Things worth knowing beforehand
Long reads on what actually complicates living with an animal in Spain: the heat, the law, adoption and those first few weeks.
What to do with your dog on holiday
Take them, have someone stay at your place, book a sitter’s home or a kennel: which one suits the dog you actually have, and what to prepare in each case.
Keep readingThe dog who stays home alone
How many hours are too many, how to tell plain boredom from real separation anxiety, and what works — and what does not — to fix it.
Keep readingWalking your dog in the Spanish summer heat
Heatstroke, burning asphalt and timetables that leave no room for debate. How a dog gets through the Spanish summer, city by city.
Keep readingHow to choose a dog walker without regretting it
What to ask, what to watch for at the meet-and-greet, and the red flags when hiring someone who will have the keys to your home.
Keep readingRestricted dog breeds in Spain: what the PPP rules require
Licence, insurance, muzzle and short lead: what Spanish law demands for potentially dangerous dogs — and where your local ordinance takes over.
Keep readingAdopting or buying a dog: the honest conversation
No sermons. What adopting really involves, when buying has genuine arguments, and how to do either without funding cruelty along the way.
Keep readingCats: home visits or boarding away
Why a change of territory unsettles a cat far more than solitude does, and the specific cases where taking it out of the house is worth it.
Keep readingThe first week with a rescue dog
The three-day rule, the three commonest mistakes, and why what you see in the first days says almost nothing about the dog it will become.
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