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How to manage a dog with gluten intolerance
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How to manage a dog with gluten intolerance

With conditions like PGID, CEDS / Spike’s disease, and other dietary issues and intolerances, how do you manage your environment to keep your beloved pet safe? What does it take to stop them being sick, prevent them suffering, you worrying and constant vets bills? Read on to see how I manage my very sensitive boy every day.

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What to ask puppy breeders
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What to ask puppy breeders

We all want and expect breeders to be honest. Ethical breeders are hard to find. So to what’s right and the best for dogs, this blog gives you the right questions to ask for health and behaviour checks to get a brilliantly balanced dog that will be with you for as long as possible. This blog is based on my experience.

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Border Terriers
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Border Terriers

Back in 2020, I didn’t know that Border Terriers have a hereditary gluten intolerance. I didn’t know that itchy ears, constant vet visits, and ‘no chill’ behaviour could be symptoms of gut inflammation. Not bad luck, not bad behaviour. I didn’t know there was a simple low cost blood test that could change everything. (8 min read)

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So you got a puppy - now what?
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So you got a puppy - now what?

So You Got a Puppy - Now What?

Bringing home a puppy is joyful, messy, and magical all at once. From toilet training to teething, every day is packed with new lessons for both of you! Your pup is a blank slate, learning from every interaction, so now’s the time to lay strong foundations for a calm, confident future.

In this guide, you’ll find practical tips on everything from routines and sleep to nutrition, training, socialisation, and even the surprisingly important art of poop-watching (yes, really). Whether you're feeling excited, overwhelmed, or both don’t worry. With consistency, kindness, and the right guidance, you and your puppy can build something truly special.

Because when you put good in, you’ll get good out.

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My background: South Coast Fairy Dog Mother
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My background: South Coast Fairy Dog Mother

Just because someone has had dogs ‘all their life’ doesn’t mean that they can care for them the way they need to be looked after. There’s new information out there. A whole network of people sharing information to help make dogs lives better - and the lives of the people who look after them. If I knew then what I know now, everything would be different. And I probably wouldn’t be here now.

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Success Story — Carol & Kobe
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Success Story — Carol & Kobe

It all begins with an idea of how you’d like your dog to be. Then I can help translate between ‘Dog’ and English to help you understand what they need and show you how to provide that. Every behaviour happens for a reason. And the reason is usually pain. Identifying his pain and kindly teaching alternate behaviour has reduced his anxiety and the intensity of his reactivity.

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‘He was planned’ Lockdown puppies
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‘He was planned’ Lockdown puppies

‘He was planned’ Lockdown puppies. The lasting effect of the pandemic on our pups years on. There are behavioural trends microbiome trends and the new science coming out is thrilling - if I do say so myself"!

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