Vic Barlow

The Dogfather: Don't 'kill' your dog with kindness
Tuesday 7th April 2015
Tue 7th Apr 2015
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The Dogfather: Don't 'kill' your dog with kindness

This week a rescue centre asked me to assess a boisterous terrier that was proving impossible to re home. He'd lasted less than a day with his previous…
Barlow's Beef: Banking on a retirement bonus
Tuesday 31st March 2015
Tue 31st Mar 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Banking on a retirement bonus

The most disingenuous argument foisted on the British public recently is the theory that British banks must continue to pay grotesque bonuses or executives…
The Dogfather: How good is your relationship with your dog?
Tuesday 31st March 2015
Tue 31st Mar 2015

The Dogfather: How good is your relationship with your dog?

Does your family pooch have a training problem or a relationship problem? I work with lots of dogs who will simply not sit, stay or walk to heel for their…
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Barlow's Beef: Election fever - I don't think so
Tuesday 24th March 2015
Tue 24th Mar 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Election fever - I don't think so

Brought up in a staunch Labour household by a father dedicated to the union he served for 32 years I should be excited by the forthcoming election. My…
The Dogfather: Excuses do not maketh the dog
Tuesday 24th March 2015
Tue 24th Mar 2015
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The Dogfather: Excuses do not maketh the dog

I was unloading my Labs at a well known beauty spot this week when a passing dog, overcome by excitement, ran towards us. I asked my team to sit quietly…
Barlow's Beef: Affordable Housing.... I think not
Tuesday 17th March 2015
Tue 17th Mar 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Affordable Housing.... I think not

Remember when politicians trumpeted high-rise tower blocks as the solution to Britain's housing problem? You may have been part of one of those communities…
The Dogfather: Stressed out dogs are no laughing matter
Tuesday 17th March 2015
Tue 17th Mar 2015

The Dogfather: Stressed out dogs are no laughing matter

I watched a passer-by laugh with amusement today as a Border Collie tracked her along the opposite side of a garden fence snapping and barking. When the…
Barlow's Beef: Would councillors do this with their own money?
Tuesday 10th March 2015
Tue 10th Mar 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Would councillors do this with their own money?

This week's column is like orienteering: you need to read the clues to know where you are heading. In July 2013 Wilmslow Town Council wanted to spend…
The Dogfather: Never make excuses for bad behaviour
Tuesday 10th March 2015
Tue 10th Mar 2015

The Dogfather: Never make excuses for bad behaviour

If I've learned anything about dog owners it's that those with the worst behaved dogs have the longest list of excuses. 'It's not his fault. He didn't…
Barlow's Beef : Rules of Engagement
Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Tue 3rd Mar 2015
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Barlow's Beef : Rules of Engagement

As I'm the new kid on the block I thought it appropriate to set out the Rules of Engagement. It's been made abundantly clear the views expressed…
The Dogfather : Silence of the Lambs
Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Tue 3rd Mar 2015
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The Dogfather : Silence of the Lambs

The recent spate of dog attacks on livestock has been horrendous. For local farmers it's heartbreaking but it need never happen. Dogs don't simply wake…
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Barlow's Beef: The Election Handicap Hurdle
Wednesday 25th February 2015
Wed 25th Feb 2015
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Barlow's Beef: The Election Handicap Hurdle

They are under starters orders in the 2015 Election Handicap Hurdle...and they're off. Leader of the Year is err... leading by two lengths from Demolish…