K9 Perspective issue 7
All pages open in a new window.Editorial - K9 Perspective issue 7
For this issue there are some concerns that have come to my attention about responsibility towards your pet and companion. I especially have worries about ´farm dogs´ - a term many farming families seem to use as an excuse for not keeping their pets safe inside fenced areas. Working dogs...
Dogs who scent illness
Support dog - cover graphic for this story.
Dogs who scent illness - article
Dogs who scent sickness. Can dogs be trained to diagnose cancer? The experience of ordinary people suggests that they can and that the remarkable known power of dogs, sense of smell could be put to work to diagnose other diseases.
Dogs at home
Dogs at home contains pictures of pet dogs in various poses and predicaments, sent to us by our readers.
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Pictures of dogs in various poses and predicaments, sent in by our readers
Lifeguards save life of injured puppy
Lifeguards save life of injured puppy. Nestle New Zealand has joined forces with North Piha lifeguards to help an abandoned puppy recover from life-threatening injuries.
Dog park activist honoured
Dog park activist honoured. On March 12, 2002, Doris Richards, retiring president of the Ohlone Dog Park Association at Berkeley, CA, was honoured by the mayor and council of the city... Woofstock back in 2003...
Guide dogs make huge difference to independence of their owners
Guide dogs make huge difference to independence of their owners. What do three people spanning the length of the North Island, ranging in age from 18 to 50 and with careers as diverse as a mother, a teacher´s aide and a student have in common? Affection for creatures with long tongues, wagging tails and four legs - their guide dogs...
Guide dog training far from easy
Guide dog training far from easy. Have you ever wondered how to make a guide dog? Well, it´s much like baking a cake ... you need: A pinch of research; a litre of experience; a handful of good health; a whole lot of willingness to work; a smearing of intelligence.
Pharaoh Hound intelligent, speedy and a comedian
Pharaoh Hound intelligent, speedy and a comedian. The Pharaoh Hound is a medium sized hound of noble bearing, elegant, powerful and swift with hard, clean-cut lines and a short glossy coat. An intelligent, friendly, affectionate, playful and alert breed and an alert keen hunter, the Pharaoh Hound hunts by scent and sight using its large ears when working close.
Doris - champion of dog owners in fight for park
Doris - champion of dog owners in fight for park. Like so many other ´firsts,´ dog parks started in Berkeley, California. In true Berkeley fashion, it grew out of the People´s Park Annex struggle...
Pet Passport scheme soon to include USA and Canada and Natural remedies best to retain your pet´s health
Pet Passport scheme soon to include USA and Canada. Ministers in the UK are preparing for extension of the Pet Passport scheme that came into law in 2000...
Natural remedies best to retain your pet´s health
Natural remedies best to retain your pet´s health...
Central Search Dogs - ultimate dedication to team objectives
Central Search Dogs - ultimate dedication to team objectives. CENTRAL Search Dogs (CSD) is a community-based Canine Search and Rescue (K9-SAR) organisation that trains search and rescue dogs, their handlers and support personnel in order to provide professional and highly-skilled search and rescue teams to assist Emergency Service Agencies in their operations...
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Central Search Dogs - ultimate dedication to team objectives. Continued from previous page.
More "Central Search Dogs"
Central Search Dogs - ultimate dedication to team objectives. Continued from previous pages.
The best working breeds still require basic training
The best working breeds still require basic training. Buying a sheepdog pup is an exciting event for the whole family. Even before it leaves its mum, a well-bred heading pup will be starting to ´show eye´ - that inherent trait in the dog which is the creep before the kill...
Light in the tunnel to canine cancer cure
Light in the tunnel to canine cancer cure. Research into canine cancers could well provide valuable insight into the occurrence of cancer in humans. Professor Jo Milner, together with doctorate student Jeanette Watterson, has established the York University Cancer Research group, in York, northern England, initially to reduce cancers in dogs.
Book Review - Walking the path of success with your dog
Walking the path of success with your dog by Corey Cohen.
Dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs dietary taurine deficiency related
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a heart disease that results in an enlarged (dilated) heart with impaired ability to contract and pump blood. Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one of the most common acquired cardiovascular diseases in dogs...
No hassle way to teach the bow
No hassle way to teach the bow. The dog I chose to teach to bow on command was a young male yellow Labrador retriever, five months old, named Billy. I had trained Billy in many of the basic commands but wanted to teach him a few little tricks - and this is one of them. We spent about five minutes on each session...
Ask the Herbalist -Good medicine for the older dog
Good medicine for the older dog. Older dogs need extra care and help to maintain their good health and to reach their potential age. As with humans, how well a dog copes with ageing and how long a dog lives depends on a few things -genes, quality of environment and food, positive/negative stress, availability of both natural medicines and drugs...
Ask the Herbalist -Questions and Answers
Your questions answered by Herbalist Pat Hunter...
Letters to the Editor - K9 Perspective issue 7
Letters to the Editor; Gun-shy dog problem; Attack dogs were crossbreds; Fuchsia berries - are they edible?; Too many apples
