Matron's Dogblog

Readers of my other blog will know that last week I had to say goodbye to my Buddy. He was 15 years old and had a stroke. Unable to stand u...

What do dogs need in order to fulfil a happy life? Well, the basics are obvious - the same as for us, food, shelter, water, company... but ...

Do you have a dog that seems to moult brushfulls of fur from time to time? I do! It can be alarming to brush and brush and seemingly endles...

I have just returned from a short trip to Rome. Of course the main tourist sights were on the menu but I could not help but look out for loc...

It is about this time of year in Britain that dog owners begin to worry about how their pets will cope with fireworks. In an ideal world a...

Have you ever stopped to think why we take our dogs out for walkies on the end of a leash? Well, the obvious answer to that would be to ke...

I've just come back from a holiday around the Coast of Britain and Ireland. I met a lovely man and a lovely dog on the Giants Causeway i...