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Last week Charlie became ill,he had awful diarrhoea and started to drool excessively. Mino was on his own here as I was in the UK for a short visit. He took him to an emegency vet,who diagnosed gastroenteritis,she put him on a drip,and Mino had to leave him there overnight. He was so worried about…

Its with great sadness I have to tell you Bessie passed away this afternoon. She was extremley elderly ,about 20 years old .In human terms she would be between 96 and 105,depending on what chart you use. We have had Bessie since April 2004. She was in pup when she came to us,She was Puppy…

With Christmas fast approaching,can I please remind you ,if buying through Amazon.co.uk  Please use the amazon link on this website. If you click on the link it takes you straight through to Amazon and you shop as normal,it costs you nothing extra.Puglia Pooches gets a small amount of commission which helps towards the animals in…

Last week,little Dottie developed an ear infection. She is currently having ear drops in twice a day,so we are hoping that her problem will soon clear up.   A couple of days ago Tuppence started with an upset tummy.My poor little girl vomited several times during the night. I stopped her food for 24 hrs.Today…

This is Carina. We have known this little girl for sometime,she lived two roads away from where we live,owned by a nasty old man,that used to keep her on a chain that was bigger than her. She would walk around with the weight of the chain bringing down her head. Mino had many words with…

In April 2015,a beautiful yellow labrador arrived here,she was to become a very firm favourite with Mino,he adored her. We called her Lily,had her spayed and she settled in like she had lived here all her life.She became best friends with Skinny. I was taken into hospital in April 2016,it was a dreadful day,one I…

Meet Lala, Lala was found by the beach not far from us,we could see she had recently had puppies,but were unsure where they were. We followed her,and she led us to them,she had squeezed through a gate of an empty villa,and had hidden her puppies in the garden. Neither Mino or I could get over…

In March 2014,Nipper was found wandering around like a little lost soul,very close to where we live.Such a dear little boy. He had no hesitation about coming through our gates and becoming one of the “pack”. We had Nipper neutered,and he slowly started to put weight on,he is now actually too fat,and is on a…

In March 2014,Skinny was literally thrown out of a car at the end of our lane,he had been quite badly abused and had quite a few wounds on his little skinny body! We took him in,treated his wounds and had him neutered. He was barely a year old. He looks to be  a Miniature Pinscher…