The Dog Whisperer comes to the UK

If you get the chance to see Cesar Millan’s UK show you must go.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
It is a fabulous show, lots of humour, passion, information and Cesar’s emotion reaches out to every person in the audience, with his beliefs on dog psychology explained in easy to understand analogies.
This will be two hours of your time well spent.
Remaining [...]

RIP little Freddie

Sadly today - 15th December 2009 - young Freddie, the family’s 16 month old blenheim Cavalier King Charles, was peacefully put to sleep and out of his misery, after being ill througout the best part of his short life.
As a young puppy his eyes were never as they should be, and it was diagnosed that he had a dry [...]

Lungworm - the dangers

Lungworm Angiostrongylus vasorum (also known as French Heartworm) is a parasite carried by slugs and snails that infects dogs. The adult of this particular lungworm lives in the heart and major blood vessels supplying the lungs, where it can cause a host of problems. Left untreated, the infection can often be fatal.
The problem arises when dogs purposefully or accidentally eat these common [...]

Why dog owners MUST be their dog’s PACK LEADER!!!

The recent CCTV footage of a terrier-type dog attacking a chocolate labrador guide dog demonstrates just why it is so important you must be your dog’s pack leader.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8368627.stm  (source BBC website)
Although the dog gets blamed and is more often than not destroyed when they attack, it is NOT their fault! It really is the owners fault and their responsibility.
Any dog is [...]

Update on Cesar Millan New York

 
What a truely inspiring person! If you believe in the power of the pack I  strongly recommend, if you get the chance, you see Cesar Millan’s live tour. 
Cesar gets across the importance of treating dogs as dogs, and being their pack leader in a very entertaining and amusing manner.
Within four days returning home I found out, much to my delight, that [...]

Cesar Millan - New York

Looking forward to listening to all Cesar has to say on his latest tour.
Update coming soon…

Trapped dog alive in badger sett

An good reason why it is important that your dog keeps you in his sights on walks:
Source: bbc.news.co.uk
A five-year-old dachshund is recovering after surviving six days trapped in a badger sett.
Lucy was out with her owners at Burley in the New Forest, Hampshire, when she went to explore the sett and disappeared 8ft (2.4m) down.
Her owners [...]

World’s oldest dog

A dog from Shropshire has been crowned the world’s oldest canine, which his owners have put down to a “wholesome diet of Sunday dinners and vegetables”.
Otto Jones, a Dachshund terrier cross from Reabrook, Shrewsbury, is 20 years and eight months old.
He has been recognised as the oldest living dog by Guinness World Records and despite [...]

Have you ever considered giving a home to an elderly dog?

If you have considered it but haven’t yet adopted an older dog, I would personally recommend you do - so long as you can afford/budget for the  possible vet bills that might come along more frequently with these lovely golden oldies.  However, it is worth remembering some dogs homes pay for the veterinary treatment of their elderly re-homed dogs.
The 19th September 2009 saw [...]

Quintuplet puppy birth confusion

A dog that gave birth to five puppies became the target of newspaper interest when she was mistaken for a human.
An announcement in the births section of The Times newspaper said Kate Pong had had “beautiful” quintuplets called Beyonce, Tyra, Bobbi, Barrack and Earl.
Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/8241869.stm
Source: BBC website