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Getting Ready For Your New Kitten
Getting a new kitten is lots of fun but you should follow our advice on preparing for your new pet to make sure the house is safe and kitten-friendly.
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Puppy Vaccinations
A puppy vaccination can help keep vulnerable pups safe and healthy. Find all the advice you need about puppy vaccinations and request an appointment online.
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Bringing Home Your New Bird
Birds are great fun, and can make a wonderful addition to a household. Here are some top tips for when you bring them home for the first time.
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Bringing Your Reptile Home
Reptiles have a diverse and often complex range of needs. Meeting these means preparation is key when you decide to bring a reptilian pet into your home.
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Introducing Puppies To Cats
Getting a puppy is a really exciting time, but not all the family may share your enthusiasm! Cats can be sensitive to changes like this.
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Preparing For Your New Puppy
A new house can be a scary place for a young puppy, so if you're bringing one home, learn how to prepare for its arrival and make it welcome.
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Teaching Your Puppy To Sit
Learn how to train your puppy to sit down when you command through our tips such as using treats and praise to reinforce good behaviour.
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Avoiding Puppy Biting
When there’s a new puppy in the house, everyone wants to be part of the fun! Learning to regulate how hard teeth come down is called ‘bite inhibition’.
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Crate Training Your Puppy
Everybody needs their own space some times, and our dogs are no exception! Crate training is a fab way to make sure that your dog has a place of their own.
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Fleas And Your Puppy
Understand the symptoms to look out for with your puppy as it may have fleas. Find essential advice and puppy flea treatment should yours have them.
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Letting Your Kitten Outside For The First Time
Knowing when and how to let your kitten outside can help you have peace of mind as you introduce your little bundle to the big wide world!
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Choosing Your New Fish
Finding the right fish to suit you depends very much on the level of time and commitment you have, and is an important decision.
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Choosing Your New Reptile
How to give your snake, lizard, turtle, tortoise or other reptile the best place to live with the right lighting, heating and humidity for long-term health.
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The Kitten Socialisation Period
Learn how to introduce your kitten to new experiences and socialise them during their socialisation period with useful pet health advice from Companion Care.
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Bringing Your New Puppy Home
Is there anything more exciting than bringing your puppy home for the first time? Watching them take their first steps into their new family is fantastic.
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Choosing Your New Rabbit
It can be tempting to think of rabbits as being fairly generic, but there are 62 different rabbit breeds registered with the British Rabbit Council.
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Choosing Your New Small Pet
Small pets encompasses a range of species that suit different households, including Guinea-pigs, hamsters, gerbils, degus, rats and chinchillas.
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House Training Your Puppy
Toilet training can take puppies until they are six months old, and can be longer if there are any problems or confusions with their training.
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Bringing Your Fish Home
Fish can be incredible pets, and have a hugely diverse set of requirements; from cold-water fish who have limited but definite needs, to marine tanks.
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Bringing Home Your Small Pet
Bringing home a new pet is a really exciting time, no matter their size! Small pets all have different needs and suit different homes.