Dog and Cat Basics - Health and Nutrition

Breed Specific Foods - Does your German Shepherd, Labrador or Cavalier King Charles need a special food?

Feeding a wolf-like diet to a dog, is it a good idea or not?

Shelf Life and Best Before dates - what do they mean and are they any use at all?

What not to feed - Common foods around the house that could cause your dog to be ill

Coprophagia - Why do dogs eat poo?

Anal Glands - What are they good for?

Feeding and caring for the senior dog - What to look for and how to care

Tear Staining - What it is and how to treat it

The large breed dog - Looking after and feeding the large breed dog

PDSA report on the nation's dogs - and it's not a pretty picture

Diet and behaviour problems - Is there a link between what we feed our dogs and cats and behaviour problems?

The Toy or small breed dog - Looking after and feeding the small breed dog

Feeding Rates - How do you know the correct feeding rate for your dog?

Basic Pet Nutrition - What are the nutritional requirements for a dog or cat?

Dogs with sensitive skin or digestion - How do we cope and afford to feed them?

Cats with sensitive skin or digestion - How do we cope and afford to feed them?

Feeding the active working dog - What needs to be taken into consideration when feeding an active working dog?

Top 5 ways to a healthy pet - What do we need to do to ensure our pets live long and healthy lives - is there more to it than choosing a good food?

Antioxidants in pet food - BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin OR natural tocopherols, vitamin E etc... Is one evil and the other good?
The answer's not as clear as you might think!

Intolerance and allergies - Intolerance to ingredients of pet food is becoming more common, and this affects the range of foods now available.

Cat and Dog humour - A few of my favourites

A balanced diet - How easy is it to give our pets a balanced diet?

High Protein/Low carb foods - Are they good for your dog?

The Fussy Eater - Problems getting your dog to eat?

Weight Watchers for Pets? - With so many of our dogs and cats overweight, what can we do about obesity? Is our own pet overweight?

Cereals & Grains in dog food - Good or bad?

Pet Food Ingredients etc.

Pet Food Brands Compared - Check out the ingredients and analysis on a range of dog and cat foods currently available in the UK.

The High Cost of Feeding Natural Food - It is becoming increasingly expensive to feed a dog on natural food. Would you like to save £10 on a 15kg bag?

New Products - What new pet foods are being launched this year, and what's happening in the pet food industry?

Chicken Digest - What is it and why is it in my pet's food?

Salt in Pet Food - Why is it there, and is it needed?

Pet Food Brands - Who owns who, and which two companies controls 80% of the cat food market?

The Cost of Feeding - What's the real cost of that dog or cat food on the pet shop shelf? Could you save a lot of money? We think so - check out the facts!

Organic Pet Foods - What are the rules and regulations (if any) concerning organic pet food?

Pet Food Labels - What should be on, and how do we interpret them?
And what about my pet shop who sells food loose from a bin?

Holistic Foods? Is holistic pet food just marketing hype or the real thing?

A short history of petfood - A tail of horse meat, floor scrapings and other interesting ingredients.

Wet or Dry Pet Food? Complete or Complementary? How is it made? Is there a difference, and does it matter for dog food or cat food?

Value, Standard, Premium or Super Premium? What's all that about? We check out the facts and offer information to help you make the choice.

Pet Food Recommendations - The intrepid Moggie and Maggie work their way through the pet shop shelves - which will they recommend?

Vegetarian Pet Foods - Are vegetarian foods appropriate for dogs and cats, and what are the problems to look for and avoid?

Pet Food ingredients - What goes into your pet food, and what influences your choice in purchasing a particular brand?

Beware The Pet Food Marketing Trap - Why are pet companies playing on our emotions with ever more weird non-food ingredients and products?

Pet Food Feeding Trials - Do we want our pet food throroughly tested before it hits the pet shop shelves, and if so what are the implications?

Animal experimentation and testing - There's been a lot of bad press over the years about animal tests by such as Iams and Hills.

Why is pet food so expensive? - Can manufacturers justify the £30 difference between two brands of food? Could you feed as well and save money? We think so!

Home Cooking for pets, or raw feeding

Home Cooking? How easy is it? Complete nutrition? Recipes and a cautionary note.

Barf or Raw Feeding - Is feeding raw food an appropriate diet for your cat of dog? What are the pros and cons as seen by the experts and veterinarians?

Other Pet Related information

Beating the Credit Crunch! - There's ways in which you can keep one step ahead of the credit crunch and care for your pet the way you want to

Dog Fouling! - What's the current state of play with regard to a dog owner's responsibilities

Is fish a sustainable ingredient? - There's a lot of arguement over the sustainability of fishing, so what about using fish in pet food?

PDSA Newsfeed - What's going on at the PDSA? News and interesting pet-related articles regularly updated.

Pet Food Choice Bookshop! - We've a selection of excellent books of caring for your dog, cat, rabbit or small animal

Pet Newsfeed - Updated newsfeeds from the UK and worldwide. All you need to know about what's going on!

Money Saving Tips - Cut the cost without compromising on quality. We give you some money-saving pet food ideas, you can add your own!

You the Pet Owner - How are you viewed by the marketing men, and how are they trying to appeal to your purse or wallet?

Missing Pets - Get up to date information on current missing pets from the UK Missing Pets Register