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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…
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…
‘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…