by Chris Elwell | Oct 29, 2017 | dog ownership, Dogs, rescue
A Dog is For Life Call me a cynic, but having just spent half an hour scanning a well known internet selling site,I couldn’t help but notice that approximately 50% of the adverts were for puppies. Most of these were either ready now, or available in the weeks...
by Chris Elwell | Aug 15, 2017 | dog ownership, Dogs, pet dog forum, rescue, Uncategorized
Why should I Pay for a Rescue Dog? Recently I have seen discussions on social media selling sites when dogs have been advertised free to a good home. This will always ignite a barrage of comments, some more politely worded than others. These will usually stem around...
by Chris Elwell | Aug 4, 2017 | dog ownership, Dogs, grooming
Dog Grooming Lessons. “I Can’t Groom my Dog” “He (or she) won’t let me groom them”. A comment I hear frequently from new customers, generally just before I’m presented with a dog I have to clip off due to...
by Chris Elwell | Feb 13, 2017 | dog behaviour, dog friendly, dog ownership, dogandbone, Dogs
Another of the common questions I get asked whilst grooming peoples dogs, is have you been bitten or how to you prevent a dog bite? My personal opinion is it is very rare for a dog to bite for no reason. As someone who spends a great deal of time around dogs, both...
by Chris Elwell | Oct 29, 2016 | dog ownership, Dogs, dogs for disabled, grooming, mental health, PTSD, rescue
A little background I warn you now, this is going to be a bit personal, well for me. This post was inspired by a an organisation that sells products in the US, to help fund rescue dogs. One of their tops carries the above slogan, and it got me to thinking. I...
by Chris Elwell | Sep 29, 2016 | dog friendly, dog ownership, dogandbone, Dogs, grooming
“I Can’t Groom” “He (or she) won’t let me groom them”. A comment I hear frequently from new customers, generally just before I’m presented with a dog I have to clip off due to matting. Some scenarios are worse...
