Shoreline Canine

Smelly and Peter want to remind everyone to keep checking your dogs for ticks! Pulled one of Peter yesterday . It was tiny+ That's the joys of ticks this time of the year, they're still here and they're so freaking small and hard to spot. ... Give your dogs a good rub down

This! I've seen many dogs effected by these types of "games" and no of them were effected in a positive way. The dogs went neurotic over any shadows or light reflections. It's so sad to see.

These beautiful days are few and far between! Soon winter will bring cold days and we will move away from the Shoreline hikes and take shelter in the forest! Get out and enjoy the good ones

Just a little warning regarding the treats many stores are now starting to stock for dogs at Christmas. Many of these so called treats end up with the dog "enj...oying" some time in a veterinary surgery over Christmas. The vast majority of these rawhide products and treats come from China. The chews are made from cattle or horse hides and their journey starts with the hides being soaked in a toxic sodium sulphide to remove the hair and fat. More chemicals are used in order to split the hide into layers which is then washed with hydrogen peroxide to give the white "pure" look and remove the rancid smell. Now comes the pretty festive colours and the glue to form cute shapes. On testing, these chews have shown traces of arsenic, mercury, chromium and formaldehyde. If that wasn't bad enough, they regularly cause intestinal blockages, poisoning from chemical residue and choking. The chews go slippery when wet and are near impossible to get hold of to save a choking dog. Leave them in the shop where they belong or if some well meaning person buys them for your dog put them safely away for later, then dispatch in the bin! Please be safe with your dogs!

This is an X-ray of a 2 week old puppy. Look at how far the bones have to grow before they become a proper bony joint! This is why you should never let puppies... jump, walk up/down stairs, over exercise or over train. Doing to much impact activity at a young age will cause serious issues later in life, or even at a young age as hip dysplasia and other orthopaedic conditions are rising in puppies! Remember the puppy rule for every month increase activity by 5 minuets! For example an 8 week old puppy only needs 10 minuets physical activity a day - a 6 month old only needs 30 minuets a day of physical activity!! *physical activity includes - going for a walk, training, playing fetch, running, playing with other dogs etc. Enjoy your new puppy but remember you wouldn't make a 6 month old baby run a mile a day so don't make your puppy either!