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Keep your dog cool with a Gravitis Pool!
It’s just a couple more weeks until the school summer holidays, with lots of sunshine forecast perhaps now is a good time to think about treating your dog to one of our specially designed pet paddling pools. Small garden? No problem! The Gravitis Pet Supplies Dog Paddling Pool is available in 3 sizes so you can get one to fit even the smallest back yard, in a space less than a metre square. Our robust pools are designed especially for dogs and constructed from non-toxic, scratch resistant PVC with a reinforced, non-slip floor. The rigid side panels help the pools to...
Vets warn dog owners about the perils of heatstroke
The Blue Cross has recently raised concerns about the number of people walking their dogs during the hot weather, with advice on how to keep your pets cool when the mercury starts rising. As the weather finally starts to improve here in the UK, with highs of up to 28 degrees over the last couple of weeks, Alison Thomas, Senior Veterinary Surgeon at the Blue Cross hospital in Victoria, London issued a warning to dog owners about how to take care of their dogs during a heatwave. Lockdown saw a huge surge in the number of dog owners in...
How to keep your dog cool during a heatwave
Despite all of the publicity surrounding the RSPCA’s ‘Dogs Die in Hot Cars’ campaign, last year there was a surge of reports of animals suffering from heat exhaustion and the charity believe that the impact of heat on dogs is still often misjudged. So we thought that whilst many of us have been enjoying this lovely mini-heatwave this spring it was worth taking a look at some of the best ways to keep your dog cool during the warmer months. Cool Dog photo by Mel Elías on Unsplash As the summer approaches, it is important to be aware of the effects of too...
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