“he’ll grow into being the best”

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”

Once upon a time, in sixteenth century Canada, the region of Newfoundland and Labrador was home to the development of a large and powerful breed of dog, bred to help fisherman with tasks such as hauli

I’d like to thank the Editor, Michael, for giving me the opportunity to share this look back at my career as I head off into retirement. I’ve chosen to call time on dog training while I’m still in goo

When Miss Louisa Snow founded Wood Green Animal Shelter in north London in 1924, she could never have foreseen that a century later, the charity would have grown beyond recognition and become the home

Did you have much experience with pets or taking care of animals before you found the newborn hare? I had very little direct experience outside childhood. My father is a diplomat so I grew up abroad.

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