The K9 Magazine articles that have been hand-picked by our editors. These are the dog articles you’ll enjoy reading the most.
Continuing our series giving names to the unusual habits and behaviours of our dogs, this month K9 Magazine’s Dogosaurus features some particularly common habits, guaranteed to bring a smile to the face of any dog lover. Stoke the beard v.…
This year to get your Christmas off to the very possible start, K9 Magazine is launching it’s very own Countdown to Christmas 15-day advent calendar inviting you to enter and win a bundle of goodies for you and your dog. From 1st…
It’s that time of year again, the festive season is upon us. Whether you enjoy the season for the build up, or presents (who’s judging here!), the break from work to spend more time with loved ones, or a combination…
Continuing our ‘Dogosaurus’ series finally putting a name to some of those exclusively unique canine quirks we all know and love, see if you can spot any of your own dog’s habits this month… Ten Pin Bowl-ing v. A noisy…
Think of Thailand and you might conjure up images of golden Buddhist temples, monks in procession, white sandy beaches, paddy fields, spicy Thai street food and happy, smiling people. Less commonly associated with the country are severe animal welfare violations,…
At Butcher’s Pet Care, we believe dogs will enjoy their dinner so much more when they are served one of our tasty meaty meals. We guarantee to get them licking their lips. Why? Because every dinnertime, you’ll be giving your…
The scandal, and it surely is, of British military dogs being put to death in their hundreds is one that needs to end and end quickly, says Ryan O’Meara. Over the past 10 years more than 800 military service dogs…
In 2005 K9 Magazine’s Kim O’Meara was lucky enough to be given the chance to interview pop diva and music icon Mariah Carey ahead of her album ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ being released. Take a trip down memory lane with…
Brazilians are well known for their spontaneous barbeques and happy go lucky attitudes. These spontaneous and noisy parties are perhaps an escape from the reality of a country severely divided into two financial classes. The rich and the poor and…
The ancestral Hungarian herding dog appears to have migrated with the Magyars and their livestock from the Ural-Altay region, between China and the Caspian Sea, to the Carpathian Basin around 800 AD, writes Meir Ben-Dror. This dog most likely can…
Can you train dogs to forget their natural instincts and just obey without question? The relevant meaning of instinct given in a dictionary is as follows: “The natural impulse apparently independent of reason or experience by which animals are guided.”…
We’re always searching through the latest and greatest releases in the canine world when we suddenly thought – what’s the point in us knowing if we don’t tell you? Continuing our Best Dog series and with Christmas fast approaching, we’ve…
The following song is penned in honour of the RSPCA Inspectors who have to see and deal with some truly horrendous things. The RSPCA’s winter campaign is called ‘Everyday Heroes’ in honour of these men and women who tirelessly seek…
Dock jumping, the World’s premier canine aquatics competition, also known as dock diving, is a canine sport where dogs compete in trying to make the longest or highest distance in to a body of water. Dock jumping events now take…
In Bulgaria, it is common to see stray dogs on the street. There are so many, and sadly, so few who are willing to help them. Some Bulgarian people accept stray dogs as part of the culture, but others refuse.…
New research released by Direct Line has revealed dog owners prefer their pets to their partners when it comes to screen savers and profile pictures, with nine in 10 dog owners taking more pictures of their pets than partners! 86%…
I get free dog food all the time. I don’t eat it myself, but my dogs certainly do enjoy the variety. Now, you might think that it is my privileged position as editor of a dog magazine that lands me…
One of the more frequent questions we are asked at K9 Magazine is “what are the best dogs for children?”. As many of our regular friends and readers will know, we’re pretty much breed agnostic. That is to say we…