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Episode 134 - Scruffts and Women and Dog Training

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Released Sat July 14, 2012
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Roger Alan Bernard talks about the reasons women encounter dog training problems, we celebrate the crossbreed with a trip to a Scruffts heat, and remember dogs who have been loved and lost recently. Plus the DogCast Radio News with the stories other news sources might just have overlooked.

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Contrasting Labradoodle littermates

These two dogs are Labradoodles from the same litter. They were both participating in a Scruffts heat.

Jacob wins Most Handsome Dog at Scruffts heat

Jacob who won Most Handsome Crossbreed Dog at the Shropshire Scruffts heat - hear his story in Episode 134 of DogCast Radio.

Scruffy wins Golden Oldie at Scruffts heat

Aptly named Terrier cross Scruffy won the Golden Oldie class, here with owner Anne Jackson.

Winner of Prettiest Bitch at Scruffts heat

Inca won Prettiest Bitch at the Shropshire heat of Scruffts, here with her owner Liz Allcock.

Tim Vincent judges Child's Best Friend at Scruffts

Tim Vincent judged the Child's Best Friend class at the Shropshire heat of Scruffts.

Is it wrong to mourn a dog?

"Is it wrong to mourn a dog?" was the question I was asked onto the Tony Livesey show on Radio 5 Live to discuss yesterday. Of course my answer to that question is, "No."

 

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Keep your dog safe from severe weather

It's not anywhere near Christmas, but the weather outside is frightful. Here's some timely advice from Dogs Trust:
 
ADVICE FOR PET OWNERS DURING THE SEVERE WEATHER RAINFALL ALERT
 
With the Met Office issuing severe weather rainfall alerts for tomorrow until the weekend, Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, has produced the following advice for anyone with concerns relating to the safety of pets at this time:

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Support the RSPCA's Born to Suffer campaign

Are you aware of the RSPCA's Born to Suffer campaign (which aims to improve the health and welfare of pedigree dogs)? Since they launched the campaign at the end of December last year, more than 16,000 people have signed the petition calling for pedigree dog breed standards to be reviewed and put health and welfare above looks.

Their plan is to present the final petition numbers to the Kennel Club as a demonstration of the scale of public support for a review of the breed standards. You can find out more about the campaign here:

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