So, you want to get a puppy? Let’s be honest, there are plenty of people who feel exactly the same way.  In fact, I was one of them. For years we looked at dogs, but with the impracticalities of work and being out o…

Whether you are a seasoned breeder, planned first timer or unexpected owner of a pregnant dog, it is wise to be familiar with the problems that can crop up. From pregnancy, giving birth and into early parenthood. This wi…

BOAS stands for brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome. A brachycephalic dog is one with a short nose - brachy means short, and cephalic head, which means the skull bones are short and give the face and nose a squash…

Vaccines (as we are all too aware at the moment!), are life-saving preventative medicines. Worldwide, they reduce both the frequency and severity of many infectious diseases in humans and animals. Whilst rigorously teste…

Alabama rot is a rare disease of dogs which has been identified in the UK since 2012. “Alabama Rot” is also known by its more technical name of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy or CRGV. Cases of CRGV are seen…

Distemper is a highly infectious virus which affects dogs, ferrets and foxes. The virus can cause a number of syndromes from a mild lethargy and high temperature to severe respiratory disease or inflammation of the nervo…