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Myra Thomas-Rhodes's Blog – March 2009 Archive (2)

Farewell to Rachel Page Elliott

Rachel Page Elliott, writer, researcher and world authority on dogs, has passed away in America at 96.

Having long crusaded in educating owners to the importance of recognising rights and wrongs in gait, Rachel had published, in 1973, "Dogsteps," which she also illustated along with Eva Andrade. This superb book on canine anatomy and movement was acknowledged a year later by the Dog Writers Association of America, as the Best Dog Book of the Year, and yet another year later, Rachel was… Continue

Added by Myra Thomas-Rhodes on March 23, 2009 at 11:53pm — 8 Comments

The Swedish Fledgelings Did Not Make It!

Lupin is very healthy, happy and bouncy, but sadly, and with heavy heart, I bring you the news that she prematurely lost her eight puppies, the first one, just 30 hours before being released from quarantine. One baby survived for 24 hours, with small feeds every one and a half hours around the clock, and we cared for him at home in a portable humidicrib with oxygen.Sadly, his lungs would not have been… Continue

Added by Myra Thomas-Rhodes on March 21, 2009 at 12:55am — 31 Comments

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