Dog Walk along the River Allen and saw the Signets hitching a ride …
What a wonderful sight on the River. Max who I was walking stopped and watched them too!
Just to add I saw the Otter again.
Being a Dog Walker has so many special moments!
Suggested Dog Walk for a rainy day! Willett Arms to Broadstone, nr Wimborne, along the Castleman Trailway
Willett Arms
Starting from the car park at the Willett Arms Pub (on the road into Wimborne from Gravel Hill, Poole) you walk to Broadstone through Delph Woods and back to the pub via the Castleman Trailway (which is the old railway line).
Lots of natural shelter and the dogs will love it!
Dogs are safe off the lead but do look out for the occasional cyclist.
Depending upon the weather the previous few days the woods could be a bit muddy but the trailway will be fine.
It’s a flat walk with a few small inclines. The walk is about 2.5 miles.
Dog friendly bar area in the pub, where you can eat or just have a nice hot drink!
Enjoy your walk!
Our Summer Dog Show 2016 will be on Sunday 22nd May.
We are changing from a two day show to a one day show.
To be held at
Canford Magna Garden Centre,
Magna Road, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 3AP
There are major roadworks on the A338 from Ashley Heath roundabout to the Blackwater junction nr Christchurch and Bournemouth. Ferndown and Wimborne can also be busy.
Please allow extra time for your journey.
We wish you a safe journey and an enjoyable day at our show.
Visit their website http://cnfcs.webs.com/summer-open-show-2016.
Yes
Bananas – rich in potassium and vitamin C
Blueberries – high in antioxidants
Kiwis – good source of vitamin C and potassium
Pineapple – try frozen for a cool treat!
Strawberries – high in finer and antioxidants
Yes, but …
Apples – don’t let them eat the seeds
Lemons – he may not like the bitter taste
Oranges – they’re high in natural sugar so give in moderation
Peaches – remove the pit as it can cause internal blockage
Water Melon – remove the rind first
No
Avocados can cause vomiting
Cherries – can cause cyanide poisoning in large quantities
Grapes – can cause kidney failure
Raisins – can cause kidney failure
A police dog has died in a “tragic accident” after he was hit by a vehicle while chasing suspected criminals.
Four-year-old Rebus was struck by a police 4×4 while involved in a pursuit in the early hours of Wednesday morning in Colnwick, Nottingham, police said.
The German Shepherd-Belgian Shepherd cross was given emergency care at the scene but died of his injuries with his handler by his side.
Chief Inspector Andy Hall, of the East Midlands Operational Support Service (EMOpSS), said: “This incident is being fully and actively reviewed, and we await the findings.
“I take the view at this time, however, that it appears to have been a tragic accident.
“I would like to acknowledge and commend the care given to Rebus in his time of need.
“Not only did an officer provide CPR at the scene, a number of members of the public offered their assistance.
“A valued police dog and a loyal companion, Rebus certainly would have known he was loved.
“Our colleague is devastated and the officer who was driving the vehicle is understandably distressed.
“They are being supported by their team and they in turn are being supported by their associates.
“Rebus was not only a fine police dog, he was a member of our policing family.
“His impeccable service was acknowledged at a memorial today in which DCC Sue Fish laid a wreath in his honour.”
Rebus joined Nottinghamshire Police as a pup in July 2012, and in his four years of service he helped catch numerous suspects, police said.
Since the launch of EMOpSS in May last year he had attended 313 incidents.
Three teenage boys were arrested on suspicion of theft following the incident in which Rebus was killed.
The two 15-year-olds and a 17-year-old remain in police custody for questioning.
Nature enthusiast Chris Packham will be officially announcing the start of our Great British Dog Walk in New Forest this weekend – and bringing along his pet poodles Itchy and Scratchy for the fun!
You can join us and him at the walk on the day, or book your tickets in advance here. >> www.greatbritishdogwalk.org/foxburycommon.php
Chris Packham, who lives in the New Forest said:
“I am very much looking forward to attending Hearing Dog’s Great British Dog Walk at Foxbury Common. As a poodle owner I wasn’t surprised to find out that Hearing Dogs use that breed for some of their dogs as they are very intelligent. I really look forward to meeting lots of local people and their dogs, and helping to raise funds for this life-changing charity.
“Events like this mean the charity can raise funds to help more deaf people so I am delighted to be part of the day! I hope as many people as possible can join us at Foxbury and that the weather is good to us.”
Find out more about the New Forest Great British Dog Walk
Join Hearing Dogs and Chris Packham at our Great British Dog Walk near Southampton this weekend.
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Beware The Puppy Dealers
BY JANETTA HARVEY · MAY 15, 2016
The rough end of the puppy breeding industry is a world inhabited by puppy dealers who in today’s booming, poorly regulated puppy market are making huge sums of money and duping thousands of puppy buyers. The recent case of a puppy dealer who made tens of thousands of pounds a week selling puppies illustrates the money that’s easily made by those who pretend to be selling dogs they’ve bred themselves. However, the dogs are bought in by the puppy dealers from breeding facilities, run by puppy farmers or backstreet breeders, sometimes located in rural locations using agricultural buildings, or from suburban homes where cages can be stacked in rooms or garden sheds. Some of these breeders sell direct to the public, as well as using a network of puppy dealers. So many puppies are being produced today in the UK that breeders alone could never sell the numbers they’re producing; this is where puppy dealers are an essential, horrible part of this nasty trade.
This is an industry that traps countless parent dogs in cruelty through all the years that they’re kept alive to breed. Many of the dogs don’t leave the confinement of the breeding facilities alive, whether that’s a concrete pen in an agricultural shed, or a stacked cage in someone’s back room or garden shed. They live and die in a few square feet of misery. Their lives are purely an existence for the profit of those confining them. Puppy buyers usually have no knowledge of the dreadful conditions their puppies start life in; nor what their parents are left behind to endure. If they do, they buy the puppies in the belief they’re saving them; but the market gains another sale, puppy dealers line their pockets and the demand continues in the lucrative puppy trade.
As public awareness has slowly caught up with messages on social media, and welfare education which urges puppy buyers to see puppies with their mum, the puppy dealers and sellers remain several steps ahead. They make it their business to know what tactics they need to employ to continue their cruel trade. Those who don’t breed the puppies and cannot produce mum, are known to have stooge mother dogs available should savvy puppy buyers ask ‘where’s mum’?
A spokesperson for campaign group Puppy Love Campaigns told me recently that during their undercover investigations they’ve often been approached by breeders offering them a female dog – not always mother to the litter – to have on hand during puppy sales, and as soon as she’s served her purpose which is to fool the buyers, she’s back to the breeding shed.
We have had many conversations with puppy farmers of all kinds. All over the country they’ve got friends and friends of friends, who sell pups for them. In fact, on more than one occasion when we’ve been undercover, we’ve been asked if we want to do it too.
One breeder asked us to consider selling her litters with or without mum present for £400 per pup, anything we could make over that was ours to keep.
Mum being present isn’t a problem for these people, they either transport mum before she whelps or after and when pups are sold she goes back to the shed to start again.
It’s hard for average puppy buyers to know whether any adult dog that’s presented as mum, is indeed mum. But even if she is, it’s absolutely no guarantee that she and other dogs are kept in anything like good conditions. It’s great that the message is getting through to buyers that puppies must be with mum, but this simple message has severe limitations in today’s cruel, badly regulated puppy trade.
As well as puppy dealers duping buyers into thinking the puppies they’re selling have been bred by them, and either using a stooge female dog to get over any questions about ‘where’s mum’, or simply making excuses for her not being around, it’s entirely possible that a typical puppy sale today is one where mum is in fact present with her puppies and they’ve all just been taken out of the shed in the garden. When the sale is done, back to the shed mum goes with any remaining puppies, to join the other 15 or more breeding dogs who will never live the lives they should as they’re trapped in the puppy trade. Those puppies are not sold by dealers, or third parties, they’re sold by breeders, probably unlicensed, but could be licensed. The system is a malicious shambles for the dogs whatever way it’s looked at.
It’s the kind of sales scene that happens across the country daily. It’s why the major organisations who see the reality of the puppy trade on a first-hand basis know that a concerted effort to tackle the trade in its entirety is needed. It’s why, whilst being something I wholeheartedly want to see, I know that a ban on selling puppies by third parties on its own is never going to end the suffering of dogs in the puppy trade. It won’t help those dogs being kept in garden sheds in stacked cages whose puppies are sold not by puppy dealers, but by the breeders, direct to the buyers; nor the dogs on farms who do sell directly to the public in special ‘public friendly’ sales areas. Puppies are sold by people who use all the tactics of the sly and cruel puppy trade to make the easy money that the current system enables.
To support the work of those fighting this cruelty in all its forms and who understand the fullness of what must be done, visit:
Puppy Love Campaigns
RSPCA Scrap The Puppy Trade Campaign
Dogs Trust puppy smuggling
Blue Cross
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home end backstreet breeding campaign
Harness the power of healing fruits.
We health-nutty humans can’t get enough of “super fruits” – those rich, flavorful fruits so densely packed with nutrients that they act as medicine as well as food. With exotic names like dragonfruit, acai, mangosteen and goji, these fruits contain potent antioxidants that defend against environmental damage while also helping repair the body from within. In recent years, super fruits have gone from a little-known health fad to a blossoming medical and nutritional innovation. Super fruits don’t just benefit our own bodies; they can also give a health boost to our furry friends. Dogs are fully capable of digesting almost all forms of fruit, and can benefit from superfuits to the same degree we can. Here are just six of the many fruity treats that can help heal as well as feed your canine companion.
fruits 1 Acai berries
Among the most famous super fruits is the acai berry, which has a deliciously unusual flavor that is almost chocolatey in its richness. While your pooch can’t join you in sharing a chocolate bar, she can certainly have her fill of acai berries. These tasty treats are an incredibly dense source of anthocyanins, which are deep blue compounds capable of neutralizing superoxides, dangerous compounds that dogs produce in response to stress. Acai berries are also a good source of vegetarian proteins and fats, which dogs require in a balanced diet. If you do decide to share acai berries with your dog, try to aim for fair trade fruit; they provide sustainable income for people living in the Amazon rainforest, where the berries come from.
fruits 2 Blackberries
Another incredibly rich source of anthocyanins, the common blackberry is a champion among super fruits. After a well-designed scientific investigation, the USDA ranked blackberries among the top ten antioxidant foods consumed in the US. Although they may not be as exotic or novel as their tropical counterparts, blackberries can boost your dog’s defences against common sources of free radicals, including stress, disease and pollution. Because they grow abundantly throughout North America, you’re likely to find local, organic blackberries at a very fair and reasonable price. Try mixing blackberries with broccoli and whole egg for a delicious doggie “smoothie”.
fruits 3 Cranberries
Cranberries have been valued for centuries for their healing powers, and their effects aren’t limited to human beings. A single cup of whole cranberries provides nearly 12 times the antioxidant capacity of a cup of orange juice. Cranberries are well-documented for their ability to improve urinary health in both humans and animals. Cranberries contain a natural medicinal compound that prevents bacteria from clinging to the walls of the bladder, urethra and kidneys. This means fewer infections and better detoxification for your furry companion. The tangy fruit also contains nontoxic doses of salicylic acid, a natural anti-inflammatory and painrelieving compound similar to aspirin. It’s a perfect tonic for an aging or arthritic dog, but some dislike its tartness. Try mixing it with other foods or giving it as you would a pill.
4 Wolfberries / Goji Berries
Wolfberry owes its common name to the wild canines of the Orient, who adore this delicious and powerfully nutritious fruit. Your own little wolf will be equally eager to experience the flavors of the wolfberry, which are at once fruity, tomato-like, and delicately piney. Also known by its Chinese name goji, wolfberry appears to reduce inflammation, improve heart health, prevent eye disease, and even improve brain function in animals. It can also help modulate a dog’s immune system so he responds to infection in an healthy manner, but doesn’t experience unnecessary fever or inflammation when infection does strike.
fruits 5 Pomegranates
Pomegranate fruit has been adored for centuries because of its combination of incredible flavor, balanced nutrition, and often-unexpected medicinal effects. Whole pomegranate is an excellent source of fiber and antioxidants for dogs, and pooches enjoy its taste and texture. But its benefits don’t end there: several studies have found that this ancient fruit can help with heart disease in humans and animals alike. Its natural juices also coat a dog’s teeth with bacteria-fighting compounds that prevent cavities and gum disease. Interestingly, the antioxidants in pomegranate appear to specifically protect animals’ bowels. Given the increasing rates of colon cancer in dogs, it’s prudent to add pomegranate to your pal’s preventative health regimen.
fruits 6 Blueberries
Perhaps the queen of local super fruits, blueberries are the strongest antioxidant fruit grown in North America. They contain extremely concentrated antioxidants that inhibit the growth of cancer cells and actively reduce inflammation. Like cranberries, they hinder the growth of bacteria in an animal’s urinary tract, preventing infections and other common problems. Blueberries can also improve your pup’s brain health – several studies have found they improve mood and mental function in animals. Most dogs enjoy the sweet flavor of blueberries, but others find them too strong. If your companion declines them, he’s more likely to enjoy them in a “stew” made with meat and raw greens.
Super fruits can be fed as treats, or sprinkled over or mixed into your dog’s food. They’ll add variety as well as extra nutrition and taste to his diet. What more could anyone ask for?
fruits Fruits to avoid
Although fruit is a healthy and essential part of a dog’s balanced diet, some fruits can actually be harmful or fatal. Grapes, although a healthy superfruit for humans, contain a compound that can trigger near immediate kidney failure in a dog. As few as seven raisins or grapes are enough to kill a medium-sized dog. Be sure to also limit your dog’s intake of pits and seeds in fruit. Although your friend can handle an occasional apple seed, most pits and seeds contain cyanide, which can poison a pooch if ingested in large quantities.
Introducing our new ORGANIC range! The Organic Lamb Tripe and Organic Beef Tripe will be available from 1st May at £1.45 per lb (454g). In the coming weeks we will be introducing an Organic Beef, Lamb, Chicken and Pork selection too, so keep an eye on the website for all the latest updates!
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