Would you like to work with animals? Do you have a few spare hours during the week? Due to ever-increasing demand, Scallywags is looking for a part-time carer to help with dog walks and cat/small animal feeds. About us ... Scallywags Pet Care was set up in September 2014, offering dog walking, small animal feeding and pet sitting services in Hurst Green, Oxted, Westerham and surrounding areas. The business was founded with the aim of delivering services from the heart. In

Firework Season is fast approaching and you may have heard the odd banger going off already. For some pet owners, this heralds a sense of dread and worry about the effects of all the noise on our nervous pets. So NOW is the time to prepare your pets and your home for the Bonfire weekend, with these top tips to keeping your pets happy and safe. Be prepared Preparing your pets well in advance of Bonfire Night may mean they will be better able to cope with all the noises on th

There are so many sayings about animals, some of which date back centuries. But have you ever wondered what they mean and where they came from? Well, straight from the horse's mouth, Scallywags lets the cat out of the bag on a few ... Meaning: being too nosy or inquisitive can lead to unpleasant repercussions or situations. Originally, this proverb was 'care killed the cat' and was a warning about the effects of worry on wellbeing, using the cautiousness of cats to illustra

With summer upon us at last, most of us will be looking forward to sunny days in the garden and outdoors. As the temperatures rise, Scallywags Pet Care offers you some top tips to keeping your pets healthy and well this summer. Feelin' hot hot hot! All dogs get hot and bothered in the heat, and higher temperatures can be particularly troublesome for short-nosed or heavy-coated breeds, old, sick or overweight dogs and those with heart problems. Make sure your dog always has so

Following the last article about the language of dogs in our pet communication series, we now turn our attention to cats and the sounds they make. Like dogs, cats’ main form of communication is through scent, while body language – for example, a twitch of an ear or a flick of a tail – also plays a large part. Vocalisations between cats are much less common and usually occur between a mother and her kittens, potential mates or enemies … if you’ve heard a stand-off between two