to walk with a dog cheerfuldogs chronicles€¦ · again, heat can make remaining animal protein...

Isone-of-a-kinddiversityacontradictioninterms?No,that’s

justdogsforyou.Canislupusfamiliarisistheonlyspecieson

theplanetthatcontainstheextremevarietyoftheGreat

DaneandtheChihuahua,theDachshundandthe

Rottweiler,theYorkshireTerrierandtheBerneseMountain

Dog.Thereare,giveortakeafew,fourhundredbreeds

withinthisonespecies.Dogloversliketothinkit’sadog-

humanthing,wroughtbythespecialbond,thepartnership

thathashadpeopleandpoochessharingcampfiresforat

least15,000years.(Possiblymuchlonger:Astudyby

evolutionarybiologistRobertWaynesuggestshumans

domesticateddogsaslongagoas40,000years.)

Becauseofthis

connection,we

havebeen

breedingdogsto

meetourwork

andleisureneedsfor

Towalkwithadog…istosharehisworld.Whatsightsandsoundsheencounters.Whatpastandpresentsmellshereads.Tostretchhislegs,tobaskinthesun,todiscoverandwindhiswaythroughthisbravenewhumanworld.

cheerfuldogschroniclesAWorldofDogs:AGeniusforSurvival

Issue34Certified.Force-free.Dog-centred

Thisslender,smooth-coatedtwigletcombinesthedoeeyesandsensitivityofaminiatureBambiwiththeharefootedquicknessbefittingatinycousinoftheGreyhound.Affectionatelyknownas‘Iggies,’ItalianGreyhoundsareanancientbreed,foundinpictorialsasfarbackasoldEgyptandfirst-centuryRome.Possiblybredoriginallyforhuntingsmallprey(andstillquitewillingtofollowthoseinstincts),anIggy’smainjobin

moderntimesistobeacompanion,aroleshefulfillswithgrace,playfulness,andutterdevotion.Herrefinement,style,andportabilityhasearnedheraplaceatmanyaroyalcourt,includingthatofMary,QueenofScots;QueenVictoria;CatherinetheGreat;andMaud,QueenofNorway.

DogIntheSpotlight:ItalianGreyhound

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….Survivalgeniusseveralmillennia:ColliesandKelpiestoherdoursheep,Huskies

topulloursleds,AfghanHoundsandBasenjistohelpushunt.

Butalthoughhumansareobviouslyalargepartofthereason

dogsaresodiversetoday,anotherpartwemustnotforgetis

naturalselection.Dogsarenaturallymalleable,forexample,

theytendtogrowlargerinnorthernclimestocopewiththe

cold.TheyhaveveryvariableandplasticDNA,thekindthat

allowsforthedeliberatecultivationofdiggingskills,longer

noses,orskinfoldsthatcapturesmellmolecules?Thisallows

dogstochangesoquickly.Injustafewgenerations,wehave

createddogsthatarewildlydivergentintypeandability.

Thereareanestimated900milliondogsintheworldtoday,so

it’shardtodenythatdogsasasubspeciespossessageniusfor

survival.

Tips&Tools:CleaningDoggieStains&Odours

Carpetsandupholstery.Soakupasmuchofthemessasyoucan.Rinsetheareawithplentyofcoolwater,thensoakupthewater.Repeatasneededuntiltheaccidentspotiscleanandbarelydamp.Finallyapplyahigh-qualitypetodourneutraliser.Avoidsteamcleaners—theheatcanmakestainsandsmellssetpermanently.Clothesandlinens.Machinewasheitherwithanenzymaticcleanerorbyadding450grammesofbakingsodatoyourregulardetergent.Ifpossible,air-drytheitems.Again,heatcanmakeremaininganimalproteinbondtothematerial.Walls.Washablepaintscanbecleanedwithenzymaticcleaners,butgenerally,ifpaintisdamaged,you’llhavetorefinishthesurface.Consultwithyourlocalhardwarestoreforoptions.

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