Last weekend we were on a Canine Nutrition course run by the Sheila Harper organisation, and taken by Sally Askew,Nutritionist/ holistic behaviourist. A real eye-opener, we'd highly recommend this course. We've added a couple of links if you're interested. The big message is THERE IS NO DIET / FOOD TYPE THAT WILL SUIT EVERY SINGLE DOG! And much much more. Have a look on the Sheila Harper website.
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Monday 9 July 2012
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Wednesday 4 July 2012
Abby goes from strength to strength
It’s about 10 weeks since our last visit to the vet with Abby. We had been taking her for – at a guess – around 4 months for monthly B12 injections and weigh-ins. At the last blood test her B12 was up considerably the vet told us, but they wanted to continue it as it wasn’t quite at normal level. She wasn’t gaining any weight to speak of, and on the last visit had lost a little weight. She was 22.5 kilos, pretty underweight for a Shepherd, with sticking-out ribs. We discontinued vet visits for a number of reasons: her B12 was well up; after months of visits she wasn’t gaining weight and we were no further forward in knowing why; and the final straw was when we were made to feel extremely uncomfortable by the receptionist following a discussion in which we stated that we did not believe in boosters (for Cairid).
Since then Abby has continued on a raw food diet with cooked vegetables and fish oil. We no longer give bromelain. She no longer has runny poos and is no longer sick in the car, though this may be because she’s used to it now. We weighed her today, and she is 27.5 kilos – that’s TWENTY-SEVEN AND A HALF KILOS!! Good old raw tripe! She looks not too bad for an old girl!
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Your dog in Your home
I was stopped this morning by a gentleman who wanted to make a huge fuss of Cairid (well who wouldn't, he is a handsome big fella!).
He told me tearfully that he had to have his own dog put down recently. I asked him why. Apparently someone came in his back door to 'see what was worth taking' and the dog bit him. The result was that the dog had to be put to sleep. Surely not I thought, but this man was very upset.
On looking into it, its true, especially for Scotland. The Scottish Government was emailed for clarification of the matter, and we received the following reply :
'Many thanks for your email. While it would not be appropriate for the Scottish Government to comment or intervene in specific cases, I can provide you with some general advice on this matter. Ultimately, the decision on whether a dog should be euthanised after biting an intruder/any person would rest with the court. The court has the power, on conviction to order the destruction of the dog if it is considered dangerous. An appeal procedure is built in to the provision to allow for a person to contest a disqualification order or a destruction order'.
Section 10 of the Control of Dogs (Scotland)Act 2010 amends section 3(1) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 so that a dog owner or the person in charge of the dog for the time being can be held criminally responsible where a dog is found to be dangerously out of control IN ANY PLACE rather than only a public place or private place where a dog is not permitted to be.
All this seems to lead to the fact that it is fairly pointless to put up a sign on your door/gate etc saying 'beware of the dog' as this section contends that liability will be incurred IN ANY PLACE. That said, it would presumably help the case if these signs were in fact displayed in a prominent position on your premises.
Any thoughts on this subject?
He told me tearfully that he had to have his own dog put down recently. I asked him why. Apparently someone came in his back door to 'see what was worth taking' and the dog bit him. The result was that the dog had to be put to sleep. Surely not I thought, but this man was very upset.
On looking into it, its true, especially for Scotland. The Scottish Government was emailed for clarification of the matter, and we received the following reply :
'Many thanks for your email. While it would not be appropriate for the Scottish Government to comment or intervene in specific cases, I can provide you with some general advice on this matter. Ultimately, the decision on whether a dog should be euthanised after biting an intruder/any person would rest with the court. The court has the power, on conviction to order the destruction of the dog if it is considered dangerous. An appeal procedure is built in to the provision to allow for a person to contest a disqualification order or a destruction order'.
Section 10 of the Control of Dogs (Scotland)Act 2010 amends section 3(1) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 so that a dog owner or the person in charge of the dog for the time being can be held criminally responsible where a dog is found to be dangerously out of control IN ANY PLACE rather than only a public place or private place where a dog is not permitted to be.
All this seems to lead to the fact that it is fairly pointless to put up a sign on your door/gate etc saying 'beware of the dog' as this section contends that liability will be incurred IN ANY PLACE. That said, it would presumably help the case if these signs were in fact displayed in a prominent position on your premises.
Any thoughts on this subject?
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