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As the man approached, Max, a three-year-old cross-bred backed away. His lips slowly raised, baring his teeth. The man edged closer. His hair started to bristle at his neck, smacked... Read more

By Dr Lennon Foo | 16th January 2021

Dealing with the unexpected

Dedicated to my amazing Amity Team whose fast and accurate decisions and actions led to no injury or loss of life and minimal damage in the fire sustained recently at... Read more

By Dr Lennon Foo | 8th January 2021

Decisions, not conditions, make your destiny

The badger mother stood firmly on her ground, refusing to budge. There were three badger cubs behind her. Her front leg was bleeding from a bite of the fox in... Read more

By Dr Lennon Foo | 2nd January 2021

Obeying Your Rules

The doorbell rang. Chief, a one-year-old black Cocker Spaniel, turned manic. He wanted to say hello but he was missing something. He had an interesting habit of needing to carry... Read more

By Dr Lennon Foo | 26th December 2020

I-M-POSSIBLE

Anook is a beautiful jet black lurcher cross collie with a white chest and white socks. He has a very interesting habit. He loves jumping up for his Kong Toy... Read more

By Dr Lennon Foo | 19th December 2020

The Way of the Squirrel

Do you prefer red squirrels or grey squirrels? Have you seen a squirrel running and jumping from tree to tree? Can you remember a squirrel missing its step and falling?... Read more

By Dr Lennon Foo | 12th December 2020

Shiva, an active four-year-old English Pointer, was playing his favourite game, Fetch, with Katie, his guardian. They were in the park. There were other dogs playing a similar game. Katie... Read more

By Dr Lennon Foo | 5th December 2020

How badly do you want it?

Fred, the three-month-old Labrador puppy, was tugging at his guardian’s trousers. His guardian was sitting working on her laptop, ignoring him. “Ball”, Fred thought, “Let’s go play!” She continued to... Read more

By Dr Lennon Foo | 28th November 2020

The Twin ‘P’s

The frisbee flew far and wide. It was meant to land in the field but it ended up in the river instead. It had been raining for three days and... Read more

By Dr Lennon Foo | 21st November 2020

The ‘F’ Word

The smell was distinctly dog. You could smell the frenzy, the excitement, and the anticipation clearly. High pitched yappings were mixed with low grumbling woofs. There were dogs of all... Read more

By Dr Lennon Foo | 14th November 2020

Let Go Before You Fall

It has been three years since Fleet, first set eyes on his guardian, Audrey. Fleet is a male Staffordshire Bull Terrier Cross and Audrey rescued him from a misguided young... Read more

By Dr Lennon Foo | 7th November 2020

Learning from the Young

Bo, a 13-year-old German Shepherd looked at the newest arrival into the family with a look of disdain. He walked over and sniffed Rosie, a 12-week-old German Shepherd puppy, and... Read more

By Dr Lennon Foo | 2nd November 2020