A West London family are demanding answers following the tragic news that the Metropolitan police have destroyed their family pet dog Sam - in error.  Sam, a four-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier (see video below) was seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 on 5 May 2009, six months after an incident in which he nipped a travelling salesman [...] Read the full story

A heatwave warning has been issued for England and Wales, with temperatures in some areas potentially rising as high as 32C (90F) in the coming days. The Met Office says London, the east and south-east of England will be the hottest areas, both by day and night. Warm and humid weather is also forecast throughout the [...] Read the full story

Have you ever gone for a day out to the beach and found your dog is not as welcome as you? If you live near or ever enjoy a visit to the English coast you may have found that dog-friendly beaches are few and far between. This is because increasing numbers of local authorities are banning [...] Read the full story

Cats, Dogs & Peace of Mind is supporting KC Dog, the Kennel Club’s national dog owners’ group, who are currently working with dog owners in the New Forest to try to stop the Executive of the New Forest Park from restricting dog walking within the park. To help stop this stupidity please sign the petition http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Dogs-in-N-Forest/, [...] Read the full story

Gary (left) with Darcey in Manon with Stuart Cassidy (Photography by Yuko Miyazawa) CDPOM customer, father of Ella & Louis, two miniature schnauzers, Gary Avis, the international ballet star, is swapping the Covent Garden stage for the ballroom - for one night only. Star of the Royal Ballet Gary is to swap the Covent Garden stage for [...] Read the full story

It’s happened to a lot, if not all, of us at one time or another. Over the weekend it was the turn of Natasha Kaplinsky, when she found herself on the wrong side of a lecture from a pair of mounted police after her dog left a deposit on the grass during a walk in the [...] Read the full story

TO PROVIDE customers with even more detail about the care of their pets and their homes Cats, Dogs & Peace of Mind has introduced a new tick list to complement the daily log sheet. This enables customers to see exactly what has been done while CDPOM carers have been attending their animals. Jobs covered by the new sheet include whether post has [...] Read the full story

ALL THE carers at CDPOM are very happy to congratulate customer Gavin Makinson on being chosen to appear in Les Miserables at the Queens Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, where he is playing the part of The Bishop of Digne/Combeferre in the current run. It also means they get to walk his lovely Dogue de Bordeaux Henry more often, which is a joy! It is [...] Read the full story

Council tenants in a south-west London borough will be unable to have a pet dog unless it has been microchipped, under new rules. Wandsworth Council will perform the procedure for free after concern about the lack of control on dog ownership. Inserted under the dog’s skin, the microchip enables owners to be easily identified if their dog [...] Read the full story

The Kennel Club has launched a sticker campaign to break down the barriers to dogs and their owners. The campaign is being supported by Cats, Dogs & Peace of Mind.   Have you ever tried to take your dog for a walk to pick up some essentials from the shops, only to be faced by the problem [...] Read the full story