Meet Xandee the Tiboodle, age 1 year and her owner Mariana About the Breed Xandee is a Tiboodle (50% poodle and 50% Tibetan Spaniel), also known as TiPoo. Being a hybrid breed, Tiboodles can take after one of the parent breeds or be a combination of traits. Tiboodles usually take the beautiful look of the Tibetan Spaniel mixed with the spunkiness of the Poodle. The...
Valentine's Day is coming around again and for many of us this means a day or night out with someone we love - a partner, the family, good friends or, (we think even better), with your pooch. If you're looking for a great pet-friendly option this Valentine's Day then why not check out the Moonlight Cinemas and other outdoor events that allow you to take...
With face masks now being mandatory in Victoria and encouraged to be worn in other parts of the country, some dogs may feel scared or anxious when seeing their owners and others wearing face masks. Masks limit a dog's ability to read us Dogs are very visual and communicate with humans and other dogs through facial expressions and body language so by wearing face masks...
National Tick Awareness Month coincides with Spring, a time when the eastern seaboard braces for an increase in tick paralysis cases, and reminding dog owners to ensure their dogs are protected against the paralysis tick. Tick paralysis is caused by the paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus, which inhabits coastal regions of eastern Australia and is traditionally most active during the warmer spring and summer months, however cases...
One of my earliest memories as a child is being in the backyard making mud pies, carrying a bucket of water back and forth with our greyhound 'Lefty' by my side keeping a close eye on me. In fact many of my childhood memories include Lefty, who lived to the ripe old age of 17 years and only ever raced once before becoming our family...
One of the oldest purebred hounds, Beagle ancestors can be traced as far back as 400 BC in Greece. However, their history is a little sketchy, as the Beagle that we know and love today wasn’t developed until around the 19th century. The Beagle was originally bred as a scent hound and used for hunting small animals like hares and rabbits. Temperament A small to...
Known for its long, shaggy coat, and for being the mascot for Dulux paints for over 60 years, the Old English Sheepdog, or OES which it is often referred to as, was originally bred to herd sheep and cattle. Temperament These guys are fun-loving and affectionate, they get along well with other dogs and pets, and make for a great family dog. They are very...
With ancestors including the now extinct German Bullenbeisser, and the Old English Bulldog, the Boxer was developed in the late 1800’s in Germany initially as bull baiting dogs and later to control cattle in slaughterhouses. They are a working dog breed and even served in the US military in World War 1 as messenger dogs, carrying packs and as guard dogs. Temperament With their strong,...
People often mistakenly project a human emotion onto their dog’s behaviour and I am often asked if dogs feel guilt. The simple answer is 'no'. It's often hard to understand though why your dog peed inside or on the bed, or chewed up a favourite pair of shoes, and easy to interpret this as “payback” for leaving them home alone or spending too much time...
Dog owners are being urged to ensure their dogs are protected against the deadly paralysis tick in response to a national paralysis tick anti-serum shortage. Facing a perfect storm of high paralysis tick risk due to the warmer weather and a national shortage of paralysis tick anti-serum, Vets across the country are calling on dog owners to ensure their dogs are protected against these parasites....
Meet Xandee the Tiboodle, age 1 year and her owner Mariana About the Breed Xandee is a Tiboodle (50% poodle and 50% Tibetan Spaniel), also known as TiPoo. Being a hybrid breed, Tiboodles can take after one of the parent breeds or be a combination of traits. Tiboodles usually take the beautiful look of the Tibetan Spaniel mixed with the spunkiness of the Poodle. The...
Valentine's Day is coming around again and for many of us this means a day or night out with someone we love - a partner, the family, good friends or, (we think even better), with your pooch. If you're looking for a great pet-friendly option this Valentine's Day then why not check out the Moonlight Cinemas and other outdoor events that allow you to take...
With face masks now being mandatory in Victoria and encouraged to be worn in other parts of the country, some dogs may feel scared or anxious when seeing their owners and others wearing face masks. Masks limit a dog's ability to read us Dogs are very visual and communicate with humans and other dogs through facial expressions and body language so by wearing face masks...
National Tick Awareness Month coincides with Spring, a time when the eastern seaboard braces for an increase in tick paralysis cases, and reminding dog owners to ensure their dogs are protected against the paralysis tick. Tick paralysis is caused by the paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus, which inhabits coastal regions of eastern Australia and is traditionally most active during the warmer spring and summer months, however cases...
One of my earliest memories as a child is being in the backyard making mud pies, carrying a bucket of water back and forth with our greyhound 'Lefty' by my side keeping a close eye on me. In fact many of my childhood memories include Lefty, who lived to the ripe old age of 17 years and only ever raced once before becoming our family...
One of the oldest purebred hounds, Beagle ancestors can be traced as far back as 400 BC in Greece. However, their history is a little sketchy, as the Beagle that we know and love today wasn’t developed until around the 19th century. The Beagle was originally bred as a scent hound and used for hunting small animals like hares and rabbits. Temperament A small to...
Known for its long, shaggy coat, and for being the mascot for Dulux paints for over 60 years, the Old English Sheepdog, or OES which it is often referred to as, was originally bred to herd sheep and cattle. Temperament These guys are fun-loving and affectionate, they get along well with other dogs and pets, and make for a great family dog. They are very...
With ancestors including the now extinct German Bullenbeisser, and the Old English Bulldog, the Boxer was developed in the late 1800’s in Germany initially as bull baiting dogs and later to control cattle in slaughterhouses. They are a working dog breed and even served in the US military in World War 1 as messenger dogs, carrying packs and as guard dogs. Temperament With their strong,...
People often mistakenly project a human emotion onto their dog’s behaviour and I am often asked if dogs feel guilt. The simple answer is 'no'. It's often hard to understand though why your dog peed inside or on the bed, or chewed up a favourite pair of shoes, and easy to interpret this as “payback” for leaving them home alone or spending too much time...
Dog owners are being urged to ensure their dogs are protected against the deadly paralysis tick in response to a national paralysis tick anti-serum shortage. Facing a perfect storm of high paralysis tick risk due to the warmer weather and a national shortage of paralysis tick anti-serum, Vets across the country are calling on dog owners to ensure their dogs are protected against these parasites....
