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All Dogs Article 1 - Don't blame the food

I think that most conscientious dog owners would agree that keeping their dog or dogs well fed and in perfect condition is a continual worry especially as we are constantly bombarded with “science” that tells us that this or that product has greater benefit than any other.

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All Dogs 2 - Dogs of the Titanic

As the Titanic set off on her maiden voyage carrying every class of man woman and child for every conceivable reason, she cut a fine figure in the water with her impressive lines, and her four giant funnels proclaiming the grandeur of this newest addition to the White Star Line.

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All Dogs Article 3 - Juno comes to stay

What started out as a conversation and then developed into a plan, has culminated in the arrival of Juno, the GSD from the Czech Republic.

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All Dogs Article 4 - Dogs need jobs too...!

Whenever I get an enquiry about pet dog training my first question is "What do you want your dog to do?” The response to this inevitably includes a list of what the owner doesn't want the dog to do, and the usual reply is that they want him to stop jumping up, stop barking, stop chewing, stop chasing the cat/children/cars etc etc.

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All Dogs Article 5 - Woody – the Boomerang Dog!

For the past year we have been taking in and training search dogs for the Police and Prison services and have had some very good results with dogs placed with both services, and deployed as drugs, firearms, money and explosive detection dogs in prisons, airports and other high priority locations.

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All Dogs Article 6 - All dogs can sniff

When Paul and I embarked on a new venture of training dogs for sniffer work we had no idea how difficult it would be to find the right dogs...

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All Dogs Article 7 - How to treat and prevent heatstroke

In simple terms, heatstroke occurs when a dog loses its natural ability to regulate its body temperature. Dogs don’t sweat all over their bodies the way humans do. Canine body temperature is primarily regulated through respiration (i.e., panting). If a dog’s respiratory tract cannot evacuate heat quickly enough, heatstroke can occur.

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All Dogs Article 8 - Calm Down! For bonfire night

REMEMBER, REMEMBER THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER With 5th November looming, now's the time to start sprinkling CSJ's Specialist Canine Feeds Calm Down! herbal supplement on all those sensitive dogs' food.

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