Celebrating with pets

Stooshie's 1st birthday, with her cake

We all treat our animals like babies right? One of the basic things about the human-animal relationship is that we assign family titles, not just to our pets, but also to our relationships with them -

Nursing them through

Published: Sat 30 Mar 2013

Johnny the ferret in his old age

One of my earlier blogs was about opening your heart to animals, and told the story of how Johnny the ferret came into our lives.

Which animal is right for you?

Published: Fri 01 Mar 2013

A young Dale Peece-Kelly with his rabbit Silky

How do you define which animal is the right pet for you? I have a friend - Dr Daniel Allen, who has spent the last year searching for an answer to that exact question, and has documented it all in a book

Learn from the animals

Published: Fri 25 Jan 2013

Bubby and Kiwi holding hands

One of my Facebook contacts, who runs a pet therapy charity using dogs, frequently posts about relationships between animals and humans. One of her more recent posts, involved the reason that abused animals

When animals know

Published: Fri 14 Dec 2012

Scrat Dale's Cat

Ever thought that your pet knows when you need company? Recently, I have been through a really traumatic time and without my pets, I know I would not have made it through.

Snakes on a train

Published: Fri 26 Oct 2012

Stooch the Skunk getting comfy

You may have seen this reported in the Newsletter during October, but I have been providing a unique service to commuters in Stafford with my animals.

Pets at Work

Published: Thu 27 Sep 2012

Dog in office

We know that we like pets in our homes, and most schools these days have a hamster or stick insects. Why then, do we not have pets at work? In this months blog, I am going to explore this subject, and would welcome your input on it.

Loving after a Loss

Published: Tue 28 Aug 2012

Johnny the ferret

I've talked about how we use our animals to help people and how people also help our animals. But what happens when we lose one of our own beloved pets, how do we make it better?

It's all about Beanz!

Published: Wed 18 Jul 2012

Beanz relaxes with a shoe

We've all heard of animal assisted therapy - or pet therapy - but what effect does it have on the animals? Dale from Critterish Allsorts reveals all in his latest blog entry.

Dale Preece-Kelly

Dale Preece-Kelly and Connie the Snake

Dale owns an Animal Assisted Therapy business called Critterish Allsorts. In this blog he talks about all things animal and pet related.

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