Now I know in the UK we don't exactly have soaring summer temperatures, but there are some days when the gauge might hit 25 degrees (yippee!) and we have to be very careful that our four legged friends do not over heat. Some breeds struggle more than others, BULLDOGS, NEWFOUNDLANDS and HUSKEYS to name but a few but no matter what shape, colour and size, all dogs need to be kept as COOL AS POSSIBLE, so what's best to do? There is the obvious advice, don't walk them in the heat of the day, don't leave them in cars and do make sure there is always plenty of water about. However, there is a product on the market that will also...
You would think the choice of COLLAR for a DOG would be an easy thing, if it's the right size and the right colour, Bobs your Uncle, buy it! Not so for Cocoa, as she is a SPANISH WATER DOG, her coat, unless trimmed is long, thick and prone to matting as she cannot be brushed. In the past, all the DOG COLLARS we have used have just flattened her coat down around her neck, making it matted or worse, losing the fur on the part underneath the collar. Until we happened upon the RUFFWEAR KNOT-A-COLLAR, it is made of 7mm rope with sliding fisherman knots which are adjustable for a good fit, making it secure around the neck, but not too...
Further to my camping blog you will know that I am not really a fan of camping, I miss my creature comforts and to a certain extent I need order and routine. So you would think that I wouldn’t exactly enjoy the travelling lifestyle that we currently seem to have as we visit show by show every weekend. I always think that the nomadic lifestyle has been romanticised over the years, starting when I was child reading anything from Treasure Island to the Chronicles of Narnia, the fun, the adventure, the exotic places and the interesting people, so since starting TUFFDOGS STUFF LTD and visiting the country fairs has it lived up to my childish expectations? Yes it has...
So why are we going camping? Good question. As TUFFDOGS STUFF LTD takes off we wanted to get out and about doing the Country Shows, Game Fairs & Dog Shows, meeting people and other dogs, so the easiest way to do this with 3 dogs in tow was camping. So we thought in anticipation of this we had better get some practice in. After spending 2 hours loading the car up with not only all of the camping equipment but the DOG ACCESSORIES too; Luca's special SLO-BOWL because he EATS TOO QUICKLY, Cocoa's RUFFWEAR APPROACH DOG BACKPACK which includes her WEBMASTER DOG HARNESS for the DOG CAR TRAVEL, her RUFFWEAR POLAR TREX hiking boots to stop the pads on her...
Bloat can be a serious problem and in dogs it has been known to be a life threatening condition. Basically it enlarges the stomach which then puts pressure on other organs, making breathing difficult and decreasing the blood supply to other organs and if not caught quick enough, in extreme cases this can result in death. So what can be done to help prevent this symptom occurring? Two of the main no no's are that you shouldn't exercise your dog one hour before consuming food and also one hour after, the same goes for drinking water too. Another common cause is eating far too quickly and Luca, our Italian Spinone is a prime example of this. He will gulp 300g...
