Lifestyle Features

In these unusual times we can all be forgiven for binge watching Netflix whilst eating our body weight in Easter eggs and hot cross buns. I myself have given it a good go (4 hot cross buns and counting). In fact, if it wasn’t for my dog, I probably wouldn’t have made it out the house for my daily ‘exercise allocation.’ The owners of Winston Fergus, a London based sausage dog, however, have been using their quarantine time a little more wisely. Stuck at home and unable to visit museums and take in culture, they, with the help of Winston, have brought the

Broadcaster, nutrition & behaviour guru, Anna Webb, is excited to deliver A Dog’s Life – her new Podcast available on iTunes and Spotify. The PAAW team are all about positivity, as someone who is constantly on the go, the up side of lockdown is having the opportunity to take some me time, long phone conversations, starting and finishing unread books and my new favourite hobby, Podcasts.   One of my favourite dog related podcast's is “A Dogs Life” recently launched by Anna Webb. I’m particularly enjoying the variety of interesting topics that occasionally questions the norm and facilitates thinking outside the box,

Welcome to our daily game and PAAWzzle page, pet inspired word, logic, number and picture puzzles to complete and exercise your brain. 01. Our fur-st challenge is spot the difference... Can you find all 7 difference between the 2 images below: Below are the answers, but make sure you don't cheat! 02. Can you help Vinnie find the way to the kennel? Let us know if you find the right route in the comments below. Don't get lost in the maze!!! 03. Today's challenge is a dog inspired zigzag word search. Good luck, hope you can find all the words. Below are the answers, but make

Yesterday I had a call from a journalist asking what steps if any I am taking to protect my dog against coronavirus, and if I am worried about him getting the virus. A lightbulb moment when I realised, I’m not actually going mad, and the recurring dream I’ve been having for two weeks where I’m in hospital and Vinnie is home alone with no-one to look after him, because they’re afraid to go near him is not the first sign. In reality I think the person who called was hoping to hear that he might be strutting around London in

The government has recently announced changes to its model tenancy agreement to make it easier for tenants to keep well behaved pets in rented properties, great news for the rise of pet friendly? We’re not sure but it’s certainly a step in the right direction. We asked Deborah Rook, Animal Law expert for her thoughts “The government are expressly recognising the importance of pets to people and how traumatic it is to have to give up a pet when moving into rental housing, this is great news.  However, merely changing the wording in the model tenancy agreement will not

What do you buy the Dog who has everything? The Dog who has a basket full of toys but only ever plays with three of them, the Dog who doesn’t care what day of the year it is as long as you are there to give him a cuddle, take him for a walk and tell him he’s a good boy? All he needs and wants is love and attention which he gets in abundance, so when we sat him down a couple of years ago and explained “no more presents” for any of us, we will be donating to

What makes Barry, Bibi, Pablo and Vinnie literally shake with anticipation and excitement? Why ByBenji Biltong of course. We asked Roz (Founder of ByBenji) to divulge some of her secrets about the best treats in town.  “When it comes to a high value dog treat, brands will strive to create something that little bit different! Well, they would say that wouldn’t they? Yet, when a dog treat is seen to change a dog’s life and help support canine contentment, then it’s worth taking another look...or sniff! The now legendary irresistible reaction that is spreading through the dog treat world is from ByBenji Biltong...but what is all the

PetsNet aims to create a powerful online community driven resource. A place to chat, meet other members, share information and offer advice and tips on everything pet related.  On a personal level the idea is based on the fact that such a resource would have been invaluable to me personally over the years but in particular when going through some very challenging times dealing with negative pet policies and blanket bans on pets.   We at PAAW House are not going to take all the credit for this idea, we were inspired by MumsNet. We can personally resonate with Justine Roberts story of how MumsNet came