Dogs In Barbados

Margaret on August 13th, 2015

  Formula One’s Racing car celebrity, Lewis Hamilton, visited Barbados for Crop Over celebrations and festival in August this year. He was seen partying with his friend, our local singing superstar Rihanna, and other friends. He was also seen having a relaxing and fun filled time in the sea. Accompanying him were his two English […]

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Margaret on June 20th, 2015

Repeat visitors to Barbados, Jim and Belinda love dogs. This year when they visited they brought down a huge bag filled with mainly dog collars, a lot of which are really nice leather collars. Belinda explained that the dog gifts she brings in from the UK come from several dog lovers, from her area, and […]

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Margaret on May 13th, 2015

The dog rescue and shelter places in Barbados seem to be full. So many dogs are being abandoned and rescued but still breeders keep on breeding puppies without finding homes for them before they breed. Not all breeders are like that. There are responsible breeders who have a waiting list for their puppies and who […]

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March 25, was the date for the first obedience dog trials in Barbados for 2015. A lot of very keen contestants. There were no passes in the Utility and CDX and only 2 dogs competing at each of these levels in the trials. There was keen competition for the CD title and 11 dogs were […]

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Margaret on January 30th, 2014

It is early 2014. This is a tough economy, with a lot of people losing jobs especially from the Government departments in Barbados and this may be responsible for the people who rescue dogs on the island being very busy.  It is always kinder if a person can no longer afford to keep and care […]

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My Tibetan Terrier puppy arrived here from the UK at approximately 12.5 weeks of age which was the earliest time she could be shipped. I prefer to get a puppy as early as possible as I enjoy training my dogs and puppies are definitely fun to train. She came from Ken Sinclair of Araki Kennels […]

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Margaret on December 13th, 2012

This post did carry for over six months the widget which was a petition in support  for animal rights in Barbados. It is hard to imagine that animals would be forced to endure the suffering of some of the dogs shown. Dogs tied to trees for a whole day, hardly fed and with little fresh […]

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Margaret on December 24th, 2011

Left to right is my Tibetan Terrier puppy, Araki Ms Conduct at Calliope and one of my Bouvier Des Flandres dogs, Ch. Calliope Rhapsody C.D. The challenge in taking this pix. was to get the Tibetan Terrier puppy to leave the small Xmas decorations alone as she loves toys. Wishing my blog’s readers, a Happy […]

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Margaret on January 24th, 2011

As usual, some dogs get to enjoy the beaches and ocean water of Barbados. These small dogs, of mixed breeds, are popular in Barbados and these two were with their owner on the Cattlewash beach at dawn. Not on a leash but they kept a respectable distance from other people on the beach. Some of […]

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Margaret on December 23rd, 2010

Happy Xmas to everyone 🙂

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