May 28, 2025

Rescue, re-homing and socialisation: beating the odds

At Tails, one of our passions is helping both organisations and individuals to rescue and re-home unwanted dogs. Situations can arise from a whole range of circumstances, from bereavement to re-location, work arrangements to housing, the arrival of a new born to unemployment…. In most of the cases we have supported, owners who face issues…

February 3, 2025

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A law came into force on 31st December 2023 concerning the XL Bully breed following numerous and very high-profile tragic incidents involving the breed causing serious, sometimes fatal injury, to their owners or other people. In the aftermath, many dog daycare settings refused to allow XL Bully dogs to attend. Having taken very careful consideration…

April 16, 2019

5 ways to calm an anxious dog

Owning a dog, it is likely that at some point you will encounter a situation when your dog expresses anxious behaviours. Anxiety in dogs can have many causes, and may be difficult to navigate. If left alone, this anxiety could develop into destructive behaviours. Yet fortunately there are a number of things you can do…