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Lindy Brown of Pretoria writes My Jack Russell puppy is six months old and very busy! He is alone during the day when we’re at work and he can be very destructive; he likes to chew on the sprinkler system and plants. Do you have any tips on how we ca

Shooting Times & Country

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Amid the angst and anguish of a global pandemic and national lockdown, we forgot our individual woes briefly. We paused in a moment of collective sympathy for a young family from London W8 that had undergone a tragic loss. Their Royal Highnesses, the

The Rake

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It was some powder-wigged ponce in the late 18th century who came up with the word ‘dogged’ to mean persistent, tenacious and steadfast. Whoever he was, he surely had one eye on us, a breed of canine characters who can show gritty resolve when it com

Our State: Celebrating North Carolina

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PORTER TOOK HIS FIRST vacation when he was 6 — or 42 in human years. The black-and-white pit bull, a former stray, loves people and even cats, but he fears other dogs. A busy dog-friendly resort is hardly his idea of a holiday. But Porter’s owner, Ja

Shooting Times & Country

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My new house is bordered on one side by a long-distance footpath, though most of the people who use it are local dog walkers. The path is separated from the garden by a thick hedge, so walkers can pass by totally oblivious to my presence. I’m getting

Pick Me Up

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Support independent businesses and shop at Pup Chic Boutique! This new female-owned, family-run business is based in Essex, UK. Founder Samantha Henry was searching for collars and harnesses for her new toy poodle puppy in lockdown and struggled to f

Coast

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DOG of the MONTH From small china to large earthenware, you’re sure to find the right bowl for your dog at Gabriella Shaw Ceramics. The Hampshire-based company’s artists paint these beautiful bowls by hand and, if you can’t see the breed you want, th

The Christian Science Monitor

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Facebook tells me that talking to my dog is a sign of intelligence. Whew. I talk not only to my dog but to all dogs. Out loud. In public. Their tethered humans might think I’m crazy, but I can’t help it. And now I know it’s smart. “Thank you for sayi

that's life

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Christopher Melotti, 34, Sydney, NSW Walking through the rows of enclosures at our local RSPCA in Yagoona, NSW, I desperately wished I could rescue all the dogs. My husband, Scott, and I had both grown up with animals and had decided to finally a

Shooting Gazette

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To feature your event on Gundog Update, email: martin.puddifer@ti-media.com If lockdown has given us one thing, it’s plenty of time to read in the garden with our faithful friend curled up at our side. Dog’s Best Friend: A Brief History of an Unbreak

Artists Magazine

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My dogs love the snow and will do anything to go with me whenever I head out to paint, but even dogs with the thickest fur can get cold during a long outdoor painting session. If you decide to bring your furry friend along on your next cold-weather p

Backpacker

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“I like to let my dog roam off-leash. He usually behaves, but sometimes he chases deer. Is this the natural order of things, or am I a bad dog parent?”–Free-Range in Fayetteville Dear Free-Range, Few things in this world bring more joy than a happy d

People

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Buddy, the Australian shepherd Buddy was 180 lbs. when he came to Hull’s Haven Border Collie Rescue in Winnipeg, Man., in March 2015. His elderly owners had become too ill to take care of the 6-year-old dog. “Buddy could only walk about five feet be

Sporting Gun

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When I was growing up I used to spend a lot of my school holidays with my grandparents in a small rural village in Kent. Next door lived an old man called Bert. Bert was a cowman on a local farm and what he didn’t know about the countryside wasn’t wo

People

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Marisol | Miniature Poodle-Catahoula Leopard Dog Mix Marisol, 4 months, flew in from Costa Rica, where she went on hikes through the mountains at the famed shelter Territorio de Zaguates (Land of the Strays) with other rescues. Bella Chihuahua-Shih

Shooting Times & Country

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SO HOW DO WE GET our young dog reliably displaying the behaviour we want on a shoot day and make it so they are able to cope with the excitement? Lizzie, the lovely little flatcoat I am training, is making great progress on her basic sit, heel and re

Woman

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1 When you’re out, always ensure your dog is kept within sight. Be cautious of people without a dog who seem to be taking an interest in yours, and never leave your dog tied up outside a shop or alone in a car. 2 Make it harder for thieves to targe

Pets Magazine

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Communications director Ms Foo Kim Leng watches as her three-year-old Corgi splashes about in a pool. “It looks like he’s having the time of his life, doesn’t it?” she says, beaming. But this is no ordinary pool for dogs—we’re at the Canine Wellness

that's life

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Stepping out of the airport, the scent of woody incense lingered in the air. It was March 2010, and my partner Debra and I had just arrived for our first holiday in Bali. We were so excited to explore. But on our way to the hotel I couldn’t help but

Pets Magazine

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Puppies are always innocent, especially considering how small and cute they are in the beginning. But as they grow bigger, teething kicks in. When this happens, they find the urge to ease the discomfort by chewing on things. However, if they’re not g

Pretoria News Weekend

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CHEWING not only destroys household furniture and personal possessions, but you could end up paying dearly for the damage. If you are a dog parent with a “chewer” on your hands, there are ways to prevent this destructive behaviour. Local pet speciali

Pick Me Up

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New puppy brush joins the Pet Teezer pack! Pet Teezer, the popular dog brush range, have now added a new puppy version to their ever-growing collection of four-legged grooming excellence. Designed to detangle or de-shed a puppy’s coat, as well as pro

Pretoria News Weekend

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THE dogs are here and they’re the ones saving us, in so many ways. Thank you, Chica, our sweet terrier mix from Puerto Rico, for every night you knew to curl up just behind my knees when I couldn’t fall asleep, fretting about school and riots and my

Pick Me Up

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There has been a massive increase in puppy sales and puppy prices over the past year. The benefits of having a furry friend really can be life changing for a lot of people. Since more of us have been working from home during recent times, it has been

BBC Countryfile Magazine

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“I grew up with dogs. Our first family dog was a small poodle called Perro. At that time we lived in London and Perro was chiefly trained by my grandfather who lived with us. Perro was so well trained that when we moved to the Scottish countryside we

Indianapolis Monthly

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YOUR DOG COULD be craving a walk right now, even if it’s freezing. “Some breeds are better in the heat; some breeds are better in the winter. I take care of four Labradors—they freaking love the winter. Their pads are made for it. During high heat-in

Shooting Times & Country

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IF YOU WERE planning to buy a puppy to train as a rough-shooting and beating dog, which would you get, a springer or a cocker? It’s a question I was asked recently by a reader. My correspondent added that he had never owned a dog before and that it w

People Magazine South Africa

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ANIMAL lover Samantha Kelly, 33, couldn’t bear to be without her four-legged friends on her big day, and was determined to incorporate them into her ceremony, earlier in October. The business owner already owned three of the pooches when she first g

Shooting Times & Country

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YOU DON’T HAVE to have a degree in economics to know that the price of a product invariably reflects supply. However, I don’t think anyone anticipated how the price of puppies has risen this year. A year ago you could still find unregistered English

Sporting Gun

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I have more or less booked a puppy from a spaniel bitch of good working breeding that belongs to my friend. I now learn from a different source that the bitch damaged some birds on a shoot last season and brought them back with flesh tears. I underst