Pets Win Prizes!

There’s still a couple of days left to enter the My Pet Has a Heart of Gold competition over at www.petstreet.co.uk, so if you think your pet is the sweetest creature around, head on over and put up your photos, and you could win a Hubble & Hattie book!

visit www.petstreet.co.uk/PetIdol_Competition to find out more.

SIT, STAY, EAT ...

An excerpt from brand new Hubble & Hattie book You and Your Border Terrier - The Essential Guide can be found in this month's Pet magazine. Check it out!

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You and Your Border Terrier – The Essential Guide
By David Alderton

Everything you need to know about choosing, buying and enjoying your Border Terrier, including breed background, settling in your new arrival, establishing a daily routine and what to expect as your canine companion grows up. Over 100 illustrations – many especially commissioned – colourfully illustrate and describe these captivating dogs.

Click here for more info about the book.

DONATIONS TO DOGS FOR THE DISABLED!

Veloce Publishing is pleased to announce that, for every copy sold of its latest Hubble & Hattie book, Waggy Tails & Wheelchairs, 50p will be donated to Dogs for the Disabled.

As Peter Gorbing, Chief Executive of Dogs for the Disabled, says in the introduction to the book: “Waggy Tails & Wheelchairs has lots of useful information that any wheelchair or scooter user who is contemplating getting a dog would do well to read. The author is realistic about the work involved in having a dog, but if the right strategies are in place, it will be a tremendously rewarding experience for both the individual and the dog.

“As an organisation involved in training assistance dogs, Dogs for the Disabled has built up many years of practical experience of working with wheelchair users. Whilst Dogs for the Disabled uses some different techniques in its training work, this book nevertheless contains a wealth of tips that will prove invaluable.

“If you are a wheelchair user thinking of getting a companion dog, this is the book for you.”

Buying a copy of this book will contribute to the continuation of this pioneering charity that does so much good work towards changing the lives of adults and children with disabilities.

Thanks also to Sky1 for helping to promote the book, and the cause, with this competition.

HOW TO COMBINE WHEELCHAIR USE WITH OWNING YOUR OWN DOG!

New! Waggy Tails & Wheelchairs –
The complete guide to harmonious living for you and your dog
By Alexander Epp

For every copy sold a donation is made to Dogs for the Disabled.

Confined to a wheelchair but still want a dog - is that a good idea?
Indeed it is, as the author – who’s wheelchair dependent – ably demonstrates. Here, everything that mobility-impaired potential dog owners need to consider to enable them to own and care for their very own canine companion, even if finances are restricted, or they do not have their own car, carers or helpers, is described and illustrated in detail.
Wheelchair and mobility scooter users face their own particular challenges when it comes to dog ownership: how will they walk their dog; train and teach it; play games with it, and, all importantly, pick up that poop?
From his unique viewpoint, the author answers all of these questions and concerns, and more besides, in this new book – which is available now from bookshops or www.velocebooks.com – allowing readers to assess and determine whether they can share their special lifestyle with a dog, and what they can do in preparation for this happy circumstance.

Available now!

REVIEW OF SMELLORAMA IN DOGS MONTHLY

GREAT DOGGIE BOOKS TO BE WON

There's just a few days left to enter Sky 1's great new competition, where ... 'one lucky winner will win a selection of four fantastic books that will help you get to know your best friend that little bit better!' See full details here

NEW BOOK - SMELLORAMA!

Smellorama – nose games for dogs by Viviane Theby is out now and available to buy!

With up to 100 times as many olfactory receptors as humans, dogs use their sense of smell to ‘see’ and interpret their world, just as we do with our eyes. A dog’s keen sense of smell is helped by a wet nose which has a layer of mucus that absorbs some scent molecules more quickly, allowing even the faintest scent to be detected and followed. And it’s not just specialist hounds such as gun, drug and bomb detection dogs that have this amazing ability. All dogs love to sniff out new smells and messages – their very own p-mail! – so your faithful friend can be taught to find those lost car keys, tell you if your food contains minute traces of nuts, or even locate a missing person, and in such a way that these ‘nose games’ are great fun for both of you!
More info.