A veterinarian working in South Africa, Amy Jackson-Moss, posted on her Facebook page “Today I euthanized five dogs”. She said that it is not uncommon for her to kill healthy dogs. It is ‘killing’ and not euthanasia, by the way. She is trying to find …
If you believe that ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) is genuine and some people don’t, a University of Helsinki research study found that young male dogs are more likely to suffer from this condition than other dogs. This is in line with humans. Domestic dogs can …
NEWS AND COMMENT-LA PALMA: Drones have been used to drop dog food and water for the dogs stranded and trapped by lava spewing out of the volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma. These dogs were left behind and they’ve been starving. There is …
The video is amusingly called “Life Is Full of Obstacles”. You could write a book about the philosophical aspects of living based upon this video 🙂 . What I mean is how you deal with life’s obstacles and problems. It’s a massive subject and I …
This is a snippet of American life in which a kindly gentleman decided to carry his large, white (glamorous) dog across the parking lot from one of the stores to his car because, we are told, the tarmac was 100°F. He was concerned about his …
There is an interesting snippet of information in The Times today which caught my eye. It has been revealed that while Doris Day was playing with her dog in her penthouse apartment, using a ball which she bounced on the floor, her dog enthusiastically leapt …
The American Kennel Club agrees that dogs have extraordinary senses and are able to pick up what to us are unknown forms and energies. They admit that this is a mystery to them. Dr. Desmond Morris in his book DOG WATCHING, published in 1996, provides …
This is the story of a big dog, Bert, a six-year-old Newfoundland who was happy, docile and friendly until he ate a big meal too quickly which resulted in him suffering from a life-threatening condition called Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV). He had to be taken into …
Phil Sesemann did very well in the London Marathon last weekend. He was the fastest British runner and, in fact, he was the fastest white runner, coming seventh in a time of two hours 12 minutes 58 seconds. He is also a doctor working in …
