Posts Tagged ‘dog’
Boo bags biggest fags haul in Scotland
SNIFFER dog Boo has set a record for the most illegal cigarettes seized by a trading standards team in Scotland. East Ayrshire Council teamed up with the police to raid three premises in Kilmarnock. Boo sniffed out 447,000 cigarettes, worth an estimated £134,000. Training for Boo, a three-year-old Labrador-German Wirehaired Pointer cross, was funded by…
Read MoreA helpful guide to training cocker spaniels
There has been a recent upsurge in the popularity of working cockers, but this hyperactive breed is not always the easiest to train. Author Janet Menzies has produced a really well written and helpful book aimed specifically at new owners, which takes the reader all the way through from the puppy stage to working the…
Read MoreA gripping read with a contemporary feel
Stay Mad, Sweetheart’s synopsis didn’t sell it to me. Exploring issues of workplace discrimination and ‘the grey areas of consent’, Kist’s book is highly addictive thanks to a plot full of suspense and fascinating protagonists who face uphill struggles with gender inequality. Laura, a skilled yet modest data scientist, decides to put her technological know-how…
Read MoreCelebrating the nation’s micro-distilleries
Distillation is a sort of magic that involves taking humble grains and turning them into wonderfully intoxicating spirits. Industrialisation has sucked the magic from the trade but the micro-distiller exists to keep the dream alive. This book explores 75 artisan micro-distilleries – their history, where you can buy their produce and, most importantly, what it…
Read MoreFour out of five Scots don’t know driving offences
Nearly half of Scots drivers admit they have broken the law in one form or another whilst at the wheel. GoCompare surveyed 2,000 UK adults to find out how much they know about current driving laws, and how guilty we are as a nation of committing offences at the wheel. It seems most drivers believe…
Read MoreAn insight into the lives of our working dogs
Given his 40 years of experience as a gamekeeper in Scotland, John Cowan is ideally placed to provide an informative account of the strengths and weaknesses of the different breeds of working dogs. He systematically describes their respective traits and passes on his extensive knowledge on how to train dogs for their working life on…
Read MoreWe join the huskies for their annual Aviemore race
Dogs and sleds from all over the UK descended on Aviemore at the weekend. It was the venue for the 36th annueal Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain Sled Dog Rally. Every year since 1984, mushers from across the UK have gathered in the forests around Aviemore for the biggest event in the British sled…
Read MoreLabradors are the top dogs in Scotland
The Labrador Retriever is Scotland’s favourite dog. That’s based on Millets analysis of official dog registration statistics from the Kennel Club to find out what our favourite breeds are and how this has changed over the past 10 years. Labradors featured in 1978 registrations, while the Cocker Spaniel came second in Scotland with 1065 registrations. There…
Read MoreDo you know a great place to walk your dog?
We all love out four-legged friends, especially when we have the chance to take them out for a bracing walk. Our dogs enjoy a bracing walk and charging about in the fresh air, and a stretch of the legs is good for we humans too! Scottish Field is looking to find some of the best…
Read MoreIf you’ve ever organised a wedding!
When I look back now at my own wedding (too many years ago to mention) I remember the flurry of activity to get everything ready for the big day. From finding a venue to sending out invitations from organising bridesmaid dresses and getting flowers up in the church. I appeared every now and again and…
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