Sarah Fisher Who brought Tellington TTouch to the UK, over 17 years ago, and who is the first Tellington TTouch Instructor in the UK, last year gave a lecture at Discover Dogs at Earls Court in London. Dog World filmed the lecture and it is now on You Tube. Click the link and watch her lecture. It is a great way to find out a little about how Tellington TTouch is such an amazing way to work with dogs. 

Xtra Dog's next shows are:

Manchester Dog Show January 19-22 Stafford Show Ground

Crufts 8-11 March (Hall One) NEC Birmingham

All About Dogs Easter Sunday and Monday Suffolk Show Ground

Xtra Dog will be attending over 30 shows this year. At some of the events we will have special guests who will include TTouch practitioner Marie Miller, APDT member Kerri Bee, NSARDA Search and Rescue Dogs, Siberian Husky Club welfare Dogs amongst others. On our stands you will have the opportunity of speaking to our team who will be there to offer free dog advice, as well as being able to buy the range of Xtra Dog products. Come along to have your dog professionally fitted for a harness or a Thundershirt.

Click read more to see photos of our special guests in 2011

From 1 January 2012 all pet dogs, cats and ferrets (including guide and hearing dogs) can enter or re-enter the UK from any country in the world without quarantine provided they meet the rules of the scheme, which will be different depending on the country or territory the pet is coming from.

Animals which do not meet all the rules must be licensed into quarantineuntil they are compliant. They might then be able to obtain early release if they can be shown to comply with the necessary pet travel requirements.

Click here to visit the DEFRA website to read the full details of the new rules. 

Did you know any company can offer you any dog harness and tell you that it is suitable for the car and it does not need any specific safety testing? Would you buy a baby seat for a car that has not had proper car safety testing?

Beverley Cuddy, editor of Dogs Today was on Radio 5 Live talking about car harnesses, here is a transcript of what she said. Thank you Beverley for getting this message out there.

Leading dog magazine Dogs Today included us in their stop dogs pulling feature in the July 2011 issue. A few months ago Commercial Director, Liz Dixon contacted us as she was having a problem stopping her young German Shepherd, Ferris from pulling on the lead. Xtra Dog's Alex Wilson travelled to Richmond Park in London and armed with a Marie Miller designed Xtra Dog walking harness, a double ended training lead and some basic ground work equipment.

The results were incredible - using Tellington TTouch groundwork techniques, and the Xtra Dog harness we had Ferris walking in balance very quickly.

Liz explains"At first, this was a constant interaction - pull and release (or melt away), ... but gradually, Ferris started to slow down and respond to the gently presure, eventually walking to heel without any intervention from me at all"

Click Read More for Liz's full report ...

Spiffy Dog is thrilled to have shipped their two latest designs for UK dogs. Black Pirates illustrated left is bound to be very popular. Pirate fever hit the nation earlier this year with the latest instalment of Pirates of the Caribbean enjoyed in cinemas around the UK. This collar available in small, medium and large and a 1” lead. We have also launched the exciting Black Flames collar already selling extremely well State-side is now available in the UK. Check these new styles and the full Spiffy Dog range by clicking the Spiffy Dog Range button on the top of this page.