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Pet Obesity campaign for The Sun on Sunday

December 7, 2018 By Rachel Spencer Leave a Comment

Pet Obesity campaign for The Sun on Sunday

As a crazy dog lady and pet journalist I work with editors on national newspapers on campaigns involving animals. The Sun on Sunday commissioned me to work on their new The Pet Vet column which sets out to tackle the rise in pet obesity. A worrying 59 per cent of dogs and 39 per cent of cats in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dogs, News, Pets, Publicity Tagged With: cats, dogs, Pet journalist, pet obesity, Sean McCormack, tails.com, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday

Meet the Hounds of Hell at Howl-o-ween

October 25, 2018 By Rachel Spencer Leave a Comment

Meet the Hounds of Hell at Howl-o-ween

Are you getting your pup dressed up for Halloween? I wrote this feature for the Sun on Sunday about the most outlandish outfits people have dressed their dogs in and you can read it here. BARKING mad dog owners are dressing up their pets as pumpkins, skeletons and monsters to celebrate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dogs, News, Pets Tagged With: dogs, dressing up pets, Halloween, pet costumes, Pet journalist, RSPCA

Dog owners warned to watch out for deadly parvovirus

September 9, 2018 By Rachel Spencer Leave a Comment

Dog owners warned to watch out for deadly parvovirus

PET owners are being warned to watch out for signs of Parvovirus - a terrifying disease that can kill puppies and dogs. There’s been a rise in cases across the UK in the last year and experts say many are puppies that have been sold by unscrupulous breeders before having their v … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dogs, News, Publicity Tagged With: dog health, dogs, Parvovirus, pet health, Pet journalist, publicity, publicity for pet businesses, puppy, vets4pets

Claire Guest: “Dad’s Parkinson’s diagnosis inspired me to train dogs to detect it.”

August 8, 2018 By Rachel Spencer Leave a Comment

Claire Guest: “Dad’s Parkinson’s diagnosis inspired me to train dogs to detect it.”

Claire Guest from Medical Detection Dogs also won a prize from the Purina Better With Pets initiative and shared her story with me for the Sunday Mirror newspaper. DOGS could be the key in finding pioneering new treatment to help patients with Parkinson’s disease. Claire Guest, founder of Medical D … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dogs, News, Pets, Publicity Tagged With: Claire Guest, Coverage, dogs, freelance journalist, Medical Detection Dogs, Parkinson's UK, Pet journalist, pets, purina, Purina Better With Pets, Rescue dogs

Rise in dog owners including their pets in their weddings

August 8, 2018 By Rachel Spencer Leave a Comment

Rise in dog owners including their pets in their weddings

DOG owners are including their furry friends in their proposals, weddings and even taking them on honeymoon! Nearly half of pet parents - 40 per cent - involved them in their special day. A fifth were ring bearers, and a third of newlyweds polled by travel website PetsPyjamas took their pet on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dogs, News, Publicity Tagged With: dogs, dogs and weddings, dogs at weddings, pet blogger, Pet journalist, pet writer, pets and weddings, PetsPyjamas, publicity, publicity for pet businesses

They think it’s all R-over – dogs dress up for the World Cup!

June 22, 2018 By Rachel Spencer Leave a Comment

They think it’s all R-over – dogs dress up for the World Cup!

BARKING mad dog owners are dressing up their pooches in England strips and hosting World Pups! The trend for dressing up our pets has reached fever pitch with owners spending up to £1200 a year on doggy accessories. And at The Barkside doggy daycare centre in Ancoats, staff dressed up their guests … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dogs, News, Publicity Tagged With: cute dogs, doggy daycare, dogs, dogs playing football, football, funny dogs, NB Press, Nigel Bennett, the Barkside Manchester, world pup

Why dogs make us happier than cats

June 1, 2018 By Rachel Spencer Leave a Comment

Why dogs make us happier than cats

DOGS make owners twice as happy as cats, a new survey has revealed. Pet owners were asked which creature made them the happiest and 47 per cent said their dog compared to just under a quarter who voted for their cat. A huge 83 per cent of pet parents said their animal had improved their emotional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cats, dogs, happiness, Natures Menu, Pet journalist, pets

Royal Wedding gifts for pets!

May 14, 2018 By Rachel Spencer Leave a Comment

Royal Wedding gifts for pets!

Royal Wedding fever is sweeping the nation and our pets can take part in the celebrations too. It might sound far fetched but our furry friends love to paw-ty and we’ve rounded up a selections of toys, accessories and goodies to mark the nuptials on May 19th. From bandanas, bow ties and bones t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dogs, News, Pets Tagged With: animals, dogs, Harry and Meghan, Pet journalist, pets, Royal Wedding

Festivals and days out for you and your dog this summer

April 12, 2018 By Rachel Spencer Leave a Comment

Festivals and days out for you and your dog this summer

Forget Glastonbury - this summer there’s loads of PAWSOME festivals to chose from and you can take your four legged friend with you too. Enjoy music from chart-topping acts like Jessie J, eat streetfood and try craft beers and ciders - all with your dog by your side. I did a round up of the most d … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dogs, News Tagged With: dog days out, dog festivals, dogs, pets, Sunday Mirror

How seeing a homeless dog inspired Jade to set up StreetVet

April 10, 2018 By Rachel Spencer Leave a Comment

How seeing a homeless dog inspired Jade to set up StreetVet

When vet Jade Statt saw a homeless dog with a painful skin condition while on a night out with friends, she wanted to help. But away from her surgery and the medication the dog needed, she felt helpless. She decided at that moment she wanted to do care for homeless dogs, improving their health … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dogs, News, Pets, Publicity Tagged With: charity, dogs, homeless, jade statt, London, Pet journalist, streetvet

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Rachel Spencer is a freelance journalist, copywriter and communications consultant based just outside Manchester in Lymm, Cheshire.

She supplies features and human interest stories to national newspapers, women’s magazines and online publications.

Rachel helps businesses promote the work they do and can help with case studies and press releases for local, regional and national media as well as online and content marketing articles.

Tel: 07900 082326

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Rachel Spencer
Freelance Journalist, Copywriter and Communications Consultant
19 Pepper Street, Lymm,
Cheshire, WA13 0JG
Phone: 07900 082326

Web Site: 360spin.com

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