The blindness of humans to what they are doing knows no bounds. The delusional behavior of humans is extraordinary. Humans are so wrapped up in their self-indulgent activities that they just don’t see it or get it. I am referring to the recent death of Zeus, the world’s tallest dog as per the Guinness World …
Eulogy after the death aged 3 of the world’s tallest dog, Zeus, makes me sick Read More »
This information refers to the UK. My thanks to The Times newspaper of today and the article by Tom Witherow, Shayma Bakht and Tom Ball.
A recent study has come to the conclusion that the domestication of the wolf reduced the brain size of dogs which is understandable because domestic dogs nearly always have everything done for them. They don’t need to face the challenges that wolves have to face. These challenges stimulate the mind and within the evolutionary process …
Ben the vet on TikTok tells us that during his work he saw a Doberman Pinscher drop dead in front of his eyes. He said that it is enough by itself to not adopt a Dobermann (an alternative spelling). He found it traumatic. To an outsider, like me, it is shocking to hear that this …
More than 50% of Dobermans suffer from dilated cardiomyopathy Read More »
A man rescues dachshunds who’ve lost the use of their hind legs and takes them to the park for a doggy wheel walk. This is a special bloke who appears to have committed himself to rescuing and adopting dachshunds who’ve lost the use of their hind legs because of intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) to which …
I’ve been digging around looking at the breed standards for the French Bulldog both in the UK and the USA. In the UK it is The Kennel Club which sets the breed standard and, in the USA, the American Kennel Club also sets a breed standard. Both have got themselves into a mess with regard …
French Bulldog breed standard in America and the UK is a mess and abused by breeders Read More »
NEWS AND COMMENT: The labrador retriever is no longer America’s best friend because the French bulldog is now the most popular dog breed surpassing the labrador retriever which held the record for 31 years. And it seems to me that Americans and the Brits in the UK are bewitched by the appearance of this small …
NEWS AND OPINION: The pressure is on The Kennel Club and their dog breeders to genuinely change their ways and deal with this flat-faced dog problem. This is a problem which has bedevilled The Kennel Club for many years. And I think the problem has been highlighted by the fact that in the last 10 …
PETA asks Crufts to ban flat-faced dogs as they ‘can barely breathe’ Read More »
NEWS AND COMMENT: under pressure from PETA, Moonpig has withdrawn cards featuring pugs and French Bulldog from sale. In truth, there has been pressure for a long time against manufacturers exploiting the popular but unhealthy faces of pugs and French bulldogs and other similar dog breeds with brachycephalic heads and abnormally flat faces. It is …
PETA successfully compels Moonpig to pull pug cards from sale Read More »
Ben the TikTok vet, makes it clear, quite rightly, at the outset that he is providing his personal viewpoint on these five dog breeds. He is playing safe which is fair enough. But when a veterinarian spells out the truth about five dog breeds – and they are popular dog breeds – you have to …
British veterinarian tells the truth about 5 popular dog breeds Read More »
The dog population is made up of purebred and random bred dogs and hybrids. I don’t know the exact breakdown as it is unclear but there are far more purebred dogs than there are purebred cats as a percentage of the whole. And research indicates that amongst a group of 68 purebred dogs some of …
Wolves howl, dogs howl less and some dog breeds hardly howl at all Read More »
This is a short note from a thought which came to me a moment ago. Perhaps my conclusion is obvious. Pitbull’s have a bad reputation. It is a breed branded with aggression. It is not clever to brand a dog breed as aggressive because it means that they get put down in shelters far more …
Humans are responsible for the bad reputation of the Pitbull dog Read More »
Here are the top four lifespans and the bottom three for UK dog breeds 2014 as per a study titled: Longevity and mortality in Kennel Club registered dog breeds in the UK in 2014. If you want to see 17 more breeds, please click on this link (this takes you to an external website and …
Infographic of longest and shortest lifespans of UK dog breeds Read More »
This cute German Shepherd puppy has strange ears. They have been pushed together on the top of his head. It almost looks as if they are held together by an invisible cord. So, what has happened? The only thing that can have happen is that the breeder of this longhaired or long-coated German Shepherd is …
Some people think that French bulldogs are always in pain. Some experts believe that there should be a ban on breeding French Bulldog and pugs in Australia because they say they live a life of pain. Many of them face breathing and walking problems. It is unethical, they say to breed dogs to suffer. One …
21 genetic diseases inherited by the French bulldog. Are they always in pain? Read More »
