diets are causing this condition in dogs. Let’s break down the facts.

This week sees the Royal Mail’s seventh year of holding a Dog Awareness Week to highlight the dangers your pet could bring to their workers when delivering your post. They have issued a list of ‘top tips’ for the dog-owning public…

Has your dog ever looked up at you with his ‘puppy dog eyes’ and you’ve felt powerless to say no to that extra treat or cuddle on the sofa? Well, according to a study published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, these clever creatures have spent thousands of years of evolution perfecting this manipulation of our consciences.

Today (14^th June 2019), is World Blood Donor Day. An important day to remind all of us who are capable of doing so that taking 20 minutes from your schedule to give blood could save someone’s life. Did you know that your dog could offer that same gift? Dogs go through life-threatening operations, occasionally needing blood transfusions to survive and, just like us, they need the same species to donate that life-saving red elixir. Could your dog be eligible to be a canine superhero?

The race to claim the title of the ‘UK’s Most Average Dog Breed’ was hotly contested. Which dog breed has the least amount of issues specifically related to its breed? Many fell at the first hurdle. Labradors and German shepherds are prone to hip dysplasia, amongst a range of other issues; Jack Russel terriers are genetically vulnerable to lens luxation; dalmatians often develop kidney or bladder stones; and let’s just not mention the brachycephalic dogs… So, who will rise up and take the trophy?