steer clear of giving the dog chocolate, make sure it's ears are kept clean to prevent infection.

I don't know if this applies to other dogs but our ridgeback can't have bread due to ear ache.

Read the small print on pet insurance online, expext to pay approx 5quid per calender for a basic insurance upto 50pcm but the latter extreme cases age etc.

Try this site www.champdogs.co.uk for some info, breeders etc. If they are on this site then they more than likley know their stuff.