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Gundogs Article 11 - Kennel Notes - Is the Bitch in Whelp? by Keith Erlandson
Having decided which sire you are going to use, it is now incumbent upon you to make sure that you have her mated on the correct day of her reproductive cycle...
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Gundogs Article 12 - Which Sire to Use by Keith Erlandson
Regarding breeding, William Arkwright wrote in 1915, 'First to the pup's actual pedigree, he should have a first rate dam... his sire's excellences there is not quite so much necessity to investigate... the owner of a good bitch will almost certainly have exercised care in her mating'.
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Gundogs 13 - Choice of a Dam by Keith Erlandson
Regarding breeding, William Arkwright wrote in 1915, 'First to the pup's actual pedigree, he should have a first rate dam... his sire's excellences there is not quite so much necessity to investigate... the owner of a good bitch will almost certainly have exercised care in her mating'...
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Working Trials Article 1 - When breeders get it wrong
Although most breeder’s worst nightmare is producing stock with hereditary defects of health or temperament, the next thing on the worry list must be finding the right homes...
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Working Trials Article 2 - jumping for joy
When people find out I do working trials the one thing they all ask me about is the jumps or, more particularly the scale. Their reaction to this section of trials varies between an arrogant assumption that their dog could easily do the jumps as they are very good at agility, to abject horror that a dog should be asked to tackle such dangerous objects.
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Working Trials Article 3 - What is 'Working Trials'?
Probably, the easiest way to describe the sport of Working Trials is to say that it is all the exercises that are required of operational police dogs, but carried out under test conditions and open to all.
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Show Dogs Article 1 - Pedigree Dogs Exposed
The BBC's recent programme got everyone talking about the terrible health problems that are riddling the show rings… did anyone wonder about the Gundog breeds and whether they have any problems? There are more than you think!
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Rescue Dogs Article 1 - Sniffing out a good dog
Although both Paul and I have been involved in training dogs for more than 50 years between us, it was not until three years ago that we were introduced to the fascinating world of sniffer dog training. This all happened almost accidentally and started with a visit to Crufts
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Rescue Dogs Article 2 - Bodger and Mist train to become Berks SAR dogs
Eighteen months ago two little squeaking Border Collie bundles came into the world. Little did I know that eighteen months later they would grow up to be trainees for Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs...
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Rescue Dogs Article 3 - Wiccaweys recommend CSJ!
People don't realise how important diet is for their dog. In rescue, we see a lot of dogs who are accused of having behavioural problems when in actual fact, their diet is the cause. Border Collies are particularly sensitive to a bad diet.
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