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Everyone knows that when you are dealing with dogs, or indeed any animals, it is all about how you handle or interact with them.
Whenever possible I like to feature artwork where the dog has military connections and this time it’s a St Bernard regimental mascot.
Returning to common seasonal illnesses that might affect dogs, this week the slug is our starting point. Not that the slug itself is particularly dangerous for a dog, but at least two potential hazards are closely associated with slugs and snails.
You may have seen advertisements, in local ‘freebie’ papers in particular, advertising dogs of varying crossbreeds describing them as being ‘Kennel Club registered’ and wondered whether your eyes might be deceiving you?
Today I’m going to talk testicles, no change there then I hear the retort! In 2005 the Ig Nobel prize for medicine went to Gregg A Miller of Oak Grove, Missouri for his artificial replacement testicles for dogs – aka Neuticles...
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...
