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by Jan Irving | 24 Apr 2017 | PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED, reviews - dog books and dvds
George Stubbs, of course, is famous for his horse paintings, but his dog portraits and scenes are equally impeccable, desirable, and sought after. This 1984 hardback edition with a glossy dustjacket, brings to readers an extensive history of Stubbs’ canine...
by Jan Irving | 24 Apr 2017 | PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED, reviews - dog books and dvds
A gift book for the die-hard love any dog person. This beautifully produced 158 x 142 mm hard back with full gloss dustjacket is a celebration of the dog with samples of the works housed at the famous Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) with matched quotations. The...
by Jan Irving | 24 Apr 2017 | PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED, reviews - dog books and dvds
Not a big volume, but beautifully produced in solid hardcover with full colour reproductions of the artwork being examined and often detail photos too. This volume looks at a cross section of the art in the famous Louvre to feature dogs. The text is informative and...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED, riding and horses
Having lost Saadia to cancer and her lovely filly being caught in a fence in 2011 (our first such loss ever) we have rethought our riders’ ages and needs, and decided a Welsh Cob would suit the farm better. After a bit of a frustrating search, we came across our...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED, riding and horses
Jan Irving’s Purebred Arabians was established in 1999 with the purchase of Regency Park Saadia from Debbie Yeo (Nar Nar Goon, Victoria). Prior to Ash Wednesday, my parents Barbara and David Irving had owned and bred from a number of Part Bred Arabs, in fact...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED, Sheep
LINCOLN LONGWOOLS are a product of the English county Lincoln. Similiar in age to the English Leicester breed, the Lincoln, however, did not warrant the degree of attention that their cousins did from Bakewell. The development of the Lincoln has depended largely on...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED, Sheep
These are a few of the bits and pieces we have collected over the years
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Brac Lincoln Longwool Sheep, PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED
note: FLOCK SOLD AUTUMN 2016 registered British Breed of Sheep no colour established 1976 registered flock 590 BRAC LINCOLNS was founded in 1976 with stock from the famous Airlie flock owned by the late Jack Christie. Airlie was the top flock and respected worldwide....
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Angora Goats (Mohair), PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED
Collected here are some illustrations from early sources Save
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Brac Angora Goats (Fine Mohair), PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED
This flock was established in 1959 by Barbara Irving; today it is solely based on the now extinct flock of Banksia; one of just a handful of such flocks in Australia or anywhere in the world. I pride myself on producing classical ultra fine mohair with top grade...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Uncategorized
Well, with the buzz around Crufts, I actually penned the next line in March – fancy doing an editorial for a June issue in March! Subscribers now have access to some news from Crufts, the video interview with the Best of Breed owner and results. Anyway , of...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | ISSUE 116: DECEMBER 2009, PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED, reviews - dog books and dvds
What a splendid book! Full of excellent and easily followed advice, and fabulous full colour photos for the photographer and artist to look at, love, and contemplate. There a good number of books on photographing dogs at the moment, and as well, as that superb early...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Indepth Breeding Notes, ISSUE 115: SEPTEMBER 2009, PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED
Some 40mm deep this is naturally a heady volume. For the average owner or breeder it is not essential for your own shelves, but make sure you have access to a copy. Unfortunately, breeds listed in the tables in each article are not included in the index. So it...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | ISSUE 113: MARCH 2009, PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED
Sub-titled The New Judge’s Guide to Dog Showing and the Showring, this book has so much potential and while it does supply a heck of a lot on information I feel it fails it own objectives by the sometimes a scanty approach to topics, sometimes by harping on a...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | ISSUE 113: MARCH 2009, PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED
A reasonably slim volume, Ronchette runs a training business and shows her own dogs. She is an advocate for ‘positive training’ and uses a clicker – so if you need to see how these ideas and tools can work for the show dog, this is the title for you....
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | ISSUE 112: DECEMBER 2008, PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED
Brilliant! Easy to read, richly laid out, informative, productive, and hey, I took an idea out with my camera and got a stunning photo! The library shelf is slowly expanding to accommodate a good selection of titles dedicated to dog photography. There are some titles...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | ISSUE 112: DECEMBER 2008, PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED
Morgan looks at extending the human based practices of Ayurveda principles to your dogs health. She is a noted writer, owner of dogs, and based at Wilson College in Pennsylvania where she holds a position in Religion and Philosophy. Ayurveda principles concentrate on...