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Hereditary Eye Disease in Dogs Don visited the Animal Eye Care Clinic in East Malvern, Victoria. He talked with specialist veterinary ophthalmologist, Dr Robin Stanley, about the incidence of hereditary eye diseases in dogs. As well as treating...

Horse Sense with Pat Parelli Pat Parelli is an American horseman with a philosophy of natural horsemanship which has won admiration worldwide. In this segment Pat Parelli was introduced to Ness, a mare with an intense...

Horse Sense: Pat ParelliPat Parelli has won international acclaim with his philosophy of natural horsemanship and his ability to teach other people what horses want and need them to know - savvy. His theory is based on the prey-predator...

Identifying BirdsThe June issue of the Burke's Backyard magazine contains an informative and useful zip out book - The Burke's Backyard Guide to Backyard Birds. The book helps identify birds commonly found in Australian gardens...

Imperial Blue ButterflyJohn Dengate came across a caterpillar covered by a swarm of ants. At first glance it seemed as though the ants were killing the caterpillar, but as John explained, these two insects have a very special relationship....

Dr Terry Martin first became interested in birds at the age of 10, when given a pair of Zebra Finches. Terry’s love of birds has continued through to the present day. He is now an avian veterinarian and aviculturist, and...

Jack the CorellaJack the Corella has appeared on many television shows all over the world, including Burke's Backyard, Midday, the BBC's "Look who's talking" and programmes on CNN and Japanese TV. Jack has won many Burke's Backyard competitions, these...

Jack the Corella Update We revisited Jack the Corella and his owner and trainer, Ida Gallop. As well as being an excellent talker Jack has many amazing tricks in his repertoire, including riding on a dustpan, rolling over, and...

Jamieson the Trick Horse Horse trainer Steve Jefferys wrote to Burke's Backyard to tell us about his black stallion, Jamieson. Jamieson, aka 'Spud', is a 7 year old Australian Stock Horse. He has a huge repertoire of tricks...

Father EmuOn a recent trip to Kalbarri, in Western Australia, Don noticed a male emu looking after a brood of chicks. Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)Emus are large, flightless birds. Although they can't fly, they are very fast runners, reaching...