K9 Perspective issue 9
All pages open in a new window.Editorial - Happy Christmas
Hello everyone. In this final issue for 2002 I first want to wish everyone, and that includes fur people (dogs of course), a very happy Christmas ...
Catering for canines
More owners seem to be returning to natural fresh food and bone diets for their dogs, in spite of the huge range of commercial foods now available...
Ikea makes a mark of his own
Ikea was a pup in training when his problems began. He contracted recurring campylobacter and after that illness ...
Ignorance of service dog laws and exemptions common
From the window of my middle school classroom in Boulder, Colorado, I looked out at the flatirons and began to imagine what adventures the warm weather of the 2002 summer season would bring...
Glossary of genetic terms
Alleles: different versions of the same gene (found at the same locus but in homologous chromosomes...
Quotable canine quotes
WE give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return...
Yopung animal carers to compete
The SPCA is again looking for young New Zealanders who have shown commitment towards caring for animals...
Animal sanctuary committed to ´no-kill´ city
ENTHUSIASTIC worker for the health and welfare of abandoned pets, Laurie Daily Johnston, gave the following information...
Ask the Herbalist - letters
We have an English pointer who has a problem with a ligament in his leg. It doesn´t seem to have been caused by an accident...
Ask the Herbalist - Behaviour problems common
Both in the clinic and from my website I get asked quite often to help solve behaviour problems...
Breeding unimportant to owners of loved pets
We tend to say "only a crossbreed" when we are talking about dogs without the social advantage of a pedigree...
Canine sleeping quarters - what material is best?
WHAT kind of bed does your dog sleep on? If it is anything like my own two it sleeps in the lap of luxury...
Occy was almost dinner - thief caught redhanded
In early October 2002, in Victoria, Australia, Occy, a Staffordshire terrier pup, was destined for someone´s dinner plate...
Hydatids eradication a significant achievement
MAF´s recent declaration of New ZeaLand´s ´provisional freedom´ from hydatids is a tribute to the hard work ...
Labracadabra Book 2 - reviews
A popular saying that is at present doing the rounds of the doggie websites goes something like this - If dogs don´t go to heaven when they die, then I want to go where they went...
Partners for life - review
This is a really heartwarming book of stories about service dogs and their lifetime companions...
The complete pet travel guide 2003 - review
This issue is the seventh edition of the most comprehensive pet travel guide for New Zealand ...
Quality control most important for microchipping scheme
At the annual New Zealand Veterinary Assn (NZVA) conference held in June this year in Auckland the Microchip Quality Assurance scheme was launched at the CAS AGM...
The nature of genetic disease
Many people label any problem that appears to be inherited a "genetic disease." However, though there are legitimate genetic diseases...
Tribute to Endal - superdog
When Allen and Sandra Parton recently reaffirmed their wedding vows, Endal was an important guest...
