Please choose from the categories below:

• Re-homing Centres and Charities
• Lost Pets
• Travelling With Your Pet
• Health
• Dog Training Clubs
• Animal Behaviourists
• Breed Details
• Miscellaneous

Re-homing Centres/Charities

Dogs Trust (Formerly NCDL)

Tel: Salisbury office: 01980 629634, Newbury office: 01488 65839 or Evesham office: 01386 830613

Website: www.dogstrust.org.uk

Swindon Animal Sanctuary

The Swindon Animal Santuary offers a lost pets advertising facility on their website (which also contains information about the sanctuary's other activities).

Tel: 01452 740 3000
Fax: 07050 659825
E-mail: enquiries@animalsanctuary.info
Website: http://animalsanctuary.info.

Teckels Animal Sanctuaries

Bristol Road
Whitminster
Gloucestershire
GL2 7LU

(Just off M5 Junction 13 - next to Attwoolls Camping Centre).

Tel: 01452 740300
E-mail: enquiries@teckels.org

Old Farm Animal Sanctuary (Brinkworth)

Tel: 01666 510726

Blue Cross (Burford)

Tel: 01993 822651, 01993 822652 or 01993 822653

Website: www.bluecross.org.uk

RSPCA

Tel: National helpline 0870 555 5999
Website: www.rspca.org.uk

Bristol Dogs Home

Tel: 0117 977 6043

Swindon Cats Protection League

Tel: 01793 644536
Website: www.swindon.cats.org.ukLink

Bath Dogs and Cats Home

Tel: 01225 466129
Website: www.bathcatsanddogshome.co.uk

Dog Pages

Dog Pages provide details of rescue centres and breed rescues all over the UK.

Website: www.dogpages.org.uk

The Kennel Club

The Kennel Club hold a list of ‘breed rescues’.

Tel: 0870 606 6750
Website: www.the-kennel-club.org.uk

Greyhound Rescue (West of England)

Tel: 0700 078 5092
Website: www.grwe.co.uk

Lost Pets

The following are websites that may allow you to advertise the details of a lost pet:

Swindon Cats Protection League

Website: www.swindon.cats.org.uk

Lurcher Search UK

Website: www.lurcher.org/lsuk

Lost Dogs UK

Website: www.lostdogsuk.com

Missing Pets Bureau

Website: www.missingpetsbureau.com

Petsearch UK

Website: www.ukpetsearch.freeuk.com

Swindon Borough Council

You may also advertise the details on this website (see Lost Pets Advertisements: How to Place an Advertisement).

Travelling With Your Pet

Information on travelling in the UK and abroad, including where to stay, etc:

Pet Exports Ltd

Website: www.petexports.co.uk

K9 Directory

Website: www.k9directory.co.uk

Details of the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) for taking your dog abroad:

DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Tel: 0845 933 5577 (9.00am-5.00pm)
Website: www.defra.gov.uk

Passports for Pets

Flat 11
45 Queen's Gate
London
SW7 SHR

Tel: 020 7589 6404
Fax: 020 7589 6403
Website: http://freespace.virgin.net/passports.forpets

Health

DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Tel: 0845 933 5577 (9.00am-5.00pm)
Website: www.defra.gov.uk

Pet Health Care

Website: www.pethealthcare.co.uk

Provet

Website: www.provet.co.uk

Pet Health Council

Website: www.pethealthcouncil.co.uk

Ttouch and Tteam UK (Tellington TTouch Training)

A way of working with your dog to improve balance (physical and mental), self confidence and self control. Optimises general well-being and communication between you and your dog.

Website: www.ttouchtteam.co.uk

Dog Training Clubs In and Around Swindon

General Advice

The following are details of people that run dog training clubs or classes in or around the Swindon area.

Please note that these training clubs have not been assessed or approved by Swindon Borough Council. You should therefore make your own assessment, prior to making a decision on whether to use them.

We advise you to assess class suitability before booking any training class by visiting without your dog in the first instance:

• Ask the trainer for their credentials / experience / whether they are members of any recognised bodies (e.g.. APDT association of pet dog trainers)
• Look to see if the owners and dogs are enjoying the class.
• Decide if you can understand the trainer and judge whether his/her reasoning make sense to you.
• Decide if you are comfortable with the way the dogs are being handled.
• Chat to other owners to find out how well their dogs have progressed and how long it has taken.
• Assess the room ... Is the floor slippery? Are there a lot of dogs in a small space etc? Only then, decide on suitability.

The trainers are:

Association of Pet Dog Trainers

A useful source of information to help you assess what to look for in a training class and for details of local members.

Tel: 01428 707620
Website: www.apdt.co.uk

Mollie Edwards

Tel: 01793 820462

Pat Oborn

Tel: 01793 339608

Paula Millin

Tel: 01793 641961
E-mail: paula@millin.co.uk

Barbara Plaister

Tel: 01793 770205

Carol and Mark Gray

Tel: 01793 335064 or 01793 606310

Berit Ahern

Tel: 01793 766362

Tracey-Ann Camp

Tel: 01793 542596

Swindon and District, Francis

Tel: 01793 750544

Flying Dogs Agility

Tel: 01285 851447

Animal Behaviourists

Behaviourists can help if you are having severe difficulties with your dog or if you want one-to-one in-depth training. The following is a list of behaviourists.

Please note that they have not been assessed or approved by Swindon Borough Council. You should therefore make your own assessment, prior to making a decision on whether to use them.

Anne Bussey Msc

Steinbrook Farm
Swindon Rd.
Kington Langley
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 5LY

Tel: 01249 750849

Sheila Harper's Dog Behaviour Website

Website: www.qanuk.com

Calming Signals Website

Excellent website covering behaviour, calming signals and how to have a happy dog.

Website: /www.canis.no/rugaas

Mekuti

Provides equipment which resolves common behavioural problems (such as pulling on the lead or reducing barking) by changing the dog's awareness, calming sound sensitivity/anxiety by maintaining a gentle contact with the body.

Tel: 01938 811777
Website: www.mekuti.co.uk

Breed Details

The Kennel Club

Details of breeds, breed rescues and of the ‘Good Dog Citizen Campaign’.

Tel: 0870 606 6750
Website: www.the-kennel-club.org.uk

Dog Pages

Provides details of rescue centres and breed rescues all over the UK.

Website: - www.dogpages.org.uk

Information about virtually all breeds.

Website: www.dogomania.com

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Miscellaneous

Pro Dogs National Charity

The main role of this organisation is to:

• Promote dogs.
• Run the PAT scheme (Pro Dogs for Active Therapy).
• Run the ‘Better British Breeder Scheme’.

Website: www.petsastherapy.org

German Shepherd Dog Helpline

Information for German shepherd dog owners.

Website: www.gsdhelpline.com

Pet Planet

A wide range of information and goods for dogs.

Website: www.petplanet.co.uk

British Dog Company

Training aids and products for dogs.

Tel: 0845 665 0739
Website: www.british-dog.co.uk

The Cinnamon Trust

A national charity for the elderly and their pets

Foundry House
Foundry Square
Hayle
Cornwall
TR27 4HH

Tel: 01736 757900
Fax: 01736 757010
E-mail: admin@cinnamon.org.uk