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The hound with the wind in its hair: Country Life Quiz of the Day, July 1, 2025Heatwaves, bridges and dog breeds in Tuesday's Quiz of the Day.
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Hot dogs: How to keep your dog healthy in a summer heatwave, by expert trainer Ben RandallWith hot summer weather here it can be a challenge keeping your four-legged friend cool and happy. Ben Randall shares his tips on how to keep a dog safe in a heatwave.
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Canine muses: David Hockney's chocolate dachshunds who wanted for only two things — food and loveIn the second edition of our limited series, we meet some more of the dogs who've inspired our greatest artists.
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The golden eagle: One of the Great British public's favourite birds of prey — but devilishly tricky to identifyWe are often so keen to encounter this animal that ambition overrides the accuracy of our observations, writes Mark Cocker.
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From turtles to pink sea fans: Why Mediterranean marine life is drifting into British watersBoth leatherback sea turtles and the soft corrals’ presence near our shores coincides with our warming seas, Lotte Brundle writes.
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It's a cruel summer to be a bee with up to 80% of swarms dying if they cannot find a safe place to settle — but here is how you can helpCurrently, swarms of bees are taking flight to search for new homes and up to 80% of these swarms will perish if they cannot find a safe place to settle, but we can all help, says the BBKA.
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Canine muses: The English bull terrier who helped transform her owner from 'a photographer into an artist'In the first edition of our new, limited series, we meet the dogs who've inspired some of our greatest artists.
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Hen harriers: The 'marvels of evolutionary adaptation' that are 'ballet and theatre and poetry inscribed on air'The hen harrier is one of the most glorious birds of prey in Britain — yet it provokes fierce debate. Mark Cocker unpicks why this breed is among the most controversial of all British birds.
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What do 32 pigeons, 38 dogs, four horses and one cat have in common? They've all been awarded a Dicken medal, and now you can have one tooPunch and Judy, two brave boxer dogs, saved the lives of British officers in Palastine. Now Judy's PDSA Dickin Medal will go under the hammer at Noonans on June 11.
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Forget catnip, it's all about catmintNepeta, the highly aromatic and pretty perennial beloved of so many country gardens, may be your feline’s favourite fix, but we should be wary of its root, warns Deborah Nicholls-Lee
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'When you are blind, your physical world is only as far as your arms can reach, but with my guide dog, my world is limitless'Tubby little bundles of joy, guide-dog puppies may be irresistibly sweet, but they’ve been expertly engineered to perform life-changing duties, discovers Katy Birchall.
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Country Life 28 May 2025Country Life's May 28, 2025, issue cover star is an eight-week-old Labrador — a tubby little bundle of joy, who has been expertly engineered to perform life-changing duties by Guide Dogs UK.
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Goodwoof: 'The remarkable thing is how few incidents of biting there are, from dogs and owners'Now in its 4th year, Goodwoof could be the canine Glastonbury. Charles Gordon-Lennox, the Duke of Richmond, reveals some of the secrets of its success.
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Chelsea Flower Show 2025: The first garden designed by a dogMonty Don and his dog, Ned, have collaborated on a show garden at this year's Chelsea Flower Show.
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Ben Randall: Why your dog behaves for some people, but not othersAward-winning dog trainer Ben Randall shares his advice with Country Life readers on one of the most common questions he gets asked.
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Betty is the first dog to scale all of Scotland’s hundreds of mountains and hillsFewer than 100 people have ever completed Betty's ‘full house’ of Scottish summits — and she was fuelled by more than 800 hard boiled eggs.
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Can't you hear me S.O.S? Our treasured native dog breeds are at risk of extinctionDo you know your Kerry blue terrier from your Lancashire heeler? A simple lack of publicity is often to blame for some of the UK's native dog breeds flying dangerously low under-the-radar.
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How many puppies in the average litter? Country Life Quiz of the DayPlus a 1960s house, Hollywood's most famous cavewoman and more in Friday's quiz.
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The most successful dog breed in the history of Crufts? Country Life Quiz of the DayPlus the stars in the sky and a curiously-named colour.
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The fast and the furryous: When some cool canines stole the show from priceless cars in St MoritzThe ICE is synonymous with beautiful cars, but everyone knows that the real stars of the show are the dogs strutting their stuff on St Moritz's frozen lake.
