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K9 Magazine Issue 109

In This Issue... Talking Point: The Scientific Reason Why You Should Smile at Your Dog Every Day Health: What Plants Are Poisonous to Dogs? Lifestyle: TV Presenter Anna Woolhouse Introduces Her Dog & Talks Sporting Highlights of the Year Talking…

Interviews

Anna Woolhouse Introduces Her Dog & Talks Boxing Highlights

If you’re a sports fan, you’ll know Anna Woolhouse. A regular on Sky Sports, she’s previously fronted shows about Formula 1, ice hockey, rugby and more. Most recently, and quite fortuitously, given just how many historical fights have taken place…

Reviews

4 Things That’ll Make Your Dog’s Life More Fun

As pet parents, we wake up each day hoping to make our dog's day as good as it can be. Whether it be walking their favourite route, planning a play date or giving them a stuffed toy with a recipe…

Pet Tech, Reviews

If You’re Thinking About Getting Your Dog an Automatic Tennis Ball Thrower, Read This First

With Christmas around the corner, we've decided to up our review game to share more ideas of things to do, places to go and stuff your dog might like to make this Christmas one to remember. We happily admit to…

Editor's Pick, Hot Topics

Can Dogs Help People With Dementia? Oh, You BET They Can!

Six years ago a project was commissioned by Alzheimer Scotland with the Glasgow School of Art student service. Whether the students involved at the time knew it or not, their work on behalf of the Dementia Dog Project would go…

Hot Topics

Why I Trained My Dog to Be a Therapy Dog

Recently I read a book about a dog who visited a hospital as a therapy dog and, rather self-indulgently, it made me imagine my life in thirty, forty or fifty years time. Having owned dogs all my life if I…

Editor's Pick, Hot Topics

MPs Voted Against Putting Animal Sentience in Law, Vets, Nurses & Students Now Call on Govt to Be Clear

Last week, UK MPs voted to exclude the inclusion of animal sentience, which recognises animals as beings which feel pain and emotion, into the EU (Withdrawal) Bill. As it stands, Article 13 has its origins in a treaty rather than…

Dog Accessories

Layla Flaherty & Her Yorkshire Terrier Put a New Type of Dog Bowl to the Test

Dog bowls. We all need them, we all use them - but how much thought do we put into them before we absolutely have to? Recently we were given the opportunity to review a new type of dog bowl which…

Dog Health

What Plants Are Poisonous to Dogs?

When the leaves have finally fallen from the trees, our gardens start looking bare and we all start spending more time inside, many of us turn to colourful winter houseplants and bring greenery indoors, especially at Christmas time. This can…

Lifestyle

Meet Meghan Markle’s Dogs: The Loves of Her Life

Meghan Markle is a long time supporter of dog adoption, which makes her pretty perfect in our eyes already - but the fact that it's being reported that concern over her dogs coming to the UK and settling into palace…