Donald McCaig, was an American author, historian, sheep farmer and sheepdog trialist who lived in western Virginia, who died on the 11th November 2018. He is well-known in the US for his historical novels. He deserves to be better known in the UK, for the passion and lyricism of his writing on dogs. His most…
Category: History of pets
Run rabbit run …A short history of rabbits and humans
‘Run rabbit run’ was a popular British song of the 1940s. It was strongly on the side of the rabbit, and against the farmer who wanted his rabbit pie. A lot of Brits today would also back the rabbit, arguing that we can buy meat in a supermarket, so there’s no need to kill cute…