Once upon a time, a handshake was enough to seal and enforce a contract between civilised, serious people and men of honour. Nowadays things have…
Hints on tail carriage -Poodle-
We already mentioned tail carriage a few months ago in the tramp. Lately we notice more and more of them not wearing it in the…
Test or no Test : Hip dysplasia
We mentioned hip dysplasia in February 2020 but we may have given it a low priority when discussing it, but it is a very interesting…
Do animals have an afterlife?
There are many testimonies of the return of human souls to earth, as well as of the ‘souls’ of animals (dogs) who are heard by…
Dog and cat a good match
In the olden days, the saying ‘they are like cats and dogs’ has existed, because it was thought that a friendship could never be formed…
Heat and mating in the female dog
Heat is the period in which the female begins to accept the male, once the bleeding stops. In the small sizes the period of maturity…
Sterilisation in female dogs
Ovariectomy is one of the methods of surgical sterilisation in female dogs; it consists of removing the ovaries, permanently preventing reproduction and the heat cycle.…
Surgical and chemical castration in the male dog
Surgical castration (orchiectomy) in the male dog can be carried out around the age of nine months, although it is up to the vet to…