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Cotswolds Dogs & Cats Home has partnered with The Adoption Mission programme to host the ultimate Crufts celebration for their furry residents. The goal is to inspire more people to consider adoption and help the dogs still in their care find new loving

Cotswold rescue dogs cheer on their furry friends at Crufts
Cotswold rescue dogs cheer on their furry friends at Crufts

This is the season that reduces many canines to a shaking, drooling shadow of their usual waggy-tailed, doggy selves. Photo: Getty Images

This is the season that reduces many canines to a shaking, drooling shadow of their usual waggy-tailed, doggy selves. Photo: Getty Images

Stressed dog? Here’s what you can do to help your hound when they have anxiety

A certain word being said in dog training could impede their progress due to how it is usually said nonchalantly around the home

A certain word being said in dog training could impede their progress due to how it is usually said nonchalantly around the home

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The one command word you should never use when training your dog revealed

Bagheera McKormack: ‘I’ll do anything for a handful of Dreamies’

Bagheera McKormack: ‘I’ll do anything for a handful of Dreamies’

Editor’s letter: Let me tell you about Bagheera

Six-year-old Freddo is one of Cheltenham Animal Shelter's long-stay residents

Six-year-old Freddo is one of Cheltenham Animal Shelter's long-stay residents

Long-stay animals at Cheltenham Animal Shelter looking for their forever homes

Cat's Protections National Cat Awards have shared their 12 finalists.

Cat's Protections National Cat Awards have shared their 12 finalists.

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Meet the cat named finalist in the National Cat Awards after saving owner’s life

Experts are warning dog owners to avoid certain common plants which can be deadly if consumed by pets

Experts are warning dog owners to avoid certain common plants which can be deadly if consumed by pets

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Warning to dog owners over five 'fatal' plants in UK gardens and woodlands

Is your dog or cat on the list of the most expensive breeds to insure?

Is your dog or cat on the list of the most expensive breeds to insure?

Great British Life - National

The most expensive breeds of dogs and cats to insure - is your pet on the list?

These are the dog breeds most at risk of health complications as temperatures fall, and what owners can do to protect them

These are the dog breeds most at risk of health complications as temperatures fall, and what owners can do to protect them

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Top tips for looking after dogs in cold temperatures

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(c) Cotswold RAW

How owning a dog can improve your mental health

The billy kids at Just Kidding, near Cricklade

The billy kids at Just Kidding, near Cricklade

Everything you need to know about keeping goats

Pigs are very clean and will make their own beds and dig mud wallows with their snouts

Pigs are very clean and will make their own beds and dig mud wallows with their snouts

Top tips for keeping pigs as pets

Springer spaniel (c) Nigel Wallace / Getty Images

Springer spaniel (c) Nigel Wallace / Getty Images

What to consider when choosing a puppy (and how to get them settled into your home)

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(c) Cotswold RAW

7 top tips for training your dog

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(c) Cotswold RAW

7 top tips for using food to train your dog

Cotswold Horses © jamesdavidphoto

Cotswold Horses © jamesdavidphoto

Cotswold Life readers’ best equestrian shots

Maciej Kopaniecki © Shutterstock

Maciej Kopaniecki © Shutterstock

Cotswold Pets: choosing the right breed

Pets love weddings too

Owen Brown © Shutterstock

Owen Brown © Shutterstock

Animal behaviour explained

There’s nothing better than a cosy pub after a long muddy walk with your four-legged friend.

There’s nothing better than a cosy pub after a long muddy walk with your four-legged friend.

Dog friendly pubs in the Cotswolds: 10 of the best places to go

The 'offending' image...

The 'offending' image...

Dom Joly: Porcine of the times

Cotswold Butcher Dog

Cotswold Butcher Dog

Dog Food: What are the benefits of feeding RAW?

Maddie the Cocker Spaniel. Photograph: Evie Norman

Maddie the Cocker Spaniel. Photograph: Evie Norman

Cotswold Mother: The unstealable spaniel

Ash (far left) and family

Ash (far left) and family

Pets of the Cotswolds

Mushroom & Teal Lambswool Horse Cushion and Leather Framed Tartan Horse Print

Mushroom & Teal Lambswool Horse Cushion and Leather Framed Tartan Horse Print

Gallop Guru – the online equine gift store

A couple of years ago, Bobby chased a seagull off a headland and was saved when he landed on seaweed 100 feet below. Photo: Lorenzo Patoia

A couple of years ago, Bobby chased a seagull off a headland and was saved when he landed on seaweed 100 feet below. Photo: Lorenzo Patoia

Cotswold Voice: Barking mad

Emma Samms with Chester and Willis

Emma Samms with Chester and Willis

Emma Samms: Canine Cunning