K9 Perspective issue 42
All pages open in a new window.Time for breed clubs to revise their expectations
THE Kennel Clubs and all specialized breed clubs need to take a stand now and begin to repair the chaos caused by the completely ineffectual way they have handled their rules on breeding, registration and conformation...
Cloning favourite pets: what are we thinking?
IT is quite a few years since the first commercially cloned dog, Missy, made the headlines in world news, and even longer since the first dog, Snuppy, was cloned as an experiment. Since then in the laboratories it has been business as usual...
Expecting a new baby? Practice with doggie now
Baby on the way? Teach your dog now how to act once the new arrival enters the picture. Push an empty stroller while walking him. Don’t wait until the infant is really inside. Work out the complications and strategy now...
Breesis retires after final blood donation
The UC Davis school´s veterinary blood bank, a community-based canine donor program, for the first time retired one of its donors when Breesis, a German shepherd from Orangevale, made her final blood donation on December 23...
Coton de Tulear character friendly and co-operative
The coton de Tulear is a very old breed originating on the island of Madagascar. It is a small white dog, one of the Bichon family...
New Bill could replace Dangerous Dogs Act
The Kennel Club has welcomed a Bill tabled in December in the House of Lords by Liberal Democrat Peer, Lord Redesdale, which would see the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and Dogs Act 1871 repealed...
Have you ever wondered why dogs howl in the moonlight?
The domestic dog is a descendant of the wild wolf packs that hunt at night and the pack sends scouts out to look for prey. They keep in contact with the pack by their howling. So the act of howling is deeply embedded in the dog´s ancestry...
FDA warns dog owners on Chinese chicken jerkey
In December the FDA Continued to receive complaints about chicken jerky products for dogs and released a caution to consumers. There is a potential association between the development of illness in dogs and the consumption of chicken jerky products from China - also described as chicken tenders, strips or treats...
Population genetics and breeding
When Mendel´s work was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century, the new field of genetics went in several directions. The TH Morgan (1) school quickly got tired of crossing green to yellow peas and moved on to discovering white-eyed fruit flies, linkage and genetic maps...
Crufts 2009 ready to show its unique versatility
Crufts 2009 launches on March 5 and runs through to March 8, 2009, at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, UK. The doors open each day at 8.15am and close at 7.30pm...
Philippines rescue operation successful and rewarding
We first travelled to a College and met with a group of media students who had gone undercover and filmed the actual slaughter of a dog (a little fox terrier). The slaughterer was trying to impress the girls who were aged between 18 and 19. The film is horrendous...
Launch of Endal´s story puts book on bestseller list
Recently Endal attended his very first Book signing at the One Tree Book Shop in Petersfield - a town local to the Partons´ Clanfield home. The book, officially on sale only since Monday February 9, has managed to reach number five in the best sellers list...
Very important pet packages
If you are saving your pennies this year with the intention of having a luxurious holiday in the short-term future, why not include your cuddly canine friend in a trip to one of the chain of dog-friendly hotels across Britain...
New pet checklist leads to informed choices
SO you´ve finally decided that the time is right to invite a furry, four-legged friend into your family. Before you do, a little forethought and planning will help make pet ownership a rewarding experience for both people and pets in your household...
Anaemia can be caused by consumption of onions
Onions have only relatively recently been identified as a cause of anaemia in dogs. And contrary to popular belief the same applies to garlic, which is often put into dog food as a natural anti-bacterial and attributed with the added advantage of ´building immunity´...
Canine Partners announces bluebell walk campaign
Last month Canine Partners, a charity specialising in providing highly trained assistance dogs to people with disabilities, announced its 2009 Bluebell Walk Campaign...
Arthritis and antioxidants: A search for new treatment
As Fido rolls out of bed in the morning, you may not hear moans and groans, but other signs of arthritis may be lurking such as being stiff to rise or having difficulty going up stairs...
Pets of the Homeless needs volunteers and pet food
As the economy pushes more people into homelessness and poverty the need for pet food is greater than ever. Animal shelters are full of pets that have been forfeited due to the cost of pet food and medical care or the “no pets allowed” rental housing rules...
Canine partnership promotes growth in confidence
I have been with my Canine Partner for 10 years. I was lucky enough to be given a beautiful chocolate Labrador named Free in 1998. Free was named after one of the first recipients of CPI as it was then...
Vaccination seminar opportunity
Pet owners have a rare opportunity to attend a seminar with presentations by two of the world´s leading veterinary vaccine research scientists: Dr W. Jean Dodds of Hemopet and Dr Ronald Schultz of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine...
Fine jewellery for dog lovers
Puppy Paws Inc, is happy to announce a collaboration with Beth Joy and Bella Starlet, stars of CBS´s Greatest American Dogs...
Canine Partners to train at Writtle College
Canine Partners, a charity specialising in providing highly trained assistance dogs to people with disabilities, launched its puppy training satellite for Essex recently. All training for the puppies will take place at Writtle College in Chelmsford...
Websites worth visiting
Well worth a daily visit - the hungersite. Here you can click on both child and animal hunger sites and donate meals free - the meals are provided by the volunteering businesses of the day...
