by Pat Rock Recently I read a column by a noted dog breeder whose opinion I respect but with whom I must disagree. Assuming every shortcoming in our dogs is due to genetic defect might work for this person as [...]
by Pat Rock Vaccines The latest estimate of greater than 60% of veterinarians giving more vaccines than their professional organization recommends is disgusting. Whatever happened to “First do no harm”? The only two reasons for possibly recommending yearly core vaccines [...]
by Pat Rock If you don’t know that, you don’t know where the finish line is... Some months back, I heard about a person in my breed passing around critical comments about a fellow breeder; one of those “How could [...]
by Pat Rock The Immune System The immune system is essential to life just as a powerful military is essential to a country’s defense. And even though the mission of the military is absolutely necessary, developing and training these forces [...]
by Pat Rock Many thanks to Pat Peters for her years of writing the Gazette columns. She has passed the baton to me and I would like to take this opportunity to remind the readers that this column belongs to [...]
By Ingrid Borchorst, DK - Kennel Borchorst (Welsh and Australian Terrier) As you probably read in the Christmas Issue of TERRIER WORLD, Bert Hunt of Scartop fame, for the second year in a row, won Terrier of the Year in [...]
The Board of Directors and Members of the USLTC proudly congratulate Barb Decker & Lauren Parker on their tremendous win with Snowtaire’s Next Generation going Reserve BIS from the classes at only 15 months old at the 2014 National Specialty [...]
Anyone who owns a Lakeland Terrier knows that they can be extremely willful and, well, naughty. But we also know that our Lakelands have their moments of redemption and remind us of the treasures that they are. And hence, this [...]
If you haven’t attended an AKC Earthdog Test with your Lakeland, you may be missing an excellent opportunity to foster a partnership relationship with your dog and have a lot of fun in the process. Earthdog is a sport that [...]
My first Lakeland was a rescue. I was in the Vet’s office with my then breed of choice, a Mini-Schnauzer. I could hear my vet yelling in the next office when he popped around the corner like Kramer on Seinfeld [...]