If you grow top fruit, beans, almonds, coppiced hazel or willow, flowering crops of any kind, or just have plenty of wild flowers in your garden, you will already have bees as visitors, so keeping a hive or two of honeybees would seem like a great idea. However, while my own main interest is in […]
Beekeeping has suddenly become popular again, having been in decline for more than half a century. Honeybees have been in the news for all the wrong reasons: collapsing colonies, pesticide poisoning and parasitic mites – and all this bad news seems to have triggered an almost primitive desire in people to want to help and […]
The term ‘thinning’ in the world of hair styling and maintenance is to thin the appearance of hair without altering the initial hairstyle. This term is also applicable to dogs, as some tend to have thick or bushy hair which can be thinned. In order to do this, you will need to use a pair […]
German shepherd dogs can make great family pets, but gsd puppies require proper training and at least a partial raw diet. This article provides some basic information about German shepherds that will help new potential owners decide if the gsd is the right breed for their family. 1. Potty Training. In many ways German shepherd […]
Jerry Zalon, who started with the Walhof kennels in the 1950s, founded the Eblon kennels in New York City in the ’70s. He specialized in producing the various colors of Affenpinscher. His breeding program continued into the ’80s with the help of Osmin and Marjorie Montjovier, whose Osmer kennel name is behind many of the […]
A dog can be man’s best friend or his worst nightmare! Every year dogs are given back to the breeders, or handed over to animal rescue centers because the owner just couldn’t cope… It’s true – a dog is for life – and it can sometimes be a handful, but there is a way to […]
Jerry Zalon, who started with the Walhof kennels in the 1950s, founded the Eblon kennels in New York City in the ’70s. He specialized in producing the various colors of Affenpinscher. His breeding program continued into the ’80s with the help of Osmin and Marjorie Montjovier, whose Osmer kennel name is behind many of the […]
Have you ever stopped to notice how many television shows and movies showcase scenes where the main character or villain has a beloved canine or feline pet in hand? If you have, then you are probably already familiar with the recent trend involving more and more people wanting to own pets to love and take […]
Although Canto v.d. Wienerau died young and sired relatively few litters, because of his remarkable prepotency he is still regarded as one of the three most important dogs who shaped the modern German Shepherd dog. Canto was born on the 17th September 1968 and sired by Hein vom Konigsbruch out of the Jalk v. Fohlenbrunnen […]
Most dog owners tend to take care of their dogs themselves, performing all the necessary cleaning, preening, and clipping themselves. However, for many people, this can be a time consuming and not always enjoyable experience, especially if their dog doesn’t particularly enjoy being groomed. This is where a professional dog groomer can help. They are […]