Living
One disease that crops up from time to time but rarely retains the limelight is demodicosis (ie demodectic mange). This is surprising as this is a parasitic infection responsible for a significant number of skin problems in dogs.
This very standard looking portrait of a Finnish Spitz by one of the least well-known dog artists working mainly in the years between the two Great Wars, Dorothy S Hallett, is for the breed in Britain a very historical picture and could even be...
The Spring bank holiday saw a complete turn around of our weather, going from the long winter cold winds to bright sunshine and souring temperatures.
I have had no reaction, at least so far, to the plea for help for the Labrador bitch from Yvonne Gray which appeared in the column of May 10. Yvonne said that she was so very worried about Jet, who had become increasingly and unreasonably...
The Dogs Trust annual review makes interesting reading. My eye was drawn to the number of dogs taken in and the types of animals that now pass through its doors.
Last time the subject was hyperthermia but we said little about symptoms or emergency treatment. Symptoms are relatively easy to recognise, but get rapidly worse so there is not a lot of time to react if you wish to nip developing hyperthermia in...
In the dim and distant past I stayed with a friend in London who rented a flat in the leafy northern suburbs. His elderly landlord, having been told of my interest in ‘old things’ connected with dogs, proudly brought out his treasured possession...
The Kennel Club recently released a revised version of the breed Standard regarding the presentation of the Poodle for the show ring. We can now show this breed in trims other than the puppy, puppy lion, traditional lion or continental.
The perspective I take is that the breeder is the person who owns the brood bitch at the time she is mated. In last month’s article I looked at the procedures that the breeder should consider when deciding which stud dog to use on a bitch.
I had a message from the obviously now delighted owner of the young Sheltie bitch, whose house-training problems were detailed in the column of January 18, to say that at long last she has been successful in keeping her clean!
Those of you who read last weeks offering concerning the Canine Crusaders, Cobalt and Sapphire, who had both been identified under breed specific legislation as Pit Bull type may be interested to know that owner Carol Bell sent off a sample of...
One of the things you encounter fairly regularly as a canine behaviourist is a situation where you are required to ‘unpick’ the work of another behaviourist who has already worked with the client but not created the desired results.
