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Henry Bracken’s Farriery Improved was the first systematic attempt to pull together knowledge about how to tackle equine veterinary problems. It was first published in 1837, and ran to several editions, so there was a strong interest in equine veterinary medicine in the 18th century. The horses owned by rich men tended to be worth…
Watching wild wolves is fascinating, because they look so like dogs, yet they’re clearly wild animals. Today’s dogs and wolves had common ancestors, and, like humans, both species are social animals which survive through co-operation. Wolves co-operate in hunting, and in helping raise pups. Dogs aren’t always so good at co-operating with one another, but…
And other companion dogs, it’s not “just” for Spaniels and Labradors! But I’m not interested in shooting? If your dog is reactive to other dogs and people; or generally over excitable; or will run off after cats, squirrels and rabbits, then there’s a lot that you can derive from the skills that traditionally have been…
About ten years ago further down my road there lived a little Cairn terrier called Fraggle. He was quite an attractive looking dog, but he was very much a little dog with a lot of attitude who would bark angrily at other dogs as he passed them on his walks. One day, while he was…