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In the thick of protests against breed-specific legislation up and down the country you will find two charming dogs and their determined owner Carol Bell. You can spot Cobalt and Sapphire easily, they’re the ones wearing coloured glitter decorated mu
SO YOU have acquired a new puppy and now you need to think about its future and how to give it the best chance for a trouble free, healthy life. If you are reading this you probably have ambitions for your pup that involves breeding, dog shows or...
I know of some published commercial sporting artists who almost have nightmares at the thought of having to paint yet another Labrador.
Crufts Young Kennel Club Groomer of Year competition is a special occasion that is a must for the future of our fraternity. The importance of grooming becomes more noted as health matters are deeply considered.
OH DEAR! Gloom and doom has descended here once more as it would seem that our rats are back again, although the whirling dervishes of brightly coloured tinfoil windmills are continuing to do a sterling job in keeping them out of the front part of...
TODAY I offer you a sad tale from Kent, a case of mistaken identity, over zealous action by the RSPCA or protection of the public by a worthy group? You be the judge. TAG (Thanet Animal Group) is a registered charity that deals with all sorts of...
ALL OF US who practice Galen Myotherapy® are keen for everyone to learn as much about their dogs as possible; because the more people that can interpret what their dogs are indicating using any signs or signals, the more they can help manage a...
REGULAR readers to my column who also subscribed to the latest DOG WORLD annual will probably have noticed my feature on the monuments and statues in London on which dogs appeared. This week I feature ‘one that got away.’
THE FINAL part of the series about breeding and rearing puppies covers the period between first and eighth week after the birth. During the first week, if all goes well, the mother does all the hard work. The breeder simply supports her, makes...
While Crufts has well and truly been and gone for this year, it is now time to look back on and consider various different aspects of the show in a rather calmer atmosphere.
As I sat behind the very clean Vauxhall at the traffic lights and gazed into the rather beady eyes of the frantically barking Jack Russell on the parcel shelf, I found myself wondering if the gentleman in the driving seat...
KENNEL cough is the missing element from the recent AVV articles about the suite of vaccines used routinely to protect dogs from infectious disease. Kennel cough is different from all of the other infections we commonly use vaccines to protect...
