3 Life Lessons That Having a Dog Can Teach Your Child
We know children learn best when they don’t even know they are learning. Having a dog will bring joy and happiness and provide invaluable life lessons.
Family pets
Helpful advice on family pets, from choosing the right pet to care tips, training and creating a happy home for animals and children.
Cats and Kids: How to Maintain Harmony
Growing up with a pet is a fulfilling experience. But when you have a cat in the house, bringing home a new baby can be an ordeal for everyone. Cats are territorial and reclusive. Loud noises that your children make can be profoundly disturbing for your cat. Your cat can end up lashing out at … Read more
HOUSE CLEANING TIPS FOR DOG OWNERS
Worried about the mess a dog can make? Keep reading to learn about a few tips and tricks that’ll make your house cleaning process a lot easier.
My Pet Pals FREE Summer Workshop at Pets at Home
The Summer holidays are now in full swing, the weather to date has been mostly brilliant. We enjoyed a lovely week away camping last week and spent lots of time relaxing on the beach. Being the UK though, the weather can’t always be guaranteed so it’s always good to have a couple of backup plans … Read more
Bramble’s cool with Scruffs Cool Mat
You may recall when I first introduced you to Bramble that I had a nickname for him, Tim nice-but-dim? Well, the name has stuck because he hasn’t become any more intelligent since he has settled into home life. He is a lovely boy though and we love him dearly so I guess we wouldn’t have … Read more
Intestinal worms and how to protect your family
We only need to look at the faces of our children as they snuggle up with Bramble or play chase with him to know that getting a dog was absolutely the right decision for our family. Having grown up with dogs myself and owning four dogs in adulthood, I know the pleasure and depth of … Read more
Family fishkeeping with Tetra and why we love it
Discover the joys of family fishkeeping with Tetra! Learn why we love our Tetra Aqua Art Explorer aquarium and how it brings beauty and fun to our home.
Choosing the right pet for your children
We all know how children can get overly excited when the pets’ topic happens to pop by in any conversation. Most kids love animals, and they’ll do anything to own and care for a dog or a cat. But are these two the best type of pet for your children, or would you instead prefer … Read more
Setting up our Tetra AquaArt Explorer 30L Aquarium
As a family, we have been keeping tropical fish for three to four years now but to date have only had a very small 8L aquarium. I wanted to be sure that the children would help to take good care of the fish before we dared to try something bigger and happy in the knowledge … Read more