Sleep and Dogs
Sleep is vital to the wellbeing of dogs – just as it is to humans. However,do you realised just how important it is and just how much sleep a dog needs? The ‘Tuck’ website covers everything human sleep-related including the science, tips for getting a … Continue reading →
How much should you exercise your puppy?
A big, and a common, mistake that new puppy owners make is over exercising their puppy. While puppies are balls of energy and need to run and play – they are babies and must be treated like babies. Until their … Continue reading →
Stud Dogs
This is a great article by the late Richard Beauchamp and has some valuable insights as to why breeders choose certain stud dogs. Show Dogs and Stud Dogs – Richard Beauchamp
Continue reading →The impact of exercise on growth plates
This is a great article from the website: Discover Something New About Dogs Every Day www.dailydogdiscoveries.com. New (and even old – lol) puppy owners will find the sections on Preventing Growth Plate Injuries and the Effects of Hormones (on the … Continue reading →
How’s your weather?
I am certainly a believer in climate change. Over the years, I have seen many differences from when I was a primary school kid, regularly smashing ice in puddles on the way to school during winter. These days, it is … Continue reading →
Where do all the puppies come from?
Now that is a leading question…. no, I’m not talking about the ‘birds and bees’. I am talking about the Australian dog population. A SNAPSHOT OF THE AUSTRALIAN DOG POPULATION – 2016 The latest estimated number of dogs in … Continue reading →
About colour genetics in collies
Toonian Smooth Collies in Croatia have a very interesting webpage that talks about the genetics of the collie colours and the coat patterns in an interesting and easy to understand way. If you are really interested in this work track … Continue reading →
What can you do with dog hair?
Collie hair can be spun and knitted or it can be felted to make many different types of garments. It is 80% warmer than wool. We are just coming to the end of Summer and heading in to Autumn but … Continue reading →
Brochure – Reward Based Training – Australian Veterinary Assoc.
Brochure – Reward-Based Training – Aust. Veterinary Assoc – 20120109
Continue reading →Music Appreciation Class
Click on the title above or the icon below to open the video – you need sound for this one: Joey and Regent’s babies enjoy music. This little girl is just too cute!
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