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What are the best natural treats for dalmatians?

by | 23/07/2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

If you are lucky enough to be owned by a dali, then you will know they need a low purine diet, not to be confused with low protein. Our natural products are perfect, as most of our chews are single-protein, making it very easy to see the ingredients. And natural chews...
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Purrfectly Tasty! Natural Treats for Cats from Friends & Canines

by | 27/02/2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

At Friends & Canines, we are all about happy, healthy pets—and that includes our feline friends too! While we are known for our tail-waggingly good treats for dogs, did you know that many of our natural, nutritious goodies are also purrfect for cats? That’s...
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Helping Paws: 6 ways to Support Pet Rescues Without Adopting

by | 12/02/2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

I’ll be the first to say it—I love a rescue dog. In fact, many of my own pack are adopted fromvarious situations. But as much as I’d love for every dog to find a home, I completely understand that not everyone canadopt a new furry friend—and that’s okay!The good news?...
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Natural Dog Chews: A Tail-Wagging Alternative to Rawhide

by | 11/01/2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

As a dedicated doggy parent and the heart behind Friends & Canines, I'm always on the look-out for the best and healthiest natural dog chews for our four-legged family members. Sadly, I’m still seeing rawhide chews stacked high on shelves in shops, so I thought...
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How to make Bone broth for your dog

by | 16/12/2024 | Blog | 3 Comments

Why make bone broth for your dogs? Bone broth for your dog is full of delicious and nutritious minerals and nutrients, like calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and potassium, but most importantly is it delicious! It can help to maintain a healthy gut and support your...
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Customised Canine Nutrition: Tailoring Treats to Your Dog’s Needs

by | 22/10/2024 | Blog | 0 Comments

As devoted pet parents, we know that every dog is unique—each with their own quirks, personality, and, of course, nutritional needs. Just like humans, our furry friends can benefit from a diet tailored to their specific health requirements. That’s where customised...
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Natural Dog Chew Solutions: The Benefits of Chewing for Canine Mental Health

by | 30/08/2024 | Blog | 0 Comments

We all know how much our furry friends love to chew—whether it’s on a favourite toy, arandom stick, or, unfortunately, your brand-new shoes! But did you know that chewing isn’t just a fun pastime for dogs?As strange as it may sound, chewing is actually a vital...
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How to make Homemade Energy bars for your dog

by | 21/07/2024 | Blog | 0 Comments

Activities with your dogs? Flyball, agility, canicross, hiking, hoopers, scentwork and more. How can you help their energy levels? Homemade energy bars for your dog, easy to make, feed, store, and transport. I partake in agility with my dogs, and I have recently...
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How to Store Natural Dog Treats for Freshness and Flavour

by | 10/05/2024 | Blog | 0 Comments

For any dog lover, seeing the wagging tail of your furry friend at the sight of a treat is purejoy. At Friends and Canines, we know just how much your doggie pals adore our natural dogtreats.However, with great treats come great responsibility! Storing your dog's...
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How are puffed snouts dog treats made?

by | 28/04/2024 | Blog | 0 Comments

I have a lot of messages asking how the puffed snouts are made and if they are bleached. I can only comment on the products that I supply, and urge all pet parents to check with their chosen supplier. The puffing process The puffed white variety is carefully processed...
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My Top 13 Small Business Christmas gifts

My Top 13 Small Business Christmas gifts

by | Oct 13, 2020

Have you been naughty or nice this year? Hopefully you and your dog(s)are on the good list? What are you hoping Santa Claus and Santa Paws brings? We've just launched this years selection of Dog Stockings, available with a great selection of natural dog treats, posted...

How natural dog chews saved my house from my lockdown puppy

How natural dog chews saved my house from my lockdown puppy

by | Sep 14, 2020

Rebel (was nearly Mabel) a border collie puppy joined my family at the very beginning of lockdown She joined me and my 5 other dogs , fitting straight in, but as a normal puppy she wanted to chew! Why puppies Chew It’s normal for puppies and dogs to chew on objects as...

The top 5 causes of poisoning in dogs

The top 5 causes of poisoning in dogs

by | Aug 25, 2020

Guest Blog from Catherine of Muttleys Dog Walking and Pet Care Service, based in Nottingham with kindness at its heart.  Did you know that eating inappropriate, human food, lists in the top 5 causes of poisoning in dogs? Along with poisoning caused by antifreeze,...

Legally who can walk my dog?

Legally who can walk my dog?

by | Aug 21, 2020

Please read and share this informative guest blog outlining who can legally walk your dog from Dog Behaviourist, Trainer and Canine Expert Witness, Sarah Hursthouse from Dogskool Flicking through Facebook, you often see posts from people offering to walk dogs. ...

Tails from HQ – Meet Jellybean

Tails from HQ – Meet Jellybean

by | Jul 22, 2020

Here is this weeks Tails from HQ, Friends and Canines provide tasty natural dog treats posted to any uk address This week’s tail is from friend of the team, Jellybean Hi! I'm Jellybean aka Bean. I am about 2/3yrs old and spent most of my life living by my wits on the...

Why I started raw feeding my dogs

Why I started raw feeding my dogs

by | Jul 13, 2020

Why I feed my dogs a raw diet I started raw feeding over 6 years ago, when I took on my little underweight scraggly dot of a collie pup Harvey. All kibbles and tinned foods just came out as awful sloppy messes and a friend suggested raw. Her dog was raw fed...

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