Why is my cat spraying indoors, and how do I stop it?
Spraying is territorial marking, not a toileting failure. It is driven by insecurity, so the fix is removing the threat rather than correcting the cat.
intermediate30 min3 min read
Lifestyle
Organisation, routines and everyday practical skills. The test applied to everything here is whether it still works on a bad week, not whether it looks good in a photograph.
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Would a prescription prepayment certificate save me money?
A season ticket for prescriptions in England. The arithmetic is simple, and there is a large group of people who should not be paying at all.
beginner10 min3 min readHow do I get organised when everything feels like too much?
A starting point when the backlog is large enough that normal organising advice does not apply.
beginner1 hr2 min readHow do I travel with a dog in the car safely?
What counts as suitable restraint under the Highway Code, how the options actually compare, and the hot-car rule that overrides everything else.
beginner30 min6 min readDo I need a licence or insurance for an e-bike in the UK?
The EAPC rules that decide whether an electric bike is legally a bicycle or a motor vehicle, and what changes the moment it crosses that line.
beginner15 min4 min readDo I need a rod licence to go fishing?
Where a rod licence is required in the UK, from what age, what it covers, and the crucial distinction between a licence and permission to fish a particular water.
beginner15 min6 min readHow do I breathe properly when exercising?
When to breathe out, why holding your breath under load is a bad idea, and the nose-versus-mouth question.
beginner15 min3 min readHow do I choose a dog trainer or a puppy class?
The title means nothing because the industry is unregulated. What means something is the accrediting body, the method, and whether they will let you watch a class first.
beginner25 min3 min readHow do I choose and set up a litter tray, and stop it smelling?
Choosing the tray and litter that a cat will actually use, the depth and cleaning routine, and why scented litter makes smell worse rather than better.
beginner30 min5 min readHow do I crate train a dog?
Done properly it gives a dog a place it chooses to go. Done as a containment device it produces distress, and the difference is entirely in the introduction.
intermediate30 min3 min readHow do I do a glute bridge properly?
The setup, the movement and the two errors that turn a glute exercise into a lower back one.
beginner10 min3 min readHow do I do a press-up with correct form?
The straight line from head to heels, the elbow angle, and the regressions that let anyone start today.
beginner15 min3 min readHow do I draw eyes that look real rather than flat?
An eye is a sphere sitting in a socket with two thick lids wrapped over it. Drawn as an outline with a circle in it, it will always look like a sticker.
intermediate30 min5 min readHow do I find and register with a vet?
What actually distinguishes one practice from another, the out-of-hours question that matters most, and how registration works in practice.
beginner45 min5 min readHow do I find out if I need a visa or a travel authorisation?
The four questions that decide it, the difference between a visa and an authorisation, and how to avoid the copycat application sites.
beginner30 min3 min readHow do I get a fit note, and when do I need one?
The first week is self-certified, a range of healthcare professionals can now issue a fit note, and the "may be fit for work" option is the part employers and employees both overlook.
beginner15 min3 min readHow do I improve my balance?
A few minutes a day of specific practice, and why balance responds quickly at any age.
beginner10 min2 min readHow do I introduce a new cat to my existing cat?
The staged introduction over two to six weeks, scent before sight and sight before contact, and the signals that mean go back a step.
intermediate1 hr6 min readHow do I keep pets safe at Christmas?
The specific Christmas hazards vets actually see, the decorations that cause surgery, and the household management that keeps a pet calm through a house full of people.
beginner30 min6 min readHow do I know if an injury needs a doctor?
The signs that mean seek help now, the ones that mean seek help today, and the ones you can watch.
beginner15 min2 min readHow do I leave a dog alone at home without it being distressed?
Building alone-time in minutes rather than hours, telling boredom apart from real distress with a camera, and the four-hour guideline in practice.
intermediate30 min5 min readHow do I look after myself when I am busy?
The three things worth protecting when everything else has to give, and why the elaborate version fails.
beginner15 min2 min readHow do I make a garden secure for a dog?
The three ways dogs get out — over, under and through — and how to close each one, plus the gate and hazard details people miss.
intermediate4 hr6 min readHow do I make a home comfortable for a nervous rescue dog?
Doing less rather than more in the first fortnight, the routine and the den that build security, and reading the signals that tell you to back off.
intermediate1 hr6 min read