The Canine Centre

05/05/2024

Tyn Y Dref Kennels and Cattery is situated within vast acres of stunning Welsh countryside, on the outskirts of the Snowdonia National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty. It is located a short distance from Black Rock Sands a two mile stretch of golden beach. The nearest town is Porthmadog,...

26/01/2024

This is heartbreaking

23/09/2023

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22/09/2023

XL BULLY BAN: FREE WEBINAR ON SUNDAY AT 3PM

We have more than 250 people booked onto this Zoom chat already but we do still have more spaces available. Please sign up using the link below and we will send you a link. Our panel will aim to answer as many of your questions as possible and we can confirm it will consist of:-

Trevor Cooper : Solicitor
Mel Rushmore & Andrea Phillips : Deed Not Breed
Michelle Ikin : Dog Warden
Mike Webb : Battersea Dogs' & Cats Home

Thanks to everyone who is giving up their time for free to help with this important event. The panel won't necessarily have all the answers but will give you their best guess of what is likely to happen based on their experience.

If you are unable to attend, we will aim to upload a recording onto YouTube next week.

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17/09/2023

Playing with fabulous Fara today 😍😍

30/08/2023

If ever there was a genuine worth while cause this is it.
Ruth has dedicated everything to rescuing and rehabilitating dogs.
If anyone can make a donation no matter how small it will make a huge difference.

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As many of you now know, Ruth has recently been given a diagnosis of lung cancer. So, I'm hoping to raise funds which will go directly to Devon Dog Behaviour Rehab & Rehome to try and reduce the financial pressure of running the rescue, while Ruth undergoes treatment involving chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

For those of you that don't already know, Ruth is the heart and soul of DDBR&R. She's a strong, fiesty, independant, tough lady who has already survived sepsis, so I have no doubt she can do it again.

Ruth has run DDBR&R since 2010 with the express purpose of taking and rehabiliting the dogs no one else will. During the last 13 years she has saved countless dogs lives, who would otherwise have been euthanised. Ensuring their training is complete before finding them new loving homes, or adding them to her pack if homing is not an option. Ruth has also spent years as an expert witness fighting for dogs' lives in court and she has not lost one yet, so I don't expect she will lose this fight either.

So, I believe it is now time for us to do something for her, so she can really focus on her treatment and getting well again. If every one of DDBR&R 's 4.5k followers donates just a single pound then that will give her breathing space to concentrate on herself for once.

I think she's earned that, don't you?

Thank you, Abi

https://gofund.me/e49e7ace

16/08/2023

Some down time today 😀

09/07/2023

Excellent courses for dog trainers or anyone wanting to learn more about dogs.

24/05/2023

Omg such a happy ending to a scary situation

08/05/2023

Let’s hear it for the oldies 😀😀

14/04/2023

🤣😀

15/03/2023

So deserved a great worthy winner ⭐️😀

CRUFTS ANNOUNCES THE NATION’S TOP CANINE HERO: POLICE DOG STELLA

Stella and Claire, have tonight, (Sunday 12 March) been announced as the winners of The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award competition at Crufts 2023.

Nine-year-old Stella was a finalist in the Extraordinary Life of a Working Dog category with her owner and handler, PC Claire Todd. Police Dog Stella has just retired from Gloucestershire police after serving eight and a half years as a police drugs, cash and fi****ms recovery dog.

Despite her sad start to life, as an RSPCA rescue dog, Stella overcame the odds to become the first Staffordshire Bull Terrier Police Dog in the UK in 2014. In her working career, alongside her owner Claire, Stella has found weapons and thousands of pounds worth of drugs and cash, making her a true canine hero, working to keep the nation safe. Outside of her vital work in with the police bringing criminals to justice, she has also helped people overcome their fear of dogs during school and community talks.

Stella was one of five hero dog finalists shortlisted for The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award competition in February. The finalists shared their unique stories of the impact that each dog has made on their life, and the nation cast over 120,000 votes in under a month. The winner was announced in the Resorts World Arena at the NEC in Birmingham on the final day of the world’s greatest dog show, Crufts, by broadcaster and award ambassador Kay Burley.

Proud Claire and Stella were presented with their award and a cheque for £5,000 from The Kennel Club Charitable Trust for a dog charity of their choice. The four other finalists also received £1,000 for their chosen dog charity for making it to the prestigious final.

The award this year also honoured those dogs involved with the search and rescue mission in Turkey and Syria after the horrific earthquake. The heroic teams from K9 Search & Rescue NI and UK ISAR were recognised at Crufts with a donation to their organisations and a special award for their bravery and dedication.

Speaking about Stella’s award, Claire said: “It is just incredible, I’m speechless. Really it is amazing and we are so grateful for everyone that has voted. All the dogs are such worthy winners so we are over the moon!

“Stella is so special because she is a rescue dog and also the first Staffordshire Bull Terrier in the country to be a police dog and she has been worth her weight in gold to me.

“It’s brilliant the work police dogs do, they don’t realise how important their job is but to us it is invaluable. The police dogs are incredible and do such an incredible job! I was holding back the tears, I didn’t expect to win!”

15/03/2023

We are guilty - are you?

14/03/2023

This is soooo true😀🤣

13/03/2023

Fantastic that a Lagotto won Crufts and excellent to see The Lagotto Romagnolo Club of Great Britain giving prospective owners an insight into owning the breed- an absolutely fantastic post 👏⭐️

13/03/2023

Congratulations to Orca what a happy tail waggy dog😀

What do you guys think was Orca your best in show?

12/03/2023

A really useful read

08/03/2023