KETKA Border Terriers.... since 1974
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John Cowan hunting with the Lochaber Foxhounds in Scotland around 50 years ago.
A couple of hunters with the Marquis of Conynghams otterhounds in 1910.
Oh my dog!! Wot is it wiv this weatherš±š±š±š±. Ers thinks as long as ers puts ers big coat on itās ok to take me for walkies! Ers thinks if ers puts me in me coat of stone I will be ok. Newsflash!!! Ickle dogs and tornado winds are not a good combination!!!
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1913 "Freaky Friendships, a photo from the midlands shows a famous terrier used for bolting foxes in the shires chummed up to by a tame fox. The terrier's attitude is what one might call chilly."
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Surrey Union terrier man in 1910
The Whaddon Chase terrierman in 1921 under the Master the Earl of Orkney and Huntsman Will Bodington.
More than one source claims that the Border Terrierās development is largely credited to the Robson family, and specifically, John Robson. In 1857, John founded the Border Hunt in Northumberland along with John Dodd. In those early days of the Border Hunts, 15-18 pound Border Terriers were considered an ideal weight, and, anecdotally, both John Robson and his son believed that that red nosed Borders had a keener sense of smell than black nosed dogs.
In time, it would be the grandsons of the two Johns, Jacob Robson and John Dodd, who tried get these little terriers recognized by the Kennel Club. Jacob himself remembered a BT owned by the family in the 1850s, a dog named āFlint,ā whom he believed lived for twenty years. He wrote of how he had witnessed Flint roust a fox from its hole without any encouraging words from the hunters even after six or seven other terriers had failed. Jacob held very high regard for Flint and clamed the dog was the best fox bolter heād ever seen.
Jacob owned a Border Terrier named, āChipā who in 1912 sired a dog named āThe Moss Trooper.ā Moss Trooper became the first Border ever registered by the Kennel Club, and in 1913, he was registered in the Kennel Clubās āAny Other Varietyā listing. The first standard was written by Jacob Robson and John Dodd, and Jasper Dodd would go on to become the first President of the Border Terrier Club.
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THE REASONS WHY BREEDS CHANGE
I wonder how often we ā as breeders, exhibitors or judges ā stop to consider how easily we become accustomed to changes within a breed? In some cases these changes can actually become so engrained in a breed that they are elevated to the level of desired characteristics, even though they might be quite alien to typical and necessary. It is generally the case that such changes begin with dogs shown by well-known exhibitors or handlers, as these so often set the benchmark that others gladly follow.
How do changes come about? They begin with the breeder who produces a litter that gets to an age where the puppies need to be evaluated. The breeder who fully understands his breed is looking at every puppy in terms of the breed standard and what is correct for the breed. In most breeds āmoderationā is a requirement that is desirable in many aspects, and it is the consistency of moderation throughout any animal that will contribute significantly to its balance, and the impression that everything fits. However, occasionally there will be a puppy who has something about it that always catches the eye, and invariably that āsomethingā tends to be an exaggeration of some kind or another ā¦ too long a neck, too refined a head, excessive rear angulation ā¦ and here is where the danger lies. The totally steeped-in-the-breed breeder will see exaggeration for what it is and will discard the guilty puppy as being alien to correct type. Many others, however, will be realistic enough to acknowledge that the exaggeration, which is constantly catching his eye, will also catch the eye of the judge when the dog hits the show ring. And so the puppy is kept, nurtured, schooled and groomed.
As soon as a dog whose type deviates from correct starts winning, the ball is rolling. That dog appears in the big ring and other judges comment on its great bone, long neck, fabulous angulation, ultra-short back, high tailset, great open side-gait or whatever, even when these may not be breed-specific attributes. They reward it when they get it, and others follow suit. In due course breeders see this dog and all the winning it is doing, and they think that they had better start breeding something like it. They rush off to use said dog, and within a matter of years the rather deviant type has got a foothold in the breed.
It takes a little time, but soon judges arrive at a situation where they get a class of six dogs ā five of them are of the ānewā rather off-beat type, one is completely correct. The knowledgeable and constructive judge will know enough about the breed to be able to say with conviction āThis one is right ā the others are wrongā and judge accordingly. Many other judges, however, perhaps lacking depth of knowledge of that breed, will take the easy option, assume that the five must be right as they form the majority, and the sixth dogs gets left out of the awards.
This particularly applies to size in a breed. So many of our breeds have, over the years, got bigger, maybe because of improved nutrition and very gradually size has crept up. As we only measure or weigh a handful of breeds that have more than one variety determined by size this increase is barely noticed. However, when some dedicated breeder puts in the ring a dog that is of absolutely correct size in terms of its Breed Standard it is criticised by other exhibitors if being small. In truth, this is the correct sized dog, it's just that the others are over size.
At this juncture the dedicated breeder who has been intent on maintaining type and simply intensifying quality begins to get, understandably, frustrated. He knows what he is breeding is correct, but the numbers of those who are drifting away from type are such that other breeders, exhibitors and judges seem to be going with the flow, and he is left swimming upstream.
This has happened in several breeds in Britain and beyond, and I have seen many āold timeā breeders reduce their exhibiting activities dramatically, simply because they feel it is pointless showing dogs under judges who just donāt understand breed priorities. These are the very breeders who SHOULD have stock in the ring, so that those who do have independent minds can see and appreciate it.
When dogs with major faults ā usually of the āattractiveā kind ā continue to win and be bred from, newer breeders will see no reason to correct and improve. Why should they? These dogs are winning. Those who own the āmodernā dogs can usually talk the talk, and provide convincing arguments as to natural evolution and obvious improvement. In some cases strong-minded individuals can actually be instrumental in persuading breed clubs to change the breed standard to fit these new dogs ā¦ a heinous crime in anyoneās book. And then of course there is the power of advertising!
Sadly many of the breed changes we have witnessed are pleasing to the average eye ā so what if a dog is too necky, too hairy, too upright, too short, too long? It looks pretty and the judges like the look!
Although showing dogs is today, in truth, more about chasing Challenge Certificates, ribbons and points than it is about preserving breeds, the show ring should remain the breedersā shop window. It would be sad to think that genuine breeders who are keen to maintain true breed type could not find the dogs necessary to perpetuate correctness in the next generation.
Ā©ļø ANDREW H. BRACE 2014
Mrs. Jones in 1910, She is wife to Arthur Jones master of the Northern counties Otterhounds and the Worcestershire Foxhounds.
Some of the Blencathra hunt terriers in 1959.
Well!! What a good bit of stand up podging I did the other day pals! The sheeps is in the fields with the new mini sheeps and I love nuffink better than a good sheeps stare off!!. Itās a who blinks first competition and i ussually win, mainly coz you canāt see their eyes so you donāt actually know if they are blinking or not!!! Ers though isnāt impressed wiv me staring skills, she pulls and tugs at me lead trying to get me to move, but when sheeps, cats or Squizzers are involved I aināt going nowhere pal!! Youād think she actually as somewhere to go to wiv all the noise she makes but we all know thatās not true so what ers hurry!!! Laters!
P.s. Ad a good cat stare off the other night too but neither of us won that as we both ad to move when a car came pffftt!!
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Fruits For Dogs: Research Says Feed31,
There are a lot of raw feeders who say āFruits for dogs? Carnivores donāt need them!ā
But it doesnāt matter if you feed raw, kibble or otherwise. Fruits have the ability to change your dogās life ā¦ in a very good way.
If youāre in the No Fruits For Dogs camp, Iām hoping to change your mind with these top 6 reasons to feed your dog more fruit ā¦
1. Fruits Contain Polyphenols
In the late 1900s, scientists looked at diets rich in fruits and vegetables. They found they protected people from cancers, heart disease, diabetes and more.
Today, they know those health benefits come from polyphenols.
Polyphenols are naturally occurring compounds that come only from fruit and plants. But your dog canāt actually digest polyphenols directly.
They travel to his colon, where the bacteria that live there eat the polyphenols. They then produce healthy by-products like short chain fatty acids.
Polyphenols are found in some spices, herbs, nuts, vegetables and especially in fruits.
Apples, pears and berries contain about 200 to 300 mg of polyphenols per 100 grams of fresh fruit.
2. Fruits Kill Cancer Cells
Studies show that polyphenols reduce the risk of cancer. This is because they can inhibit cells that cause DNA methylation which is a major driver of cancer.
And they can also reactivate silenced genes in cancer cells and cause their death (apoptosis).
A study showed that resveratrol (found in fruits like apple skins), reduced bacteria activity linked to colon cancer. This polyphenol and others can also control cancer cell growth and division.
This means that cancer cells are less likely to spread in your dogās body.
3. Fruits Reduce Chronic Inflammation
Inflammation is a natural part of the bodyās defense system. When your dog is sick or hurt, acute inflammation delivers immune cells to the affected area. They help to fight disease and repair damaged tissues.
So inflammation is helpful ā¦ but only if itās short term and resolves quickly. If acute inflammation continues it becomes an unhealthy chronic inflammation.
Unfortunately, chronic inflammation is becoming a common disease in dogs thatās linked to:
Cancer
Allergies
Heart disease
Joint disease
Diabetes
Autoimmune diseases
In a 2014 study, researchers fed three groups of rats differently for two months.
Group 1- ate rat chow
Group 2- ate a high fat, high sugar diet
Group 3- ate the same high fat, high sugar diet with some cranberry juice added.
They then analyzed their livers. The rats fed the cranberry juice had fewer inflammatory markers. The polyphenols suppressed inflammatory enzymes and the pro-inflammatory immune cells called cytokines.
Plus, polyphenols fight another common cause of chronic inflammation ā¦
4. Polyphenols Fight Oxidative Stress
Free radicals are another important cause of inflammation.
Oxygen has two unpaired electrons and this makes the oxygen molecule really reactive when itās used in the body. ā¦ and their unpaired electrons molecule is called a free radical.
Electrons like to be paired, so free radicals steal electrons from their neighbors. This stable molecule then becomes unstable too and becomes a brand new free radical.
Billions of these molecules can react every second leading to a lot of damage to molecules.
Itās especially harmful to cell membranes. Free radicals build up like rust in the body. And this rust causes chronic inflammation and ultimately chronic disease and premature aging.
Antioxidants fight free radicals.
They work together to donate an electron to the free radical ā¦ but without becoming free radicals themselves.
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The polyphenols curcumin and resveratrol are potent free radical scavengers. Feeding these can really help combat oxidative stress.
Sometimes polyphenols can be pro-oxidant ā¦ and cause the same damage that free radicals do. However, their free radicals only seem to target cancer cells. And they pump toxic amounts of free radicals into cancer cells to kill them.
Think of feeding polyphenols and fruits as making deposits into your dogās bank account.
These deposits help your dogās health account to stay balanced and healthy against:
Environmental toxins
Stress
Poor diet
5. Polyphenols Balance The Gut
When you feed your dog, youāre also feeding the few trillion bacteria that live in his gut.
Some foods, like protein and healthy fats, have important responsibilities. They feed the friendly bacteria in his gut.
The bacteria inside your dogās gut:
produce your dogās vitamins
protect his gut lining
help modulate his immune system.
Toxins and starch in the diet can feed the bacteria that produce inflammatory by-products. But when there is a good population of friendly bacteria, they can crowd them.
They do this by competing for receptor sites in the intestines.
Polyphenols feed the friendly bacteria and can bind to receptor sites on harmful bacteria. This interferes with their activity and growth so that the good bacteria can thrive.
The polyphenol, catechin, can stop the growth of E. coli, Bordetella bronchiseptica (the bacteria that cause kennel cough) and Salmonella.
And quercetin, another polyphenol, can also stop E. coli from growing.
Thereās a study from 2016 that looked at the polyphenol lignan. They found it fed the bacteria in the gut known to have tumor cell killing activity.
RELATED: Why Your Dogās Allergy Treatment Doesnāt Work ā¦
6. Polyphenols Help Detoxify The Liver
The liver is one of the most critical organs in your dogās body with two jobs:
It produces his nutrients
It processes and removes toxins from food and the environment
But some toxins, especially fat-soluble toxins, are hard for the liver to metabolize.
These toxins are then able to cling to the liver cells. And over time when these toxins build up the free radicals also build up in the liver.
Polyphenols support the liver by activating phase 1 and phase 2 enzymes in the liver.
Phase 1 is the first step in defending the liver from toxins. Phase 1 enzymes help neutralize toxins by converting them into less harmful molecules.
But these molecules can still be harmful to the body. So phase 2 enzymes take those byproducts and make them water-soluble so they can easily exit the body.
RELATED: Spot The Early Signs Of Liver Disease In Dogs ā¦
Why Fruits For Dogs?
Todayās world is toxic. Your dogās environment is toxic. His food contains pesticides and other toxins. Not to mention the number of other chemicals, drugs, vaccines and cleaners ā¦
ā¦ All these toxins build up in your dog and cause chronic health problems.
Unless you actively fight that damage.
Fruits, veggies, seeds and herbs can, and should, be an important part of your dogās diet.
Even wolves scour their environment for fruits and veggies. In the summer months, up to 25% of their stomach contents is fruit and other plant matter.
Are you ready to add more fruit and other plant matter to your dogās diet? If so, letās talk about some of the most common and important polyphenols for your dog.
Fruit Sources Of Polyphenols For Dogs
Polyphenols are divided into 4 major classes:
Flavonoids
Phenolic Acids
Lignans
Stilbenes
Each of these classes has subclasses. The largest of which is flavonoids with over 5,000 different compounds.
Flavonoids contain several subclasses including:
Flavones (found in parsley, celery and hot peppers)
Isoflavones (found in legumes and alfalfa ā includes genistein, which can prevent tumor formation)
Flavonols (found in apples, berries, kale and broccoli ā includes quercetin, which can reduce inflammation and fight cancer)
Anthocyanins (found in red, blue and purple berries)
Flavanones (found in citrus fruits ā includes hesperidin, a special antioxidant that can protect the brain)
Flavanols (found in berries and apples ā includes catechin, which inhibits the growth of pathogenic bacteria)
Flavonoids are :
Anti-inflammatory
Have anti-cancer properties
Able to improve cognitive function.
Phenolic acids are found in the seeds and skin of fruits and in vegetables.
Phenolic acids love to scavenge free radicals. One of the most notable phenolic acids is curcumin, which is found in turmeric. Curcumin disrupts cytokine activity, which decreases chronic inflammation.
Lignans are found in apricots, broccoli, and leafy greens, and flax seeds are a very rich source. They play a role in hormone-associated cancers and they can also be antioxidants.
Stilbenes include resveratrol, which is found in blueberries, raspberries, mulberries, and peanuts. Resveratrol is anti-inflammatory and can fight cancer.
So if youāre not adding fruits, vegetables, herbs and seeds to your dogās diet ā¦ you need to.
Fruits and berries offer your dog significant disease-fighting benefits.
Now you might be thinking, āthose fruits and veggies are already in my dogās kibble.ā And that leads to the final note ā¦
A Note About Cooking And Kibble
Heating and processing food reduces its nutrition. Heating changes molecules.
On average, 5% to 50% of a foodās vitamins are lost when itās cooked.
Scientists have found that cooking fruits and vegetables destroy much of the polyphenols.
Boiling foods can remove half their polyphenols while steaming can cause a 20% loss.
And the free radical scavenging activity decreases by 60% with boiling and 30% with steaming.
So fresh is always best when it comes to fruits for dogs.
Make sure you feed your dog some fresh fruits and veggies today.
RELATED: 10 Foods To Fight Disease In Dogs ā¦
Dana Scott
Dana Scott is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Dogs Naturally Magazine and CEO of Four Leaf Rover, a high end natural supplement company. She also breeds award winning Labrador Retrievers under the Fallriver prefix. Dana has been a raw feeding, natural rearing breeder since the 90's and is a sought after speaker and outspoken advocate for natural health care for dogs and people. Dana works tirelessly to educate pet owners so they can influence veterinary medicine and change current vaccine, food and preventive health practices.
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The Sniff test - Stop doing that!
The sniff test - a badly engrained habit that society has been taught, without a clear understanding of what they're actually doing.
š©When you reach out towards a dog, you are using body pressure AT them, giving them no time to assess whether you are safe & whether they require further investigation to pick up your information. You are forcing an interaction of a relationship that hasn't had time to develop. To some dogs, this is quite rude & the reason a lot of dogs snap at or bite people. This can cause alot of behavioral issues because of layered stress due to forced interactions.
š©If they are on lead, they have no where to go if they are sensitive to spacial pressure, so can end up shutting down, shying away or snapping at your hand so you back off. This is an example of how a dog is now using pressure to turn off pressure & make you back off so they aren't so stressed.
š©People think by offering your hand it can give the dog time to sniff to know you're friendly... they can sniff without being forced to sniff your hand.Their noses are far more superior than ours & they don't need close contact forced upon them to smell you.
š©Some dogs might not want to know you. You have no relationship with them and that's perfectly fine. They aren't your dog so you don't need to touch them or steal pats for your own satisfaction.
š¤ If you are meeting a dog, what should you do?
ā Ask the owner if you can interact with their dog. Not all people want strangers touching their dogs. Especially strangers who you are unlikely to see again.
ā Stand up straight & relaxed, with your hands at your side.
ā Ignore the dog & talk to the owner.
ā Don't stare at the dog & don't try to force an interaction by going in for a pat. If the dog wants to know you, it will come up to you & sniff around. Usually they will move away & then come back for a second sniffathon. Some dogs will bunt your hands & wag their tails, which are good signs that you're likely an accepted new friend. Give them a few slow pats down their back (NOT THEIR HEAD) & then stop. Is the dog happy? Has it accepted your interaction? This will determine whether you can give it more pats.
š¶This is a more stress free option for dogs & a reason why in consultations we can develop a good level of trust, especially with fearful dogs & aggressive dogs, without a bunch of negative side effects from forced interactions.
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