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Category: Advice

  • Where and when to walk a dog off leash.

    I was horrified by a report on UK TV Countryfile giving the statistics for the number of incidents every week when sheep and cattle suffer dog attacks, largely caused by people walking on paths alongside grazing animals, through fields of grazing animals…with their dogs off leash! It’s totally unacceptable and irresponsible of the owner. I have no problem about a farmer shooting a dog which is worrying his grazing livestock.

    Everyone should remember that their dog, whatever breed or mix, is basically a domesticated wolf and as such will always have hunting instincts. This is much stronger in some dogs than others, of course, but nevertheless, no one should walk their dog off leash near grazing animals.

    Here’s an article about training your dog to walk off leash

  • Thoughts about the Spanish hunters…

    Animal Abuser poster 400What I’d like to do to all Spanish hunters…even those who look after their dogs, because they close their eyes to the horrendous maltreatment and abuse and do nothing to prevent it.

  • Hotel Management Notice

    Hotel dog notice 400 9 2015

  • The escape artist, climber, digger, Houdini.

    Escaping dog over fence 400I’m an opportunist, an escapee in the making
    I want to run away from you, your love I am forsaking.

    Because I am scared of everything, and you don’t understand
    I’d sooner run away from you and live out on the land.

    Don’t leave that door open, not even just ajar
    Because if you do I’ll be gone, and run and run so far.

    A window left open, to catch the gentle breeze
    For me that’s a piece of cake. I can get through that with ease.

    I can wriggle out of a harness if that is not secure.
    I’ll find a way I know I can, and of that you can be sure.

    I watch for things that you seemingly and carelessly forget
    Like leaving me in the garden. All you’ll have now is regret.

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  • Keep your new dog safe…important lessons to learn

    Ann Marie Payne is with SOS Animals in Coin and has become very concerned about the number of posts for lost dogs! Here’s what she writes.

    ‘Lately I’ve seen so many posts about newly adopted dogs escaping.

    You may be excited at the idea of having a new dog, but your dog is probably terrified and will want to flee at the first opportunity.

    Please try to put yourself in their mind and try to imagine this.

    They may have had a miserable life and ended up in the pound, or simply might have got lost and ended up in there. The pound is not a nice place, and many struggle to survive mentally as well as physically. They go into foster and regain some of their trust, only to find themselves crated up and off to somewhere new.

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  • French lesson – how to train your master

    French manipulation of the master 400 9 2017
    How to manipulate your master – French style. Place your chin on their knee and look at them with very soulful eyes!

  • Oral flea treatment for dogs – remember it could kill your dog!

    Do not give your dog Oral flea treatment, remember Bravecto especially kills dogs! There is still a facebook page working to have this treatment banned.

  • ACTIN – IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

    There have been 2 PAES conferences organised by ACTIN in Murcia. As a result of all the information coming out of them, it has been decided that the scope of PAES needs to grow.

    Read about it on this link.

  • Dogs die in hot cars

    Read the hard-hitting article here from the RSPCA

  • Fireworks and animals

    Fireworks-40021st June is Fete de la Musique in France where many towns and villages have an evening of music in the streets, culminating with a firework display at the end. We live at the opposite end from where the event is held in our village but, even so, the sound of music and fireworks carries across to us. The display last about 20 minutes, finishing with an enormous explosion of dozens of fireworks! Bebe and Bracken aren’t bothered by the noise, Polar listens, cocks his head, trying to identify the sound. Carmela gets in a terrible state, rushing from room to room, unwilling to be held and comforted. Unusually this year my horse, out in the meadow, was unsettled by it all.

    The next round of fireworks in France is 14th July, Bastille Day, luckily not celebrated noisily in our village!

    4th July is Independence Day celebrations in the US, another day when fireworks play a large part in events.

    In the UK it’s 5th November – Bonfire Night – but fireworks also play a part in events throughout the summer – music festivals, Picnic in the Park and so on.

    So much distress caused to so many animals…

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