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22/07/2024

Pet blood bank UK have a donation session taking place at Elizabeth Smith's Vets in Upper Caldecote on the 27th July. If you own a dog that weighs 25kg or more and is between 1 and 8 years old please take a moment to check out the website and consider registering your dog. I'm happy to talk to anyone interested if you want to send me a message. Pet Blood Bank UK

13/07/2024

Brilliant

13/07/2024

Watch til it gets to the Aloe Vera

26/06/2024

Post copied from another site. But it desperately needs to be remembered

I was reluctant to post this incase it caused upset but with this heat I feel I need to raise awareness 😞.

I witnessed a dog being pulled from a car in the heat that had died in the car after being left in there with no windows open for god knows how long at a motorway service station .

Water was poured all over it to try and get its body temperature down but it was too late . Its companion in the boot was so distraught and kept barking in distress to get to it.

Please think before you think it’s a great idea to travel with your dogs for a day out in the car 🥺

*The lady in the blue shorts went over to help the dog *

01/05/2024

Think I’m in the Dog 🐕 house 🏡

30/04/2024

Had to giggle 🤭 & share. I’m sure I’m not the only one.
Son’s dog is being far too inquisitive at something. So I say ‘ leave that alone, if it’s a bee 🐝 it might sting you & you might have a reaction’
Really what do I think 🤔. She’s not exactly going to say ‘ ok nanny I’ll leave it’ 🥴. I’d certainly fall over if she did 🤭 xx

26/04/2024

With Cherished Nails – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

27/03/2024

Did you know: I didn’t
If you have a pacemaker, you can put it in your Will to have your pacemaker donated to a dog in need after you pass. Pacemakers cannot be donated to another human, but they can be donated to dogs with cardiac issues who would depend on it to stay alive.
You can have the pacemaker brought to a vet of your choice. So many of those get thrown away and dogs die because people don't know they can do this. It even saves the dog's owner the cost of the actual pacemaker which sometimes means the difference in being able to afford lifesaving treatment or not.

23/03/2024

Love it x

04/03/2024

Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.

I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.

01/03/2024

Looking forward to a Magnificent March

29/02/2024

Smile on a Thursday x

24/02/2024

🤣😆🤭

20/02/2024

14/02/2024

Happy valentine 💘 everyone x

22/01/2024

Love this.
Let's upcycle instead of sending it to landfill. 🙏

03/01/2024

😭😭!
There I lay asleep on the floor,
Then all off a sudden there was a knock on the door.
A man came in holding a lead,
He said I might be a dangerous breed.
Mummy was crying, daddy looked sad,
What had I done?? Had I been bad??
I was taken to kennels, scared and alone,
I didn't know I would never go home.
The man came to get me and we went into a room.
I didn't know it would happen that soon.
The man stroked my head and I wagged my tail.
He said he was sorry, he said he had failed.
The vet walked towards me with a tear in his eye, It wasn't his fault that I had to die.
When will they see its the deed not the breed?
When will they punish the right end off the lead?

A Simple picture speaks a thousands words
😭😭😭😭

19/12/2023

They told me...
That my house
Smells like dog...🐾
And I asked them...
Do they know what a dog smells like?
A dog smells like:
Gratitude...
Loyalty...
Nobility...
Honey...
Pure and Unconditional Love! 💜
and despite all they have suffered they don't smell a grudge....
So...
I feel blessed
My house smells like dog! 🐾💞

18/12/2023

Merry Christmas 🎄 to all my friends that come & play with me. Looking forward to lots more fun x

28/11/2023

I have the loveliest friends. Thank you 🙏 x

27/11/2023

How brilliant 🤩

07/11/2023

Check your dog's palate! It's getting cold outside, they're looking for a warm spot. These Asian bugs look like ladybugs, once in the mouth they stick to the palate and it's very painful for dogs, not nice. Share to make sure others learn about these horrible little things!

30/10/2023

So beautiful I had to share…….

"Yesterday I adopted the oldest, sickest, and sorest shelter dog. I'll never forget his eyes. When I went into the cage he didn't even bother to look, he knew I wouldn't even see him.

Curling around the corner He'd accepted his fate. The volunteer said to me many times... Are you sure this one? Are you sure? YES! This is my dog. He opened the cage and 3 animals fell on me. I ran towards him, suddenly he looked at me as if he saw an angel... I hugged him and told him that now he'll be happy again. Then he sleeps in my lap... probably the first peaceful sleep he ever had.

Give it a life. Give it a hug. They need us."

From a dad who saved a soul.

Credit: Animal Alternative Therapy














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25/10/2023

Please give a great deal of thought before adding another family member. Just like children they are a Huge responsibility & give Huge amounts of love 💕 & affection