Dog food

Look what I saw on Waitrose's tins of dog food.  It's Ozzy!

What next?

Dog Rocks® are a 100% Natural Australian product that will save your lawn from those nasty burn patches that your Dog's urine can cause.
Dog Rocks® filter out impurities from water such as Tin, ammonia and nitrates. These impurities are usually passed out through urine, and when your grass comes in contact with these elements it is burned, resulting in a dead, yellow patch on your lawn.
Dog Rocks® give your four legged friend a cleaner source of water, while also stopping the cause of those nasty burnt yellow patches on your lawn.
Without the impurities in the water, Dog Rocks® actually help your dog fertilize your lawn! This is great for you, your dog & your lawn!
Original Dog Rocks do not alter the pH balance of your dog's urine. Dog Rocks® are a completely natural product sourced from a reputable quarry in Australia.

Cornish pasties for dogs

Hungry Henrys are described as "sit-tail wagging-good boy-wait-fetch-perfect treats."

These yummy freshly made dog treats from Cornwall are named after Hector, a PBGV living in St Erth in Cornwall.   I picked this information up from their website.  What is a PBGV? Yes, I had to look it up myself.  It is a Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen.   These treats a must for your dog! No added salts, sugars or preservatives. Just locally and responsibly sourced ingredients and so good for your dog. What's more they are Gluten free.

There are six yummy flavours to choose from:

Yummy liver cake

Mouthwatering Cornish Pasty Bites

Scrummy Mackerel Flapjack

Lush Aniseed, liver and carrot

Exceptional Dark secrets

Too good to be true Variety Pack

The packs are available in vet practices in the UK along with quality retailers.  A 150gr pack costs £3.95

I've seen it all now!

Ice cream treats

Nestlé has set canine tails wagging across the United States with the launch of its new Frosty Paws Bites frozen ice cream snacks for dogs.
The bites – specially formulated for dogs, who are lactose intolerant and cannot digest dairy products such as regular ice cream properly – contain high quality protein, vitamins and minerals, but no milk.
Available in Vanilla or Peanut Butter flavours, and coated with vanilla yogurt, they are the second range of products from the Frosty Paws brand, which already offers larger ice cream cups for dogs in the same flavour varieties.

Dog lead

Found this picture on Winchester Whisperer's blog.  This new trend might work in St Tropez for Princess Caroline's dog but I cannot see Ozzy walking around with a sausage dog lead.    

Blue suede shoes

Police dogs in Düsseldorf will soon be equipped with blue plastic fiber shoes.
"All 20 of our police dogs — German and Belgian shepherds — are currently being trained to walk in these shoes," a police spokesman said. "I'm not sure they like it, but they'll have to get used to it."
The unusual footwear is not a fashion statement but rather a necessity due to the high rate of paw injuries on duty. Especially in the city's historical old town — famous for both its pubs and drunken revelers — the dogs often step into broken beer bottles.
The dogs will wear the shoes only during operations that demand special foot protection. The shoes comes in sizes small, medium and large and were ordered in blue to match the officers uniforms.

Dog wash

We visited a huge and well stocked garden centre and we came across this dog wash machine. 







Here are the instructions.
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I cannot image putting Belle in one of those.  She would hate it!

A fun day out!

Of all the wonderfully weird roadside attractions in Michigan, this one stands out as one of the most bizarre. The Hoegh Pet Cemetery in Gladstone, Mich., offers factory tours where visitors can learn the history of pet burial and see all the steps required for making a pet casket. You can also take a tour of the pet cemetery and attend a mock pet funeral, complete with eulogy, floral arrangements and images of teary-eyed loved ones. The blurb says: "It's fun for the whole family!"

Nail varnish

There is something seriously wrong with people who would consider buying nail varnish for their dog.  What is wrong with our society?

Merde alors!

Never mind what I think about personalised dog bowls or initialled dog blankets or diamond studded collars or spraying a dog's fur pink or putting a dog in a Halloween costume or palatial dog houses but what in the world is a poop freeze spray used for?

Sailing with dogs

I was looking through Compass 24’s catalogue which is a water sports catalogue for the largest mail order house for yachting equipment in the world. Our favourite pets can enjoy sailing too and for their comfort and safety the following two items are a must.
1. the boarding ladder, suitably named Paws Aboard, offers the fastest and safest way out of the water for our four-legged friends. Reduces danger of injury for dogs of all ages. Extremely safe non-slip rungs. Fast and simple to fit. Central hinge ensures compact stowage. UV and corrosion-resistant material. Easily cleaned with a mild detergent. It will cost you 189,95 £
2. the premium dog swim jacket, an attractive and above all safe swim jacket for your dog. Not just for wearing on board. With soft padded, adjustable chest belt and two adjustable belly straps. Retro reflective patches, lifting becket and small pocket. Cost : 22,95 £

I would just like to add that these are not luxury items as dogs can fall overboard just as easily as humans and can drown just as quickly. Dogs find it very difficult to climb on board and need help.  If humans are more than happy to help their dogs back on board after a voluntary or involuntary swim, they will end up with terrible scratches ( and possibly teeth marks ) on their arms, back and torso as the dog tries to clamber back on board.