Unfairly maligned as a sneaky troublemaker, the quicksilver ferret is a characterful, curious and highly intelligent creature–with fascinating regal and cultural trappings to boot, writes Octavia Pollock

IT was 150 years ago this autumn that the Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club was formed in the Scottish Borders town of Selkirk, for fans of this quirky dog with its even quirkier name. It’s now the second o

I enjoyed reading the interesting article by Caitlin Ellis on the rivals for the throne in 1066 (October). In particular, it was fascinating to read about Edgar Ætheling’s claim, which was surely the

How love at first sniff led to holy muttrimony at my doggy daycare

No horse to look after, a multi-generational community, great exercise and it costs peanuts. Tessa Waugh extols the joy of hunting with the “jelly dogs”

Britain is one of the last constitutional monarchies in the world, and the king or queen still plays a ceremonial role in the governance of the state. When Queen Elizabeth II died in 2022, she was bur