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Soap Glorious Soap
I think its quite clear we love soap! What's not to love, its great to smell. Its useful. We all need to have a wash , even the dog from time to time. Why do we love soap for dogs? There are 8.5 million dogs in the UK!! Who would have guessed! A high proportion of those are simple souls, low maintenance short coats, who like a bit of a roll in unmentionables from time to time. If just 1% of UK dogs used a bar of soap a year instead of a bottle of shampoo the reduction in plastic...
Goodbye 2017 Hello 2018
At last I have time to set pen to paper, or at least fingers to keyboard. It has been a mad year that has surpassed all my expectations and I can only apologise for the lack of updates but now seems like a good time for a quick overview of our year here at The Dog and I HQ. The year started as a fledgling business, selling mainly other brands products but which appealed to our business ethos of being excellent quality and beneficial to your dog. By Easter we had launched the first of our own brand products starting...
2 Minute Interview with a Dog Walker.
Although I retrained as a dog groomer in my 40's and have never regretted it I have always hankered over the freedom dog walkers have and the adoration they receive from their clients (of the canine variety). With the best will in the world the vast majority of my clients would rather not be bathed and pampered. They would much rather be on a lovely fun, full of smells, dog walk instead. With that in mind, and the fact I'm also quite nosy and like to find out about other peoples work with dogs, I thought I would take the...
5 Weymouth Dog Walks Only The Locals Know About
I will keep this short and to the point as there is a lot of information to pack in. It occurred to me that going on holiday with dogs can be fun but sometimes, especially when the weather is warm, its nice to get away from the crowd! Hence the blog ..the title says it all really. 1 Lorton Nature Reserve and my personal favourite. This is a real hidden gem. Miles of virtually empty countryside, often you may only see a couple of other walkers and its teeming with wildlife. Squirrels, deer, birds of prey, lizards, foxes.. we have...
Tis the season to fight fleas... tralalalala lala la la
Ok, so fleas are not much fun but I thought I would try and inject a bit of humour into the subject. Did you know.. Fleas can jump up to 150 times their own height! Thats about 8 inches. Fleas are less likely to be passed from dog to dog than from the dogs environment. Flea eggs can remain dormant for months and hatch when conditions are right. Fleas are not only a nuisance, a heavy infestation can cause anaemia in your dog. One flea will drink around 15 times its body weight in blood. Any excess is excreted and...