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Over recent years, there’s been an increase in people breeding crossbreed puppies, often to try to combine the best traits of different dogs. But this isn’t always as straightforward as it may seem, a...

Neutering (e.g. castrating or spaying) your dog is a big decision to make, but is it right for your dog and you? To help you make a well-informed decision, it’s important that you understand the benef...

There are few noises as heart breaking as the sound of your new puppy crying. There are several different reasons why your new puppy is crying - sometimes life can be overwhelming for puppies when the...

The Royal Kennel Club has approved the following changes to the regulations for dog shows held under F Regulations with effect from 1 January 2025. Scheduling Best in Show Following a recommendation f...

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Burying food is a curious behaviour, which makes very little sense to us humans at first. When we consider the relative comfort that our dogs live in these modern times, the idea of hiding and burying...

A group of vets and dog breed experts have issued an open letter to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs ahead of the second reading of the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Fe...

Once you have decided on the type of breed health survey you will use, there are four essential steps that you will need to follow. Plan - set your objectives and design the survey Issue - communicate...

When you buy a Royal Kennel Club-registered dog, the breeder has already registered the puppy’s details. The breeder should give you the registration information, so that you can process the Change of...

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