The Friendly Pet Nurse

04/07/2025

Competition Extended!! Join the Respect The Lead campaign to try to foster a culture of understanding and respect, creating a safer environment for all dogs and their owners.

Respect The Lead campaign is looking for real dogs to become the faces of our movement. Win a competition goody bag.

27/06/2025

Competition entry still open. The Respect The Lead campaign is looking for real dogs to become the faces of our movement. We will reward these lucky dogs with a dog goody bag.

Send us a photo of your dog on a lead.

Here are some ideas:
“I’m not confident around other dogs”
“I’m recovering from surgery”
“I am learning about the world”
“I’m building confidence”
“I don’t play well with other dogs”

Email your photo to [email protected] or share it on social media with .
The chosen dogs will be featured as official campaign faces (T&Cs apply, see website for full details. Please ensure that all dogs in the photos are safe and comfortable. https://thefriendlypetnurse.co.uk/could-your-dog-be-part-of-the-faces-of-the-respect-the-lead-campaign/)

22/06/2025

17/06/2025

Does your dog proudly wear their lead? Do they have a story that helps others understand why respecting on-lead dogs is so important? Do you want to help spread awareness while celebrating your four-legged friend? If so, we want to see you and your dog!
(see full details and T&Cs: https://thefriendlypetnurse.co.uk/could-your-dog-be-part-of-the-faces-of-the-respect-the-lead-campaign/)

13/06/2025

Competition Extended!! Join the Respect The Lead campaign to try to foster a culture of understanding and respect, creating a safer environment for all dogs and their owners.
How to Get Involved
📸 Send us a photo of your dog on a lead.
Email your photo to [email protected] or share it on social media with . Respect The Lead
The chosen dogs will be featured as official campaign faces (T&Cs apply, see website for full details: https://thefriendlypetnurse.co.uk/could-your-dog-be-part-of-the-faces-of-the-respect-the-lead-campaign/ Please ensure that all dogs in the photos are safe and comfortable.)

30/05/2025

Still time to enter the competition:

The Respect The Lead campaign is looking for real dogs to become the faces of our movement. Win a goody bag and help us with our message.

29/05/2025

Throwback to 2021 being on the VetTimes podcast talking about being a RV and the Respect The Lead campaign:

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26/05/2025

The Respect The Lead campaign is looking for real dogs to become the faces of our movement. Whether your dog is on a lead because it’s still in training, recovering from surgery, gaining confidence, or simply doesn’t enjoy off-lead play, we want to celebrate it and use its image to help spread awareness. We will reward these lucky dogs with a dog goody bag.
Send us a photo of your dog on a lead that represents one of our campaign themes:
“I’m not confident around other dogs”
“I’m recovering from surgery”
“I am learning about the world”
“I’m building confidence”
“I’m still training”
“I don’t play well with other dogs”
Email your photo to [email protected] or share it on social media with .
The chosen dogs will be featured as official campaign faces (T&Cs apply, see website for full details. Please ensure that all dogs in the photos are safe and comfortable.)

22/05/2025

Respect The Lead’s impact is visible across the Neath Port Talbot Council area, with banners, signage, and posters strategically placed in multiple locations. These visuals serve not only to reinforce the campaign’s core message of responsible dog ownership but also to remind the community of their role in maintaining a safe and welcoming neighbourhood. Respect The Lead

In a stride towards promoting responsible dog ownership, the nationwide campaign "Respect The Lead" has recently garnered widespread coverage in Wales.

19/05/2025

Here’s the second interview in a series with Fede and her dog Asia and their experiences. Fede has felt so strongly about the Respect The Lead issue, she had started a petition and written to her MP. [ Respect The Lead ]

The second in a series of interviews with dog owners about their experiences with dogs off a lead and the Respect The Lead Campaign. This interview is with Fede and her dog Asia.

18/05/2025

thinking about our Campaign and the new competition.

14/05/2025

Here was the first in a series of interviews about owners and their dogs, walking with leads, and what they think about Respect the Lead and the campaign in action. This interview is with Kim and her miniature dachshund Teddy about their interactions with others and the Respect The Lead Campaign. [ Respect The Lead ]

An interview with local dog owner Kim and her dog Teddy, a miniature dachshund, about Respect the Lead and their experiences.