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Tabby exploring an open soft-sided carrier with a cream blanket inside.

How to get a cat used to a carrier before the vet

Cats fear the carrier because it only appears before something unpleasant. Leave it out, make it a bed and follow this three-week plan so vet day stops being a chase.

How to get a cat used to a carrier before the vet

Cats fear the carrier because it only appears before something unpleasant. Leave it out, make it a bed and follow this three-week plan so vet day stops being a chase.

Tabby looking out from a raised wooden cat shelter lined with straw in a winter garden.

Outdoor cat houses: keeping outdoor and feral c...

An insulated outdoor cat house, raised off the ground and filled with straw, keeps outdoor and feral cats safe through winter. Here is what to buy, where to put it...

Outdoor cat houses: keeping outdoor and feral c...

An insulated outdoor cat house, raised off the ground and filled with straw, keeps outdoor and feral cats safe through winter. Here is what to buy, where to put it...

Tabby sitting beside a glazed patio door with a white cat flap fitted in its lower glass panel.

How to fit a cat flap in a glass door

A cat flap in a glass door means a glazier-made pane with a pre-cut hole, then a glass adaptor and the flap. Here is the full process, costs and the...

How to fit a cat flap in a glass door

A cat flap in a glass door means a glazier-made pane with a pre-cut hole, then a glass adaptor and the flap. Here is the full process, costs and the...

Golden retriever puppy sleeping in an open wire crate while its owner sits nearby.

Crate training a puppy: a week-by-week plan

A practical week-by-week plan for crate training a puppy: setting the crate up, building positive associations, closing the door in small steps, and getting through the first nights.

Crate training a puppy: a week-by-week plan

A practical week-by-week plan for crate training a puppy: setting the crate up, building positive associations, closing the door in small steps, and getting through the first nights.

Tabby approaching a white cat flap fitted in the lower panel of a back door.

Microchip cat flaps explained: how they work an...

A microchip cat flap only opens for the cats you register on it. Here is how it works, what to check before buying, and how to fit one in a...

Microchip cat flaps explained: how they work an...

A microchip cat flap only opens for the cats you register on it. Here is how it works, what to check before buying, and how to fit one in a...

Labrador standing inside a large wire crate with the door open in a bright living room.

What size dog crate do I need? Crate sizes by b...

Measure your dog in two steps, match them to the standard 24–48 inch crate sizes with our breed chart, and learn how to size a crate for a puppy using...

What size dog crate do I need? Crate sizes by b...

Measure your dog in two steps, match them to the standard 24–48 inch crate sizes with our breed chart, and learn how to size a crate for a puppy using...