Pet Supplies and Product Reviews

Canines of Character is a photography book project which celebrates each canine’s unique personality whilst helping to raise money for rescue dogs in need. Allira Fontana is a S ydney-based pet photographer who  spends most of her days photographing canines and creating custom artwork for her clients. Every Thursday however, you will find her volunteering at the Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter with fellow Rescue Hub volunteers.  Allira began volunteering in May 2015, and since then she has barely missed a Thursday! During her time there, she has made some life-long friends and they are just as passionate as her about saving shelter dogs. Together, they formed  Rescue Hub  in August 2016 and since then they have helped rescue, transport and rehome countless dogs after saving them from death row.  Each week they photograph and promote stray and surrendered dogs through their Facebook page, all of whom are searching for a new home.  Sophie is one of the...

Nothing beats curling up in front of the fire with a great book and our dogs on a cold winter's day!  From Lost to Loved is a limited edition hardcover coffee table photobook telling the heartwarming stories of Melbourne rescue dogs, in celebration of their new lives. FROM LOST TO LOVED by Erin King Pet Photography Each dog’s story is accompanied with photography by Erin to capture the dog’s personality and illustrate their new found happiness with loving families. All the dogs were photographed out and about at Melbourne's most iconic locations to showcase what Melbourne has to offer. The book is a substantial hardcover, 135-page photo book featuring 65 dogs. It was both professionally designed and printed within Australia to ensure a very high standard.  This is a fundraising project to help raise awareness, support and money for two Melbourne-based rescue groups Puppytales Rescue and Rehoming Inc and Gumtree Greys .  This project has already raised over $3,500 with m...

Dog lovers are invited to help raise dollars for rescue Greyhounds by pre-ordering a new Australian children’s picture book via an exciting, new crowdfunding campaign launched on Chuffed.org  last week. The campaign will fund the production of Pointy Pembleton Visits the Dog Park , a children's picture book about a gregarious Greyhound character who shows children how to accept others that may be a little different. This crowdfunding campaign to help raise desperately needed funds for Greyhound Rescue Inc. has hit the $10,000 mark in an impressively short amount of time, raising two-thirds of its initial goal amount in the first three days! “We are so humbled and overwhelmed by the support that Pointy Pembleton has received. We knew this project was a great one, we knew that we had the backing of our friends and family who believed in us, but to see the support that has come flooding in has just been absolutely incredible.” said Nat Panzarino, the author of  Pointy Pembl...

These are the memoirs of Australia’s rescue dog and foster bro extraordinaire, Pikelet Butterwiggle Stoll . THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF PIKELET by  Calley Gibson All it took for a tiny, no-name pup from the pound was someone to believe in him – and save him from death row – and an internet sensation was born.  With his extremely good looks and pawfect cheekbones, Pikelet now lives the charmed life in inner-city Sydney, a foster brother to an extraordinary number of other pooches as well as an unexpected pair of ducklings and one larger-than-life pig.  With his signature style and humour, Pikelet shares the highs and lows of pet rescue and foster care.  He will show you that a dog’s life is the only life!  Illustrated throughout with iconic social media photos plus never-before-seen snapshots from  Life of Pikelet  HQ, Pikelet’s memoirs are as unique as the dog himself. Paperback, 240 pages Publisher:  Random House Australia , 1st May 2017 RRP: $29.9...

As we prepare to commemorate ANZAC Day later this month and remember the Australians who served in war, we dedicate the April Book Club to them and all the furry dog heroes past and present: from the detection and military dogs that saved countless lives during conflicts and the mascots that brought comfort to others, to the service and therapy dogs that today transform the lives of so many.  "Lest we forget ... Our four legged diggers served too". ANIMAL HEROES by Anthony Hill This collection of short true stories is a celebration of the forgotten heroes of war, the animals that have served alongside Australian forces.  In Darwin in 1942, Gunner’s barking alerted an entire army base of impending air raids, well before the enemy planes appeared on radar. Following an ambush, Sarbi the explosive detection dog was held captive by the Taliban for over a year, before heading home a hero. And when 135,000 horses left Australia for the First World War, why was General Bridges’ ch...