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The Crufts Effect – how Best in Breed dogs capture the nation’s hearts

The Crufts Effect – how Best in Breed dogs capture the nation’s hearts

If you’ve not met many wire-haired dachshunds before, you can probably expect to see them everywhere in the next year or so as every year the winner of the nations’ biggest dog show also captures the nation’s hearts as well. This week we look back over the five most recent Crufts winners and find out a bit more about what to expect if you are thinking of owning one of these popular pedigree breeds.  2020 Crufts Winner – the Wirehaired Dachshund Smooth-haired Dachsunds have become increasingly popular over the last few years after being featured prominently on TV shows, adverts...

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Healthy Smiles in Pet Dental Health Month

Healthy Smiles in Pet Dental Health Month

Did you know that February is Pet Dental Health Month? If you haven’t got a dental health routine in place for your pet, this week we’ve got some tips to help your dog or cat maintain their smile. Just like people, the condition of your pet’s mouth can have a significant effect on their overall health and wellbeing - but because their teeth and gums are generally out of sight, we sometimes don’t pay them as much attention as we should. As with our own teeth, prevention is much better than cure and it is important to make sure you...

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Doggy cleaning tips – protect your home from muddy paws

Doggy cleaning tips – protect your home from muddy paws

We’ve covered a few dog grooming topics on the blog so far, so this week we thought we’d look at a different kind of doggy cleaning tip - how to protect your home from smelly dog hair and muddy paws! After the back-to-back storms and continuing downpours at the moment it can seem like your dog and your home will never be clean again! So we’ve got a few tips today to help keep you sane and stop you from feeling like you’re living in the dog’s house and not the other way around.  Get into a doggy cleaning routine...

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Introducing the new Gravitis Grooming Scissors range

Introducing the new Gravitis Grooming Scissors range

We are very pleased to be able to show you our new range of dog grooming scissors that we have recently added to our collection. Although most of our customers are buying products for dogs, we would like to point out that these precision pet trimmers are also suitable for trimming cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and any other kind of fluffy animal that needs a decent haircut! We have 3 different types of scissors that are available as individual items and three sets of scissors, available in sets of 2, 4 or 5. All of our grooming scissors come complete...

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How to Start Showing your Dog

How to Start Showing your Dog

Next month sees the return of Crufts, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious dog shows. Whether you’re heading down to the NEC in Birmingham to watch it in person or following along on the telly at home, have you ever been tempted to join in? Getting your dog up to show standard can be quite daunting and you will need to have a very well-bred pedigree dog to begin with – but everyone has to start somewhere. And if your dog isn’t a pedigree there are plenty of other classes that might be suitable, such as Flyball, Agility...

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