At Pickles Pet Pantry, many people know us for dogs, nutrition advice and muddy Canicross adventures… But what many don’t realise is parrots are part of the Pickles story too. Our family’s first parrot was Lucy, a Macaw who joined the family during Dave’s childhood Lucy Belonged to Dave's grandad and joined the family when he passed away, she became a pillar of the family even copying Katie & Sister when they shouted "MUUUUUUM" and remained part of our lives right through int

When “viral” became more important than “valuable” There’s something we need to talk about in the pet world. Not because we want drama.Not because we think we know everything.And definitely not because every piece of advice online is bad. But because somewhere along the way, the pet industry became very loud. Open TikTok and within 30 seconds you’ll find: someone diagnosing behaviour problems, someone claiming vets “don’t understand nutrition”, someone insisting one ingredien

Creating a pet-friendly garden sounds simple. Then your dog eats a flower. Your tortoise samples the borders. Your rabbit discovers landscaping. And suddenly you’re stood in the garden centre holding three hanging baskets while panic-Googling whether they’re toxic. The good news? Creating a beautiful garden that works for dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, tortoises and other small pets absolutely is possible. The less good news? Plant safety isn’t black and white. Some plants

Chaos. Mud. Hair. Emotional damage. 10/10 would still recommend. At Pickles Pet Pantry we live with: four dogs four enormous personalities multiple strong opinions and approximately 63kg of emotional instability at any given moment And honestly? People romanticise multi-dog life a lot. They imagine: peaceful woodland walks matching harnesses cosy evenings perfectly behaved group adventures dogs sleeping beautifully together And yes… sometimes it is like that. Other times you’