A dog rehoming blog set up in 2007 is celebrating the successful rehoming of dog number 10,000 – an 11 week old German Shepherd puppy called Axis. DogsBlog.com was set up by Ryan O’Meara, a former professional dog trainer and animal welfare campaigner. The site, which is partnered with family run pet food company Butcher’s Pet Care, acts as a central hub for thousands of homeless [...]

Thank you to our good friends at Talk Radio Europe for giving National Dog Adoption Month the opportunity to discuss the rise in animal abandonments and to help us communicate the message that adopting a dog is a great way to get a new friend.

A discussion on the rise in the number of puppies being abandoned on BBC Radio Leeds. National Dog Adoption Month helps raise awareness about the benefits of adopting a dog as well as bringing to attention the problems of increasing dog abandonment in the UK.

National Dog Adoption Month interview, Ryan O’Meara on BBC Radio Northampton

UK’s Largest Dog Rehoming Website Reports Alarming Rise in Puppy Abandonments The number of puppies being abandoned over the past 12-months has doubled according to worrying statistics revealed by the UK’s largest dog rehoming website, DogsBlog.com. The recession and general belt tightening has been cited as a major cause for the upward trend, however the rapid rise in the number of dogs [...]

During National Dog Adoption Month, we offered support for our rescue partners to help publicise the concept and benefits of adopting a dog alongside raising the profile of dog/s in their care looking for new homes locally. Our commercial partner kindly offered a behavioural helpline as support for new dog owners or those suffering with separation anxiety which was combined within the coverage. Below [...]