Animal-human relationship and other linked stuff that appeals to me
A mystery illness is affecting dogs living in Yorkshire, UK. There was and perhaps still is a belief that dogs are getting the illness when walking on beaches. However, it seems that there is...
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...
Raw dogfood is being criticised and it has been criticised in the past. The same goes for raw cat food. But advocates of home-made raw foods speak highly of it in terms of animal...
In the UK, after much debate, the citizens are returning to normal more or less after 18 months of Covid social distancing. All the rules about social distancing are coming to an end. Although...
The Kennel Club breed standard for the brachycephalic, flat-faced, fashionable French bulldog and pug (as two examples) are clear on what is required in respect of their eyes. Take the pug. The breed standard...
NEWS AND VIEWS: There is a story today in The Times newspaper which indicates to me that there could be a connection between the Old English sheepdog and an inherited condition: hip dysplasia, which,...
French Bulldogs are the most expensive breed to insure costing an average of £950 a year and they are also the most popular in the UK with the Labrador Retriever coming second and the...
There is criticism of Lewis Hamilton feeding his British bulldog a vegan diet in line with his own diet. He very much supports veganism. He said that his British bulldog, Roscoe, suffered with skin...
Thousands of cats and dogs will be breathing cleaner air thanks to coronavirus. Covid-19 has scared a lot of smokers into stopping. It’s reported that more than 643,000 smokers in England quit in the...
Like me, you might not have realised that porcupine quills can kill a dog. The problem is that dogs perhaps inquisitively go towards a porcupine or they treat the porcupine as a prey animal....
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy is an advanced treatment that has until now only been available for humans in the UK but was used for the first time on a Gordon setter dog whose name is...
Almost every week there is a story about a companion animal being locked in a car during hot weather. Although it doesn’t need to be that hot outside for the interior of a car...
A study, published yesterday, in the journal Animals warns dog owners to be aware of canine heatstroke which has been highlighted due to the more frequent heat waves that the UK enjoys or suffers...