Dear New Rescue Dog Owner: Helping Your New Hound Settle In

Dear New Rescue Dog Owner: Helping Your New Hound Settle In

Embarking on the life-changing journey of rescue dog parenthood? Congratulations! Whether you’ve just welcomed a sensitive greyhound, a worried lurcher, or a sweet-natured hound of a different mix, taking in a rescue is a profoundly rewarding adventure. Helping your new hound to settle in using …

Caring for Two Dogs on a Budget: How the New Vet Prescription Rules Can Help

Caring for Two Dogs on a Budget: How the New Vet Prescription Rules Can Help

Having two dogs is such fun! It really has so many benefits. However, two dogs also means twice the walks, twice the mud and, inevitably, twice the vet bills. Anyone running a multi-dog household knows the feeling of opening an invoice and quietly wincing. Flea …

Great Christmas Gifts for Dogs 2026

Great Christmas Gifts for Dogs 2026

Christmas is a matter of weeks away which means we are full-swing into Christmas shopping season- hooray! If you love to spoil your furry family at Christmas, look no further than our recommendations of great Christmas gifts for dogs. Great quality products to please the …

Dog-proofing your Home at Christmas

Dog-proofing your Home at Christmas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, particularly if you have taken a few simple steps towards dog-proofing your home at Christmas.  If (like me) you own a dog who may be likely to ‘investigate’ the festive fare, this is for you! One or …

Does Your Dog Feel the Cold? How to Tell and What to Do About It

Does Your Dog Feel the Cold? How to Tell and What to Do About It

Not every dog is built for British winters. Our beloved whippets most certainly are not If yours shivers on walks, curls into a tight ball on the sofa, or refuses to leave their bed on frosty mornings, they might be feeling the cold more than …

How Much Does a Whippet Really Cost? A Complete Budget Breakdown for New Owners

How Much Does a Whippet Really Cost? A Complete Budget Breakdown for New Owners

Owning a whippet is truly priceless — their love and loyalty are boundless, the kind of devotion that fills a home in ways money never could. But to be practical we need to consider the costs. So how much does a whippet really cost? Here …

What is needed for Whippets in Winter? A survival guide!

What is needed for Whippets in Winter? A survival guide!

Every whippet owner knows winter is… not ideal. With their skinny frames and barely‑there fur, whippets turn into shivery little shadows the moment temperatures drop. And the rain… cue the “I’m not walking in that” standoff and the nightly mission to burrow into your bed. …

Carrot Cake for Dogs Recipe

Carrot Cake for Dogs Recipe

Reasons to Celebrate: When we have a doggy birthday to celebrate I reach for this carrot cake for dogs time and time again. My whippets love this treat and it is a proven favourite with their furry friends . They love the texture and smell …

The Pros and Cons of Owning a Whippet

The Pros and Cons of Owning a Whippet

It is true to say that we are whippet super fans. Therefore, you will be reading a biased and completely pro-whippet opinion on this topic. We will, however, try to transparently share the less easy elements of whippet ownership with you. Here are our pros …

Finding Soft Dog Crates- Croft Crate Review

Finding Soft Dog Crates- Croft Crate Review

To crate or not to crate? This is the question facing many dog owners. The need to crate came about for us when our dog became reactive in the car on short journeys. Luckily, they traveled happily on longer journeys using a seat-belt clip and …