Living
Returning once more to the subject of the Pug and Bulldog bitches who both, completely separately, went through such frightening unexplained traumas a few days after whelping, Juliet Shaw of the Badlesmere Bull Terriers and Minis sent an email to...
I’ve had a welcome email this week from Mo Jefferson regarding breed rescue and the responsibilities of a breeder. She begins by saying that she has always given a guarantee to take back any dog she has bred.
Why does an apparently successful mating fail to produce puppies? This is a relatively common question, although it may be asked in a variety of ways. The answer, however, is far from simple as there can be many reasons why a pregnancy does not...
This week I feature another picture from the collection at the Kennel Club painted by one of this country’s most popular dog artists, Reuben Ward Binks. Although he was born in Bolton, Lancashire, Binks spent a lot of his time living and working...
I used to groom a Westie for a farmer friend of ours. George was a little softy in the normal way of things, but when the owners got a brush out of the cupboard the fangs would show with vengence.
When we discussed simple inheritance over a year ago, it was apparent that when there is one gene controlling a characteristic and that gene has only two alternative forms that relate to one another in a dominant:recessive way, there is clear...
A note came from Eileen Nethercott about her daughter’s Labrador, Bailey, who was so exceptionally traumatised by loud noises, and especially fireworks, to thank all those who had kindly come forward with suggestions to help via the column.
The distressing story of Henry the 11-month-old Bulldog who suddenly died while at a Grooming Room at a branch of Pets at Home two weeks ago made me wonder about first aid care in emergency situations. How many of us know enough about canine first...
If you read even a part of this newspaper, then you might well be classed as dog friendly. If that is so, and you have a relationship with one or more dogs, then you will understand the tremendous benefit they are to mankind, particularly when...
Having had the good fortune to visit all the exhibitions held at the Kennel Club Art Gallery, ‘The Welsh Corgi in Art and Literature’, which runs until July 19, ticks all the right boxes for me.
One of the unique features of the canine mating process is the ‘tie’. It has almost a revered, mystical status, being regarded as a satisfying sign of an effective mating by experienced breeders and yet often coming as a complete shock for the...
It is always marvellous to have an answer to a plea for help or even just the sharing of experiences, particularly when the problem is something unusual that no-one, not even experienced owners nor the vets concerned, seem to have had any idea as...
