What could your dog’s best life look like?
Hound Lane is for those dog folks in Australia who put the health, vitality and quality of life of their dog above most other things.
We ❤️ dogs and we’re Aussie. 🇦🇺
Animals and pets are great, but, we’re unapologetically nuts for dogs. Our founder and Australian based business are totally focussed on bringing you products, services and helpful guides to design the best life for your dog. Yes, we said ‘design’ a life for dogs….that might sound a bit crazy, but we just mean to thoughtfully seek out the best things for your dog to help them live their best life.
our guiding principles
- Treating dogs as lifelong companions
- Preferring biologically and species appropriate care
- Respecting individual behaviours and needs
- Developing the mental wellbeing of dogs
- Striving for freedom from pain and disease
- Promoting health and vitality
From our founder
If you’re like me, you already know that your doggo deserves the best🥇. I’ve spent years hopping all over the Internet and our urban villages, seeking out the best products, services and information for my own dogs. How could I not put that all together for other dog-obsessed, puppy lovin’, tail wagging aficionados?
Bradley Taylor
Dog Lifestyle Designer | FounderWe create & curate stories.
Whether it’s the latest dog news, a light-hearted story, or a deep dive into the things you need to know to take the best care of the dog in your life – we try to share and write only what’s helpful and filter out the noise across the Internet. Written, researched, and curated right here in Australia and available for free to all of our community.
How To Tell If A Dog Is Blind
Blindness in dogs can range from blurry vision to total loss of eyesight. It is progressive and degenerative, meaning it usually gets worse over time. A dog’s vision normally deteriorates as part of the later stages of the ageing process. It can be caused suddenly and directly by infection or stroke. Or, it may be…
Meals for a Dog with a Sensitive Stomach
Every dog from time to time has some digestive issues. This may include “going off” their food, vomiting or diarrhoea. Any of those symptoms alone could warrant a trip to the vet. It’s not uncommon though for people to wait things out over 24-48hrs if things don’t look too serious. If you have chosen to…
Saying ‘I Love You’ Changes a Dog’s Heart Rate
You perhaps already know your dog feels and shows love towards you. People magazine reports on a study by Canine Cottages measuring changes in heart rate when interactions between owner and pet dog occurred. Heart rate findings between dog and owner A heart rate monitor equipped collar was attached to the dog. It detected increases…
Build a Quality Bond With Your Dog
Fortunately, bonding between human and dog usually happens swiftly and with ease. It’s generally easier to do it at younger ages, but, that’s not always the case. And, sometimes individual circumstances will mean it’s extra hard to build a bond where underlying issues exist from abuse or neglect. Individuality can also play a big part…
Lift Safety and Your Dog
There’s something that makes apartment dwellers and office workers shudder with absolute fear. Social media video showing closed lift doors of an owner on one side – and the dog on the other. A heart wrenching and terrifying thing as we imagine all the times we’ve used a lift and avoided this catastrophe. Luckily some…
Thoughts on Mindfulness and Dog Walking
At its simplest, mindfulness is the practice of experiencing the present moment more fully. Many people (and significant research) attests to the mental health benefits for individuals – reducing anxiety, stress and feelings of overwhelm. Your walk with your dog is already good for you both, but can now be even better for you when…
How is COVID-19 Affecting Relationships with Pets?
It’s been a difficult year for many people with social, work, and travel restrictions. Pets (as always) have helped us cope with our emotions and especially so during lockdowns around the world due to the pandemic and COVID-19. While undoubtedly a tough year for us, has it also been a tough year for pets? Overall,…
Things This Dog Owner Wished They Knew Earlier
Direct, lived experience shared in the dog community has its part to play alongside appropriate advice from Vets and qualified professionals. From a longer article, I’ve pulled out my highlights while reading a piece written by another dog owner as she reflects on her personal learnings through life with her own dog. Here’s my top…
Workplaces Supporting Pet Parents
An emerging trend in workplaces is the support of “pet-positive” pet owner practices as an employee benefit. Many workers in a company feel better about their place of work if the obligation of pet ownership is supported and taken seriously by an employer. In an effort to keep employees happy, an increasing number of businesses…
We bring you great products.
A premium and curated collection of responsible products that consider the health and well being of your dog and our environment. Preferring locally sourced products for the unique needs of our Australian community.
We make learning easy.
Learning is life long. It doesn’t matter if it’s your first puppy or you’ve been living with dogs for years – there are various life stages and subjects where we could all do with learning the latest new skills. Things like various feeding programs, caring for sick and convalescent dogs, play and exercise, behavioural improvements and many more subjects to come.
Classes will be split across multiple months to make sure it fits around your schedule and will combine online learning with a beautifully presented selection of printed materials and products to enjoy with your dog.
We promise to make it fun and interesting and really excited to bring this to you soon. We’re developing these programs now and will open an early preview in a few shorts months from now at the beginning of 2021.