Misc.

DOG ORGANIZATIONS: STRUCTURE AND STRIFE

Revised December 2011. The attempts to get this article written remind me of my childhood attempts to catch fish in my hands, in the steam near our home. The target keeps moving, wiggling, eluding my grasp. Just about the time I decide to sit down and outline the various dog organizations, with a concentration in …

Humor in Domestic Dogs

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. Samuel Butler in note-books of “Higgledy-Piggledy,” 1912 INTRODUCTION There are millions of species of life that exist on earth today but …

Treatment of Snakebites in Field Dogs

Any time a field dog works, he encounters many dangers, one of which is a potentially fatal envenomation from a poisonous snake. These can occur on land or in the water. There are approximately 15,000 dogs and cats bitten by poisonous snakes in the United States annually. The highest envenomation fatality rates occurred in Arizona, …

The Dark Side of Rendering Plants

Death is the number one commodity in a business where the demand for feed ingredients far exceeds the supply of raw product. But this elaborate system of food production through waste management has evolved into a recycling nightmare. Rendering plants are unavoidably processing toxic waste. The dead animals (the “raw”) are accompanied by a whole …

Skunk Remedy

This is one of the best remedies to remove the scent from your dog after being sprayed. It will not affect the coat colour. 1 qt 3% Hydrogen Peroxide 1/4 Cup Baking Soda 1 or 2 tsp liquid soap (dish detergent) Mix the ingredients just prior to using. The mixture cannot be stored

A PARABLEby a devotee ofRudyard Kiplingin America

Revised December 2011. (Address on the Evolution of the American German Shepherd Dog; given to the Australian German Shepherd Dog Judges Meeting, 1991, in celebration of the founding of the Shäferhund Verein, the GSD organization in Germany). In the High and Far-Off Times the German Shepherd Dog, Oh Best Beloved, did not suffer from today’s …