Carole's Doggie World

10/12/2022

𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠?

The temperature your dog can safely go out in depends on a number of factors, including its size, age and the thickness of its coat.
When the temperature drops to -7ºC and below, all dogs are at a higher risk of hypothermia and frost

Read the article from MSN for Safety advice on dogs in Cold Weather. Picture from Article

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08/12/2022

🎄The holiday season is in our doorstep. Visiting family or traveling this time of the year can be a big challenge for dog lovers.
🐶We would like to share 3 tips that could make your life a lot easier.
Top 3 Tips when travelling with dogs
✅🐕Keep Your dog Comfortable. To keep your dog calm and comfortable in the car, bring a few of your pet’s favourite things along for the ride to surround them with familiar smells.
✅🐩Whether it’s your dog’s bed or tasty treats, packing a few favourites can make anywhere feel like home. If it is your dog’s first trip, take them for some shorter trips before to get used to travelling.
✅🐕‍🦺See Your Vet Before You Go. Be sure to visit your veterinarian prior to taking off. Ensure you take out pet insurance when taking your pet on holiday in case of any unexpected injuries or emergencies.
✅🐕Find Pet-Friendly Stops Along The Route. Long drives often require frequent stops for you, but don’t forget that your pets need pit stops, too.
✅🐕‍🦺Find a rest stop that has a grassy area for them to expel some energy and take care of their business. Be sure to keep your pets on leads to keep them from roaming freely in unfamiliar places.
✅🐕‍🦺If you’re stopping overnight, don’t forget to call ahead to make sure you’ve booked pet friendly accommodation.
And One Extra Bonus Tip:
✅🐕‍🦺☝️Check Your dog’s Nametag . Make sure your pet’s nametag is secured to their collar and the information is up to date. Ensure your pet is microchipped. In the event your furry friend gets lost, it’s one of the best ways to locate him or her.
Have a safe journey”

🎄The holiday season is in our doorstep. Visiting family or traveling this time of the year can be a big challenge for dog lovers.

🐶We would like to share 3 tips that could make your life a lot easier.
Top 3 Tips when travelling with dogs

✅🐕Keep Your dog Comfortable. To keep your dog calm and comfortable in the car, bring a few of your pet’s favourite things along for the ride to surround them with familiar smells.

✅🐩Whether it’s your dog’s bed or tasty treats, packing a few favourites can make anywhere feel like home. If it is your dog’s first trip, take them for some shorter trips before to get used to travelling.

✅🐕‍🦺See Your Vet Before You Go. Be sure to visit your veterinarian prior to taking off. Ensure you take out pet insurance when taking your pet on holiday in case of any unexpected injuries or emergencies.

✅🐕Find Pet-Friendly Stops Along The Route. Long drives often require frequent stops for you, but don’t forget that your pets need pit stops, too.

✅🐕‍🦺Find a rest stop that has a grassy area for them to expel some energy and take care of their business. Be sure to keep your pets on leads to keep them from roaming freely in unfamiliar places.

✅🐕‍🦺If you’re stopping overnight, don’t forget to call ahead to make sure you’ve booked pet friendly accommodation.

And One Extra Bonus Tip:

✅🐕‍🦺☝️Check Your dog’s Nametag . Make sure your pet’s nametag is secured to their collar and the information is up to date. Ensure your pet is microchipped. In the event your furry friend gets lost, it’s one of the best ways to locate him or her.

Have a safe journey”

28/12/2019

This poor bird was put to sleep this week. His beak was twisted out of shape and his legs bowed so badly that he couldn’t run. He has been eking out an existence for the past few years by being fed table scraps, dog food and chicken mince.

He had metabolic bone disease. Metabolic bone disease in birds results in painful degenerative changes in the bones that result from nutritional imbalance and deficiencies. Imbalances of calcium, phosphorus, and Vitamin D3 can lead to soft or brittle beaks, claws and keel, bone fractures and enlarged parathyroid glands.

If you talk to bird carers, and avian vets they will tell you that this is one of the biggest causes of euthanasia of black and white baby birds that come into care.

What makes this so heartbreaking is that in many instances the reason for MBD is entirely preventable because it is due to humans feeding these birds or the birds parents when the bird is still in nest. If you are feeding mince, bread, seed, sausage, chicken or pet food to wild birds you may well be part of the problem.

Human food is not natural for magpies and can make them sick. A natural diet for these birds consists of insects and small animals.

We often hear I love my local maggies and feed them regularly. If you truly care then don’t feed them regularly and don’t feed them human foods.

**** If you really want to help then a compost heap or worm farm can augment the natural food supply during these dry times and still bring these magnificent birds as visitors to your yard******

26/06/2019

New blog post: Traveling with Your Dog: Budget-Friendly Tips for Pet Owners -

Traveling with your dog can be a transformative experience. Having your pet along for the ride while you visit new places and explore them can be fun for both of you, and it’s a bonding experience that neither of you will forget. Of course, dogs have their own set of safety and comfort considerati...

01/06/2019

A huge thank you to all the kind people who Liked and Shared my website, Carole x

19/01/2019

New Tip of the Week: Useful info about how to keep track of Your Dog's Vital Information, And, to prevent your sadness and anguish if your dog is lost:

A compilation of doggie info by Carole Curtis, a dog advocate and lover with a lifetime of researching, observing and helping dogs of most sizes and breeds.

15/12/2018

New Tip of the Week: Keep your furry friend safe this Christmas
and put a few simple steps in place to keep him or her out of harms way. Read more here:

A compilation of doggie info by Carole Curtis, a dog advocate and lover with a lifetime of researching, observing and helping dogs of most sizes and breeds.

12/10/2018

New blog post: Are you a "dog person"? Andrew Forbes from the Andalucia Diary wasn't... until he encountered a rescue dog. Read more here:

‘Our “pet-free” lives have been shattered – with the appearance of a rescue dog. We became foster parents and took in a little hound. We took her from a life of hell in the summer heat to a new home with doting “dog people”….and during that week, we became members of the “dog people....

31/08/2018

New blog post: Few things fill our hearts with joy like pets, but there is a flipside to this – we worry about the furry members of our family just as much as we do our own children. Read more on Carole's Doggie World:

Few things fill our hearts with joy like pets, but there is a flipside to this – we worry about the furry members of our family just as much as we do our own children. There are certain things that should always be taking into consideration when animals share a house, and this guide will … Conti...

28/06/2018

More dogs get lost on the 4th of July than any other day of the year. Learn how to keep your dog safe during
any holiday fireworks festivities.

A compilation of doggie info by Carole Curtis, a dog advocate and lover with a lifetime of researching, observing and helping dogs of most sizes and breeds.