1,000 dead in Ebola strike
AN Ebola outbreak in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo could be as serious as the West Africa epidemic of 2014.
More than 1,000 of 1,600 infected in the North Kivu region have died. A charity said: “This is massive.”
In Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea 11,000 died. TRAINER HANNAH ON WHY PUP WAS RELUCTANT TO WALK
SAlan with pup, Molly. Below, his wife, Carol
Mia, five, with English bulldog Ronnie, who nips at his owners ix puppies are running riot in the corner of a stately home, having the time of their lives.
Ronnie the English bulldog is obsessed with chewing – he’ll happily gnaw furniture, toys, even ankles.
Meanwhile, pomeranian Bambi just loves to eat sheep poo – and with livestock in abundance here at Chatsworth House, the 12-week-old dog is in heaven.
Molly the chocolate labrador adores meeting people and finds it all very exciting, as her constantly wagging tail shows – so learning to sit quietly in a cafe full of tourists is quite the challenge.
Trainer Hannah Molloy says: “It’s a very novel environment for puppy training with all the people and animals and everything else going on.
“There are lots of distractions for the dogs. They’re doing very well, really.”
We are here in Derbyshire to watch the filming of Puppy School, a new Channel 4 series that aims to show exactly what is involved in training
wayward puppies to become perfectly polite and calm little dogs. In each episode, six different owners bring their puppies, at various stages of development, to learn from the experts – Hannah, Oli Juste, and Katie Patmore.
When they arrive for their first visit they are between eight and 12 weeks old – a crucial time in a pup’s life.
Oli explains: “For the first eight weeks of the puppy’s life, it’s vital that it lives with its mum in a calm, stress-free environment. But after that they need to start socialisation, and we don’t just mean running around with other puppies. At that age, they are more or less fearless so it’s the perfect time to introduce them to cars, sheep, people.
“It’s an important window because after that they turn into teenagers and can be difficult again.”
The pooches return to Puppy School at two later stages, so the trainers can monitor their progress and address any problems. But it’s not just the dogs that are being helped – many of the owners got their puppies to help them through some difficult times. One of them is Alan
Dogs know all about you from your smell... Molly sensed Alan’s sadness