National Canine Defence League website http://www.ncdl.org.uk

Calling all canines! Bored of fetching sticks? Can’t get your owner to scratch you in the right places? No one seems to understand your wants and needs? Look no further - get your human to check out the National Canine Defence League website.

It’s important to encourage your owner to look after your health and well being, and dogs and their humans everywhere will find reams of useful and important advice. There’s information for all kinds of websurfers, including ‘junior wag’ - a free magazine for dog-loving children - as well as valuable factfiles on pet-related issues for all pet owners.

There’s everything from the best way to nurture a successful relationship between a pet dog and a family’s new baby and how to sensibly go about adopting a rescue pet, to info on worldwide animal protection campaigns. You’ll find plenty of useful pet related contacts, including animal hospitals, rescue centres and even, horror of horrors, the Cat Protection League.

And as if all that wasn’t enough, there’s also a massive education section, with free posters and project packs for teachers. Some viewers may find the number of pet-related puns disturbing, but still, you’d be barking mad not to paws for a moment to have a look.

And remember: a human is for life, not just for Christmas.