Your Dog — November 2017

8 Your Dog November 2017

IT’S A

DOG’S

WORLD

NEWS.

CHAT.

INTERVIEWS.

PICTURES.

COMPETITIONS.

Does your dog make you laugh with his funny antics? Each

month, we select one entrant whose photo and caption will

appear in the magazine. The lucky winner will receive a prize,

courtesy of our sponsor, Webbox. This month’s winner receives

a selection of delicious food, toys, and treats for their dog.

To enter, send your photo and caption, along with your and

your dog’s name, your address, and your dog’s breed, by post

(see our address on page 3) or email your entries to e.wardle@

bpgmedia.co.uk

Ensure the photos you submit are clear, in focus, and high

resolution, otherwise they won’t be accepted.

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Having a laugh!

Assistance dog

charity calling for

more volunteers

National assistance dog

charity, Canine Partners,

is looking for people to

sign up as brood bitch

holders as it expands its

breeding programme.

Brood bitch holders are

responsible for taking care

of the mother dog and

her litter of puppies until

they are around seven

weeks old, before they go

elsewhere to be trained as

assistance dogs.

Jean King, from

Stroud, Gloucestershire,

who has been a brood

bitch holder since she

took on Labrador Helena

in 2013, is encouraging

others to do the same.

She says: “I’d had litters

with my own dogs.

When I retired from

full-time work, I thought

that was something I would

love to do for a charity

like Canine Partners,

where the puppies go

on to change lives as

assistance dogs.

“I told Canine Partners

I was interested in

volunteering with the

breeding scheme when

I fi rst joined, then when it

was launched, I reminded

them,” says Jean. “Months

passed and then suddenly

I got a phone call saying

they had a dog for me, and

that she would arrive the

following week.”

She continues:

“I certainly recommend

caring for one of Canine

Partners’ breeding dogs,

although I accept it’s

not going to be right for

everybody. Having puppies

in your home is disruptive

but it’s only for a short

amount of time. If you’re

happy to put that work in

for a few weeks, it’s

hugely rewarding.”

Helena, who is now

fi ve, has already had two

litters. The next time she

is mated may be the last

before she retires and

continues to live as Jean’s

much-loved pet.

For more information

about volunteering,

call Sian Evan on 01530

225943, email siane@

caninepartners.org.uk or

visit http://www.caninepartners.

g en org.uk/broodbitchholder

The Kennel Club has revealed

the fi ndings of one of the

largest studies of pedigree

health ever carried out. The

owners of 43,005 registered

dogs supplied data and it is

hoped the results will improve

the future well-being of all

pedigrees. Highlights show:

The top three disorders in

UK dogs are all skin conditions

— lipoma, cysts, and allergic

skin problems. The recent

trend for dog clothing has

been implicated as a potential

http://www.yourdog.co.uk

Reader Emily Jukes,

from Stourbridge,

West Midlands, wins

this month’s Having A

Laugh! competition with

these pictures of her

Dachshund, Winston. She

says: “Excuse me, I was

watching that!”

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New study sheds light

Helena and one on pedigree health

of her litters.

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