Have you ever taken your dog down to the sea and allowed them to take a dip? I am currently working with two Spinger Spaniels and I thought I would do something a bit different with them today so I took them to a small cove around Golf Del Sur area where they could [...]
Posted on June 6th, 2009 by Sharon
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With Fiesta season about to start again here on the Islands, I often get calls from dog owners who are worried about their dogs and fireworks. Most dogs will panic when they hear those unpredictable loud bangs and flashes from fireworks which often results in the dog trying to escape or hide, shaking, whining, barking, [...]
Posted on April 9th, 2009 by Sharon
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As most of you are probably aware I am a committee member for K9 Animal Refuge here in the South of Tenerife and have been for over 3 years. So I thought it would be appropriate to give you all a brief history about K9 and how it all came together:
K9 is a British-run [...]
Posted on January 21st, 2009 by Sharon
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A lot of people think that Pet Insurance is an unnecessary waste of money and its one of things that we just seem to put to one side and never do anything about, thinking to ourselves that we ‘wont ever need it’.
In actual fact, having pet insurance is not only a good thing for any [...]
Posted on November 30th, 2008 by Sharon
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Here is the latest information on Potentially Dangerous Dogs/Dangerous Dogs:
Potentially Dangerous Dogs
Royal Decree 287/2002 of March 22 regulates the requirements to own canine animals deemed to be potentially dangerous, developing the legislation established under Law 50/1999. This page is intended exclusively as a brief explanatory guide on the requirements necessary to own potentially dangerous dogs [...]
Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by Sharon
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Since writing the article on the lovely man in Las Chafiras who couldnt be bothered to clean up after his dog… I read this week in one of the local papers that Santiago Del Teide Council is now introducing new regulations for animal owners. AT LAST!! Dog owners will soon have to register [...]
Posted on October 10th, 2008 by Sharon
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Dogs in hot cars
Ok so every other post I write at the moment seems to be like I’m standing on my soap box but this particular post really makes me wonder how pet owners can be so thick and stupid.
I was out working with a client today over in the San Blas area and went [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2008 by Sharon
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Here in Tenerife we are blessed with many things. Of course the wonderful weather goes without saying but unless you have visited the island, you may not realise just how diverse the landscape is. From the dramatic face of Teide to the plunging massifs at Los Gigantes, silky volcanic sand at Playa San Juan to [...]
Posted on July 10th, 2008 by Sharon
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