Make your dog a collar with this Country Brook Designs tutorial

If you'd like to make your own dog collar there is a great tutorial over at Country Brook Designs it does involve using a sewing machine so you will need a bit of sewing experience.

You'll need to gather together the following supplies:

• Nylon webbing
• Contoured side release buckle
• Triglide
• D ring
• Spray starch
• Your choice of fabric

You'll also need access to

• Sewing machine
• Iron
• Scissors
• Measuring tape

Click here for full instructions

Image: Darwin Bell licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic

Win a needle felted dog - Giveaway from sewrecycled.blogspot.co.uk

"Oswald is desperate to go to a new home, he is a sweet natured little needle felted Terrier.

He is sporting a rather dapper bow tie too."

Oswald is being offered as a Giveaway over at Sew Recycled pop over to see how you can win this charming little chap.

How livestock guardian dogs are used and why -

Ranchers in the USA who struggle to coexist with large predators are finding new hope in old dog breeds. While these Old World livestock guardian dog breeds have successfully defended livestock from predators for thousands of years in Europe and Asia, they remain relatively unknown in the American West. Explore how they work for one family, and what it means for the maintenance of large predators, like the wolf, on the landscape.


Livestock Guardian Dogs - Working on Common Ground from Conservation Media on Vimeo.

The Brown Dog of Happiness card

Thia sweet Victorian card is one of the many free to use images from The Graphics Fairy and as Karen says it would make a lovely e-card.