By Pam Brandis The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s recent study found the rate of people needing hospital care after a dog attack has more than doubled in recent years. In NSW in 2024, […]
THE Borzoi is a sighthound and the most elegant and aristocratic of all Russian dogs, often known as the Russian Wolfhound. Russia, like Germany is a county that has produced a large variety of dogs, […]
SOME dogs can become so attached to a particular toy, ball, or food that they display behaviours that would be associated with addiction, like gambling or gaming in humans. A study completed by a group […]
THIS type of dog was originally designed in England around the middle of the 18th century and was called a toy or miniature bulldog. At the same time lace workers in England were being displaced by […]
TWO dogs have been trained to detect Parkinson’s disease years before symptoms appear with a 98 per cent accuracy, sniffing out early disease markers detected from skin swabs. The two dogs in the study were […]
The Weimaraner is a tall dog (about 66cm to shoulder), originating in Germany as a hunting dog, a breed which is quite uncommon in Australia. They were bred by nobility in the city of Weimer […]
THEY are known amongst owners and fans of the breed as “tervs.” These dogs are distinguished primarily by their long flowing, fawn coloured coat with a black overlay and black mask and having an abundant […]
The name of this breed is pronounced Laekenwa, as is the other Belgian shepherd the Malinois pronounced malinwa. All four Belgian shepherd dogs are intelligent, alert and respond well to training, but the Laekenois can be more sensitive […]
THERE are four distinct types of Belgian shepherds: the Groenendael (also called the Belgian sheep dog), the Tervuren, Laekenois and Malinois. They all share some core traits like intelligence, loyalty, energy, yet they also exhibit […]
On a recent campervan trip to Western Australia and back with my dog, I was surprised and impressed to see so many dogs travelling with their families, most in caravans and campervans and the occasional […]
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