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Elpida and Hara

Written by Paul Taylor and Robert Leitch The story of Elpida and Hara our two Creten puppies. On Saturday the first of June we decided to go for a day out taking in Vai beach, Palekastro, and Zakros Cape we left Elounda around 9 am with our friends son seventeen year old Scott Campbell who

3 in a bed

Certain details have been changed to protect anonymity We have briefly mentioned previously about dogs in the bedroom and it reminded me of a problem that I was asked to solve, it went something like this….Mr Brown telephoned me regarding his dog but it all sounded very mysterious as we had to meet in a

The Dentist

In all honesty, how many of us look forward to seeing the dentist?Now I am sure that most dentists are nice enough people, probably kind to old people and animals and are good neighbours. In fact a dentist might be reading this right now and if they are, maybe they can let us know what

Living with a deaf dog….

For most people the scene is very familiar, you return home to be greeted by the family dog who is very excited to see you, wagging his tail, jumping up, bringing you his favourite toy and showing you how pleased he is to see you. Now imagine the scene in a home of a deaf

Dog Sharing

I must admit that before I came across these two elderly ladies I had never heard of dog sharing, but came across this by accident some 30 years ago The story goes like this: Molly and Jean were two retired ladies living near Penzance in Cornwall, both lived in the same street and within a

The Royal B…..

I wasn’t there, but I heard this story from two separate individuals and it involved a police officer, a police dog and a member of the royal household. It occurred in the 1960s, and I did actually meet the dog and handler several times, the last occasion in sad circumstances. As I understand it, all

Charity Football match

We would like to say a huge thank you to the International Union of Police Officers, lassithi area and the Sitia Veteran Football players, who today did a charity match to raise funds for our campaign…We are very happy to say that we raised a amazing 1040 euros!!Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket

How do dogs and cats hear?

The truth is that the dog has excellent hearing, in fact dogs can identify the car that you drive from up to a mile away. Which means that if somebody is at home then they can put the kettle on!! It has been written that dogs hearing is 4 times more acute than ours, a

F.A.Q Part 1

Is my dog descended from wolves?                            (Yes) Your dog, regardless of breed, from a Pekingnese to a great Dane is descended from the grey wolf. The diversity of appearance is only due to selective breeding. Some scientists, however, only refer to dogs

Children and Animals

Do children benefit from growing up with animals? The answer is yes and there is ample evidence to prove this both health wise and emotionally. Health care professionals constantly refer to the benefits of pet ownership to children. Children who are brought up with animals are more likely to have a higher immune system and