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5 Careers for Dogs
Gilbertson & Page have always specialised in manufacturing dog food for working dogs. These dogs work hard every day for their masters. Often expending huge amounts of effort and displaying extraordinary intelligence and unswerving loyalty in the process. Here are five of the most widely-recognised careers for dogs. Sheepdog Long days out in the hills…
Canine Careers – Sheepdog
Following on from our interview with Karen Fisher about her search and rescue dog, this article concentrates on another canine career, that of the sheepdog. This time I was chatting to Karen Robinson, a Weardale sheep farmer. Karen claims not to be an expert on sheepdogs, but having owned sheepdogs since she was a child…
Canine Careers: Search and Rescue Dogs
Over the next few months, Gilbertson & Page will highlight some of the careers that our canine friends undertake, from guide dogs to police dogs. This month, we’re looking at the vital role search and rescue dogs play and the work involved in training them. We spoke to Karen Fisher, who trains search and rescue…
Story of a Rescue Dog – Bonnie The Golden Retriever
Giving a rescue dog a home reduces the pressure on overburdened rehoming centres as well as having its own rewards. However, a rescue dog with an unknown history can pose a real challenge to dog owners. We spoke to Vicki Trigg about the potential problems, hard work and rewards that can accompany a rescue dog.…
Diary of a Gun Dog Episode 9: Didn’t He Do Well?
Having put a huge amount of time and work into Oscar’s training ready for the pheasant season starting, it’s time to find out if it all came together on Oscar’s first shoot of the season a couple of weeks ago. In Episode 9 of our series in which we follow Oscar, a yellow Labrador, from puppy to…
Puppy Power! Part Three – Growing Up
In the third and final part of our series about the lives of puppies, we’re moving on to discussing older puppies. With vaccinations out of the way and training becoming more important, you can get out a lot more. This is is the stage where your puppy really starts moving towards being a junior dog.…
Diary of a Gundog: From Puppy To First Shoot. Episode 1 – Entering The Family Home
Our new series of blog posts will follow a gundog puppy from meeting his family to first shoot. We’ll look at the huge amount of work involved in training a gundog, any unwanted behaviours and how they are dealing with them. We’ll also find out a lot about the pros and cons of combining a…
