Animals
How to be Top (Dog)
There is no such thing as the perfect gundog, and anyone who says there is should be ashamed of the barefaced lies they tell. There are some incredibly well trained dogs out there, and some [more…]
Pets
Animals
A Dog’s Life
He was born in the maze of kennels and lean-tos in the back garden of an unassuming end terrace on the outskirts of Aldershot. The house was owned and inhabited by a strange and mysterious [more…]
Animals
Meet Phoenix the Egyptian Duprasi – Last Update
Thanks Going Postaliers, for these wonderful ‘photographic adaptations’ – I saved them after my first article on Phoenix in June – they are in her photo file and much appreciated. But I have to write [more…]
Animals
Meet Phoenix, the Egyptian Duprasi
Reaching the ripe old age of 61, being a bit of a hermit and having semi retired, I decided to act upon my love of small animals and adopt a hamster. Having looked after hamsters [more…]
Animals
Want To Pulverise Stress? Get A Furry BFF!
People in the UK are reeling under stress, according to the Mental Health Foundation, with 74% of people feeling that they cannot cope with this burden. Because stress is strongly linked to Type 2 diabetes, heart [more…]
Animals
Do You Like Chillies?
In the comments which nobody reads I often post photos of my parrots. In some photos I’ve posted they’re eating chillies. Some people have asked why I feed my birds hot chillies every day and [more…]
Animals