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Do dogs bite? aka Do cars crash?

July 8, 2011 by Fiona Douglas

wilbur dog in oxygen tent

Four weeks ago the unthinkable happened. Our Chihuahua of nine years standing, Wilbur, was summarily dispatched by his best mate of a lifetime, our six year old Cardigan Corgi, Percy. Wilbur was dead, no doubt. But thanks to instantaneous intervention (I was one metre away and witnessed the deed) he came back to us. And thanks to the seamless unfurling of emergency … [Read more...]

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Articles by Lady Fi

Breeders just think they are God

Last night I was watching 60 Minutes as a father and mother related the tale of their young son’s battle with cancer[1]. A big part of the story was the double whammy that struck when, in the reporter’s words, “Life’s game of chance delivered another cruel hand.” Namely, the boy’s father was diagnosed with cancer […]

Raggy doll seeks a home

When the kids were little, Raggy Dolls was a TV show I particularly enjoyed. I’ve posted the You Tube intro for the show, and the intro song says it all. It was this song that started running through my head recently, after a 15 year absence from my life. It came to me from nowhere as […]

Sweet parting, puppies

One of the most common questions I am asked is, ‘How can you bear to part with the pups?’ I want to reply, ‘It’s easy!‘ but the seeming insensitivity of the reply puzzles me and would likely shock the asker. Yet more accurate still would be to reply, ‘It’s my pleasure!‘ which unfortunately carries an […]

Dachshund social history in pictures

By Lady Fi As a dachshund-obsessed person I not infrequently find myself trawling eBay, Etsy and and Ruby Lane for dachshund collectibles. And I have amassed quite a collection. I don’t buy new things; always old. A huge part of the attraction is the story each and every item tells us about the dachshund. It reveals the […]

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