K9 Perspective issue 41
All pages open in a new window.Puppies are not presents
I do hope that none of you are contemplating giving a Christmas present of a puppy to any relative or friend this year, unless of course the receiver knows about the present and has had input into the choice of a puppy or dog...
Rental dogs business disgusts
A business launched this year in the UK rents dogs to customers for an hour at a time to take on walks or to parties...
Duranta erecta highly toxic
Duranta erecta or Duranta repens, a rather popular shrub or sometimes pot plant, is widely popular for its lovely flowers and very decorative berries...
Break out the bifocals
Putting bifocals on your elderly beagle is probably just what he needs, but don´t count on him not mistaking them for a chew toy...
Dalmatian bladder stones caused by gene mutation
A gene mutation that causes high levels of uric acid in all Dalmatian dogs and bladder stones in some Dalmatians, has been identified by a team of researchers in the School of Veterinary Medicine...
Dogs may feel jealousy too
Research done recently claims to have proved that dogs are able to feel jealousy and envy just as humans and other primates do. Researchers used similarly-trained dogs
Training a future canine partner
Training techniques based on behaviour, play, praise and reward, develop eight-week-old puppies into highly skilled and talented Canine Partners...
Canine Partners´ patron visits West Sussex
On Friday December 5, 2008, His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO visited Canine Partners´ National Training Centre in West Sussex...
Bolognese a gregarious breed
The Bolognese breed began a few hundred years ago in Bologna, Italy, and it is thought that the breed was already well established by the 11th or 12th Century...
Breed standards upgraded after programme shock
BBC1 recently produced a programme called Pedigree Dogs Exposed, which horrified many people. It documented uncontrolled inbreeding, genetic diseases and breed standards that contribute to the ill health of many specific breeds...
Endal: retired from active duty
With an impressive CV and faultless work record, assistance dog Endal has had a career like no other dog. But now with failing health, it’s time to hang up his purple jacket...
Hair tissue mineral analysis: balancing body chemistry
Minerals are essential for countless body functions in all phases of our lives and our dogs’ lives. Hair is ideal to use for testing as it can be cut painlessly and sent through the post with no need for specialized handling.
GPs urged to prescribe walking with the dog
Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, has called for GPs and health professionals to prescribe the benefits of dog ownership to their patients, following the launch of its Canine Charter for Human Health...
Veterinarians serving Pets of the Homeless
Feeding Pets of the Homeless has awarded grants to seven veterinarians to treat and vaccinate pets of the homeless in their communities...
Basic genetic processes explored
Most of you are undoubtedly aware that color and certain diseases such as progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) are inherited - that is, passed down from one or both the parents...
Calendar boy at age 84
Endal, the Dog of the Millennium, has been recalled from his retirement as an assistance dog to once again take his place in the world famous Dogs Today calendar...
Holiday flying with Fido
As the dog days of summer approach, many of us will be planning vacations that may include a tailed family member...
Good news for Welsh dogs
The announcement in July made by the Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones to ban electric shock collars in Wales marked the first step towards what they hope will sooner rather than later be a ban over the whole of the United Kingdom...
Media presence offered to caring canine writers
Freelance writers, clubs and organisations, veterinarians and their nurses and assistants, alternative canine therapists, and anyone else concerned with canine health and welfare is invited to submit articles for this magazine...
Websites worth visiting
Island Dog Inc is a non-profit organization dedicated to building animal friendly communities in Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, Vieques and Culebra...
