K9 Perspective issue 11
All pages open in a new window.Editorial: Let the buyer beware
I HAVE been looking into the huge variety of ways that breeders handle puppy sales in New Zealand and the aftermath of such sales. During my investigation I could not help but wonder how many of the pseudo ´sales´ are actually legal, and whether if tested they would hold up in a court of law. With this in mind...
Letters to the Editor
Read about the UK´s legislation against exporting dogs to the far east; hunting legislation in UK; dachshund classification; and a request from a courier for methods of protection from dangerous dogs.
Mind your own business
I have never thought of my hobby of breeding Labradors as a business, but in a sense you can say that even a hobby needs the same attention as a business if you want to be successful...
Breeders and epilepsy - a call for honesty
In 1984 I imported a Labrador bitch from Australia and in late 1986 she whelped a litter of seven puppies. The end result of this litter was three epileptics. Naturally enough I had my bitch de-sexed...
Cancer conference invites submissions
THE American Kennel Club (AKC), Canine Health Foundation and the Program Committee for the third annual Genes, Dogs and Cancer conference invite abstract submissions from individuals working in the field of canine cancer...
Hawkes Bay champions show their colours
WINNERS from the recent Central Hawkes Bay Kennel Society Championship shows...
Epilepsy hard to define in dogs
EPILEPSY is caused by abnormal and repetitive electrical activity in the brain neurons. It is more than just convulsions, and seizures may be caused by a number of different factors. Thus it is difficult to diagnose...
Kelb tal-Fenek originated in Malta
The klieb tal-Fenek (Pharaoh hound) abroad all originated from some six dogs that were exported from Malta into the UK. These six dogs were the forefathers of the vast majority of the present klieb tal-Fenek population worldwide...
Guarding their stuff
Guarding is a very natural behaviour for a canine. Dogs don´t share objects that have great value to them. When a dog guards a possession from their human companion, it is very hard for us not to be offended, shocked or scared...
Iams suspends laboratory contract
Recently Iams pet food company suspended all research work done on its behalf by a laboratory accused by an animal welfare organisation of mistreating dogs...
Seen a slug or snail lately?
Holly was a normal, healthy, sound 10-week-old female Samoyed puppy, wormed and immunized, typically full of life and playful, inquisitive, like any normal Sam pup. That was until she was 10 weeks and two days old...
Book reviews - The dog´s mind; Advanced Labrador breeding
The first thing that is stressed in this hugely relevant book on understanding the behaviour of dogs is a warning that 89 percent of humans in European, American and Japanese homes (and I would include Australasian homes in that too!) look upon their dog as a person...
Ardmore all breeds Easter show
In spite of showery weather on Easter Sunday the four days of showring activity along with indoor agility competition were not interrupted at the Auckland Kennel Club´s Ardmore grounds...
Easter show - more happenings
Italian greyhounds await their turn in the showring...
New product - Reflector collars make walks safer
AT the Easter show at Ardmore this year one of the new products offered was a line of reflector collars and matching leashes...
Ask the herbalist
PAT Hunter is in practice in New Zealand and also treats dogs all over the world. Pat graduated from Naturopathic College in Sydney, Australia...
Ask the herbalist - Epilepsy triggers varied
After your epileptic dog has been seen by a vet, then find a good homoeopath or medical herbalist for added assistance...
Ask the herbalist
I have an unspeyed two-and-a-half year old border collie bitch who hasn´t had a litter yet. I am not ready to breed her, but I hope to in the future...
Ask the herbalist - In memory of Sara
THIS is a special page for my dog Sara who passed away in March. Her death was sudden and unexpected...
Recipes to delight your dog
Recipes include liver and vegetable loaf, steak pasta dish, and fish and egg pie...
