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

If your pup is anything like these Scallywags, they’ll no doubt love a good romp in the long grass. But with the warmer weather upon us, so too is the increased risk of them picking up a tick … and your cat is not safe from them either! Vets and scientists at Bristol University working on the Big Tick Project say that tick distribution has grown by 17% over the last decade, with tick numbers in surveyed locations increasing by up to 73%! This third article of our pet health

If we could talk to the animals, what would they tell us? We may not all be Dr Doolittle, but studies are finding more and more about the language of dogs - from their body language and tail wagging, to the way they read scents and the noises they make. While scent is by far a dog's main form of communication and, often times, a dog's body language will tell us the finer details, in the first of our pet communication articles we look at how dogs 'talk' to us through vocalisa

Fleas can be a problem, even in the most spotless home or on the cleanest pet. And as the weather turns cold and the central heating is switched on, so the fleas quickly realise that a furry body living in a warm house is a much cosier, comfier alternative to outside. In this second article of our pet health care series, we offer some tips and suggestions to effectively treat and control fleas both in your home and on your pet. Fleas are small, wingless insects, that are bro

In a brand new series of pet health articles, Scallywags focuses on a number of pet parasites, the dangers of infection and the available remedies. This first piece gets down to puddle level and explores the dark, dank underworld of slugs, snails and the deadly lungworm. With the recent heavy rains, you may have noticed a few more slugs and snails lurking in your garden and out on your walks. These mollusc monsters love warm and damp conditions, so spring and autumn are the

Scallywags Pet Care, a brand new pet services company, comes to Oxted. Based in Hurst Green, Scallywags aims to be a pet care company with a difference. Says Sarah Oliver, owner and manager of Scallywags, “Whilst there are many people out there providing quality, reliable pet care services, Scallywags aims to deliver straight from the heart. I gave up a highly-paid, fast-paced career in London to be able to follow my passion and dream: to provide pet care with love, compass