The April issue of
Dogs Monthly goes
on sale 1 March.
Inside you’ll find…

FREE INSIDE! Your new dog A practical, 16-page guide to finding, choosing and caring for your new canine companion.  
Everybody loves a collie! All about these active, intelligent and beautiful breeds.  
Just rewards How the Intelligent Leadership Programme can turn your dog’s bad habits to good.  
Win! A £500 voucher for a Welcome Cottages break in the UK or Ireland.  
Great competition Win a photo shoot for all the family ­–­ dogs included!  
Free for you Beds, bowls and books to give away.  
Nutrition Low-fat and weight-loss diets explained.  
Cruciate disease Expert vet advice on this crippling condition.  
The doodledog dilemma The pros and cons of Labradoodles and the like.  
Dogs & the law Nuisance neighbours and their nuisance pets.  
Breed focus The Bernese Mountain Dog.  
Case study Training solutions for a dog that pulls on the lead.  
Real homes for real friends It’s time to vote for your winning partnership!  
Training masterclass Quick fix solutions for canine kitchen raiders.  
Trail hounds Doggy days out in Pembrokeshire.  
Skin masses Diagnosis and treatment.  
Canine crafts Quick & easy finger puppets to make with the kids.  
Guide dogs Meet three loyal and loving workers who go beyond the call of duty.  
Dogs on board The pleasures and pitfalls of holidays afloat.  
Meet Hugo Our irrepressible new canine columnist says hello.  
It’s a vet’s life Unexpected events are all in a day’s work.  
Dogs in old photos And what they can tell us about our past.  
Working dog owners ­A look at a Swedish research study.  
K9 Queries All answered by experts in their field on: care, health, training, legal, insurance, grooming, breeding & puppy care, behaviour, feeding and veterinary.  
PLUS Many more entertaining and informative articles on all things dog!

You’ve got just one day left to get your entry in for The Crufts Factor – the canine world’s answer to Britain’s Got Talent.
     If you think your dog has what it takes – whether that’s singing along to music, dancing, skateboarding, playing football, you name it – you need to upload a short video of your dog performing (two minutes maximum) on YouTube by 5pm tomorrow, 1 March 2012. The highest rated will be shortlisted and four entries will then be selected to compete in the final in the main arena at Crufts on Saturday 10 March.
     The talent should be one that’s both safe and enjoyable for your dog, and finalists will need to be able to come along to Crufts at the NEC that day.
     For full details of how to enter and unload your clip, see www.crufts.org.uk/cruftsfactor

The March issue of
Dogs Monthly goes
on sale 2 February.
Inside you’ll find…

Link learning Discover how dogs make connections – and how that can make you a better trainer.
Nutrition Dogs’ dinners – from farm to food bowl.
Training a deaf dog Signing know-how and practical help.
Breed focus All about the Pug.
Research What makes a responsible owner?
True-life tale “My dog had pyometra”.
Training masterclass Teaching the ‘off’ command.
Canines in combat Hero dogs of World War Two.
In the dock with your dog The Dog Control Bill – hope on the horizon?
Dogs and toddlers Safety first advice in the home.
Veterinary casebook Puzzling conditions for our vet at large.
Cattle attack One dog walker’s frightening experience.
Dog-friendly holidays Tried and tested.
New breeds on the block What’s behind their rise in popularity?
Training case study Restoring harmony to a troubled household.
Trail hounds Doggy days out in Shropshire.
On the lead Top tips to keep walks safe and fun.
Doggy gear on test Products put through their paces.
Canine crafts Make a hanging toy tidy.
Real homes for real friends Heartwarming rehoming stories.
K9 Queries All answered by experts in their field on: care, health, training, legal, insurance, grooming, breeding & puppy care, behaviour, feeding and veterinary.
PLUS Many more entertaining and informative articles on all things dog!

Do you own a sociable, playful Dachshund? Do you live within easy reach of Birmingham? If so Fierce Festival, Birmingham’s festival of live art and performance, would like to hear from you. It’s aiming to recruit 60 local Dachshunds to participate in a piece of live art called ‘Dachshund UN’ that will take place in central Birmingham during the festival, which runs from 29 March to 8 April 2012. The fun (and often chaotic) art installation, by Australian artist Bennett Miller, was first performed in Melbourne in 2010 – to see a video go to http://tinyurl.com/DachshundFierce 
     Dachshund owners who want to find out more about taking part in the Birmingham project should email dachshund@wearefierce.org

Do you know a devoted veterinary nurse, virtuous vet or just a dog-lover who has gone that extra mile to improve companion animal welfare and deserves recognition for their hard work? If so, you could nominate them for the Ceva Awards for Animal Welfare, organised by Ceva Animal Health UK, manufacturer of Adaptil.  
     There are three categories – Vet of the Year Award, Welfare Nurse of the Year and the Pet Lovers’ Welfare Award, which is open to all individuals involved in the care of animals, whether that’s at a vet practice, animal rescue, charity or other welfare organisation.   
     When sending in your nominations give full details of why your nominee deserves to win. Judging will be based on support materials provided (such as case studies, examples and photos), so the more information you send with your entry, the better the chances of them winning.   
     Anyone can nominate somebody and all those who do will be entered into a prize draw to win £250 of high street vouchers. The deadline for nominations is 27 January 2012 and the awards ceremony will take place in April.  
     For more information, call Ceva Animal Health on 01494 781510, email welfare.awards@ceva.com or download a nomination form from www.ceva.co.uk

The charity Canine Partners is appealing for individuals and businesses to collect used postage stamps which can be turned into much-needed funds to support its work. The monies raised will go towards training more canine partners for people with disabilities – just £5,000 raised will cover the cost of a puppy’s first year of training. 
     All kinds of stamps are welcome, on or off envelopes. You need to leave no more than a 5mm single thickness border around them, and the perforations should not be damaged. Commemorative or special stamps should be packaged separately.  
     You can either drop off your stamps at one of the charity’s 12 puppy satellite centres in England
and Scotland (visit www.caninepartners.org.uk
for locations), or post them to:
Canine Partners Stamp Appeal, PO Box 638, Fareham, Hampshire PO14 9JJ
     Please make sure you pay the correct postage when you send them!

The Dogs Monthly editorial office and sales office will be closed from 1pm on Friday 23 December and will reopen at 8.30am on Tuesday 3 January 2012.  
     The Dogs Monthly subscriptions department will be open 29-31 December, freephone tel 0800 612 8379 or email subscriptions@warnersgroup.co.uk     
     The advertising department will also be open during those dates, tel 01778 392445 or email paulat@warnersgroup.co.uk