Pooch Picks – Wipe Your Paws
You’d be forgiven for thinking your furry friend is practising good hygiene by wiping his paws after toilet time,[…]
Pooch Picks – Too Hot To Handle
Unlike us hoomans, your furry friend is unable to sweat through his skin. Therefore, he regulates his body temperature[…]
Pooch Picks – High Tail It
Tail wagging is an instinctive behaviour that develops in puppies once they reach three or four weeks of age.[…]
Pooch Picks – Bee Careful
The warmer weather is synonymous with an increase in flying insects. Canines are often curious, and find them to[…]
Pooch Picks – Spay Day
Neutering refers to the removal of an animal’s reproductive organs, which are the testes in males (castration), and the[…]
Pooch Picks – Canine Coupling
Dogs reach sexual maturity between six and 24 months, and like hooman females, dams have an oestrus cycle. This[…]
Pooch Picks – Sniffin’ Around
A dog’s sense of smell is at least 10,000 times better than his hooman’s, given that he has 300[…]
Pooch Picks – Walking With Giants
When considering the size of your furry friend, it’s all down to personal preference, but the term ‘giant dogs’[…]
Pooch Picks – Shake It Off
Have you ever wondered why your dog shakes during a thrilling game of chase? Quivering is common behaviour for[…]
Pooch Picks – Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Sleep is thought to assist in the general growth and repair of all body systems. But do dogs dream?[…]
Pooch Picks – Canine’s Canines
All dogs are omnivores, which means they survive on both plant and animal matter, and their teeth reflect this.[…]
Pooch Picks – Barking Mad
The domestication of our canine friends from their wild ancestors brings with it the common bark. Dogs use a[…]
Pooch Picks – Raisin Awareness
Christmas is just around the corner, and more than ever we feel the need to be close to our[…]
Pooch Picks – Feeling Plucky
If your dog is small and fluffy, or a ‘burrowing breed’ such as a terrier, you have probably seen[…]
Pooch Picks – You’ve Nailed It
If you’ve ever heard the clickety-clack of your pooch’s nails on a hard floor, chances are they need clipping![…]
Pooch Picks – Doggy Diseases
All pooches in the UK are inoculated against several core diseases, including distemper, infectious canine hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, and[…]
Pooch Picks – Worm your Way Out
As responsible pet owners, we make sure our furry friends are up to date with their worming treatments. Worms[…]
Pooch Picks – Hairy Lips
Every time we do a full groom on your furry friends, we trim the hairs around the lips. This[…]
Pooch Picks – Tickle My Toes
Those cute little doggy paws can be a nightmare to clip if your pup isn’t used to having them[…]
Pooch Picks – Feeling Ticked Off
As the weather heats up, we take to the country for long walks with our furry friends. But it’s[…]
Pooch Picks – Epilepsy
Epilepsy describes a series of seizures and is the most common chronic neurological disorder in dogs. During these fits,[…]
Pooch Picks – Flea From Danger
Fleas are nasty little parasites that can survive without a host for months, so it is important to keep[…]
Pooch Picks – Give The Dog A Bone
When deciding whether to feed bones to your canine, it is always useful to weigh up the pros and[…]
Pooch Picks – Grit Your Teeth
Our furry friends are no different to us when it comes to dental hygiene. They too can suffer from[…]
Pooch Picks – Anal Glands
Have you ever noticed a ‘fishy’ smell around your pooch’s posterior? Does your furry friend scoot along the ground[…]
Pooch Picks – Hair Splinters
As professional groomers we often get hair splinters, also known as hair slivers, in our hands. Freshly-cut hair can[…]
Pooch Picks – Paw Pads
One of the many important things we do at Purrfect and Pooch to keep your companion healthy is to[…]