There are so many competitions to enter these days, which one is really worth a go.
How about this one.
PetTastic's latest Competition is: to win a pair of tickets to 'Paws in the Park' Dog Show.
Just answer a really simple question.
All correct answers will be entered into a FREE prize draw to win TWO Tickets to the Paws in the Park Show, which will be held at Broadlands in Hampshire 20th 21st June 2009.
This is a dog show not to be missed, but best move quick as the closing date is 13th June 2009
Enter the Paws in the Park Competition Here>>>>
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Dog Trust Lets With Pets Campaign
Lets with Pets is the latest campaign from the dogs trust.
On their blog we found this, We thought it may be of help to some pet owners.
Have you ever tried to move house with your pets and found that landlords are not keen to rent to you? Are you a landlord concerned about renting to tenants with animals? Everything you ever needed to know can now be found on Dogs Trust's new microsite
There's a wealth of advice and information for pet owners, landlords and letting agents including ways that tenants can persuade a landlord to rent to them and how landlords can protect themselves from any problems. For example:You're a landlord worried about potential damage to furnishings / decor from a pet. What can you and the tenant do to get past this?Landlord: Charge / accept an extra deposit, possibly non-refundable, to specifically cover pet damage. Be prepared to meet the pet in question, and ask questions about their training and behaviour.Tenant: Offer an extra deposit, and introduce your pet to the landlord to show they're well-behaved. Write a 'pet CV' for your pet with references from previous landlords (where possible), details of vaccinations, flea treatments etc and any training classes they've attended.
To find out More Visit the Lets With Pets WebSite
To search for a property Visit Pet Friendly Rentals
On their blog we found this, We thought it may be of help to some pet owners.
Have you ever tried to move house with your pets and found that landlords are not keen to rent to you? Are you a landlord concerned about renting to tenants with animals? Everything you ever needed to know can now be found on Dogs Trust's new microsite
There's a wealth of advice and information for pet owners, landlords and letting agents including ways that tenants can persuade a landlord to rent to them and how landlords can protect themselves from any problems. For example:You're a landlord worried about potential damage to furnishings / decor from a pet. What can you and the tenant do to get past this?Landlord: Charge / accept an extra deposit, possibly non-refundable, to specifically cover pet damage. Be prepared to meet the pet in question, and ask questions about their training and behaviour.Tenant: Offer an extra deposit, and introduce your pet to the landlord to show they're well-behaved. Write a 'pet CV' for your pet with references from previous landlords (where possible), details of vaccinations, flea treatments etc and any training classes they've attended.
To find out More Visit the Lets With Pets WebSite
To search for a property Visit Pet Friendly Rentals
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
Holidays with your pet
With most people tightening their purse strings this year, are you considering a holiday which includes your pet? Not only is the exchange rate making a UK holiday more favourable at the moment, but you also save on the kennel fees.
For many people, a family holiday would not be complete without the family pet, but for many of you a UK holiday with your dog may be a new experience. If you have not tried it before, there are so many different types of holidays that accept your dog too. From quaint country cottages in Norfolk, to luxury apartments on the Devon coast, there is something for every life style. Caravaning or camping with dogs is also on the increase, and if you only have time for a short break then there are plenty of bed and breakfasts or hotels which won't make you leave your pet at home.
So get searching for your perfect holiday with your pet and enjoy long walks, pub lunches and days out with your dog. Many of the property owners will be able to let you know of plenty of places that you can visit locally that are pet friendly from trips on a steam railway, to open gardens and other local attractions.
We would also like to know how many of you out there take your dogs to Europe with you. Now pet passports have made pet travel to and from the continent a reality, how many of you have actually done this?
For many people, a family holiday would not be complete without the family pet, but for many of you a UK holiday with your dog may be a new experience. If you have not tried it before, there are so many different types of holidays that accept your dog too. From quaint country cottages in Norfolk, to luxury apartments on the Devon coast, there is something for every life style. Caravaning or camping with dogs is also on the increase, and if you only have time for a short break then there are plenty of bed and breakfasts or hotels which won't make you leave your pet at home.
So get searching for your perfect holiday with your pet and enjoy long walks, pub lunches and days out with your dog. Many of the property owners will be able to let you know of plenty of places that you can visit locally that are pet friendly from trips on a steam railway, to open gardens and other local attractions.
We would also like to know how many of you out there take your dogs to Europe with you. Now pet passports have made pet travel to and from the continent a reality, how many of you have actually done this?
Winter Dog Games
With the winter weather in full swing, people are looking for more ways of playing with their dogs in the comfort of their own home out of the wind, rain and snow. With gardens rapidly turning into mud baths, throwing a ball for your dog to bring back is not so appealing at this time of the year. If you have an active dog, who takes a lot to wear out, winter is allways a challenging time of year. Dogs who have not had enough exercise can become bored, and bordom can lead to mischief. So if your dog is gettng bored in these long winter months, this could be the game for you as it stimulates your dog both mentally and physically, and they and your kitchen floor stays clean.
Enjoy!!!
Hide and Seek
There are two versions of this game that can both be played indoors (or outside on a nice day).
1) This involves two or more adults or children, plus a playful dog and is great for helping with recall training. One person distracts the dog while the other goes and hides. The hiding person then calls the dog and when found, the dog is rewarded with a treat or a quick game with a toy. Meanwhile the next person should go and hide and then again call the dog to them, again reward the dog when he finds you. This game can continue, in the same manner until you run out of hiding places or get bored. It is best to keep the hiding places simple, until the dog has got the hang of the game (Behind doors, under tables, or behind the sofa are good places to start).
2) The second version involves hiding food or toys around the house or garden. Either shut the dog in a room, or let someone else distract the dog while you hide your dogs favourite toy or treats, or a mixture of the two (e.g. a stuffed kong). Then release the hound to go and find them. While your dog gets the hang of this game, you may need to encourage him to hunt around for it, but once they become experts, you can hide the toy or treat in more challenging places.
This game has been sourced from 4ActiveDogs. Let us know if anyone has any more suggestions for indoor winter games for owners and their dogs.
Enjoy!!!
Hide and Seek
There are two versions of this game that can both be played indoors (or outside on a nice day).
1) This involves two or more adults or children, plus a playful dog and is great for helping with recall training. One person distracts the dog while the other goes and hides. The hiding person then calls the dog and when found, the dog is rewarded with a treat or a quick game with a toy. Meanwhile the next person should go and hide and then again call the dog to them, again reward the dog when he finds you. This game can continue, in the same manner until you run out of hiding places or get bored. It is best to keep the hiding places simple, until the dog has got the hang of the game (Behind doors, under tables, or behind the sofa are good places to start).
2) The second version involves hiding food or toys around the house or garden. Either shut the dog in a room, or let someone else distract the dog while you hide your dogs favourite toy or treats, or a mixture of the two (e.g. a stuffed kong). Then release the hound to go and find them. While your dog gets the hang of this game, you may need to encourage him to hunt around for it, but once they become experts, you can hide the toy or treat in more challenging places.
This game has been sourced from 4ActiveDogs. Let us know if anyone has any more suggestions for indoor winter games for owners and their dogs.
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
What is Pet Friendly Rentals?
We are often asked what is pet Friendly Rentals?
Pet Friendly Rentals is the 1st database of its kind that allows pet owners to search for homes to rent in the UK. Many think we are a letting agent but sadly this is not true..
About Us
The website was created in September of 2007 by myself Darren and my partner Sarah and our three dogs. We ourselves found it very difficult to find a home to rent (and we only had a medium size dog at the time), we soon realised that there was no site in existence that allowed pet owners to search for a suitable property.
Pet Friendly Rentals allows private landlords and letting agents the opportunity to add their properties to our database, so that pet owners can easily locate them. This is a FREE service, all we ask in return is that the properties added must consider a pet.
We run this site in our own time and using mainly our own resources, so our advertising budget at present is pretty non existent.
How you can help
By placing a link on a website you may have to our website and helping us spread the word would really be such a big help to those pet owners looking for a home to rent.
we are always looking for ways to improve so please send us any feedback.
Pet Friendly Rentals is the 1st database of its kind that allows pet owners to search for homes to rent in the UK. Many think we are a letting agent but sadly this is not true..
About Us
The website was created in September of 2007 by myself Darren and my partner Sarah and our three dogs. We ourselves found it very difficult to find a home to rent (and we only had a medium size dog at the time), we soon realised that there was no site in existence that allowed pet owners to search for a suitable property.
Pet Friendly Rentals allows private landlords and letting agents the opportunity to add their properties to our database, so that pet owners can easily locate them. This is a FREE service, all we ask in return is that the properties added must consider a pet.
We run this site in our own time and using mainly our own resources, so our advertising budget at present is pretty non existent.
How you can help
By placing a link on a website you may have to our website and helping us spread the word would really be such a big help to those pet owners looking for a home to rent.
we are always looking for ways to improve so please send us any feedback.
Sunday, 23 November 2008
We Need your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pet Friendly Rentals is looking for volunteers throughout the country to spread the word about our website. The UK rental market is a big business and with our small advertising budget it is difficult to let agents and landlords all over the country know we exist. It is well know that word of mouth is the best way of advertising, so you can all do your bit.
It could be as simple as mentioning our website to a colleague at work, down your local pub or even better talk about us on web forums. They may know an agent or landlord who would consider allowing pets, but doesn’t yet know that our site exists; they in turn may pass the word on. Or you may pop in to your local letting agent and give our website a mention, people like hearing the word FREE advertising, and the more the word spreads and the more properties to let that get listed on our website, the more we can help pet owners find suitable rental accommodation for them and their pets.
We do not charge anyone who wishes to add their property to our database. The more properties we can get, the more chance pet owners have in finding a home to rent.
We require homes to rent in areas of the UK for example Kent, East sussex, Scotland, Essex well infact anywhere
It could be as simple as mentioning our website to a colleague at work, down your local pub or even better talk about us on web forums. They may know an agent or landlord who would consider allowing pets, but doesn’t yet know that our site exists; they in turn may pass the word on. Or you may pop in to your local letting agent and give our website a mention, people like hearing the word FREE advertising, and the more the word spreads and the more properties to let that get listed on our website, the more we can help pet owners find suitable rental accommodation for them and their pets.
We do not charge anyone who wishes to add their property to our database. The more properties we can get, the more chance pet owners have in finding a home to rent.
We require homes to rent in areas of the UK for example Kent, East sussex, Scotland, Essex well infact anywhere
How to get a Landlord to accept pets
If you can present your case in a persuasive manner, you may be able get a landlord to consider your Dog or cat. It is a sad fact that a bit of sucking up maybe required.
Approx only 1 in 10 properties would allow pets so you will need to work hard.
Tips for finding a dog friendly landlord
1: Provide your landlord with written statements from former landlords that commend your pet's behaviour and verify that your last property you rented was well-maintained and well kept while you and you pet lived there.
2: Invite your landlord to meet your pet and view the pet's behaviour.
3: Offer the landlord a 'pet deposit.' do not wait to be asked.
4: Inform your landlord in writing that you will pay for damages caused by your pet during your lease. You may be able to complete a pet addendum.
5: Don’t bring the fact up that you have a pet until the last minute. If the landlord has invested sufficient time into you, and you leave it until later on to inform them, this could backfire and really annoy them.
see more tips here
Here is a important fact.
Sometimes the law allows tenants to keep pets under certain circumstances (such as a companion dog for a disabled tenant, guide dog hearing dog etc..) even if the landlord has a no-pets policy. So in short if your dog is a registered disability dog and the property is suitable then the landlord would have to accept it
Approx only 1 in 10 properties would allow pets so you will need to work hard.
Tips for finding a dog friendly landlord
1: Provide your landlord with written statements from former landlords that commend your pet's behaviour and verify that your last property you rented was well-maintained and well kept while you and you pet lived there.
2: Invite your landlord to meet your pet and view the pet's behaviour.
3: Offer the landlord a 'pet deposit.' do not wait to be asked.
4: Inform your landlord in writing that you will pay for damages caused by your pet during your lease. You may be able to complete a pet addendum.
5: Don’t bring the fact up that you have a pet until the last minute. If the landlord has invested sufficient time into you, and you leave it until later on to inform them, this could backfire and really annoy them.
see more tips here
Here is a important fact.
Sometimes the law allows tenants to keep pets under certain circumstances (such as a companion dog for a disabled tenant, guide dog hearing dog etc..) even if the landlord has a no-pets policy. So in short if your dog is a registered disability dog and the property is suitable then the landlord would have to accept it
Sunday, 2 November 2008
PFR In The News
Untenable tenants – Dogs Today Magazine (October 2008) Pet Friendly Rentals found themselves in the press again this month. Dogs Today Magazine ran an article about the challenges faced by dog owning tenants when searching for a home to rent. The article mentioned a few case studies of dog owners struggling to find pet friendly landlords and agents, but was mainly written around the tips and advice that we have on our website for pet owners faced with the difficult challenge of finding houses to let
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Hotels Do not come much better than this
I felt I had to contact you to let you know about an hotel I had the good fortune to find on your site Pet friendly rentals & Pet Holiday Finder
I have two lively pointers so finding good accommodation in a hotel who take my dogs on `sufferance` just to get my business is difficult. We usually Holiday in the Lake District so we can take advantage of the walking but, this year we travelled an hour further and tried South West Scotland. What abeautiful area. Mostly undiscovered and with the best and safest dog walking I have ever come across. We picked a central location - NewGalloway - so we could drive out in all directions and stayed at The CrossKeys Hotel which is right at the top of Loch Ken We, and our dogs loved it. The rooms were good, the food was excellent and the barwas well stocked with many Malts. The dogs were welcomed all over the hotel except the restaurant in the evenings but stayed with us when we ate in the`snug` area of the bar. They loved this especially lying full stretch infront of the log fire in the evenings. There was a black Labrador staying at the same time as us and the Hotel owner, has a very friendly terrier - Oscar - they all socialised well - just a bit of shoving when it came to the time for their `bar snacks`.
Dog towels are supplied as well as doggie treats in the rooms and the hospitality extended to us was extended equally to the dogs.
This is such a genuinely dog friendly hotel - but kept immaculate - and in the most beautiful area, that I definitely think my days of visiting the Lake District is over!!
Sonja
North Wales
I have two lively pointers so finding good accommodation in a hotel who take my dogs on `sufferance` just to get my business is difficult. We usually Holiday in the Lake District so we can take advantage of the walking but, this year we travelled an hour further and tried South West Scotland. What abeautiful area. Mostly undiscovered and with the best and safest dog walking I have ever come across. We picked a central location - NewGalloway - so we could drive out in all directions and stayed at The CrossKeys Hotel which is right at the top of Loch Ken We, and our dogs loved it. The rooms were good, the food was excellent and the barwas well stocked with many Malts. The dogs were welcomed all over the hotel except the restaurant in the evenings but stayed with us when we ate in the`snug` area of the bar. They loved this especially lying full stretch infront of the log fire in the evenings. There was a black Labrador staying at the same time as us and the Hotel owner, has a very friendly terrier - Oscar - they all socialised well - just a bit of shoving when it came to the time for their `bar snacks`.
Dog towels are supplied as well as doggie treats in the rooms and the hospitality extended to us was extended equally to the dogs.
This is such a genuinely dog friendly hotel - but kept immaculate - and in the most beautiful area, that I definitely think my days of visiting the Lake District is over!!
Sonja
North Wales
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