Diary of a Gundog Episode 8: The Season Begins
With the pheasant season just starting, it’s time to catch up with Oscar, a yellow Labrador Retriever, to find out how his preparation for the new season is going. Now over a year old, the effort that went into Oscar’s early training and the consistency with which his behaviour is handled on a daily basis is paying off. Little niggles are swiftly dealt…
Show Judging with Charlotte Tudor
We know that fans of the blog have really enjoyed hearing about Charlotte Tudor’s experiences showing and breeding her German Shorthaired Pointers. In this interview we’re going to find out a bit more about her forays into show judging. Charlotte, thank you for talking to us once more. We know you have lots of experience in showing dogs. Was judging…
Breed Profile – Dogue de Bordeaux
History of Breed: An ancient French breed, also known as the French Mastiff, Bordeaux Mastiff or Bordeauxdog, the Dogue de Bordeaux is a very large, muscular breed of dog that was originally bred to pull carts, guard properties and flocks of sheep, hunt and fight. Dogues were shown at the first French dog show in 1863…
Sheep Dog Trials 2015 – Results & News
Is it really a year since I wrote this blog post on the 2014 sheep dog trials? How quickly a year has gone by! Gilbertson & Page remain principal sponsors of the ISDS (the International Sheep Dog Society) a member organisation that registers over 6000 Border Collie puppies every year, providing a guarantee of pedigree that in…
Breed Profile – German Shorthaired Pointer
History of Breed: It is thought that the German Shorthaired Pointer is descended from a collection of breeds known as ‘bird dogs’ that came to the UK following World War Two. One of the HPR (Hunt Point Retrieve) gundog breeds they are perfectly suited to hunting both on land and in water. They are strong and…
Breed Profile – Jack Russell Terrier
As promised, here’s another of our introductions to popular active dog breeds. For our second article, it’s the rather fabulous and energetic Jack Russell Terrier! History: A very popular dog, the Jack Russell Terrier originates from dogs bred by the Reverend John Russell in the 19th century. With similar ancestors to the Fox Terrier, as…
Charlotte Tudor Discusses Dog Breeding of German Shorthaired Pointers
In our last article, we talked to Charlotte Tudor about the work involved in showing dogs to Championship standards. It turned out to be one of our most popular articles so far this year, so it’s just as well that Charlotte had already been kind enough to talk to us again… but this time about…
An Interview With Show Dog Owner, Charlotte Tudor
We’ve a bit of a change from our usual articles this time around, but we thought our readers might appreciate an opportunity to hear directly from a canine professional – namely, passionate show entrant and breeder, Charlotte Tudor. Charlotte very kindly agreed to be interviewed about the hard work involved in showing dogs, but also…
Feeding to Condition – A Guide For Working Dog Owners
Regular readers of the Gilbertson & Page blog will no doubt have noticed that we mention ‘feeding to condition’ a lot. We even published an article specifically on this subject last year – Feeding to Condition Explained. However, with a good proportion of our customers owning working dogs, we felt it was worth looking at…
Specialist Dog Foods – What’s So ‘Special’?
Specialist dog foods have evolved for a reason, and a very simple one at that. All dogs are different. Different breeds, sizes, activity levels, digestive systems, not to mention having their own opinion on flavour! What suits one pup down to the ground could totally disagree with another. Understanding the reasons behind specialist dog food…
Caring For Your Older Canine Companion
We hope you enjoyed our recent series of articles on puppies, where we looked at those important early weeks in which good health, behaviour and all round well-being is established for the rest of a dog’s life. In this article, we’ll take a look at the other end of the spectrum and discover what you…
Diary of a Gun Dog Episode 7: The End of the First Year
Oscar is now turned one year old and a lot has happened in the last year. He has settled well in his home with his family. He has taken to gun dog training like a duck to water, making his owners exceptionally proud. Oscar’s turning-out to be a well-behaved and good-natured dog and has grown…
