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A puppy's first night at home: what to expect, ...

The first night is the one everybody gets wrong. Where they should sleep, why leaving them to cry sets you back weeks, and the one thing not to change in...

A puppy's first night at home: what to expect, ...

The first night is the one everybody gets wrong. Where they should sleep, why leaving them to cry sets you back weeks, and the one thing not to change in...

Signs your dog is bored, and what actually fixe...

Chewing, barking, digging and pacing are usually boredom rather than bad behaviour. Why more walking often is not the answer, and what twenty minutes of the right thing does instead.

Signs your dog is bored, and what actually fixe...

Chewing, barking, digging and pacing are usually boredom rather than bad behaviour. Why more walking often is not the answer, and what twenty minutes of the right thing does instead.

Does your dog actually need a coat? Most do not

Some dogs genuinely need a coat in a British winter and most do not. How to tell which yours is, by coat type, size, age and behaviour rather than by...

Does your dog actually need a coat? Most do not

Some dogs genuinely need a coat in a British winter and most do not. How to tell which yours is, by coat type, size, age and behaviour rather than by...

Why does my dog eat grass? The usual answer is ...

Everyone tells you dogs eat grass because they feel sick. The research says otherwise. What the study actually found, and the version that genuinely warrants a vet.

Why does my dog eat grass? The usual answer is ...

Everyone tells you dogs eat grass because they feel sick. The research says otherwise. What the study actually found, and the version that genuinely warrants a vet.

Fireworks and dogs: why you have to start in Se...

Around two thirds of UK dog owners say fireworks affect their dog. Almost all the advice appears in the first week of November, by which point the things that actually...

Fireworks and dogs: why you have to start in Se...

Around two thirds of UK dog owners say fireworks affect their dog. Almost all the advice appears in the first week of November, by which point the things that actually...

Will your cat actually use a tunnel bed? Probab...

Cats ignore new beds for predictable reasons, and almost none of them are about the bed. Why enclosed spaces work, and how to place one so it actually gets used.

Will your cat actually use a tunnel bed? Probab...

Cats ignore new beds for predictable reasons, and almost none of them are about the bed. Why enclosed spaces work, and how to place one so it actually gets used.