When In a bid to find the perfect enrichment toy for their own dogs, the team @Play9 invented their own!   I’m chatting to Lee Bridges and John Allard about the Enrichment Revolution, and particularly  on interactive toys as a major part of this enrichment awareness. Inspired  by a pencil eraser in the design phases to create the Roolo that’s very clever its ‘a shape of constant width’,  which is naturally occurring, but very rare!  This shape and its tactile material that’s 100% eco  only takes the smallest movement from the dog,  and the Roolo gets workin ..read more

We’re joined by Artist and Author, Barry Stebbing, who is talking about his first novel, Cedric - Footprints in the Sand. Based on a true story and inspired by Sir Edwin Landseer’s iconic paining of a black and white Newfoundland dog housed in the Tate in London, Barry brings the unknown back story of a Newfoundland named Bob - renamed as Cedric in this captivating book, which fuses fact and fiction to bring the painting to life. Capturing the life in the Victorian era as so different from ours, yet with similarities highlighting the human condition, with the constant of dogs as featuring in o ..read more

We’re joined by Dr Dan O’Neill, Associate Professor for Companion Animal Epidemiology at the RVC and co-founding ICECDogs member. We’re chatting about the ICECDogs - the International Collaborative on Extreme Conformations in Dogs. Particularly discussing the recently published position paper, the aim of which is to help owners to recognise good innate health in dogs. The paper was heavily informed by research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). The first of its kind, it provides a guide for animal caregivers, and the wider public, to identify healthy natural physical characteristics in d ..read more

We’re joined by Dr Lise Hansen who returns to chat about her award winning book: “The Complete Book of Cat & Dog Health” and why this book provides clear accessible advice for owners to understand the four main areas of pet care: Diet, Vaccinations, Parasite control, and Neutering. We’re also chatting about the new Vaccination guidelines just announced by the WSAVA (World Small Animal Veterinary Association). As a step forward in further highlighting the role of Titre Tests as a tool to manage your dog’s immunity, rather than simply over vaccinating. And deciding when is the right time to ..read more

Where do you go to find out more about health and longevity for your dog? I’m chatting to Pet Industry Nutrition consultant, Caroline Griffiths, who is the  founder of the Natural Dog Expo. Discussing why Caroline’s track record of delivering events that helps empower pet owners / guardians to help transfer their human health values to their dogs. And why I’m excited to host this year’s event with an impressive line -up of world class speakers! Whether owners/guardians have been ‘burnt’ in the past perhaps by over medication, the long-terms effects of an overly processed sterile diet, or ..read more

Anna and Mr Binks visit Hackney Barkers, a grooming and wellness experience in Hackney, London. Chatting to the founder Jade Georgiou we talk about qualifications in grooming, how diet affects the skin and coat, along with behaviour. The vibe of the salon is very zen supported by natural products Jade has selected as well as some supplements from The Herbal Dog Co. Emphasising the need to offer a calm environment, the salon is boutique with only two dogs being groomed at a time, keep the noise and hustle and bustle to a minimum. We chat about how Jade competed at international grooming events ..read more

Anna attends the FIDOS (For Incredible Dogs on Screen) at the British Film Institute. Mingling with some of the guests on the red carpet, she chats to Founder, Toby Rose, and a host of VIP pooches and their owners, not least Jean-Christophe Bouvet (aka Pierre Cadeau of Emily in Paris), celebrating the role of dogs in film, which appears to be growing in line with the soaring popularity of pooches in general. The Best in Year was awarded to Messi - the Border Collie who played Snoop, an assistance dog in Anatomy of a Fall. Flown to LA Messi and his owner to mingle with the stars in the run up t ..read more

Our Crufts 2024 round up!! Chatting to some some familiar voices and new on how Crufts was going for seasoned exhibitors and new first timers. Talking to people and companies that interest Anna there’s a focus on natural health, grooming and wellness, food, probiotic solutions in the home, to new supplements, red light therapy and how the Crufts visitors are taking to natural. We chat about Crufts and why it's so educational, about the importance of the breeds, and talk about being live on Channel 4 with Mr Binks talking about English Toy Terriers as one of the Native Vulnerable breeds.  ..read more

This week we're joined by Annabel Karmel, who has pioneered the way families all over the world feed their babies and children. In 2006, Annabel received an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for her outstanding work in the field of children’s food and has since become recognised as one of the UK’s leading female entrepreneurs. Credited with starting a ‘food revolution’ with her trusty recipes and methods, she has become the UK’s No.1 children’s cookery author, best-selling international author, and the mother of all feeding experts with 47 cookbooks…and counting. As a massive dog lover Annab ..read more

Carol Hughes is back for the second a mini-series on the Microbiome. Carol’s journey began being commissioned by the Welsh Government to research plant compounds, in particular natural occurring steroids. Carol explains how this naturally moved into researching animals microbiomes as part of her parent company Phytorigins. It was this research that brought Carol into focusing on the Microbiome. With technology advancing particularly with Artificial Intelligence. We discuss how working with leaders in the field at Aberystwyth University, how her team has conducted the first in-depth observation ..read more