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 When Modern Culture and Popularity Destroy Breeds.  I remember about 35 years ago, it may be more now actually wow!, any way approximately 35 years ago I had a Rottweiler as a pet and I had been after one for about 2 years. A s any good caring dog owner should, I had done my research, would this dog be compatible with my lifestyle? could I give it everything it needed? did I have the resources, both time and financial, to look after this breed of dog? The answer was a big YES! After further research on breeders I read in the canine papers and magazines (remember those days before the internet??) who were known in the dog world as successful breeders and the kind of aftercare they offered, I eventually tracked down a very prominent breeder of Dobermans and Rottweilers about an hour and a half drive away with, you guessed it a litter ready to be picked prior to leaving mum in a couple of weeks later. Trip duly made, pup duly picked, a girl that I named, NYSSA, after a chara

Dog Check chain collar/Choke collar update. A few years ago I made a video on the correct usage of the dog check chain collar as so many dog owners did not know how to use correctly and even that the correct term for the collar was in fact 'CHECK' chain not 'CHOKE' collar. This was I believe one of the main reasons the Check chain became one of the dog worlds greatest NO NO's. As the pressure to train dogs in a gentle non punishment manner became all consuming, one of the targets used to bash dog trainers and owners alike was the demonised 'CHOKE' collar, understandably so. Only problem was, that like many things that are misunderstood the nay' Sayers did not know what they were really condemning. They even called them 'CHOKE' collars and may have got them intertwined with the also hated Prong collars to such an extent that the two became understood to be one and the same. Used in the right way and context the check chain is a wond

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So its that time of the year when the children (some have left the nest) will ring up ," can you look after...Insert whatever beast it is..." so it is with that in mind I received a call from Daughter the elder, " Dad will you look after the dogs ,cats rabbits and fish we are off on holiday, we will take Daughter the younger with us if she wants to come, thanks speak to you later to arrange details, bye"... So fast forward 5 days and I have become a great herder of cats, rabbits and dogs, although to be fair the cats come as soon as they see me for food , the rabbits don't really care one way or t'other and the dogs have been staying with me anyway. Now the dogs, ah yes the dogs, Coalack and Maggie, x 2 Rottweilers, whilst both smashing dogs and we used to have Coalack living with us any way when he was a pup, so he's not a problem at all, however we have 4 dogs at home who although they know the other 2 having them live with us makes the place seem a

Holistic Dog Food There is a shift to more and more  pet dog owners buying Holistic, that is to say more natural food stuffs for their dogs. I have had a look round in the UK market and have come up with a couple of brands you may want to try. Number 1, is   Eden Working Dog Food 80:20 Multi-Meat and Fish 15 kilogram Medium Kibble Only  EDEN is the manufacturer and has a range of products this just being an example.  Number 2, is   Almo Nature Dog Food Holistic Medium with Chicken and Rice 12 Kg  Almo is the brand There are more companies making this move so if you want Holistic dog food shop around to find more choices.