Barking Up The Wrong Tree

Dog Tattoo Register

Today I came across the National Dog Tattoo Register website. This is a site that encourages people to get their dogs tattooed, like the one you can see here (the tattoo is just inside the ear).

Personally, I don’t like the idea. Mind you, Read the rest of this entry »

Should I Get A Dog Kennel?

Last weekend, I went to my local pet shop to pick up a few necessities for my dog now she’s pregnant and due any day and whilst I was there, I looked at a few dog kennels. I’ve never actually bought or built a dog kennel (I can’t imagine why anyone would want to build their own but apparently some nutters have too much time on their hands!), and I was amazed at the range available.

When looking at dog kennels, here are a few things to think about: Read the rest of this entry »

Dog Guards Are A Good Idea

I was driving down the motorway yesterday and a car very nearly swerved right in front of me! What was the reason for this? Well, as I passed it would seem that the driver was getting distracted by the spaniel bouncing around the car. I don’t know whether the dog was feeling carsick or what, but dogs can be a big distraction and very dangerous in a car, even with a passenger, never mind with a lone driver without passengers!

Irresponsible owners really annoy me. In cars in particular, it’s not just a case of keeping the dog under control but dog guards can also Read the rest of this entry »

Should Dogs Be Microchipped By Law?

If your dog is microchipped, then you have a better chance of finding your pet if he is lost.  The microchip is a small electronic chip, the size of a grain of rice, that is injected under the skin of the dog between his shoulderblades.  When the animal is scanned, the chip reveals a unique number.  That number is stored on a national database and the owner’s name and address is stored against that number.  Whenever you move house or change your details, you can update the details online, by telephone or through the post.

In Norwich, schoolchildren have started a campaign to make microchipping compulsory for dogs.  The main reason for this is the high volume of stray dogs, which are no longer the responsibility of the police in England and Wales, but now fall under the remit of the local council. Read the rest of this entry »

Dogs Have No Sense of Time

According to recent research from the University of Western Ontario published in the journal Science earlier this month, rats can understand how much time has passed since they had cheese but they can’t place memories of when the discovery actually happened, i.e. they don’t place the memories in time.

Dog owners often find Read the rest of this entry »

Cloned Sniffer Dogs

In 2005, the first known dog clone was created by Seoul National University students in Korea.  The team leader was Lee Byeong-chun was claimed significant breakthroughs on stem cell research.  These later proved to be false, but the dog cloning was genuine.

Earlier this week, Korean customs unveiled seven cloned Read the rest of this entry »

Types of Dog Collars

When you get your first dog, you might be amazed to discover such a wide range of dog collars.  Some of these are listed below: Read the rest of this entry »

Who Let The Dogs Out?

This is a great video, watch these dogs in action.

Who Let The Dogs Out? – The best video clips are right here

Bossy Dogs!

This video is great – talk about bossy, opinionated dogs! Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending which way you want to look at it), my shih tzu isn’t quite as opinionated as these dogs, in fact, she’s remarkably quiet. Must take after her owner…

Opinionated Dogs – Watch today’s top amazing videos here

Dog Pen For Puppies

Well, this weekend was time to prepare for the birth of the puppies, as Bailey’s due next weekend.  Shih tzu puppies don’t grow too big by the time they’re ready to leave for their new homes at the age of eight weeks old, so here’s how I build our puppy pen (with the help of my dad, naturally)

A standard litter size for a shih tzu is 3 to 5 puppies, although they can have more. This is Bailey’s third litter and the last two have been five and seven puppies respectively, so I’m hoping she’ll have six to eight pups this time. Read the rest of this entry »