In ancient Egypt, cats and dogs were both mummified after death and buried with their owners. Each species has had its fair share of animals called upon to keep down vermin (the modern day Yorkshire terrier is surely best ratter around). When it wasn’t a head-on crash of cats versus dogs, both were well...
Mooching through the woods the other day I saw a very fat dog and suddenly remembered what the people at the rescue centre said about me when I was handed over. ‘Cairn terrier, crossed with a Border terrier…she’s had very little exercise and far too much food. She’s a bit on the portly side…’...
When my 3 female dogs were born they were rejected by their mother and after 3 days of forcing her to lay down to allow the 3 little girls to nurse we decided it was time to bottle feed them. After consulting a veterinarian we purchased puppy milk, bottles, cotton balls, and other such...