Keeping pets calm: Pet Remedy
Car travel, vet visits or being cooped up and home alone can stress our pets. Pets are removed from familiar routines when owners head on holiday, and boarding kennels, catteries, or house sitters cause anxiety levels to soar. Environmental scents can help anxious, stressed-out pets feel happier. The Pet Remedy essential oil calming […]
Wool & wag
Natural in every way – cosy, resilient, hypoallergenic, insulative – wool is an ideal material for pets. Wrap them up in a warm wool blanket or invest in what will upgrade their sleep. With these qualities, it’s no surprise many small businesses and champions of wool are creating woollen products for our furry […]
Veils and Tails
Pets are family, and fur babies like these cuties are stealing the show at weddings around Christchurch. Beloved furry friends are increasingly taking centre stage at our weddings as people design their big day around their loves and lives. So, if you’re a bride who doesn’t want to be upstaged by her pooch, […]
Canine couture
Fashion trends are ever-changing for people, and pets. From patterned jumpers to stylish bandanas, bright colours and cute patterned pieces, dress your dog off the rack and don’t look back. Bold bandana Express your pet’s personality – or your own – with fabric, such as the styles from local brand Cool Bandana (pictured). […]
Sand banned?
In hot weather, our first instinct is to take our panting pet dog to the beach for fun and games galore in the sand and sea. Yet excessive sand ingestion is becoming an increasingly occurrent, and unexpected, outcome during beach visits. Cases in Australia have caused a flurry from pet and pet insurance […]
Optimal pet nutrition: Canterbury Pet Food C
The ancestors of cats and dogs would consume raw, delicious diets in the wild, extracting nutrients for optimal health and happiness. Our pets deserve equal nourishment. Replicating the nutritional profile that cats and dogs have evolved to eat, Canterbury Pet Food Co focuses on meat, bone, and organ mixes, combining added sustenance through […]
Which dog, which leash?
Manage your dog’s weight, prevent issues including heart disease and joint problems, and boost physical and mental health: a walk is our ‘best friend’s’ best friend. It is also a wonderful opportunity to introduce behavioural training. While walking, dogs often pull at leashes and ignore commands or chase other dogs and animals. Properly […]
Enjoyable pet travel
In holiday season here, there’s no shortage of outdoor adventures and beach days for Kiwi families, and their furry friends. Taking the dog, or sometimes the cat, on holiday is part of the Kiwi psyche, bringing with it certain necessities to make trips enjoyable for humans and animals. Specific items are essential for […]
The power of an assistance pet
Assistance pets give people with disabilities a chance, to be independent and live a full life. Research shows that while assistance pets are primarily employed to help individuals facilitate physical tasks, they have a positive impact on psychological and social aspects, and boost vitality and quality of life. Assistance pets have been found […]
Bella, Baby, Coco, or Fluffy?
New Zealander’s are most likely to call their dog Baby, or cat Bella, according to a new global study. Drawing insights from over 20,000 pet parents from across 20 countries, the survey listed Kiwis’ favourite names and breeds, alongside the pressures faced as a ‘pet parent’. Baby, Coco, Max, Milo, and Jack will […]
