Peace of Mind for Pet Parents
Rawgust is Here! Raw Food August Rawgust is Here! This lovely August we’re highlighting Raw Food with Rawgust. So many wonderful health benefits are attributed to raw feeding because your dog is getting more nutrients enabling them to thrive, not just survive.Put simply, the nutrients aren’t cooked out, they’re not over-processed. We have a …
With Nov 5th weekend coming up, I’ve got a few simple ways you can help your dog with the stresses of fireworks night. 1. Wear them out If you have the time before it gets too late, try and give them a good run out and wear them out for the day. If your …
Kibble Veggie Extras? Hello, you lovely Pet Parent, you! Maybe it’s the new luxury food samples arriving but we’ve been asked a few times recently about adding veggies to kibble and whether that’s appropriate. (btw the new luxury samples did sell out but they should be popping back into stock again very shortly.) …
Hot, Hot, Hot Dogs… Hello, you lovely Pet Parent, you! It’s hot and due to get hotter this week so just a few quick warm weather tips… Walk you dog when it’s cooler – early morning or later in the evening. If it becomes very hot you can give them a day off the …
Why Derivatives should be Banned… Hello, you lovely Pet Parent, you! This is the final email in the Weasel Words Trilogy – I do trilogies now 😀 – Then it’s back to the fun and games for a bit. I’ve saved the worst until last… derivatives. The Big Brand use of plant/animal derivatives should …
Super Size Me… Hello, you lovely Pet Parent, you! Do you remember the American documentary ‘Super Size Me’? The filmmaker, Morgan Spurlock, ate nothing but McDonalds for 30 days. He supersized himself, gaining 24 pounds in weight in a month. Much of the documentary hammered home the health risks associated with obesity and …
Weasel Words Hello, you lovely Pet Parent, you! A little break from the games today, I’m not sure what got me thinking about Weasel Words this week but someone did. It’s an odd phrase. I thought the origin was maybe ‘Wind in the Willows’ with those shady weasel characters, but no, it came …
Roscoe went off his raw food… Roscoe seriously went off his raw food after his tangle with the mystery stomach bug last month. He recovered slightly and began eating about half his dinner but he wasn’t getting back into it the way we expected. His brush with the bug seemed to put him off his …
Reverse Toffee Apples… Would you eat a reverse toffee apple every single day of your life? Reverse toffee apple? Something that had the skin of an apple on the outside but was toffee on the inside. Let me explain… When you first joined us at Bounce and Bella you probably got an email from …
What’s best for your dog’s teeth? Predators and Scavengers Let’s chat about gums and gnashers and how best to keep them clean and pristine. To do that with dogs it’s usually best to go back to their ancestors and see how they did it naturally. Wild dogs and wolves were both scavengers and predators. …