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Forthglade Dog Dental Masterclass with celebrity vet Steve Leonard

Veterinary surgeon and TV presenter, Steve Leonard, is hosting an exclusive virtual Dog Dental Masterclass on Tuesday 26th April at 12:30pm in partnership with Forthglade to offer 500 lucky dog owners an educational session on canine dental care.

Steve Leonard, explains, “Improved education around dog dental care is essential to help dog owners ensure they’re doing all they can do support their dog’s health and wellbeing. We know how much Brits love their dogs, and often it’s simply a lack of awareness that leads to the need to remove teeth and often lots at one time. It’s not just...

Delicious dinners for canine companions in support of Veterans With Dogs

Devon-based charity Veterans With Dogs has teamed up with Forthglade, Devonian dog food makers, to unveil a delicious limited edition turkey dinner for dogs, to support the charity’s focus on training and providing assistance dogs to Veterans suffering from mental health conditions such as PTSD.

To support Veterans With Dogs, Forthglade has contributed £15,000 to the care and training...

Love Moor Life: Protect wildlife and animals

With March marking the start of spring, dog owners are being urged to protect new-born livestock and breeding birds by keeping their dogs on leads while out walking. With miles of footpaths, bridleways and open access land, Dartmoor is the perfect place for people to enjoy with their canine pets. But livestock worrying is a major concern; already there has been an unusually high number of dog...

Devon dog lovers needed to take part in ‘land-bark’ survey 

Dogs Trust Ilfracombe is calling on local dog lovers to take part in the biggest ever nationwide survey to help dogs and owners of the future.

The National Dog Survey, launched by Dogs Trust, will help the charity better-understand the UK’s 12.5 million-strong pooch population and the part dogs play in their owners’ lives, shaping the support the charity offers to canine companions...

New guide to enjoying countryside dog walks launched for Heath Week

A new online film has been launched for East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust’s Heath Week (this week), designed to help dog owners and walkers enjoy the great British countryside safely this summer.

The first film featuring dog behaviourist Natalie Light, is the first in a series of five bite-size films featuring top tips to be released over the summer. In each film Natalie...

Festival for dog lovers to return this summer!

Festival for dog lovers to return this summer!

Woofstock UK, a festival celebrating all things dog, is set to get tails wagging as it returns to Devon this August.

Founded in 2014, the award-winning event welcomes families and their dogs to join in a weekend of canine-themed fun.

Visitors can expect a host of exciting attractions at the festival: fun shows for dogs to get involved in, including agility and flyball; a...

Only 3 UK regions are searching for senior dog adoption

As well as edging one month closer to Christmas and welcoming colder and crisper weather, November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month, a month dedicated to helping older dogs find a forever home. It isn’t surprising to learn that older dogs experience great difficulty when trying to find a new and loving family—it is a sad reality we should all be aware. After all, every animal deserves to...

Bake a ‘pup cake’ and you could win a hamper of dog goodies!

To celebrate its third birthday, Devon Loves Dogs is asking people to submit their best cake photos for the chance to win a doggy hamper.

All you have to do is bake a dog-friendly cake, take a photo and send a digital copy to Devon Loves Dogs by 9am on Tuesday 25th August. It could be a ‘pup’ cake, a paw-shaped cake or any kind of cake, as long as it is safe for dogs.

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Devon dogs lead the way on social distancing

As The Cornish Bakery carefully reopens its properties across the UK with a full set of new measures and processes in place, these dogs in Sidmouth are leading the way with a fine example of social distancing measures whilst they patiently wait to enjoy award-winning pasties, coffees, pastries and cakes.

Goooood boys!

EDDC renews its Public Spaces Protection Orders for dogs, seagulls and certain anti-social behaviour

East Devon District Council’s three 2017 Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) have now been renewed for another three years and come into force on 1 May 2020. They were due to expire on 2 May 2020.

The first two refer mainly to the control of dogs and also include a ban on feeding seagulls on the beaches and seafronts in order to discourage them from becoming a nuisance to...

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