Toys & Accessories

Dog Theft in Australia: How to Help Keep Your Dog Safe The thought of someone stealing your dog is every pet owner’s nightmare, yet dog theft remains a genuine concern in Australia, and many other countries. Dogs may be taken from outside shops, backyards, cars and even homes. In many cases, an opportunistic thief may need only a few seconds to unclip a regular lead...

Environmental Enrichment for Dogs: How to Prevent Boredom Environmental enrichment for dogs involves providing opportunities to exercise, think, explore, sniff, play and use their natural instincts. It is essential for supporting a dog’s physical health, mental wellbeing and behaviour, particularly when they spend time home alone. Dogs are social animals that naturally want to be involved in family life. While leaving your dog alone may...

How to crate train a dog, puppy - and even a cat! When introduced slowly and positively, crate training can provide your dog or puppy with a safe, comfortable space where they can sleep, relax or retreat when they need some quiet time. Crate training can also assist with puppy toilet training, prevent unsupervised wandering, make travelling easier and help dogs gradually become comfortable spending...

Choosing a Dog Bed to Suit your Dog Choosing a dog bed involves much more than selecting a colour or style that suits your home. Your dog’s size, age, health, sleeping position and preferred resting location all influence which bed will keep them comfortable and properly supported. Dogs spend a significant portion of each day sleeping or resting, so a quality bed can make a...

How to Choose the Right Dog Coat To choose the right dog coat, consider your dog’s breed, age, size, natural coat, health and lifestyle, as well as where and when they will wear it. The right coat should provide warmth or protection from the weather while fitting comfortably and allowing your dog to move freely. Canine couture may look cute, but there’s much more to...

Mental stimulation is just as important as physical exercise for our dogs.  You can help keep your dog’s brain stimulated with interactive toys, taking them on new routes or different dog parks when out walking, brain games and other playful activities. Many common dog behaviour problems such as chewing, digging, barking and other destructive behaviour can be managed, if their bodies and brains active during...

Many dogs love to play toys. From rattling or squeaking plush toys that they like to cuddle or throw around with great abandon, to chewing balls and rubber toys that provide puppies and older dogs alike with something to exercise their jaws with, or puzzle toys to help keep them occupied when nothing else is going on. It’s important to know however that toys and...

Having your pet go missing is a very traumatic experience, and it can be hard to know what to do if you have a lost dog or cat. The importance of microchipping your dog and cat Even though the microchipping of dogs and cats is compulsory across most of Australia, far too many of them end up lost and in shelters due to contact details...

Dogs of all ages love to chew, so Pluto Healthy Chews can help fulfill this instinctual need to chew. It’s important for their mental and physical wellbeing and plays a role in their dental health and hygiene. But what should they chew? Choosing the right chew for your dog’s size, age and chewing style is an important step in ensuring your pooch is safe and...

Messy accidents are part of life with pets. Puppies and kittens still in training, stress or anxiety, health issues like urinary tract infections or digestive problems - all of these can lead to unexpected vomit and urine stain and odour messes. Even well-trained pets may have slip-ups occasionally, but if your dog or cat is vomiting more than usual, has diarrhoea, or their toileting habits...