Four Paws Guides

Our guides offer numerous tips and useful information for everyday life with an animal.

Happy cat

The Purr-fect Vacation

A happy cat’s holiday guide

Dog sitting in grassland

Danger from Oak Processionary Moth

Guide for Dog Owners: How to protect your dog from the poisonous caterpillar

Dog at home

Pet Technology Revolution

Gadgets that make life easier for pet owners and can be useful for their pet

Scared dog

The Impact of Lockdown on Domestic Violence

FOUR PAWS' Guide for Animal Lovers

Happy and healthy Dushi

The Transformation of a Rescued Wild Animal

After being rescued, many of our animals go through a mental and physical transformation

Adopt, don't shop!

Fostering and Adopting during the Coronavirus Lockdown

FOUR PAWS Guide for Animal Lovers

Snuffle mat for dogs

Make a Snuffle Mat for Your Dog

Instructions: creative fun for both you and your dog!

Cat in Germany

Spring is here – and it’s mating time for cats

Unneutered cats can produce unwanted offspring during this period

Dogs on leash

Springtime: Keep your Dog on a Leash

Let wild animals raise their babies in peace

Cat at home

12 Tips for a Successful Home Office Day

#StayAtHome #WorkFromAtHome

Pet cat sleeping

10 Things You Can Do for the Animals and Yourself Now

You can prove love for animals even in difficult times

The Mole: An Underground Guest

Guide for animal lovers: So humans and moles can live together peacefully

Cats like to play

How to Keep Your Pets Occupied During Lockdown

Guide for Pet Owners

Enrichment in BEAR SANCTUARY

Enrichment for Bears

Search game for children – Dushi needs support!

Little boy with dog at home

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and your pet

Guide for Pet Owners

Young bird

'Branchling' - Hands off please!

Guide for animal lovers: what you can do for young wild animals

Baby red squirrel being held in hand

Squirrel in Need

Guide for animal lovers: tips for saving squirrel babies

Dog sniffing on another dog

Giardia – Invisible Guests

Guide for pet owners: the dangers for animals and humans

Group of young hares

Do not disturb young hares

Guide for animal lovers: what you can do for young wild animals

Rabbit listening

The Proper Lifting and Lowering of a Rabbit

What you should know about carrying of a rabbit

Sleeping rabbit

Health Checklist for Rabbits

A regular and thorough rabbit health check is very important. As flight-animals, rabbits are masters at hiding health problems

Rabbit eating

A Balanced Diet for a Rabbit

As for every animal, an adequate diet is essential for rabbits to stay healthy, fit and satisfied.

Close up of a white rabbit

How the Rabbit was Domesticated

Rabbits represent the domesticated form of the game-rabbit and belong to the most popular domestic animals

White rabbit

Rabbits as Pets

Guide for pet owners: Rabbits do not belong in cages - so keep the residence appropriate to the species

Rabbit in snow

Rabbit Winter Care

A how-to guide to making your rabbit enclosure winter-proof

Rabbit enclosure

How to Design a Rabbit Enclosure

Make rabbits feel at home

dogs in the office

Dogs in the Office

Tips and tricks for a healthy working relationship with your canine colleague

Gray stray-cat on little roof with snow

New Year's Eve: Minimising Your Pet's Stress

A guide for pet owners

Animal Charity

Correctly remove ticks

Due to the mild weather, ticks are now active almost all year round.

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Hot Asphalt – A Danger to your Dog’s Paws

A danger to your dog’s paws

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Dogs in Autumn

A guide for dog owners

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Living Together: Dogs & Humans

Guide for dog owners

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Getting a Cat?

Things to consider before getting a cat

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Getting a Dog?

Things to consider before getting a dog

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Pets in Hot Weather

Guide for pet owners

Animal Charity

Animal Welfare and Tourism

Selfies taken with bears in chains, on the back of an elephant or petting lion cubs. Animal welfare should not stop on holiday.

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Living Together: Cats & Humans

Guide for dog owners

Animal Charity

Checklist: Getting a Pet

A guide for future pet owners