Mutterings
Welcome to Mutterings; Proprietor (& former journalist) Sarah Mountford's collection of photos, articles, links, comment, videos, recommendations and understandings from the world of Mutts.
HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU …
I spent a day in London last week studying Proprioception for dogs.
HOM’S MEAD HOUSE TRAINING WING, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
A picture tells a thousand words, and here's one of Mead House for those wondering where all the super dooper HoM training has been happening just recently.
ENTERTAINMENT: LET’S DO THIS!
Considering dogs were, once upon a time, wolf-type creatures, having them now live in towns and/or restricted to indoors is always going to provide its challenges. Some breeds are perfectly suited to this modern way of life we provide for them (you Shitzus out there, I'm talking to you) but others (hello, Cocker Spaniels) tend to need a little more ... action. Action, and brain drain.
SOOO LOVELY!
We have a mad rule here that any exuberant praise or appreciation for one of our team, results in me having to buy The Praised One a celebratory bottle of wine.
HAPPY HOME-COMING!
Hundreds of health checks later, this HoM-found lovely pup has arrived in his new home. We bored his proud new teenage owner with a hideous list of advice and instructions.
KODI, A PUPPY IN LEARNING …
Born in late July so still a baby of just 3 months, but already learning some basics. Mostly at this stage it's about calmness and instilling a few boundaries - two things that don't necessarily come naturally to puppies or to very excited owners!
IT’S BEEN LUVVIE’LY …
We've had a luvvie'ly time this month with a TV crew here one day and a brace of radio reporters the next.
‘HOUNDS IN THE LAP OF LUXURY’
The lovely Goji came to stay - and obviously liked what he saw!
PUPPIES – HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW?
Short noses, googly eyes and wrinkles have hit the news recently. A selection of traits which, vets from the British Veterinary Association have said, are harmful to the dogs that carry them and the purses and emotional reserves of their owners. Radio 5 Live and Radio 4's You and Yours programme both covered the story and came to the House of Mutt to ask about our experiences of these brachycephalic breeds.
ASTARPETS COLUMN: HOT TO TROT!
MAKING FULL USE OF THE HEATH!
ASTAR PETS COLUMN: THE DUDE DIARIES, HOUSETRAINING
ASTAR PETS COLUMN: TIME TO PARTY!
TATLER: HOUSE OF MUTT & THE BOW-WOW FACTOR
House of Mutt makes it into Tatler's April 2015 edition - we like the Bow-Wow Factor headline!
THE DUDE DIARIES: WEEK ONE AND IT’S ALL ABOUT … SETTLING IN. AND SLEEPING.
INTRODUCING …
One thing we have plenty of here at the House of Mutt, is doggy company. With bookings coming in up to ten months ahead of time and with a scribbled waiting list often seen snaking its way down the white board in the office, we're guaranteed not to be dog-less any time soon. So why, I wonder, have we seen fit to add A.N.Other to the Family Mountford in the form of a small, patched Jack Russell terrier, called Dude?!
DOES SIZE MATTER?
I love it when dogs exceed my (already very high) expectations.
VACCINATIONS: DEBATE, CONTROVERSY AND OUR POLICY…
A report out today on MRCVS Online tells of a confirmed case of Canine Distemper in north west England. It’s the first case of the disease seen in the region for many years and originated in a dog imported from Bulgaria while pregnant, who had Canine Distemper herself and passed it on to her puppies post-natally. Mother and puppies all died.