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Can your dog be a Canine Blood Donor?

Jan 16, 2018
2 min

Can your dog be a Canine Blood Donor?

In our Facebook group today, a member put the call out for a canine blood donor. Her lovely dog was in dire straights at our local AEC (Accident Emergency Centre) and requires a life saving blood transfusion. The response from our members was amazing and hopefully, this pooch will do ok. Because of this callout to the group, one of our members suggested we implement a list of available dogs who fit the criteria in case it was needed again. Apparently, the onus is on the CLIE

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Guest Post: Today, my dog took his first dose of anxiety medication

Oct 7, 2017
3 min

Guest Post: Today, my dog took his first dose of anxiety medication

By Jess Mogielski If you had asked me a year ago - even a month ago - whether or not I would ever put my dogs on medication, it would have been a resounding and simple no. I have always been a firm believer that training and behaviour modification are the key to controlling an unruly dog. So, when I came to the realisation that maybe, just maybe, my dog might need the help of the canine psychiatric variety, it hit me hard. For a long time I felt like a failure - I could help

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Living and Loving Life because of Dogs

Aug 6, 2017
3 min

Living and Loving Life because of Dogs

I was thinking the other day...just what having a dog means to me. The more I thought about it, the more I appreciated just what it is about dogs that bring completeness to our lives. Here are just some reasons and benefits - in no particular order: Having a dog as part of our family brings us together. I mean, we are often sending photos of his antics to each other; of how cute he looks when he sleeps; or how doiky he looks when he runs. We share images and laughter of when

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Guest Post: Joining a Dog Club - here's why we love it!

Dog Sitting. What you should know. What you should ask.

Jul 9, 2017
4 min

Dog Sitting. What you should know. What you should ask.

My family and I embarked on a journey of 'dog sitting' way back in January 2015. First it was from friends, then friends of friends and that went down the line to signing up with an online pet sitting platform. It was a fun way to have two dogs without having two dogs all of the time. It's also a good way to get a variety of company for our very chilled dog, Finn. If you are looking at getting your dog looked after in a sitter's home - here are a few things that you need to d

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Dog Food - it's big business

May 21, 2017
5 min

Dog Food - it's big business

All those years ago, when I was 10, I was lucky enough to get a dog. Well, my family got a dog but he became mine. We named him Dhoby, and he was a Kelpie/Labrador (these days he'd be a Kelador?). See the picture to the left - yes it was in the 1970's! We lived in the country where dogs were allowed to roam and they ate Pal. Scraps from the table and a tin of smelly, fart inducing Pal. Shocking stuff. Gorgeous Dhoby had a great life and lived to the age of 15. Throughout his

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Dog Friendly Cafes

Apr 9, 2017
3 min

Dog Friendly Cafes

So, you want to go for a yummy breakfast, lunch or just a coffee. Where should you go and is there anywhere that your family dog is welcome? Yes, there is. Here in Bayside, we are lucky enough to have many places where everyone is welcome. I will list a few of our favourites further down but first some footpath dining dog etiquette rules. Make sure your dog is a non-reactive dog. You must be confident in your dogs behaviour when other dogs come by. Nothing worse than a lunge

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