Spot the dog – a game for all ages
‘Your children are beautifully behaved,’ said the Uffizi tour guide, an hour into our tour, ‘so interested, so polite. If only our adult visitors,’ he sighed, ‘were as mannerly.’ This...
The Honey’s Blog
Useful, interesting and entertaining articles about dogs
Don’t be fooled: dogs are not omnivores!
It is in the interest of the big, processed dog food producers to promote the idea that dogs are omnivores, but the science says otherwise. Jonathan looks at two crucial...
Behaviour problems? Behaviour solutions!
Ross McCarthy is one of the UK\'s leading behaviourists. This article covers four issues that many dog lovers encounter; pulling on the lead, barking, jumping up and running off
How to photograph dogs
Steve Darling, a British wildlife photographer, has travelled all over the world to watch and capture wild dogs and other canids. In this exclusive article he tells the stories behind...
Three great, dog-themed letters
Jonathan Self’s review of ‘Letters of Note: Dogs’, an anthology by Shaun Usher, together with three great dog-themed letters.
Raw Feeding on a Budget
By Jonathan Self with additional tips and advice from Dr Charlotte Gray MA (hons) Vet MB MRCVS
A tribute to Barbara Woodhouse
The 1980 television programme, Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way made its star, seventy-year-old Barbara Woodhouse a household name all over the world. When she ordered us dog lovers to bark...
Diet and older dogs
As dogs become older, they generally seem to actively resist the aging process. Still, there is no doubt that the passing of the years can bring physical and mental changes...
Why compostable packaging may be worse for the environment
Compostable packaging is all the rage amongst ‘green’ companies, but the truth is that it may be more damaging to the environment than the plastic it generally replaces. We look...
Treatment tips for Canine Cognitive Dysfunction
Sometimes referred to as ‘doggy dementia’ Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome affects as many as one in four older dogs. Dr. Charlotte Gray, one of the UK’s best known and most...
Welcome to the new Alternative Dog
Interested in dog nutrition, dog behaviour, dog health, dog art, dog literature, dog photography, dog sport, dog holidays, dog equipment, dogs and the law, dogs in religion… in fact, anything...
Why we should question scientific research
There is a great deal of truth in Mark Twain’s famous quip (‘lies, damned lies and statistics), especially when one looks at how the results of scientific research are often...
