Colin Henderson Photography

20/09/2025

At Perfect Paws Vets today for their official opening! Can’t say how much I appreciate the care and kindness that Amanda, Andra and co gave our Fluffy cat over the past 4 years. They kept her going and were amazing in their care of our lovely 21yr old cat!
If you are looking for a new vet or just want to come to a new surgery with the latest vet care at the forefront, then come along!

09/09/2024

So next Saturday few friends and I are doing the Yorkshire 3 peaks (Pen-y-gent, Whernside and Ingleborough) to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.
My relationship with prostate cancer is similar to many- my father got it and was successfully treated for it about 20 years ago. But 4 years ago it came back. Luckily, the treatments had improved and he is now in remission.
Unfortunately, this is not the case with many thousand others who lost that battle.
The money raised for this is going to help research to find better treatments, earlier diagnosis and hopefully make this cancer more easily treatable.
My Dad got onto it early, and got tested, then treated for it. If you have any symptoms then go and talk/get checked out with your GP.
If you wish to help by donating any amount, please use the link below and leave a message- the weather on Saturday looks a bit soggy, so the messages will help push us along!

Help Colin Henderson raise money to support PROSTATE CANCER UK

21/06/2024

26/04/2024

⭐️🐶SmartDogs Group Training and Masterclasses🐶⭐️

I have several group training opportunities available to book onto for the next few months! See info below and please send me a message or email [email protected] for further details😊

🐾Puppy Basics Group Training🐾
~ Starts Sunday 28th April 2024 ~ 9:15am* ~
~ Askham Bryan College Dog School, York ~
For fully vaccinated puppies up to 6 months old with any level or no previous training
Our 2 week group training course designed to start your puppy training the right way! You and your puppy will learn many things including…
socialisation and confidence, focus work, dealing with common puppy problems, settling / relaxation, general obedience, crate and toilet training, lead walking and more!
This course leads onto our next group course, but gives you a great start and tips to begin your training!

🐾Puppy Intermediate Group Training🐾
~ Acomb Primary School, York ~ Monday XX* May 2024 ~ 6:45pm ~
&❗️NEW VENUE❗️~ Elementary Dog Park, York ~ starts May 2024 ~ [*dates and times to be confirmed]
Our 5 star rated puppy course we’ve successfully run many times in York and Leeds!
At this 4 week group we train general obedience techniques such as focus work, recall, lead walking, proper socialisation and lots more! We also look at common issues like jumping up!

🐾Dogs Intermediate Group Training🐾
~ Acomb Primary School, York ~ Monday XX* May 2024 ~ 7:45pm ~
&❗️NEW VENUE❗️~ Elementary Dog Park, York ~ starts May 2024 ~ [*dates and times to be confirmed]
For dogs over 8 months old with any level or no previous training
Our 5 star rated group course we’ve successfully run many times in York and Leeds!
Leading on from our puppy intermediate course, at this 4 week group we train general obedience techniques such as focus work, recall, lead walking, proper socialisation and lots more! We also look at common issues like jumping up!

🐾SmartDogs Masterclasses🐾
❗️NEW VENUE❗️~ Elementary Dog Park, York ~ starts May 2024 ~ [*dates and times to be confirmed but looking to do these on weekends]
These groups will focus on a specific area of training. These are one-off sessions but you are not limited and I would look at doing a discount for booking onto more than one of the masterclasses.
⭐️Focus Work Masterclass⭐️
⭐️Lead Training Masterclass⭐️
⭐️Recall Masterclass⭐️

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*Times / dates are to be confirmed and are subject to numbers

Limited spaces on all courses!

Our group training is for general obedience, if you are experiencing specific behavioural issues such as reactivity or anxiety please contact us for private appointments.

08/04/2024

It's been a while since I posted and I couldn't think of a better subject than Mo who I bumped into with his pawrent in Gledhow Valley Woods! He was a lovely boy and loved cahsing his sticks😀
Great to catch up with Jess and hope to see her back on teh rugby field soon!!

23/02/2024

Friday Feature - Heterochromia!

On Tuesday I had a chance meeting with Rogan the husky, who, as well as being a big bundle of energy, has eyes that are different colours!
So, as an ex-biology teacher I thought what a great thing to discuss in one of my Friday bloggy/social posts!🙂

What is it?
The condition is called Heterochromia and it is not an uncommon in certain breeds. Aussie cattle dogs, Huskies, Border collies and Dalmatians are just some of the more common breeds that this condition can affect.
How does it happen?
As an ex-biology teacher I would love to dive deep into the genotypic reasons (like the study that showed there was "...a duplication directly upstream of the Homeobox gene ALX4, which plays a part in the development of mammalian eye..."1) . I love this stuff- it is pure science and being able to apply something like this to my new career, is brilliant!😁

Essentially, it means that heterochromia is a genetic condition, so most pups have their eyes different colours from birth (the eye colour gene determines the eye colour from conception when the s***m and egg haploid DNA fuse after fertilisation takes place- sorry!! Got caught up in teacher-mode!👨‍🏫) and this has no effect on their eyesight! It is a myth that dogs with different eye colours will be blind later on in life, but scientific research has debunked that!

If some pawrents have experienced their pups eyes changing over time, go and get your beloved pup checked out by a veterinarian, just to be on the safe side as this could be due to cataracts, glaucoma or other eye conditions2.

Well, from a purely selfish standpoint, I think that they look amazing and should be celebrated for their uniqueness and I love talking their pictures as they are amazing!!

Do you have a pup with this wonderful condition? Leave a comment below if you do!!👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

(Oh, it is chromosome 18 which carries the tandem mutation near the ALX4 gene in Siberian Huskies and in some coloured Austrailian Shepherds, if you were really keen to know 🙂 )

References
1: Deane-Coe PE, Chu ET, Slavney A, Boyko AR, Sams AJ (2018) Direct-to-consumer DNA testing of 6,000 dogs reveals 98.6-kb duplication associated with blue eyes and heterochromia in Siberian Huskies. PLoS Genet 14(10): e1007648. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007648
2: Jean Marie Bauhaus (2020) Heterochromia in dogs: Why your dog has different coloured eyes https://www.hillspet.com/dog-care/behavior-appearance/heterochromia-in-dogs

20/02/2024

Another great day out at Kirkstall Abbey meeting with Rogan and Polo the husky duo, Dottie the Scottie, and a lovely 8 years young lass who was very interested in her ball!! 🎾
A big thank you to all the pawrentgs who allow me to capture their pups in parks around the great city of Leeds!! As the weather gets warmer I am sure I will be seeing more of you out there! 😁

15/02/2024

After seeing the fierce gaze of the Harris hawk, we needed some soft lovely brown eyes of lovely Freya, a one year old Rotty who was soft as butter ☺️ Such a lovely pup and one more of my !

Her size and the orange eyebrows remind me of the black-and-tan huntaway sheep dogs of my Dad's, who used to heard the flocks of Merino sheep on the hills by barking, getting them to move in the right direction!

If you think the eyebrows are cute, leave a message below👇👇👇👇

15/02/2024

Something a bit different today! Apart from catching up with Sarah and her lovely children in Golden Acre Park, Leeds, we met this wonderful example of a raptor!
This is a Harris hawk that was being used to chase away pesky magpies harrassing people. They were extremely calm and was chilling out on their handlers arm. The fierce focus of the gaze was something to behold and I pity the magpie or rabbit that is caught up in it!!

It's not quite but the next post will show you Freya who was lovely!

Have you seen a raptor (dinosaur or feathered kind!) if so what kind and where? Leave a comment 👇👇👇👇👇 below

09/02/2024

It’s been a busy week and time seems to have flown by somehow!!🤷🏼‍♂️

I have been able to get out and about and met some more fantastic , this time at Kirkstall Abbey😀

Dottie, Harry and Sherlock were such lovely pups and meeting their humans was fantastic as well ☺️

If you want to see more pups in parks, go to my website www.colinhendersonphotography.co.uk