Dicky Dog Blog

Just a word of warning to the people who choose to leave their bags of dog poo ready for collection at the end of their walk.

Sue Whitely from Cumbria was just telling us today, when she called to order Dicky Bag, that her prefered method of leaving her bag of dog poo so she could collect on the return journey of her walk has recently been made impossible by the local crows.  These birds have got used to the fact that inside plastic bags you can usually find some nice edible goodies so when she has left her bags of dog poo they then come to investigate and either throw the bag around causing it to rip or just calmly peck holes in it, but either way you don't have to be a genius to work out that the consequences are similar and very unpleasant to deal with.

In Newquay we have a similar problem but with the seaguls, who are persistant scavengers.  Whether you're walking in the countryside or by the coast  remember to make your dog walk more pleasant use a Dicky Bag, it's the civilised way to carry dog poo!

hi mandy, just thought i'd send you a photo to illustrate just why i'm loving my dicky bag. on tuesday, i got labradored, and dislocated my knee. i've been walking my dog hands-free since thursday, on my crutches, with his lead tied to my rucksack, but the poo bags have been a right pain. luckily my lovely dicky bag arrived today and my walk was sooooo much easier.

the photo shows me carrying everything a dog-walk could require - treats, poo bags, toys, lead, idiot dog, and of course a full dicky bag, completely without hassle!

thank you so much. i'm singing your praises to everyone.

The Welsh Assembly have taken a bold step in animal welfare by banning the use of electric shock collars on cats and dogs.  There are now calls for the rest of the UK to follow suit.  Both the Kennel Club and the RSPCA were delighted with the outcome and all animal welfare groups are very pleased with ruling.  There are believed to be over 500,000 shock collars in the UK and not surprisingly the manufactureres of the collars said that they fear banning the collars will lead to an increased number of unmanagable pets arriving at animal shelters.  Research is being carried out into the affects of these collars and if proved that they are harmful could lead to a country wide ban.

I have seen one of these collars in use myself many years ago on a large boisterous, child loving, Chocolate Labrador.  We were on the beautiful beach at Westward Ho! on the North Devon coast.  If you're not aware of it, when the tide is out it can take 5 minutes to reach the shore line so it is an emense space.  The Lab and his owners were walking towards the sea and half way there the lab spotted 2 young children with their father about 400 yards away.  Unable to control himself he made a beeline for the family.  His owners activated the collar which made the dog momentarily try to remove the irritation he felt (similar to dismissing an annoying fly) but carried on towards the object of interest at great pace.  By this time the father had noticed the charging dog and was visibly weighing up his options.  The collar was activated again but this time the dog didn't even flinch for a second.  The charge was increased and one final attempt made to stop the dog and as if by a miracle he halted instantly just 10 feet from the child laden father with a look of disbalief on his face like it was a bad practical joke.

Thank you so much for my Dicky Bag, I was very impressed with the quality and design, I used it for the first time and it's brilliant!

I will certainly recomend one to all my doggy friends and have put some of your flyers in our local dog friendly cafe - thank you once again

best wishes

Jenny Edwards, Kent.