Guides for dog owners

Plain answers, each from GOV.UK, the RSPCA or the law itself, with the source linked.

• Your puppy's first groom: when to start and what to expectWhen your puppy can have its first groom, how to get it used to grooming at home, and what to ask a groomer, from the RSPCA's advice.
• How to choose a dog walker: insurance, group sizes and what to askWhat to check before you hire a dog walker: insurance, references, how many dogs they walk together, and your council's dog rules.
• Kennels, home boarding or a dog sitter? Choosing care when you're awayKennels, home boarding or a sitter while you're away: what each gives your dog, the licence the law asks for in England, and what to check.
• Dog licences in England: what kennels, boarders, day care and breeders needWhich dog businesses need a council licence in England (kennels, home boarding, day care, breeders), how long it lasts, and what it means for owners.
• Microchips, collars and tags: the law for every dogEvery UK dog must be microchipped by 8 weeks, and must wear a collar and tag in public in Great Britain. What the law asks, the exemptions and the fines.
• Taking your dog abroad from Great Britain: the pet travel rulesTaking your dog from Great Britain to the EU or Northern Ireland: microchip, rabies vaccine, the animal health certificate and tapeworm treatment.