50 Great Tips To Give Your Dog A Longer, Healthier, Happier Life
February 1, 2010 – 10:42 am | 5 Comments

Dog Years. We all know the expression, most of us know the maths – 1 human year = 7 dog years (roughly). When you put it into a different context and say; ‘for every day …

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ASPCA Managing Operations in Mississippi Puppy Mill Investigation
February 7, 2010 – 10:49 am | No Comment

The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), under the authority and request of Shirley C. Byers of the Marshall Co. Prosecutor’s Office in Marshall County, Miss., is managing operations in the investigation of a local puppy mill where more than 75 dogs are being seized. Read the full story »

A Great Way To Exercise Your Dog If You Live In The City
February 6, 2010 – 3:07 pm | One Comment
A Great Way To Exercise Your Dog If You Live In The City

As someone who lives in the city, there are many ways to exercise a dog in your area. Why limit your dog’s exercise just with a walk in your neighborhood? There’s an attitude among some …

Money Woes and Tough Economic Times Don’t Matter to Your Pet
February 6, 2010 – 10:43 am | No Comment
Money Woes and Tough Economic Times Don’t Matter to Your Pet

Pet owners don’t believe their money woes matter to their pets, and that’s beneficial to the owner, according to a new study of 400 Americans fielded by independent digital direct agency, Catalyst Direct. Of respondents …

BVA announces new Board Chairman and Deputy Chairman
February 5, 2010 – 10:41 am | No Comment
BVA announces new Board Chairman and Deputy Chairman

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is pleased to announce Mr Derek Williams as the new non-executive Chairman of the Board and Mr Ted Chandler as Deputy Chairman, effective immediately.

X-Ray Shows Rubber Duck Found In Terrier’s Tummy
February 5, 2010 – 10:35 am | No Comment
X-Ray Shows Rubber Duck Found In Terrier’s Tummy

A Patterdale Terrier called Spike had to have a £1,000 operation to remove a rubber duck from its stomach – 18 months after the bathroom toy disappeared.

Cesar Millan Issues His 7 Top Tips for New Dog Owners
February 5, 2010 – 9:46 am | No Comment
Cesar Millan Issues His 7 Top Tips for New Dog Owners

National Geographic Channel’s Cesar Millan aka The Dog Whisperer, has issued what he considers to be the seven most important tips for owners of new dogs. Millan believes in order to prevent problems down the …

Charity Announces West Hollywood City Council Considering Ordinance Banning Sale of Dogs and Cats in Pet Shops
February 3, 2010 – 1:44 pm | One Comment
Charity Announces West Hollywood City Council Considering Ordinance Banning Sale of Dogs and Cats in Pet Shops

Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), is the only national non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy mills. A recent undercover investigation discovered that a pet store who …

Top 20 Selling Dog Toys Revealed
February 3, 2010 – 10:03 am | No Comment
Top 20 Selling Dog Toys Revealed

Dog toys have taken on a life of their own. The market for dog toys gets bigger and broader each year as modern dog owners look for the latest, greatest, best dog toy that is …

High Oats from Burns Pet Nutrition
February 2, 2010 – 2:17 pm | No Comment
High Oats from Burns Pet Nutrition

Burns High Oats Recipe can be helpful in the control of Obesity. Oats have higher fibre levels than rice based diets which means the food is more filling than other diets.

What A New Dog Owner Must Get Used To: Exercise and Grooming
February 2, 2010 – 2:16 pm | No Comment
What A New Dog Owner Must Get Used To: Exercise and Grooming

All dogs need exercise, especially young puppies. And it is very unlikely for your dog to get the sufficient amount of exercise he needs just by sitting around the house, which is what most dogs …

Help – My Dog Is A Canine Couch Potato
February 2, 2010 – 2:14 pm | No Comment
Help – My Dog Is A Canine Couch Potato

This article is dedicated to all of you canine couch potatoes out there. It’s time to get up, get out, and start having some real, competitive fun with your dogs – I’m talking about dog …

20 Health and Fitness Tips For You and Your Dog
February 2, 2010 – 1:59 pm | No Comment
20 Health and Fitness Tips For You and Your Dog

Look no further for our top 20 fitness tips for you and your dog!
1) Doga! All the benefits of Yoga, suppleness, flexibility and muscle toning and dogs can join in too. Take your dog with …

More Than 700 Injured Greyhounds At USA Race Track In One Year
February 2, 2010 – 1:36 pm | 3 Comments
More Than 700 Injured Greyhounds At USA Race Track In One Year

According to recently released state records, more than seven hundred greyhounds were reported injured at Wheeling Island Racetrack and Casino since 2008, and more than one thousand dogs were prevented from racing because they were …

Cent Feels Like A Million Dollars In His New Home
February 2, 2010 – 1:27 pm | No Comment
Cent Feels Like A Million Dollars In His New Home

Remember we told you about the bilingual Border Collie called Cent who only responded to commands in Polish? Well this week Cent has said “cześc”* to his new owners after a nationwide appeal by an …

Help For Animals Arrives In Haiti
January 28, 2010 – 12:54 pm | No Comment
Help For Animals Arrives In Haiti

A coalition of animal protection groups, which includes the RSPCA, has arrived in Haiti to aid animals left stricken by the devastating earthquake.

PDSA Pet Slimmers Announced – Dogs Take Joint 3rd Place
January 28, 2010 – 12:07 pm | No Comment
PDSA Pet Slimmers Announced – Dogs Take Joint 3rd Place

Over the last six years PDSA has carried out health check assessments on over 20,000 dogs* and has seen an increase of over 10% in the levels of obesity – 28% in 2008 compared …

In The Dock: The Electric Collar
January 27, 2010 – 1:18 pm | 4 Comments
In The Dock: The Electric Collar

K9 Magazine takes a look at one of the most controversial subjects in the entire dog world, a much maligned defendant takes to the stand. The electric shock dog training collar. These are the collars …

Animals Play Significant Role in Haiti, Both in Immediate Aftermath of Earthquake and in Lengthy Road to Recovery
January 25, 2010 – 3:51 pm | No Comment
Animals Play Significant Role in Haiti, Both in Immediate Aftermath of Earthquake and in Lengthy Road to Recovery

Animals play a significant role in Haiti, both in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake and in the lengthy road to recovery.

Kennel Club To Refuse Registrations for Merle Staffordshire Bull Terriers
January 25, 2010 – 2:03 pm | No Comment

The Kennel Club has issued a statement explaining that it will no longer accept registrations for Merle Staffordshire Bull Terriers. The club’s statement reads:

It’s time to repeal the dangerous dogs act – by Felicity Lynch
January 23, 2010 – 2:21 pm | 22 Comments
It’s time to repeal the dangerous dogs act – by Felicity Lynch

The infamous and failed dangerous dogs act has been in place for too long. It has quite clearly failed to prevent dog attacks and its time for it to go and go now. Pit bulls …

Wirral Vet’s RCVS Register Restoration Application Refused
January 22, 2010 – 2:15 pm | No Comment
Wirral Vet’s RCVS Register Restoration Application Refused

The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week decided that a Wirral-based veterinary surgeon should not be restored to the RCVS Register, having previously struck him off for disgraceful professional conduct, …

Morbidly obese Glasgow rescue dog loses half his body weight
January 22, 2010 – 11:32 am | No Comment
Morbidly obese Glasgow rescue dog loses half his body weight

A Dogs Trust Glasgow resident who made the news last January for being so obese he could not even walk has lost almost half his body weight. Patch, a six year old Beagle Cross, weighed …

Dog Rescue Organization Teams Up With The Humane Society of United States to Save Haitian Animals
January 21, 2010 – 11:21 am | 4 Comments
Dog Rescue Organization Teams Up With The Humane Society of United States to Save Haitian Animals

American Dog Rescue announced this morning a $50,000 challenge grant that will help bolster and bring awareness to the donations needed to aid domesticated animals affected by the Haitian disaster. ADR is supporting The Humane …

Canine Disaster Search Team Finds Three Children Alive Under the Rubble
January 20, 2010 – 11:10 am | One Comment
Canine Disaster Search Team Finds Three Children Alive Under the Rubble

A firefighter and his Search Dog located three girls trapped alive since Tuesday in the rubble of Haiti’s devastating earthquake. Bill Monahan and his Border Collie, Hunter, were searching a neighborhood near the Presidential Palace, …