The Field

Give them a booster?

IF you exclude hereditary complaints (admittedly a rather big if), Britain’s dogs have never been healthier. Advances in veterinary science and improved animal husbandry have virtually eliminated the diseases that once caused so many problems for all canines, from gundogs to lapdogs. Few dog owners today have even heard of canine distemper or hard pad, let alone considered that their animals might be vulnerable to tapeworms or suffer from rickets. For this happy state of affairs we have the pharmaceutical industry to thank for effective vaccinations.

Puppies, like children, are

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Field

The Field3 min read
Horse Trials And High Society
Dafydd Jones made his name photographing Oxbridge swells and debutante balls in the 1980s. Looking back, their fresh faces seem strangely dated, their taffeta and askew bow ties as distant as 1920s Flapper parties. Yet this celebrated lensman with im
The Field4 min read
Perfection In A Pinch
The brown crab can be found all around the British Isles and is by far our biggest species. The female is impressively productive, laying between 250,000 and three million eggs a year. Pot-caught crab is the most sustainable choice, as it is species
The Field3 min read
Floral Fireworks
I SOMETIMES WISH we had called our daughter Iris, although she might not have thanked us for it. For me, it is a name of infinite romance, since Iris was the Greek goddess whose task it was to carry messages between heaven and earth, crossing between

Related Books & Audiobooks