Dogs Die in Hot Cars!

The hot summer months are defiantly approaching quickly which means lots of people will be having sunny day outings with their beloved pooches. It seems that the phrase 'Dogs die in hot cars' seems to be quite a well known one but even so, it still frustratingly happens.

On a sunny day like today, the temperature inside a car with no windows open and no ventilation can reach up to 47°C/117°F within 60 minutes.

In hot weather, dogs pant to keep cool. as there is no air circulation in a stuffy car, dogs cannot cool down which can be fatal to them. Leaving dogs in hot cars is not only bad for the dog but its can also get you into alot of trouble under the animal welfare act from causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.

If you ever see a dog suffering in a hot car, call the police straight away! this could save a dogs life!

Top tips on keeping your dog cool in the summer sun

• If you have to leave your dog in the car, make sure you park under a shaded area and leave all windows open slightly
• Brush your dog regularly to keep excess hair from building up
• always provide plenty of fresh drinking water
• If you have a short haired dog, use suncream on their vital areas e.g nose and top of ears

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Save Lennox

Lennox is a gorgeous 5 year old American Bulldog Labrador cross who is currently being held in a dreadful cell in Belfast city council buildings. All because he looks like Pit Bull Terrier.

Lennox was taken away from his loving family on the 15th May 2010. Belfast city council dog wardens entered their home, measured Lennox's nose and legs and decided amongst themselves (very ignorantly!) that he was a Pit Bull Terrier.

This is Lennox now, living in a tiny cell in Belfast city council building with only sawdust to sleep on.

Lennox is a beautiful dog and does not deserve to be treated like a criminal all because of the way he looks. He is now facing a death sentence which the Save Lennox campaign is fighting strongly against. No animal should ever live in these conditions, especially when they have got a loving family eagerly wanting him to come home!

The Save Lennox campaign is now a global effort with the support of many animal charities, local MPS, Veterinary groups and celebrity's including dog trainer Victoria Stilwell.

The Save Lennox campaign needs all the support they can get to help free this amazing dog. Help them by signing the ongoing petition to free him.

Sign The Save Lennox Petition:

 www.savelennoxpetition.co.uk

Follow the campaign on Twitter: www.twitter.com/#!/savelennox

My life plan!

It's always good to set yourself goals so here are mine :)

1. Firstly, and probably one of the most important ones! Find myself the perfect job. One which makes me jump out of bed in the morning ready to start the day! of course my perfect job would be working for an animal charity :) and I'm certainly on my way to do get it!

2. Live in a cute little cottage in the Dales with a big garden for all my animals...

3. Adopt 2 dogs, a cat, 2 rabbits, chickens and 2 donkeys... all from rescue centres of course :)

                                                                



4. The one which might take the most time.....

STOP ANIMAL CRUELTY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD! i know this is a pretty big goal but im going to at least try!

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