Skipping into summer

The Daffodils are out! Hurray! Must mean that summer is on its way!

So this weekend, me and dave took Jess (Daves lovely yellow lab) for a trip to Danes Dyke near Bridlington. What a lovely place! Here are some pictures i have taken..

Such a lovely day, can't wait for summer when it will be warmer and not so windy!

Stop chewing those bars!

So, I have a new little hammy called Betty. Shes very cute and lovely but she is an insane chewer! She chews the bars on her cage CONSTANTLY! I cant find anyway of stopping her, all the Internet forums say give her chews toys and bits of wood to stop her. well, this spoilt little hamster has; fruity chew toys, wooded sticks, a mineral block, honey nut chew sticks, tunnels, a wheel, toilet roll tubes and a digging house! this hamster cannot possible be bored! How on earth do i stop her doing it? It really makes me sad because when hamsters chew metal it can seriously damage their teeth and can also lead to brain damage. I cant afford to buy a new all plastic cage so theres nothing i can do :(

This is the little madam...

If anyone has any suggestions on how to stop her please get in touch!

Our Hayls

The sun has got his hat on...

Hip Hip Hip Hooray! :D

I absolutely cannot wait for summer! The wildlife, the colours, the smells... everything about summer makes me happy and jolly! This weekend has been a little taster of summer. The sun came out to play on Saturday which means its slowly getting into summertime.

As the little dormice, hedgehogs and other furry little friends are soon going to be coming out of hibernation, its important that we do as much as we can to help them be happy and jolly in the summer months. leaving out some cat food in your garden can give our prickly little friends some yummy food to get them going!

Summer is a great time to go wildlife and bird watching and can give you a real appreciation for the animals we share the world with :)

My day at Dogs Trust HQ

As i am aspiring to work in PR for an animal charity, i thought it would be a good idea to get a taste of what its like before diving head first into a job which i have no idea about. My first instinct was to contact The Dogs Trust as it is my favourite charity and i also follow the press team on twitter so i kind of had an idea of what sort of things they did.

Luckily, from contacting them telling them how keen i was to learn about what the Dogs Trust press team did, i was given the opportunity to visit Dogs Trust HQ in Islington, North London for a day. (This also helped me in my work based learning module for uni which was a plus!)

So... on Tuesday 1st of March at 9:30am i arrived at Dogs Trust HQ. (absolutely pooing myself my i add!) I have never done any work experience since Ive been at uni so this was very scary having my first experience at a huge charity organisation in London! My nerves soon disappeared after meeting the lovely Sarah who lead me to the press office where i was faced with about 8 lovely smiling faces and a little terrier/woodland creature all ready to welcome me. This made me feel right at home and excited to get stuck into any work sent my way :)

 My first task was to scan through the days newspapers to find any articles relating to dogs or animals. This would be a typical job in any press office as it is important to keep up to date with the news and any stories relating to the organisation. Even though i only managed to find one relevant story, it was still interesting and made me feel like i was contributing to the daily duties :)

Throughout the rest of my day in the press office,  i was mainly helping out Katy by researching why dogs can make people more attractive and approachable. I managed to find alot of articles and research studies on the Internet to contribute :) This task was really fun and gave me the chance to see how an idea can progress from the initial research to the end result.

From helping out the press team at Dogs Trust, it really showed me how much a job in animal charity PR suits me and is something i can defiantly see myself going in to. Everyone in the press office were so lovely and friendly and obviously cared so much about the charity and the great things Dogs Trust do. I am so glad i went and experienced a typical days work as it gave me so much more confidence in myself and gave me more motivation to continue reaching my goal of working for an amazing charity :)

Its a shame i could only visit for one day as its a long way to travel from Sheffield! Hopefully in the future (when im all grown up :P) i  will be working there as a press officer!

This is my goal. and i will, one day, achieve it :)

Our Hayls xx

Our Henners...

On Tuesday, which happened to be my 20th birthday. I lost my little Syrian hamster, Henry. He was two and a half years old and right character! we believe he had a stroke as he was trembling lots, couldnt walk and couldnt manage to  eat or drink  anything.

He was put to sleep by the vet which was the kindest thing to do. I miss him so much :(

Sleep tight little Henners, i will love you forever.

Give a rescue dog a chance

Many people who want a dog often go for puppies. This is mainly because they want the dog from the start of its life and watch it grow. Also, let's face it, puppies are really cute! When you decide to adopt a dog as a member of your family, there are a few things to keep in mind.

Firstly, never ever ever ever buy from a puppy farm. Puppy farms are awful establishments that breed large amounts of dogs. The owners of puppy farms only care about one thing, money. The dogs are kept in cruel and cramped conditions and have their puppies taken away from them straight away to be sold in pet shops. The dogs also are kept in their cages for 24 hours a day, never getting any exercise. When the dogs are too old to breed, they are killed. The puppies are also never in good condition when adopted often having physical and physiological problems. buying a puppy from a puppy farm is just adding to the problem, you may feel sorry for the puppy and want to give it a good home but the more this happens, the more money the evil owners get which just makes the horrible farms get bigger and bigger!
For more information about this visit the puppy love website, a campaigning group set up to find these establishments and shut them down. http://www.puppylovecampaigns.org/

http://www.getpuppysmart.com/

The RSPCA has just launched a new website, Get Puppy Smart. This website has loads of information about buying the right puppy and how to avoid puppy farms. This is a great website as it not only tells you how to buy the right puppy, but also which breed is best for you, and how much owning a puppy really costs!

Puppies may be great fun and are really cute, but rescue dogs are just as great! There are hundreds of dogs in dog's home right now who need a loving family to rescue them.

Give a rescue dog a chance!

19 days to go...

Only 19 days to go until my visit to The Dogs Trust press office! I am SO excited! it's going to be so great to see how the charity runs and how the PR team work. Also, i am very excited to meet any lovely little pooches who might be rooming the hallways! Hopefully i will learn alot on my visit and experience what its like to work for an animal charity.

I have also fell in love with this video from the office!