Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire dog day care centre opens

A dog day care centre in Millbrook, Bedfordshire, has opened its doors following a £50k finance package from NatWest. Tracey Stevenson and Russell Long have used the bank’s funding, alongside a personal investment, to build a 2000 sq ft facility with internal and external areas for dogs to play, exercise…

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Royal Canin supports BCH police dog unit

Royal Canin has donated dog agility equipment and provided specialist training to officers at the BCH police dog unit. The police dog unit provides around-the-clock support to Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire police forces. The agility equipment presented to the unit will be used to train their Shepherds, Dutch Herders, Spaniels…

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PIF announces canine behaviour seminar

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has announced it will launch a seminar on canine behaviour in a group setting, aimed at businesses such as dog daycares, home boarders and dog walkers. Taking place on Sunday 14 July at Willow Tree Canine Daycare in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, the day-long seminar will be…

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We Love Pets welcomes its youngest franchise owner

A 21 year old animal lover has become the youngest franchisee at We Love Pets and the first to open a branch in Wales. Millie White, a recent graduate in English Literature from the University of Bedfordshire, will now lead a growing team who will look after the Bridgend and…

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Police dog awarded animals’ George Cross

A courageous police dog, who sustained near-fatal stab wounds when apprehending an armed suspect while on duty, is to receive the PDSA Gold Medal – known as the animals’ George Cross – for his bravery and devotion. Police Dog Finn, who is now retired from service with Hertfordshire Constabulary, almost…

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Pet Food UK runs first national advertising campaign

Premium dog food brand, Barking Heads™ will launch its first national television and radio advertising campaign from mid-September 2016. Barking Heads has invested £350k in the campaign. Filmed in Bedfordshire, the adverts were written and produced by Radioville and Jungle Creative. Television commercials will be aired across various Sky channels. The radio advertising…

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‘Thousands’ of dangerous animals kept as pets in the UK

Crocodiles, zebras, lions, tigers and cobras are just some of the wild animals kept legally on private property across the UK, figures have revealed. More than 300 venomous cobras, vipers and rattlesnakes are owned by members of the public, an investigation by the Press Association has found. Big cats including 13 tigers, two…

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