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Sh.sh.shivering

I’m shivering. Winter is here. And yes I know I’m a Scottish person living in Australia – I shouldn’t find it cold. I admit it. I am a wimp. I feel the cold. Perhaps that’s why I choose to live in a climate that is warm… most of the time. Winter in Sydney is cold,

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Help shelter pets

I am very proud to be an Ambassador of the Animal Welfare League NSW. I have worked with them for many years, have been a board member and now help promote their wonderful work. Most of my own pets are rescue animals (barring Leo, my Maine Coon cat) and they have brought me nothing but

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Dogs are smarter than cats… or are they?

Dogs are smarter than cats. That’s the claim being made by researchers at Oxford University. Measuring the brain size of mammals has shown that there is a link between the size of an animal’s brain in relation to the rest of its body and how socially active it was. Over 500 species of living and

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Tick, tick

No pet owner wants to find their pet paralysed. This happened to us on Sunday. Setting the scene Picking my husband up froom the airport early Sunday morning Looking after my neighbours dogs as well as my own pets and kids. Preparing for a 10 year olds’ birthday party Ok so life is busy. But something

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Cat-alyst

Kings & Queens of the pet world Cats make wonderful pets. They can be left at home all day, relatively peacefully. They fit into your couch potato lifestyle, most of the time. They like a snuggle. They aren’t noisy. It’s no wonder they are now the no.1 pet in many countries around the world. Just

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Relax… like your pet

Today I walked my dog at the beach. She was loving it, chasing sticks into the water. Swimming, running, digging. Pure doggy pleasure. The day was warm (for late winter) and there was a cool breeze. To watch Chilli dig a hole in the sand, lie in it with her favourite stick in her mouth

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Stirring up thoughts on pet shops and puppy farms

Today at Radio 2UE, I had to comment on puppy farms and pet shops – controversial topics in this day and age of pet ownership where pets are central to family life – adored, fashionable and – well, babied. People obtain their pets from all sorts of places – breeders, stores, shelters, friends. In my

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A celebration of kids and pets

Kids and pets go together. Yes, life would be simpler without either but the rewards from having them outweigh the disadvantages. Having both more than doubles the lifetime of pleasure at watching them interact. Pets like children. When brought up together, dogs and cats will actively seek out children to cuddle up to, to play

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