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08/09/2025

It's that time of year again where acorns will going to be flooding the floors and could become tempting to your dog. It's important to remember the dangers of acorns when they become ingested ⚠️

Did you know that acorns (and the entire Oak tree) is poisonous to dogs? 🌳
Here’s the signs and symptoms of acorn poisoning in dogs. Be sure to save this post for later and share to raise awareness! 🐶

Find out more: thekennelclub.org.uk/acorns

31/08/2025

Dogs have a remarkable ability that goes beyond our understanding of time. They can actually “smell” the passage of hours by sensing how different scents in their environment change and fade. As the day moves from morning to night, each moment carries a unique smell that a dog can detect. This allows them to understand routines, anticipate events, and even know when their owners are about to return home. For dogs, time isn’t measured by clocks, but through the invisible language of scent.❤️

25/08/2025

24/08/2025

With thanks to Sophie Carter:

Did you know that the tiny vertical groove between a dog’s nose and upper lip actually has a purpose? It’s called the vegetal groove (or philtrum), and it’s not there by accident!
Each time a dog licks its lips, a bit of saliva collects in that groove. Through a process called capillarization, the moisture travels up to the nose — helping keep it damp.
And why does that matter? Because a moist nose is much better at capturing and holding scents from the air. 🌬️✨ That’s part of what makes a dog’s sense of smell so incredibly powerful!
Nature’s design is always so clever, isn’t it? 🐕💛

05/08/2025

Our paws burn from the hot tar

01/08/2025

28/07/2025

24/07/2025

OLIVER or Ollie as he is known, getting his winter woolies shaved off, then a nice warm jacket for the rest of the cold spells. He is clean and happy now

24/07/2025

🐾✨ It’s been 67 years since she was sent into space, but not many talk about her these days. We should — because it still matters.
Laika wasn’t just a dog in a rocket. She was a gentle, trusting soul. Her real name was Kudrjavka, meaning “curly” in Russian. But the world came to know her as Laika — the little barker.
She was a stray found on the streets of Moscow, chosen because she was calm and had already survived hardship. As if suffering made her more “suitable” to be sent away, with no way home.
On November 3, 1957, she was launched aboard Sputnik 2. The capsule was padded, with food and water — but no plan to bring her back.
Some say she lived just seven hours. Others say a few days. Either way, she spent her last moments alone, floating silently above the world she’d never return to.
She circled Earth 2,570 times before her capsule burned up on re-entry the following April.
Laika didn’t choose to represent science, progress, or the space race. She was just a little creature who wanted warmth and affection — and became a symbol instead.
Her story reminds us: not all progress is kind. Not all breakthroughs are just.
We haven’t forgotten you, Laika. And we never should.
📸📝 ©️ Credits to the original owner.