About animals summer 2015

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Summer 2015

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Feline Moods - What to look for – Hollywood Dogs – Movie stars and their canine friends, Wills Matter – Leave a legacy to animals – Recipes for Dogs - Top dog treats, The Dachshund - A dog with personality plus!

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Welcome to the Summer edition of About Animals.

We hope you all enjoy reading these articles in this latest issue.

Feline Moods Cats are candid about what they want and when they want it. Cats ooze with cat-itude so deciphering core emotions is important. Here is a closer look at eight primary feline emotions directed towards people.

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Charity News Framing ‘Brock’ in the Netherlands and the UK-How we report interactions with badgers impacts on how we treat them; BUAV report a recent ‘breakthrough’; WVS providing veterinary support in Nepal.

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Charity News AHT research aims to stop dogs like Taffy losing their eyes; National charity opens first Vegan charity shop; Pawfect Pet Match Quiz.

17 Tough Choices

A young man in Nepal faces the challenges of being a vet in an earthquake stricken country

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18 The Dachshund

Before you choose any breed of dog, there are certain questions you should ask yourself.

Originally bred as a hunter to pursue badgers, the Dachshund has made a successful career change to become a popular companion. Here are some facts about the Dachshund.

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10 Hollywood Dogs

From the start dogs populated Hollywood films, sometimes as charming pets but often as headliners.

Some delightful pictures of movie stars photographed with dogs 12 Why making a Will matters

Mike Francis looks at the importance of making a will and how you can help animal charities and organisations by leaving a legacy.

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Asia Upward

14 Recipes for Dogs

A selection of recipes dedicated to all the dogs of the world and to the people who love them.

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Feline Moods

Feline Moods

Aggression What to look for:

Aggressive runs the gamut; from being fear-related, territorial, protective of resources, to pain-related such as suffering from a medical condition or injury. A cat full of ire or in pain gives warning signals before biting or clawing. Look for a tensing of the muscles, thumping of the tail, flattening of the ears, skin twitching and vocalizing unhappily in a distressed tone.

How to respond:

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ats are candid about what they want and when they want it.

They don’t lie or deceive. And, they certainly don’t apologize like some dogs might. Cats ooze with cat-itude so deciphering core emotions is important.

In order to properly read your cat’s emotions, you need to consider the entire package. The specific environment or situation also helps to put any of these feline clues into context. Here is a closer look at eight primary feline emotions directed toward people.

Affection

What to look for:

Cats in loving moods will lower their heads and lightly tap your forehead (known as a “head bonk” or “bunting”). Some deliver soft-eyed winks to you by half-closing both eyes at once. Another way a cat displays admiration for a favorite person is by twitching the top third of his hoisted tail as he approaches. Overall, the cat’s body is relaxed and you may hear steady purring. The cat may also jump in your lap or sit very close next to you. To identify cat-to-cat friendship, look for bodies to touch as the two cats pass one another 4

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in a hallway or look for them to briefly intertwine tails. Cat pals also engage in mutual grooming sessions.

Some also happily share a cat bed, squeezing in together.

How to respond:

Try giving your cat a few soft winks back and lowering your head so he can more easily do the “head bonk”.

Speak his name in a friendly, upbeat tone and treat him to some hand scratching under his chin.

Stop petting your cat if he is on your lap and he starts to show any of the above signs. Stand up and walk away.

If your cat bites your hand, the best way to release his bite grip is to relax your hand and move it toward his mouth. Do not attempt to yank your hand quickly away because he is apt to tighten the grip and bite deeper (as he is genetically wired to do when he captures a mouse or other prey).

Never physically hit an aggressive cat because such action may escalate this behavior and seriously impact your relationship, making him mistrust you.

Redirect these cats with toys such as feather wands that encourage erratic movements toward which they can rechannel their energies.

Anxiety (stress) What to look for:

When faced with circumstances beyond their control (including a visit to the veterinary clinic), anxious cats tend to hide, vocalize, and even hiss because they are fueled by fright.

Extremely anxious cats can suffer from inflammatory bowel syndrome or may try to calm themselves by overly licking and biting at their coats. Some cats can develop separation anxiety if their favorite person is gone from home for long periods at a time.

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How to respond:

Avoid talking in cooing tones or baby talk, as these vocalizations may cause your cat to feel more nervous and anxious. Cultivate a safe routine for your cat by teaching him to sit and stay in a spot and rewarding him with a healthy treat and gentle affection.

Introduce him to a window perch where he can safely view the outside. Give your cat plenty of time to acclimatize to new family members or changes in the household routine. In extreme cases, a veterinarian may temporarily prescribe antianxiety medication coupled with behavior modification designed to make your cat feel more at ease in the home environment.

The saying, “curiosity killed the cat” conveys the dangers awaiting a feline who risks physical injury by being a daredevil.

How to respond:

Definitely go room by room and pet proof your home to minimize the risk of injury toward your curious cat.

That means putting sharp objects like scissors and sewing needles out of paw’s reach, stabilizing shelves, and keeping your cat out of the kitchen when you are cooking on a hot stove. Provide your curious cat with safe alternatives, such as battery-operated cat toys that feature a toy mouse spinning inside, for them to stalk and pounce upon.

Boredom

Obsessive-compulsion

Under-stimulated cats will sleep more than usual, may start overly grooming their coats, and may beg for more food. The root of the problem is that these cats lack an enriching indoor environment. Imagine being stuck in your house with no TV, no computer, no phone and no board games. Bored cats often spend long hours at home alone without cat furniture. In time, cats without stimulus can become physically depressed.

Cats with this behavioral disorder may pace, howl repetitively, over-groom their coats to the point of creating bald spots, repeatedly circle in attempts to catch their tails, or suck on wool clothing or plastic bags. Some cats progress to a medical condition known as feline hyperesthesia, characterized by rippling skin activity along the muscles of the back.

What to look for:

How to respond:

Jazz up your cat’s indoor environment by positioning a comfy cat window perch in view of a bird or squirrel feeder hanging on a tree branch. Treat your cat to a tall cat-furniture tree in your living room, or a place where the family spends a lot of time. Offer your cat a couple of plant pots containing catnip or cat grass to munch on (see page 172 for plants to avoid). Spend at least 10 minutes a day playing interactive games with your cat and rotate various cat toys each week to maintain his interest. When leaving the house, you might prefer to keep a radio or television switched on so the environment is not too quiet for your stay-home cat.

Curiosity

What to look for:

Adventure-seeking cats sometimes put themselves in harm’s way in their determination to investigate the surroundings. These cats boldly explore what is around them by tapping into all of their senses.

How to respond:

First, embrace this spirited feline who regards you as a prime playmate. Playminded cats need and deserve mental and physical stimulation every day. Read out loud from your favorite book—these cats don’t care about any story plotline, they just want your attention. These types are perfect candidates to learn cool cat tricks, such as sit, give me paw and sit up. Consider using clicker training when teaching your cat new tricks, and dish up lots of praise as these cats thrive on applause.

What to look for:

How to respond:

Identify causes of environmental stress within your home by going room to room. Did you relocate furniture?

Welcome a new other member to the family (person or pet)? Your goal is to break these bad habits by providing your cat with a predictable daily routine for feeding, playing and socializing. Interrupt your cat when he starts to suckle on wool or begins to chase his tail. In some cases, your veterinarian may need to prescribe behavior-modification medications.

Playfulness (attention-seeking) What to look for:

Young, frisky kittens don’t have a monopoly on play. Some senior cats maintain their zest for swatting toy mice, climbing up cat-tree furniture, and racing up and down hallways or stairs. Play-seeking felines may try to engage you by flopping on their sides and going belly-up, or pawing your arm or leg. They may engage you in catty conversations. Some overly zealous playful cats can bite people during play.

Predatory

What to look for:

A hyped-up hunter is a cat focused on stalking, chasing and pouncing on perceived prey. That prey can be a toy mouse or even your ankles. These cats tend to wait behind furniture or around a corner for the opportunity to strike. With flattened ears, tense bodies and twitching tails, they crouch low before attacking.

These cats like to show off their hunting skills by depositing their conquests (dead mice or birds) on your pillow.

How to respond:

Offer a suitable hunting experience by occasionally going bowl-less at mealtime.

Instead of filling the bowl with kibble, encourage your prey-minded feline to hunt for his pieces of food you strategically place in a room. Treat them to batteryoperated cat toys (with flying faux birds or scampering toy mice) that move erratically for them to stalk and swat.

An extract from Fit Cat - Tips and Tricks to Give Your Pet a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life by Arden Moore. Published by Apple Press, £12.99.

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Charity News

Framing ‘Brock’ in the Netherlands and the UK How we report interactions with badgers impacts on how we treat them The way in which people think and talk about wildlife matters for the support and effectiveness of nature conservation, and thus for the coexistence of humans and wildlife. New research published in Mammal Review has analysed badger (Meles meles) framings in the Netherlands and has shown how the perception of these mammals has altered over the last century (1900 – 2013): badgers are now regarded more favourably than in the past.

WVS Providing veterinary support in Nepal When the 7.8 magnitude quake hit Nepal it was devastating, destroying much of the capital Katmandou and surrounding areas.

To date more than 8,000 people have been killed and countless others injured. Nepal is a country that is dependent of livestock agriculture and this is where overseas veterinary support can help.

When a major tragedy strikes around the world, the WVS rapid veterinary disaster response team, which includes vets and search and rescue experts, jumps into action. With Nepal they immediately sent out vital supplies and medication to animal welfare charities that they are linked in. Their teams then carried out vaccinations of livestock and pets in remote villages to stop the spread of foot and mouth and rabies, therefore supporting the humanitarian effort.

Their vets, Dr Maiju Tamminen and Dr. Sandeep Karna found entire villages reduced to rubble. Dr Tamminen described the scene;

Despite a substantial increase in the badger population in the Netherlands which has led to more confrontations with humans (collisions with vehicles, damage to crops and gardens), negative reporting in the Dutch media declined; it is now nearly absent and cases of badger persecution are seldom reported. This is in stark contrast to the UK, where badgers remain highly controversial as a result of the ongoing debate over culling wild badgers to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB)

“The general damage was very real: in some villages all the houses were collapsed. Many animals had already died. In Nepalese culture a cow is a valuable and sacred animal because of the milk they produce and in many places milk and dairy products are still one of the few sources of protein for the local people. If a family loses their only cow they are in a risk of falling to extreme poverty.”

In the UK there still exists a huge polarity in society, with people either in the ‘good badger’ framings camp or the ‘bad badger’ framings camp, and these differences seem irreconcilable.

WVS was set up by TV vet Luke Gamble in 2002 and has since helped animals all around the globe including victims of Australian bush fires, bear sanctuaries in Serbia and dogs in Thailand who were rescued from the illegal dog meat trade.

Framing analysis is a useful tool that can be used to enhance communication in cases of incorrect assumptions about wildlife, or to implement measures in cases where wildlife causes a problem. The way that badgers are framed can facilitate or hinder badger protection. This study has shown that badger framings in the Netherlands are less extreme than those in the UK, and that they have become less focused on the negative aspects of badgers, although this may be temporary.

Nepal is still on the road to recovery but they are still continuing their support which you can read about on their website at www.wvs.org.uk Worldwide Veterinary Service is a charity committed to the treatment and welfare of all animal species throughout the world through a veterinary resource.

BUAV report a recent ‘breakthrough’ Scientists at the BUAV, the leading organisation campaigning to end animals experiments, work tirelessly to ensure that validated alternatives to animals tests are accepted by regulatory bodies, and that researchers are aware of and able to use them. This type of work has saved thousands of animals’ lives in the last year alone.

A recent breakthrough was the approval and publication of guidelines for two new research methods which can be used together to replace animals in testing whether a chemical will cause skin allergy.

The first test mimics the binding of proteins found in the skin to the test substance, while the second tracks changes in skin cells after coming into contact with the substance.

These methods can replace cruel tests on mice and guinea pigs, which involve painting substances onto their skin and checking for allergic reactions.

BUAV scientists were involved in drafting the guidelines on how to use the humane tests, and are now working to ensure that legislation in Europe is updated so that chemical companies are aware that these tests must be used in place of the animal tests.

Donations large or small are gratefully received. Please call 020 7700 4888 or visit www.buav.org.

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AHT research aims to stop dogs like Taffy losing their eyes Sadly, Taffy lost his left eye due to inherited glaucoma. An otherwise fit and healthy sevenyear-old Golden Retriever, Taffy has always been an active gun and agility dog. But one evening he suddenly became unsettled and sensitive to light. The next day he was diagnosed with glaucoma.

Taffy was immediately referred to the AHT to see an expert ophthalmologist, James Oliver.

James performed a full eye examination, including gonioscopy, which confirmed that Taffy had acute glaucoma in his left eye. The gonioscopy also showed that Taffy had an inherited abnormality of the eyes called goniodysgenesis, a prerequisite for primary glaucoma, which indicated that the glaucoma was therefore inherited and not the result of an injury, infection or tumour. Because of this, Taffy is also at risk of developing glaucoma in his right eye, and becoming completely blind.

By collecting DNA samples from dogs diagnosed with glaucoma, dogs diagnosed with goniodysgenesis and dogs over the age of five clear of goniodysgenesis, geneticists at the AHT hope to take significant steps towards identifying the cause of the disease and developing a DNA test to identify which dogs are at risk of developing glaucoma and passing those genes on to their offspring.

James Oliver said: “It’s heart-breaking to see so many dogs like Taffy go blind due to this sudden and aggressive form of glaucoma. There is a lot of research ahead of us but, with enough support from dog owners and breeders, we hope to be able to make a difference and develop a test which can identify which dogs possess the genetic abnormality responsible for this serious condition.”

Find out more about their glaucoma research at: www.aht.org.uk/giftofsight

National Charity Opens First Vegan Charity Shop In a first for a national charity, the Dr Hadwen Trust (DHT), the UK’s leading non-animal medical research charity, is set to open a vegan charity shop!

The DHT, which in the last 5 years has committed over £3m to funding medical research projects without animal experimentation, plans to be open for business this summer.

Dr Kay Miller, DHT’s Head of Operations, said: “We hope that opening a charity shop will help raise awareness of our work, as well as helping us engage with current and new supporters.”

“We believe that opening what we hope will be the first of a national chain of vegan shops clearly reflects our commitment to funding medical research that is both relevant to humans, and cruelty-free.”

“The shop will not sell any items containing animal products such as leather, wool or goose down.

100% of the profits from the shop will be used to help fund our cutting-edge research projects that replace the use of animals. So, supporting our shop will be making a material contribution towards advancing medical research and helping to save animals.”

Visit www.drhadwentrust.org for more details.

Pawfect Pet Match Quiz Online home finder giants Rightmove and Wood Green, The Animals Charity have joined forces to release a fun pet-finder quiz; to help would-be pet owners find the perfect pet for their lifestyle, and combat the increasing problem of animals being rejected and taken to rehoming centres around the UK. According to the charity’s research released during National Unwanted Pet Week, 44% of all pet owners say they DID NOT seek advice before choosing a pet, with 50% of Brits subsequently completely unprepared for the realities and responsibilities of pet ownership.

Despite the playful nature of the Rightmove Pawfect Pet Match Quiz, Wood Green says the naivety around pet ownership is in part responsible for the increasing number of abandoned and unwanted animals finding themselves at a rescue centre.

“Our research shows that people in Britain still identify us as a nation of animal lovers, but the issues around a lack of understanding of the true responsibilities of pet ownership has created a huge problem with 250,000 unwanted animals in the UK at any one time,” said Sally Stevens, Director of Communications for Wood Green.

To try out the Rightmove pet quiz, visit www.rightmove.co.uk/viz/pet-quiz To find out more about Wood Green, The Animals Charity, visit www.woodgreen.org.uk To support National Unwanted Pet Week, visit www.nupw.org 8

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Used as a breeding machine then abandoned Violet was found as a stray.

We suspect she had been used to breed litter after litter of puppies to be sold. Her body was exhausted, and then she was abandoned.

At Wood Green, The Animals Charity there are more than 600 homeless and unwanted pets like Violet who rely on us to give them the safety, care and respect all pets deserve.

By giving £5 you can help us keep another homeless pet like Violet safe from harm this National Unwanted Pet Week.

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Hollywood Dogs

HOLLYWOOD

DOGS From the start, dogs populated Hollywood films, sometimes as charming pets but often as headliners.

Dogs were good business for the movie studios. Unlike many of the leading ladies and gentlemen of the screen, from the beginning until now, movie dogs were not temperamental, and they never got into the sort of trouble that might threaten the careers of beautiful ingénues of handsome playboys. They could not delay a production through lack of preparation or by dropping a line. Dogs were never plagued by wrinkles or other concerns of the passing of years. In some cases dogs were interchangeable, and if a brand became well established, sons, granddaughters and even look-alikes could keep the series going long after the original dog had retired.

Bing Crosby, Paramount Pictures, 1948 In a publicity shot for The Emperor’s Waltz, Bing Crosby poses in Austrian national costume with Buttons the terrier. In the film the romance between a travelling salesman (Crosby) and an Austrian countess (Joan Fontaine) is mirrored in the attraction between their dogs; the countess’ black Poodle and the more egalitarian Wire Fox Terrier.

Grace Kelly MGM, 1956 Grace Kelly and her Weimaraner. a wedding present from her brother Jack, and given to her before she left America to marry Prince Ranier of Monaco in 1956.

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Audrey Hepburn, Paramount Pictures, 1961 Backstage on the Paramount film studio lot with her Yorkshire Terrier, Mr Famous, hitching a ride.

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Hollywood Dogs

Tony Curtis, Universal 1953 The Boxer puppy was a gift from a fan in Las Vegas whilst Curtis was there shooting scenes for Johnny Dark, a thriller about a car race from Canada to Mexico, Curtis is still in his costume as a racing car driver

Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Warner Brothers, 1946.

The Boxer Harvey was a wedding present to Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, from Putlitzer-prize winning writer Louis Bromfield.

‘Harvey was really smart’, Bacall later recalled, ‘He knew he wasn’t allowed to get on the furniture so he would only put two paws on at a time, and he would sit between us if we had a fight’.

Photograph by Scotty Welbourne.

Extracts from Hollywood Dogs.

Foreword by William Secord, Introduction by Robert Dance.

Photography from the John Kobal Foundation. Published by ACC Editions. Priced £25.

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why making a will matters

WHY MAKING A WILL MATTERS

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ven though we know we need to make a will at some point in our lives less than half of us have already done so, preferring instead to delay putting pen to willpaper until a later more suitable time. The danger is that continual postponement might mean we never get around to making a will and die intestate like Abraham Lincoln, Pablo Picasso, Karl Marx and Rocky Marciano, who all died without making a valid will. Members of the family left behind will be handed a great deal of unnecessary time consuming work that could easily have been avoided. In exceptional cases, in 1,000 estates where no relatives are found ,the sole beneficiary will be the taxman who stands to inherit £18 million each year.

DANGERS OF NOT MAKING A WILL

If a person dies without making a will countrywide searches have to be made for all the surviving relatives which can take months, even in this computerised age.

Trawls through the offices of local banks, solicitors, and through the belongings of the deceased need to be made to check that the will is not lurking in some dark corner somewhere. The lack of a will can also trigger financial disputes within the family often preceded by the words ‘it’s not the money that I’m bothered about. It’s the principle of the matter’. Heir hunters who can legally trawl through public records, censuses and registries and delve into people’s lives, family trees and possible wealth will be alerted if there is no will and often claim a high percentage fee of any discovered relative’s share of the estate.

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Disputes over wills generally fall into these categories, is it valid? Is it fair? Is it forged? Or they involve an executor or administrator acting negligently or improperly. A will is a potential minefield for making mistakes. If it hasn’t been signed or one of the two required witnesses to the signature is a beneficiary or wasn’t present when the will was signed, it will be invalid. An undated will is a major problem and even properly dated and witnessed, is it the last will anyway?

A will needs to be properly drawn up and written clearly and precisely to ensure that the named beneficiaries, the loved ones, the charities, receive exactly what the will maker intends. You therefore need to choose your advisor with care.

The obvious choice is to get a solicitor. You may have one already but if you haven’t get in touch with The Law Society for England and Wales or The Law Society of Scotland. who will give you a list of approved solicitors in your area.

An alternative source is the Institute of Professional Willwriters based in the Midlands. There are considerable differences in law, practice and procedure between the Scots law of wills and succession and the law that applies in England and Wales. The Scottish Law Society can give you details.

USEFUL CONTACTS The Law Society (England and Wales) 113 Chancery Lane,London WC2A 1PL Tel : 0207 242 1222 www.lawsociety.org.uk The Law Society of Scotland 26 Drumsheugh Gardens Edinburgh EH3 7YR Tel: 0131 226 7411 www.lawsot.org.uk Institute of Professional Willwriters Trinity Point.New Road,Halesowen West Midlands B63 3HY Tel: 0345 257 2570 www.ipw.org.uk 12

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Your legacy is our future

GIVING TO YOUR PET CHARITY

A large percentage of people wanting to leave a legacy fail to specify a charity in their will. You may wish to leave something to your favourite charity which you have been active in supporting during your lifetime. But make sure it still exists as a registered charity and that you have the correct name and address in your will. Some charities have quite similar names so to avoid confusion quote the charitable registration number as well. It is worth including an alternative charity as well, just in case your first choice is not in existence when the will is read. And remember gifts to charities are free from inheritance and capital gains taxes.

LEGACIES CAN MAKE A VITAL DIFFERENCE

Charities are under great pressure in the present austere economic climate to continue getting funding for their deserving work. Yet legacies can make a vital difference to what can be achieved. Take the Animal Health Trust for example. They had to deal with an emergency case over the Easter weekend when Tortilla the cat lost the use of back legs and tail and was paralysed from the waist down.

The owners drove the cat to the Animal Health Trust where a full neurological examination revealed a problem with the spinal cord. A subsequent MRI scan showed that a blood clot on the spinal cord was causing the paralysis.

Medication was started to reduce the blood clot swelling together with physiotherapy. After two days there was great improvement. After five days Tortilla was able to go home.

After a further two weeks of cage rest and physiotherapy her owner was able to say ‘’she is doing absolutely wonderfully and runs up and down the stairs with no trouble at all now’.

Tortilla the cat courtesty of AHT

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”

Anatole France If you have ever loved an animal you will know how important their health is. Everything the Animal Health Trust does has the health and welfare of companion animals at its heart.

Thanks to previous legacy gifts, the AHT is constantly finding new ways to prevent and reduce the suffering of present and future generations.

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Recipes for Dogs

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A selection of recipes dedicated to all the dogs of the world and to the people who love them.

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Recipes for Dogs

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Extracts from A Dog’s World by Asia Upward published by New Holland Publishers, RRP £12.99 Beautifully photographed and with simple step-by-step recipes.

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Tough Choices The challenges of being a vet in an earthquake stricken country

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eaders will be very aware of the shocking earthquake that has recently devastated Nepal. About Animals has just been contacted by a young vet, Dr.Rakesh Chand, working in Nepal telling us about a recent call out that proved a heart breaking moment for the young vet.

Here is an edited version.

10 days after the massive earthquake that hit Nepal I got a call to treat an injured cow. The animal had been under a collapsed house that the family had abandoned. Its back was broken and had miscarried the calf it was carrying.

The family had removed the ruins and tried to make it stand to no avail. The animal had been in the same position for about 10 days, with severe bed sores on its underside and limbs, dehydrated and emaciated, barely holding on for life. While having to cope with the usual stress of being pregnant, it had the added suffering of being buried for over 24 hours and initially abandonment by it’s owners as well as the miscarried fetus spreading infection throughout it’s Project2:Layout 17/4/13 12:51 Page 1 help had arrived body. The1sight broke my heart.

If only sooner maybe it would have survived. The farmer was distraught, the animal was his main source of income,

providing for his family and although he guessed there was no hope he couldn’t bear to see her suffer a moment longer.

As a vet, confronted with such a condition, I had to decide whether to offer treatment or put it out of its misery. In its condition, treating the animal would have only meant giving it a few more days, so the only other option was euthanasia. However, in Nepal, killing a cow is illegal and equates to manslaughter and being a Hindu, my religion forbids me to do so. The debate issue of mercy killing to cows in Nepal needs to be reassessed. This was one of those hard decisions in my life where I had to decide what was right. There was no way I could have left this poor animal in its current situation and done nothing. I listened to my heart and did what I felt was right.

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The Dachshund

The Dachshund

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riginally bred as a hunter to pursue badgers (his name means “badger dog”), foxes and rabbits underground, the Dachshund has made a successful career change to become a popular companion. A wilful, selfopinionated charmer, he is a pet with personality plus.

Despite his short legs, he is a sporting little character, active, playful and always ready for a walk or a game, or indeed to set off hunting – but also perfectly capable of being quiet and sensible when necessary. He is an affectionate and devoted companion who wants to be close to his owner. One word of caution his long back makes him vulnerable to spinal injuries.

Dachshunds come in two sizes the ever-popular Miniature and the substantial Standard, each of which has three coat varieties, Smooth, Longhaired and Wirehaired. All have the same merry temperament, although Longhairs may be slightly more easygoing and Wirehairs a little more extrovert.

What colours?

Red or black and tan are the commonest colours, but Dachshund also come in chocolate and tan, cream, dapple (known as merle in other breeds) and brindle.

What grooming does the coat need?

Smoothhairs need little maintenance; a weekly brush to remove dead hairs will suffice. Longhairs and Wirehairs need brushing and combing two or three times a week to prevent matts and tangles from developing, and Wirehairs need their coats handstripping two or three times a year to keep them under control.

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How suitable are they as family dogs?

Dachshunds make delightful family dogs, who will fit in with a wide range of lifestyles. So long as they are not ignored, they are equally happy to join in activities or just enjoy being cuddled. Children must be taught how to pick up a Dachshund carefully to avoid the risk of back injury – and this breed is better in households with older, sensible children, as they can be jealous and may nip if teased or mishandled.

What type of home?

Although they were bred for a sporting life in the country, Dachshunds can be just as happy in town, and Miniatures in particular make ideal apartment dogs, provided they have enough exercise.

What type of owner?

Dachshunds are great companions for the elderly and equally well suited to a lively family. However, they are not for those who want a placid, malleable pet. Potential owners should be prepared for a feisty, stubborn, comical, loving little dog – and should be fairly strong-willed themselves at the bottom of the pack hierarchy!

How compatible with other pets?

Generally sociable and outgoing, Dachshunds usually get on well with other dogs, and indeed enjoy having a canine playmate in the same household. They do have a strong hunting drive, and if they are to share a home with cats or small pets such as rabbits, they need to learn early on that these are also family members and not prey animals to be chased.

The Dachshund

Original purpose: Hunting Height (standard): 20-25cm (8-10in) Height (miniature): 13-15 cm (5-6 in) Weight (standard): 7-16kg (15-35 lbs) Weight (miniature): 4-5 kg (9-11 lbs) Lifespan: 14-16 years

How much exercise?

Dachshunds need regular exercise, allowing them to become unfit is asking for back trouble to develop.

Two half-hour walks a day is all that is needed, but they will enjoy surprisingly long country hikes if that is their owner’s choice. However, they should be discouraged from jumping, again because of their vulnerability to back injury.

How easy to train?

Smart and strong-willed, the Dachshund will ride roughshod over an owner who lets him. Given an owner who can establish firm but kind leadership, he is perfectly trainable, though not a natural for formal obedience. Training should be positive, consistent and reward-based to encourage him to learn.

What good points?

Intelligent, lively, courageous, faithful, versatile, good tempered, playful, entertaining, adaptable, determined, brave; an alert watchdog.

What to be aware of?

Tendency to bark – and they have a big bark for their size. Can be difficult to house-train.

What medical problems?

Dachshunds are prone to back problems. Other conditions to watch out for include elbow malformation (dysplasia), dislocation of the kneecap (patella luxation), epilepsy, eye problems (cataracts and progressive retinal atrophy), diabetes and epilepsy.

An extract from What Dog?

By Amanda O’Neill, published

by Interpet Publishing.

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