A Brief Glance at the History of Mauritius and the Facilities Offered to Tourists The island of Mauritius finds itself as one of the most accessible islands in the Indian Ocean. Situated amid Reunion island and Rodrigues island, the island of Mauritius has gained the reputation, through the course of time of that of the [...]
Norwegian Elkhound Dog Breed History, Health Issues, Grooming, Living Conditions and Temperament Description: This is a medium-sized dog which is sturdy to look at. With the visual Spitz look, the Norwegian Elkhound is short and square to look at, which enhances their sturdy look. With his wedge shaped head, that is broad, and the thick [...]
Neapolitan Mastiff Dog Breed History, Temperament, Health Issues, Grooming and Living Conditions Description: The Neapolitan Mastiff is a very strong dog, whose height is 26 to 30 inches in the dog and 24 to 28 inches in the bitch; this breed can weigh up to 165 pounds, with the largest recorded male being just short [...]
British Radar – It’s History As I am a direct descendent of Sir Christopher Wren and have many ancestors from London who were members of various Livery companies. I have decided to create this article about Radar which invention helped us British win the second world war. In 1934 a large-scale Air Defence exercise was [...]
The Canal Boat A Brief History The Canal Boat – A Brief History A canal boat (also known as a narrowboat or narrow boat) is a boat of a distinctive design, made to fit the narrow canals of England and Wales. Narrowboats at Calcutt Boats marina In the context of British Inland [...]
Narrowboats A Brief History Narrowboats – A Brief History A narrowboat or narrow boat is a boat of a distinctive design, made to fit the narrow canals of England and Wales. In the context of British Inland Waterways, “narrow boat” refers to the original working boats built in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries for [...]
Pekingese Dog Breed Personality Traits, History, Description, Grooming and Living Condtions The Pekingese is relatively short with strong boned front legs it is quite muscular with a slow dignified walking style, they have a medium to long coat with their topcoat being quite thick and course and the undercoat softer. Their ideal weight is between [...]
Golden Retriever Dog Breed History, Health Issues, Grooming and Living Conditions Description: The well known Golden Retriever is renowned for its gold-cream coloured coat that is of medium length, which should be straight or with a slight wave and feathering. Their undercoat is also weather proof. They are a well proportioned dog standing 20-24 inches [...]
Pembroke Welsh Corgi Dog Breed History, Description, Grooming and Living Conditions The Pembroke Welsh corgi is a stocky dog with short legs, which gives it the look of a large dog but is, in fact, obviously a small dog. They would normally have their dew claws removed. They are often born with no tail and [...]
Siberian Husky Dog Breed History, Health Issues, Grooming, Temperament and Living Conditions Description: The Siberian Husky is a medium sized dog, with the male dog measuring 21-23½ inches in height and the female bitch being 20-22 inches, with a weight for the dog of 45-60 pounds and the bitch being between 35-50 pounds. They were [...]