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The hottest topic of discussion among breeders and exhibitors is not the latest requirements of the Assured Breeder Scheme, nor which dogs are likely to rise to the top in the forthcoming championship show season.
Are we experiencing a fresh breeze through the management of the KC? It certainly seems so. Maybe I have been a little impatient in my calls for change, but there certainly does seem to be a shift in the centre ground and it is all for the...
The Southern Alsatian Training Society (SATS) held their trial against all odds this year. Despite losing their ground to flood and then having the worst possible weather at their new venue the trial went ahead and judge Anne Collen as well as the...
I’m sure many people will already know about the change to the Inter-Regional Obedience Competition at Crufts 2014 and it has been interesting to listen to the various opinions.
Trying to put one routine together and remember it is bad enough, but three is a nightmare. This year I had to prepare three routines for Crufts as I had qualified two dogs in the freestyle final and I was partnering Mary Ray again in her final...
Continuing on the subject of ‘fashionable’ dogs from last week, I have just been talking to Barbara Turnbull of the Labradoodle Trust who has given me an update.
There have been several occasions while I have been out for a stroll with my pack when a stranger stops me, points at my lovely Italian Spinoni and asks “so… are they Labradoodles?”
Muscular and tissue tension demonstrates itself in so many different guises; as myotherapists we recognise these and can interpret them into a picture that assists our treatment plan.
Regular readers to my column will appreciate the diversity of items, artistic and utilitarian, on which the dog appears and will also know that whenever possible I like to feature something new.
As a few comments about vaccination have reached my ears in the past few weeks, it would seem appropriate to comment so readers have a chance of understanding the underlying logic.
At UK Toydog Di Fry awarded BIS to Yoshiko Obana's Yorkshire Terrier Int Ch Royal Precious JP's F4 Juliana, handled by Sergio Amion. Also picture are David Guy and Phil Yeoman representing sponsor Happy Dog.
AMATEUR video coverage of so many aspects of our life along with the birth of the internet have changed the way we live, with YouTube and the like giving everyone who so wishes the opportunity to become a film director of sorts.
