Marc the vet

‘Front of Brand’

Vet practices are brands, and just like Tesco’s or Starbuck’s, different brands evoke different emotions in different individuals, resulting in positive, negative or indifferent reactions to that brand.
In today’s too-busy-to-stop society, a split-second can be all it takes to judge that logo or jingle that can ultimately determine if we’ll ever interact with that brand [...]

Remember Remember… Your Pet on 5th November!!

We’re already at ‘that’ time again when we all seem to feel the need to celebrate the unsuccessful attempt of a terrorist group’s second-in-command to blow up our beautiful Palace of Westminster.

It always strikes me as a strange event to celebrate but pyro-pioneer Mr Brock who created it seemed to do rather well out of [...]

‘Dog Theft Action’ at Discover Dogs

My good friends Dog Theft Action will be at this years Discover Dogs exhibition…

‘The Trustees of Dog Theft Action (DTA) have observed with great sadness the recent withdrawal of several well respected organisations from Kennel Club (KC) organised events such as Discover Dogs and Crufts.

DTA has always been of the opinion that the only way [...]

Phone-in on BBC Southern Counties Radio

I’m back on Gordon Astley’s show today taking calls about pet problems and talking about my latest projects including ThePet.net.

Click ‘Listen Live’ on the right of this link to listen.

ThePet.net goes Live!

This is a rather big week for me folks.

Because I’m proud to tell you all that ThePet.net is now built, ready and finally going live; with all pet-owners and pet-related business owners e.g. vets, groomers, pet shops, pet-friendly hotels, pubs and even letting agents now having access to an extraordinary new service, and all completely for [...]

Westminster Dog of the Year 2008 Competition

In London tomorow there’s a very special dog show indeed, the Westminster Dog of the Year 2008.

Assorted MPs, peers, political correspondents and their dogs will be gathering at the Victoria Tower Gardens, next to House of Lords, Millbank, London SW1from 11am, and guess who’ll be judging…

So forget the state of the world’s economy for an hour [...]

Bats!

What wild creatures do we mostly associate with the month of October?

Well thanks to the forthcoming Halloween festivities coupled with this years’ hugely successful and still much-talked about movie ‘The Dark Night’ plus decades of countless Dracula movies, bats would normally secure the No. 1 position with ease.

Sadly, these poor creatures have obtained an unjust [...]

Time to Discover Dogs!

In exactly one month’s time, it’s going to be raining fewer cats and many more dogs up in London when the annual Discover Dogs show comes to town again.

This fantastic canine extravaganza will be celebrating its 13th year of delighting dog devotees from all over the UK and beyond, with new and exciting attractions alongside [...]

Come and vote at the Hope Rescue Online Fun Dog Show!

Hope Rescue’s ‘online’ fun dog show is up and running – and I’m one of the judges!
This will be run in a similar way to a conventional ‘outdoor’ dog show, the only difference being that owners upload their photo’s online. A small fee is charged to all entrants.
Hope Rescue is not a rescue in the [...]

I’m back in the Sky Bingo Chatroom on Monday 20th October!

I’ve been invited back into the Sky Bingo chatroom on Monday 20th October to answer questions from the public about animals, pets and my new project ThePet.net which launches later this month.

Last time was so much fun so I’m looking forward to another hour of madness!

I’ll be online again from 7pm till 8pm.

To join in the fun, please [...]