Lifestyle Features

Anna Webb – Broadcaster, Author, has studied natural nutrition and therapies with the College of Integrated Veterinary Therapies (CIVT). She lives in London and is owned by Prudence a Miniature Bull Terrier and Mr Binks, a re-homed English Toy Terrier.  www.annawebb.co.uk Could Social Media be to blame for black dogs waiting in rescue longer than other coloured dogs? With National Black Dog Day on the horizon, I’m shocked that darker coated dogs generally stay in rescue 70 per cent longer than fairer colours. One common reason they’re snubbed is for not being photogenic. Perhaps I am bucking trends but all my dogs of 19

PAAW House is proud to sponsor this year’s Haute Dogs charity calendar in aid of our friends at The Wild at Heart Foundation.  The calendar aims to raise in excess of £10,000 for the animal welfare charity who have rehomed over 1500 rescue dogs from overseas to happy homes in the UK. They have also sterilised over 25,000 dogs worldwide, preventing millions of unwanted puppies being born into a life of cruelty or hardship. Wild at Heart Foundation believe in dog and continue to work to end the suffering of stray dogs worldwide, and we wholeheartedly support everything they do. The

Anna Webb – Broadcaster, Author, has studied natural nutrition and therapies with the College of Integrated Veterinary Therapies (CIVT). She lives in London and is owned by Prudence a Miniature Bull Terrier and Mr Binks, a re-homed English Toy Terrier.  www.annawebb.co.uk Taking your dog for walks twice a day for at least an hour in total could soon become law in Germany. This news has got tongues wagging in the UK, not least in highlighting that we could go further with our own animal welfare legislation. The proposed ‘Dog Law’ also aims to cut down on Puppy farms by banning breeders from looking

The team at PAAW House do love a run.  Bibi and Barry’s human Dads get up at ridiculous o’clock every morning to run for the hills, and I’ve cheered my Dad on from the sidelines for many a marathon over the years, he just runs to work these days!  We have much admiration for Brian and his 31 day marathon of marathons, in aid of StreetVet.  Good luck Brian from all at PAAW House and Happy Birthday for 31st August, we hope you get lots of donations to celebrate. Big Woofs, Vinnie x Former Petplan Vet of the Year Brian Faulkner

We are delighted to feature the story of a clever rescue pup in our Dog Stories series this week. Apple recently found a very special home having been rescued from Foal Farm. This pup only went and wooed humans who, wait for it… make tasty and nutritious human grade food for dogs. David Nolan co-founder of Butternut Box tells us all about becoming a foster pawrent to little Apple. They say nothing can prepare you for becoming a parent. The worry, the stress, the pee everywhere (the child not you… hopefully). Knowing that every little decision you make now could have a huge

Cooper and Todd are two very talented pups who regularly showcase their skills at PAAW House; two very lovely dogs who we hope will be joining us as ambassadors for our PAAW Project, but that’s a story for another day, today we bring you their "dog stories" told by Mandi Hawkins Elgey. Back in 1995 I rescued my first dog Pip the Bichon at the age of 7/8. He had the loveliest temperament and I fell in love with the Bichon breed.  Pip had a great life and passed away in 2003, I was heartbroken, he certainly left paw prints on

Sarah and Sam are twin collie/spaniels with slightly different hobbies! Sam’s goal in life was to chase each and every seagull in Sussex, barking at the top of his voice. The smile on his face as he ran, weaving up and down the beach, in and out of the sea always seemed to bring the sun out. Sarah was not so fussed with seagulls – she discovered the delights of tennis balls. Being a good Dad (or so I thought at the time) I used to encourage her obsession by carrying a ball in every pocket and constantly giving in

We are delighted to have Gizmo and his human Dan contribute to our dog stories series.  Gizmo has always been available to lend a paw of support at our PAAW House charity events and on our social media platforms.  Thanks for taking the time to share some of the secrets of your Insta fame, charity work and awakening our interest in GIFs!   Being a short haired chihuahua, I was always concerned about Gizmo’s ability to regulate his body temperature. When he was a pup I ensured that he stayed warm whilst looking as cute as possible. Apprehensive about cloud storage,