Recent content by RichmondPark

I would always direct people to the APDT due to the positive methods of training that they do which sets up the dog and family to start off training on the right foot. http://www.apdt.co.uk/

Couldn't agree with you more Caveman. However even some of the backyard breeders or those that import pups from Eastern Europe have very good adverts to make them sound like they are the bee's knees to the untrained eye. I would say at least +75% of the adverts I see for my breed are from casual...

Exactly why I direct folks to a breed club if they are after a well bred pedigree, bred within the code of ethics of the club. It is such a shame they are not used more often by Joe Bloggs before buying a pup as the amount of information a 30min phone call can give could change peoples minds...

Let us know how you get on especially with the fussy Chi as quite a fair few fussy eaters go nuts for this food including my own dog who gets it now and again along with raw.

Hi There could be a few ingredients in the pedigree dog food that could be causing your pup to have such badly formed stools. Could be too much feeding and food not being absorbed properly or ingredients in the Pedigree dog food. Ingredients such a cereals, beet plup, brewers yeast are...

If you are intending just to put weight on him, a couple weeks on the tripe meat will do wonders. We use that in rescue if a dog is a bit on the thin side to get them to put weight on. Berriewoods is the cheapest around or if you can stomach it, you can get a whole tripe from your butches and...

Luci07 how old is your dog and how old is the farriers terrier? And what do you mean she is/was trying to be dominant? What exactly was she doing?

My recent rescue boy had a bit of a poorly stomach recently and lost quite a bit of weight. He is fed raw and during hte time of bulking him back up I fed him only tripe with a spoon of yoghurt. Within 2 weeks his was perfect weight. He is now doing brilliantly on the raw diet. However not all...

I would sooner poke needles in my eyes than take advice from a pet shop as to which food to give my dog. Thankfully there are independant people out there with proper knowledge of canine nutrition that you can easily ask. As for not feeding a Chi what a lab gets fed, rubbish. The only dog food...

I would phone up the breed club with the name of the person and their KC affix for their opinion along with sire and dams name if possible. Thye will be able to tell you wether or not to aviod that breeder or not. Best get as much information about the breeder as you can before handing over any...

Dizzy/Alec There was an article in the recent past in dogs today magazine regarding the safety and requirements of vaccinations which is worth a read and the effects it has on some dogs especially those with compromised immune systems. http://www.dogstodaymagazine.co.uk/lepto.html

Best dry food on the market, Eden Pets food by far! It is the only dry dog food in the UK to get 5 stars from which dog food website putting it in the same league as Orijen although a bit cheaper. They have 2 kibble sizes, small and normal size...

Blooming post didnt work, grrrr...... Both my dogs get their annual vaccinations as a puppy and then following year, after that I do the blood titre test to check their antibody levels that the vacinations vaccinate against. If their antibodies are at a sufficient enough level I do not...

I feel incredibly sorry for all of you that have bought a puppy from a less than desirable and outright neglegant breeder. Unfortunately it happens far too often these days as it is classed as easy money. I suspect that we will see a comeback from all the cross breeding too in the not too...

Ah that pretty much explains it. Just like us getting a flu vaccine we can sometimes get a bit unwell with it. One of my dogs had an allergic reaction either to the vaccine itself or the carrier fluid. Her nose was swollen to at least 3 time the size then after a day or two progressed to her...