‘I Found My Path in Life Because of This Dog’
I remember exactly where I was when I first met her. My partner in crime, confidant and great teacher. I’d heard she’d been tied to a burger van just off the A3 and needed a home. The first thing I…
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Book Club: ‘My Rescue Dog Has Helped Me Overcome Life’s Hurdles’
Every morning when I wake up I can’t believe how lucky I am to have Buddy in my life. Since the day I found him back in April 2009 he’s been my best friend, and although I rescued him, in…
Real Life: ‘My Dog Was Stolen From My Garden’
According to new research by Direct Line Pet Insurance, in 2018 five dogs were stolen each day, with Staffies and Chihuahuas the most targeted pedigree dog breeds. You might think your home and garden is safe, but how safe really…
5 Things I Learnt Walking My Dog
As a teenager, I used walking as a bit of an escape and I’d head out on my own for hours. The town I lived in had a gorgeous loch and we had countryside all around, so I was very…
There’s More to This Dog Than a Viral Video, Here’s His Story
You might remember Kratu as the happy go lucky rescue dog who decided to go his own way around the agility course at Crufts last year. But there’s much more to 5-year-old Kratu than one viral video. He has visited…
‘Animals Communicate With Their Owners Through Me’
Lying in bed at 3 o’clock one morning and not being able to get back to sleep it struck me as the ideal time, meaning no interruptions, to try to meditate and practice how to connect to an animal. Looking…
‘I Wanted to Help Homeless People & Their Pets, so This Is What I Did’
Last year, the number of homeless people in the UK grew and according to the charity Shelter, it’s growing fastest in the Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, and north-west England. Spiralling rents, job cuts and rising everyday costs mean that…
‘7 Times My Dogs Changed My Life’: Lisa Linke
Lisa Linke is best known for her role in Amazon Prime’s comedy series, ‘Successful People’ and more recently, for her recurring role in the US adaptation of the UK hit TV show, ‘Teachers’. A huge dog lover, she volunteers at…
Meet the Vet Who Dressed as a Giant Mouse to Calm a Nervous Rescue Dog
Could a human dressed as a giant mouse really calm a nervous dog down? Surprisingly, yes. Meet Rupert, the rescue Dalmatian. Almost two years ago, he was diagnosed with hip dysplasia and cruciate ligament problems, which was determined after his owner…
Meet the Street Vets Helping Homeless Dogs for Free
A recent study revealed that more than 4,000 people are estimated to be sleeping rough on any one night. That’s quite a statistic, isn’t it? And yet, even so, this figure probably underestimates the problem because it doesn’t count those…
This Rescue Dog Helped a Family to Heal, Here’s Her Story
I was brought up with dogs, my family loved animals, but until we married, my husband Paul hadn’t owned a dog. Our first dogs together were two Jack Russell Terriers, both lived to the grand old age of 18 years…
Adopting a Dog Helped Me Through My Grief
Three years ago, when I lost my Labrador, my Rottweiler was lost. She became noticeably quieter and withdrawn and for her sake, perhaps before I might have been ready, our house became loud and noisy with young dogs thundering through.…