On Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June, at Fordingbridge Sports Ground on the edge of the beautiful New Forest, dog lovers gathered to take part in the 2014 Classic English Whippet Derby. This event was once again a huge success. The lucky winners of a bag of Salters Dog Food were FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Baloo (Scratch…
Read MoreA little while ago we brought you “Our Dream Year with George“. George recently came third in the overall final and won “Best Dog of the Day” at a Whippet Racing Event Sponsored by Salters. There was some fantastic racing on the day and over the weekend £292 was raised for Cancer Research. Thanks to Kathryn Spark…
Read MoreStephen Salter loves hearing from happy customers, but just recently one #Saltersdog took it upon himself to write to Stephen directly… Ciao Stephen, My name is Hector and I am a one year old Italian Spinone. I just had to put paw to paper and say “grazie mille” for the most delicious dog food which…
Read MoreSu Dodsworth from Aquithie Kennels shares Charlie’s Story with us… Charlie, this little Rottweiler puppy, came to me when he was about 13 weeks old with horrendous mucoid diarrhoea, very underweight, 6.5K. He had come in from Bulgaria – probably from a puppy farm. He was found to have Giardia, parasites – Clostridium perfringens and…
Read MoreIn this article, James Hill MA Vet MB MRCVS talks through what cancer is, how it can affect our pets, signs to look out for, diagnosis and potential treatment available. BACKGROUND Our pets’ bodies (just like ours) are made up of many different cells which have specific roles to play to make up the…
Read MoreStephen Salter gives us an behind-the-scenes glimpse into Salters at Suffolk Dog Day… An early rise for the annual event at Helmingham… The Salters Van was packed the day before, so off I went at 6.45am to set my Salters Stand up for the day. The weather was great: a light breeze and sunshine. Arriving you…
Read MoreSalters sponsored the Beachside Independent Agility Show this Summer, a show which has gone from strength to strength under the organisation of Sarah King and Pauline Homer. Several years ago, Sarah King used to hold small fun dog shows at a local village hall with car boot stalls, bouncy castles, plant stalls and a fun dog show.…
Read MorePolly and Stephanie write about their experiences of how they started their showing careers Looking back over the years we were wondering where all our weekends were spent, and inevitably this led to us recalling some of the funny incidents, complete with the lows of disaster and the triumphal highs of success. How did you…
Read MoreOn 23rd August children, adults and their beloved dogs gathered at the National Trust’s Gibside Hall at Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, for a very special walk… to raise money for a children’s charity called “Heel and Toe“. The charity provides free therapy to children with Cerebral Palsy and other physical disabilities. Heel and Toe helps children by…
Read MoreWell, after eight weeks all but Bessy Boots have gone off to their forever homes. Each family seemed to pick the perfect pup for them, well actually, the pups seemed to pick the perfect family!! I have had updates and pictures of them and am assured that they are all settling in well. Bessy Boots is…
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