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Health Veterinary Breeding
Hereditary Cataract In Staffordshire Bull Terriers
Hereditary Cataract in Staffordshire Bull Terriers has been recognised as an inherited condition since the late 1970s. Affected dogs develop cataracts in both eyes at an early age. The condition is not congenital, so the lenses are normal at birth but cataracts appear at a few weeks to months in age, progressing to total cataract…
Conformation Judging Breeding Structure Q & A
Ask TSK – Q&A Bites
Your article on bite was very good; however, in spite of the AKC’s breed description as to bite and the acceptability of a “level” bite, you indicate that the “level” bite is undesirable. It may be undesirable in England but in the US, it is acceptable. This leaves judges and others who are not familiar…
Health Veterinary
Renal Disease In Canines
Kidneys are made up of tiny structures (glomerulus and tubule) called nephrones. These nephrones filter and cleanse the blood and remove waste products from the body. The kidneys help control sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, PH, Phosphate and magnesium. Eventually over time these nephrones break down and literally wear out, which is a natural part of…
Human Interest Performance Training
Tally Ho Lure Coursing
Expecting a sofa dog to run 600 yards at full speed is foolish and can also be dangerous. Your dog will be inspected by members of the field committee before it is permitted to run to ensure it is in good health and you will be asked to gait your dog to inspect for lameness….
Judging Breeding Conformation
The Rule Of Fives
Breed Type. You should know it when you see it. Richard Beauchamp put it this way Breed type is such an elusive thing It is something that cant be taught but it can be learned. Even when type is present to the fullest, one person may see it and the person next to him may…
Conformation Judging Structure
The Top Line Of The S.B.T with Tony Brindley
When people refer to the top line they mean the vertebrae of the spinal column from the base of the neck to the beginning of the tail. When judges critiques mention that a particular dog has a level top line, they dont, or at least shouldnt mean a perfectly level one as this would be…
Conformation Human Interest Interviews
An Interview With Norman Berry
I would bide my time and not rush out and buy the first dog that came along. I would learn from the people who are winning consistently, and go to them for the best bitch you can get from the best stock. Does not have to be the pick of the litter because the breeding…
Human Interest Judging Performance Training
Competition Obedience
All of our training is reward based; for instance, when the puppies are very young they learn that white tiles are places to find portions of dinner so they are classically conditioned to want to go to sniff the square, white scent cloths when it comes to competing. For the distant control exercise, we play
Veterinary Nutrition Health
How Diatomaceous Earth Works In Humans And Our Pets
Food grade DE eliminates roundworms, whipworms, pinworms, and hookworms within 7 days being fed daily. Feed DE for 30 days for roundworms, whipworms, or hookworms, due to their life cycle and needing to catch any hatching eggs, as DE does not kill eggs. DE needs to be fed daily in adequate amounts – at least
Structure Q & A Conformation Judging Breeding
Ask TSK – Q&A Underjaw Explained
The muzzle should start wide and deep. The depth is achieved by a powerful underjaw which can be compared to a familiar object. Make a fist of your hand and look at the shape produced when you look at the thumbside by the second joint of the first finger down to the back of the…
Health Veterinary Nutrition
The Importance Of Nutrition In Natural Healing
As Hippocrates stated to physicians of his day, Throw away your chemists pots and heal thy patients with food. If we take the time to understand what each vitamin and mineral represents then it is easy to see the connection to current health issues. The saying you are what you eat cannot be overstated It…