The COVID effect

Editor’s letter

One of the things all seasoned dog owners

GET SET FOR summer

We are all looking forward to getting out and about with our dogs again — but after nearly 13 months of lockdowns and restrictions, this year is very different, as Carolyn Menteith explains

The Truth About CATS & DOGS

It doesn’t have to be a ‘dog eat cat’ world — they can, and often do, live together peacefully, as Sue Corfield discovers

“It’s not me— it’s the dog!”

Farty, parpy, ripper, stinker — your dog regularly delivers a pongy perfume, but what can you do about it? And what is considered normal?  Alison Gallagher-Hughes investigates

THE THREAT OF RESISTANCE

Most of us are aware of antibiotic resistance, but as pet owners we can all play a part in reducing its impact, as Vicky Payne explains

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS...of the positive kind!

Dogs and children can be best friends, but this isn’t always the case. Behaviourist Toni Shelbourne advises on the positive steps owners can take if their dogs are wary of youngsters

The road to recovery

How do you manage and cope with a dog on enforced crate rest? Julie Hill finds out

LETTERS

GET IN TOUCH... Email your letters to sarah.wright@warnersgroup.co.uk

FREEBIES

We’ve got a cracking collection of giveaways for you this month. Have a look and see what you could win!

Roll on 2022!

Following the Kennel Club’s recent announcement that Crufts would not be taking place this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Your Dog takes a trip down memory lane

DOING what comes NATURALLY

Dr Jacqueline Boyd explains how you can embrace your gundogs’ amazing skills in a fun and safe way

A LUCKY ESCAPE

In a freak garden accident, Golden Retriever Monty impaled himself on a bird bath spike.  Joanne Bednall reports on his remarkable recovery

Kind, fair, and effective

It was one man’s vision that led to the formation of the ground-breaking Association of Pet Dog Trainers 25 years ago and, in 2021, it is still going strong

Weigh it up!

There’s an element of truth in the adage ‘You are what you eat’. Dr Jacqueline Boyd explains how it applies to our dogs just as much as it does to ourselves

Dog SHOPPING

Step into summer with this month’s pick of brilliant buys

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT COLD-PRESSED DOG FOOD?

Now’s the time to find out more

DOG Answers

Got a problem with your dog? Whether it’s

SHIH TZU HEALTH CONCERNS

Q My daughter is looking into the possibility

SWAN ATTACK

Q During a walk near my home, my

Quick-fire questions

DO DOGS DREAM LIKE WE DO? Yes, it

DOG Answers

FLEAS, TICKS, AND WORMS SPECIAL

The Gallery

Give your dog his five minutes of fame

Similar — but different!

We all have our breed favourites — but while dogs of the same breed may look alike, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be the same in other ways, as Julie Hill discovers

POLICEMAN’S OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS RECOGNISED

congratulations to Northumbria Police’s PC Peter Baker for scooping

Dog theft update

Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced plans for

News HOUND-UP

CHARITY’S VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS A HUGE SUCCESS Dogs for

WIN! Tickets to All About Dogs, Blenheim Palace

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