In a couple of weeks one of my best friends is due to go away on holiday to Canada and she has worryingly asked me to look after her 2 new guinea pigs for her whilst she is away. It’s not that I don’t want to look after them for her it’s just that I [...]
Latest pet crazy that has come to England from America is the very cute but also very bizarre, micro pig. This little pink pet measures only 8in from snout to tail, which is about the same size as a baby rabbit or a guinea pig. There are many advantages of owning a micro pig [...]
Recently there has been a growing market for people wanting to but meerkats as pets, following on from the successful ‘Compare the Meerkat’ advertisement from website comparison company, Compare the Market. Although they might be cute and fluffy, unfortunately meerkats do not make suitable pets due to the fact that they are really smelly! They [...]
Last year the government brought in a new legislation that allowed dogs to travel to selected countries without having to spend weeks away from their owners in quarantine. But it’s not as simple as just hoping on a plane with Rover on a lead, owners need to be organised as they need to prepare at [...]
I am going to have to attempt it soon, or take Billy down to the dog ‘beauty’ salon as his claws are becoming rather long. I have managed it once before, but it took a friend and myself to work together to manage to get the job done.
Im thinking I might just have to [...]
Well I’m sat here trying to watch the football on the tv, but unfortunately Billy, who has obviously had a hard day, is insisting on sitting in front of the fire snoring his head off.
I am convinced that he never used to snore and its all about attempting to attract attention, because as soon as [...]
Took a look at the dog the other day and probably took a look at myself as well and decided we both needed a bit of exercise, so we went out walking along the canal near where I live. Im quite lucky really that Im able to have a nice stretch of path with [...]
It has been reported that a fire caused the deaths of over 1000 pets that were homed at a breeding centre in Okehampton, Devon.
The fire which was originally suspected as arson, turned out to be caused by an electrical fault in equipment used within the centre. There were a total of 4 barns, a [...]
Just wanted to let everyone know about the problems we have been suffering with my dog, Billy, who is a cross border collie. He is getting on for 10 years old now and therefore is relatively old, so what I am about to unveil may may be down to old age.
Billy started suffering fits [...]
There has been huge debate surrounding a lamb which was kept as a pet at a school in Kent.
Marcus the lamb has been living at the school’s farm since he was small, but the school council has now voted 13-1 to kill the lamb to raise money to buy more animals.
It is said [...]