Vita Canis Blog

Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 10 – 16 May 2021. As dog parents, we know how much our dogs impact our wellbeing so I’ve put together 5 ways in which you can reconnect with your dog, as well as nature around you, and improve your well-being. Connect Connection is all about feeling understood… Read More »

Have you seen K9 Nation app! K9 Nation is the FREE app for dog owners in the UK to get help with their dogs, share their journeys and find great products and services – the place, where K9 community connects. And it’s pawesome! I spoke to the founder Rebecca Baker about her impulse behind the… Read More »

I have to admit, Style to Rescue 2021 wasn’t anything like I imagined! Up until November 2020, I was hoping that 2021 would be epic! I planned to raise at least £10 000 (in comparison to 2018 where we raised around £4500 and £7500 in 2019). My hopes and expectations were pretty realistic. Don’t you… Read More »

Here at Vita Canis, we’re continually making eco-friendly changes and supporting the planet one change at a time. With our goal being the long-term sustainability of our products and packaging. We recently made two significant changes where we introduced a recycling scheme and started changing our labels. Since the 16th of April, all orders placed… Read More »

Physiotherapy treatment can improve our dogs’ health. It can help with all kinds of health issues – from neurological conditions to soft tissue damage. But not only dogs can benefit. Apart from dogs, horses and cats are the animals that most commonly receive physiotherapy. So we can say almost any animal can benefit. Because this is a very fascinating subject, I ask Veterinary Physiotherapist,… Read More »

April is a month packed with awareness days related to animals. This is not just so that we can celebrate but also to make us stop, pause and think. Prevent Lyme Disease in dogs month Lyme Disease Awareness Month follows Tick Bite Prevention Week in March. It’s a reminder to us that ticks are here… Read More »

The restrictions have been lifted slightly, and we have more freedom to move around. I bet you’re all as relieved as I am!  Richard and I decided to celebrate with a day out and visit the Chatsworth estate. Unfortunately, the house was still closed, and we didn’t get to go to the gardens either, but… Read More »

Niki French is a dog trainer, the founder, and owner of Pup Talk and Twickenham Dog Services, using force-free training methods only. In her guess blog, Niki is sharing with us few steps on how you can ease your pup out of lockdown. Niki wants to inspire people to be their dog’s best trainer –… Read More »

Tick bite prevention week takes place in March every year with this year’s dates being the 22nd to the 28th. What are ticks? Ticks are external parasites that are related to spiders and mites. Adult ticks are approximately 3 to 5 mm in length depending on age, sex, species, and “fullness”. They live by feeding… Read More »

Anxiety has no identifiable root and sometimes we have to dig deep to find the cause (which is not always successful). It tends to stick around for longer than stress, and it’s more difficult to treat. It’s an uncomfortable inner feeling of fear, worry, nervousness or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. We’ve all… Read More »