Archive for August, 2009

In the past few years drugs companies, TV shows and book publishers have all made moves into a rapidly emerging area of the British dog ownership market. All are keen to tap into a growing trend which has been expanding every year for the past decade. And expanding really is the best placed adjective...

“Out of the blue, it attacked for no reason” When a dog attack is reported we will often hear the same old phrases bandied about. “It came out of the blue” “It was totally unprovoked” “We didn’t see it coming” “It was totally out of character” Ring any bells? Well let’s try and...

The Blue Cross, one of the UK’s leading animal charities, is supporting a fundraising appeal to help the plight of Sandbag and Hesco, a dog and cat currently living with British soldiers at their base in Um Qasa near Basra. The Government has rejected a 6,000-strong petition to bring the pair back...

The following interview is from Chris Evans’ BBC Radio 2 show – discussing a new report which claims Afghan Hounds are the ‘least intelligent’ dog breed and that dogs have the equivalent intelligence of a 2-year old child. I tend to disagree! Source: DogMagazine.net –...

This is a special appeal on behalf of Max, a beautiful 11 year old long-haired German Shepherd who is desperate for a long-term foster  home where he can be given the love and care he needs for his final years. Max lived all his life with an elderly owner who was agoraphobic and never left the house....

A personal, self-indulgent post today about some of the dog breeds that don’t get enough love from the public. I’m talking about the breeds who are the canine equivalent of Cinderella, they have so much to offer and seem to get overlooked. This is a piece based on my personal experience of...