Cats and dogs remain the most popular choices when picking a family pet, but it’s understandable that some parents might have concerns if they have younger children. After all, there’s a lot of responsibility that goes with caring for them properly. For this reason, some people consider smaller animals a safer choice, giving rise to…

When you take on a tortoise as a household pet, you probably won’t be enjoying the kinds of fun, affection and companionship that you get from cats and dogs or even rabbits and rodents. You can say what you like about tortoises, but they are not generally the most expressive of beasts. Nevertheless, there’s still…

Most things involved with keeping a pet remain unchanged: you feed them, you stroke them, you take them for walks and occasionally you have to take them to the vet.  But while our lives seem to change every day with each new development or invention, it sometimes seems that microchip identification is about it when…

Here at Green Lane Farm, we like to think that we offer a whole lot more than your average boarding kennel. With over 50 years of accumulated experience in the business, we’ve learned a fair bit about what our customers – both human and non-human – want from us. This month, we’re taking a closer look at…

If you’re a dog owner, you’ll already be more than well aware that the average pooch is not the most discerning eater in the world. Basically, given half the chance, they’ll eat just about anything. Sometimes that can be unpleasant, sometimes it can be inconvenient, but if you’re not careful, it can sometimes be dangerous…

As pet sales soar across Britain during lockdown with 11% of all households welcoming a new pet into the family, and 10% planning to do so in the near future – it’s important to look at how we can support the life of our beloved furry friends to ensure theirs and our welfare during COVID-19.…