Loading ...There’s a new blog on the block called HorseHandler for horse behavioural problems, written by equine behaviorist Steve Thompson and is a jolly good read.
In his about me section Steve says “My work involves teaching horses and their handlers how to get around behaviour issues without conflict. My ‘motto’ is Compassion, Consideration, Cooperation because I [...]
There are few sadder sights than an overweight miserable dog designed for country sports lolling by the fire waiting for the next meal to magically appear before it.
From sheep dogs to gun dogs to hunting dogs and beyond we often see these dogs bought and kept as family pets with little more than a ten [...]
Getting dog and other pet hairs out of the furniture can be such fun, we try vacuum cleaners, brushes, sponges, sellotape and can even buy sticky sheets for this purpose but nothing works really well.
If your home is anything like our farmhouse then the dogs get the best seats in the house, the cat has [...]
The Suffolk countryside was the scene of a tragic death of a woman walking her two dogs through the field the Simmental herd were grazing in.
I am sure it is only a month since I wrote my post dogs and sheep worrying and the damage the dogs can do to the livestock. Here we have [...]
When, oh when are dog owners going to learn? How many pet dogs are being shot, with sheep and lambs dying or being savagely attacked because careless owners allow them to run loose around livestock?
Today I received an email from a friend who is now lambing and found two dogs tearing around the sheep this [...]