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  • Puppy pyoderma / cellulitis

    Puppy pyoderma / cellulitis

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    Puppy pyoderma (also known as juvenile cellulitis) typically occurs between three weeks to four months of age, in any breed of puppy. It is characterised by an acute swelling of the face, especially the lips, eyelids, chin and muzzle. It can be confused with an allergic reaction (e.g. a bee sting or vaccination reaction) and can…

  • Cute, stubborn and very high maintenance

    Cute, stubborn and very high maintenance

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    Due to a change in my mobility, my dog Hollie is getting a lot more short walks close to home. She’s not bred for long distances so she doesn’t mind this, and our local streets are nice and relatively quiet. My main problem, however, is that everyone I encounter stops to comment on how cute she…

  • Pretend pedigrees

    Pretend pedigrees

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    On a weekly basis my wife peruses the local newspaper. In the back – after listings of fêtes, court cases and charity baked bean baths – there are the classifieds, which are often an awful lot more interesting. In recent years there has been a trend to name crossbreeds as though they are purebreds or…