Here at Purrfect And Pooch Ltd, we believe when you know better, you do better, and it’s all about helping our fur babies live their best ever lives!
Feel free to have a browse through our educational blog posts, catered to the canines.
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, but sadly, this is not the case. Kicking the grass behind…
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 and stays cool via panting, and heat release through the merocrine…
Pooch Picks – High Tail It
Tail wagging is an instinctive behaviour that develops in puppies once they reach three or four weeks of age. This extension of the backbone is used to communicate with other…
Pooch Picks – Bee Careful
The warmer weather is synonymous with an increase in flying insects. Canines are often curious, and find them to be a source of entertainment, but the main ones to watch…
Pooch Picks – Spay Day
Neutering refers to the removal of an animal’s reproductive organs, which are the testes in males (castration), and the ovaries and uterus in females (spaying). Sterilising your pet prevents the…
Pooch Picks – Canine Coupling
Dogs reach sexual maturity between six and 24 months, and like hooman females, dams have an oestrus cycle. This completes fully approximately twice a year, and there are four stages….
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 million scent sensors compared with our meagre six million. These olfactory…
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’ generally refers to those whose weight exceeds 45kg. In the UK,…
Pooch Picks – Shake It Off
Have you ever wondered why your dog shakes during a thrilling game of chase? Quivering is common behaviour for canines, and has both negative and positive connotations. When pooches are…
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? Studies indicate all mammals do, and this extends further to include…
Pooch Picks – Canines’ Canines
All dogs are omnivores, which means they survive on both plant and animal matter, and their teeth reflect this. Puppies are born with 28 milk teeth; these begin to come…
Pooch Picks – Barking Mad
The domestication of our canine friends from their wild ancestors brings with it the common bark. Dogs use a variety of sounds to communicate with us, varying in frequency and…
Pooch Picks – Raisin Awareness
Christmas is just around the corner, and more than ever we feel the need to be close to our loved ones. But how do we ensure a safe and healthy…
Pooch Picks – Feeling Plucky
If your dog is small and fluffy, or a ‘burrowing breed’ such as a terrier, you have probably seen long strands of hair growing out from its ears. Even smooth-coated,…
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! Take a closer look – if they are touching the ground…
Pooch Picks – Doggy Diseases
All pooches in the UK are inoculated against several core diseases, including distemper, infectious canine hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, and parainfluenza. Distemper attacks the lymph nodes, causing damage to the respiratory,…
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 are parasites that can be transmitted through your dog’s faeces and…
Pooch Picks – Hairy Lips
Every time we do a full groom on your furry friends, we trim the hairs around the lips. This helps keep their mouths smelling as fresh as they can be,…
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 handled, but we still love them! Shaving between the pads prevents…
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 important to keep a watchful eye out for ticks. These little…
Pooch Picks – Epilepsy
Epilepsy describes a series of seizures and is the most common chronic neurological disorder in dogs. During these fits, regular brain function is disturbed, and muscles may move involuntarily. Whilst…
Pooch Picks – Flea From Danger
Fleas are nasty little parasites that can survive without a host for months, so it is important to keep a close eye on your furry friend and his environment! There…
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 cons. Some of the benefits include supplying additional vitamins and minerals,…
Pooch Picks – Grit Your Teeth
Our furry friends are no different to us when it comes to dental hygiene. They too can suffer from plaque, rotten teeth, and gum problems. But brushing their gnashers daily…
Pooch Picks – Anal Glands
Have you ever noticed a ‘fishy’ smell around your pooch’s posterior? Does your furry friend scoot along the ground or lick his behind excessively? Especially if she is a small…
Pooch Picks – Hair Splinters
As professional groomers we often get hair splinters, also known as hair slivers, in our hands. Freshly-cut hair can be very sharp, especially with certain types of coats that are…
Pooch Picks – Paw Pads
One of the many important things we do at Purrfect and Pooch to keep your companion healthy is to shave the underside of the foot, taking care to remove matts…