Pet Insurance Facts: Consider Dog Health Insurance For Peace Of Mind
March 16, 2010 – 3:27 pm | No Comment

When it comes to proper health care for your dog, nothing is more effective than taking preventive action. By learning some basic knowledge and adding a few simple measures into your daily routine, you can …

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Ryan O'Meara is editor-in-chief of K9 Magazine, the lifestyle magazine for dog lovers. He lives in the East Midlands with his own two dogs, Mia and Chloe. Ryan's homepage.

Public Consultation on Dangerous Dogs: Your Chance is Now – Dogs NEED You!
March 10, 2010 – 12:32 pm | One Comment
Public Consultation on Dangerous Dogs: Your Chance is Now – Dogs NEED You!

Yesterday, Home Secretary Alan Johnson announced the Government is prepared to listen to the public’s views on what we should do regarding dangerous dog legislation in the United Kingdom. This is your chance, and it …

Vets Tell Government To Get Rid of Breed Specific Legislation Now
March 9, 2010 – 12:01 am | No Comment
Vets Tell Government To Get Rid of Breed Specific Legislation Now

Vets warn against dangerous dogs issue becoming party political
Vets have welcomed the Government consultation on reforming dangerous dogs legislation but called on politicians not to let the issue become a political football during the forthcoming …

Update on Bruce, The Seized Northern Ireland Dog
March 3, 2010 – 10:02 am | 4 Comments
Update on Bruce, The Seized Northern Ireland Dog

Thanks to Frankie, who commented an update on Bruce, the dog who has been incarcerated in council kennels in Northern Ireland having been seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act for, apparently looking like a Pit …

Notice: TV Dog Training Show Dog Borstal is Cancelled
February 22, 2010 – 4:24 pm | No Comment
Notice: TV Dog Training Show Dog Borstal is Cancelled

The TV dog training programme, Dog Borstal is no more. This is not news. Not news if you consider things that happened well over a year ago to be news! The reason we’re publishing this …

At Last! Puppy Farmers are Unmasked (Thanks to the Bateson Report)
February 10, 2010 – 5:42 pm | 8 Comments
At Last! Puppy Farmers are Unmasked (Thanks to the Bateson Report)

Well, the dust has settled on the hotly anticipated Bateson report in to dog breeding.
Regular readers may have noticed, I’ve been pretty quiet since its publication – the reason? Well, it seemed logical to me …

BBC: “Bateson Report a Kennel Club Own Goal”
January 14, 2010 – 2:22 pm | No Comment

BBC correspondent Jeremy Cooke, writing on the BBC’s news website, has echoed the views of many canine health campaigners, draws attention to the spectacular own goal the Kennel Club has scored having spent so much …

For You And Your Dog – Pet Products of The Week (Jan 11th-17th)
January 11, 2010 – 8:59 am | No Comment
For You And Your Dog – Pet Products of The Week (Jan 11th-17th)

It’s 2010 and here we have a brand new, regular K9 Magazine feature. Every week we will scour the wide, wide world of pet products and services to bring you our insider …

K9 Magazine Guide to Giving or Receiving a Dog For Christmas
December 13, 2009 – 1:35 pm | No Comment
K9 Magazine Guide to Giving or Receiving a Dog For Christmas

Ahh Christmas. It’s the most wonderful time of the year in the world, so the song goes. Bells, holly, mistletoe and wine. A time to be merry and enjoy the fun. However, as we now …

Pedigree Dogs Exposed: A Positive Moment for Canine Health
December 9, 2009 – 2:29 pm | 6 Comments
Pedigree Dogs Exposed: A Positive Moment for Canine Health

Back when it aired in 2008, the documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed, which is about to be aired in the USA, caused a firestorm. In amongst the chest beating from small pockets of the organised dog …

Fatal Dog Attacks: What Can We Learn?
December 3, 2009 – 10:39 pm | 16 Comments
Fatal Dog Attacks: What Can We Learn?

The following represents some thoughts. Not conclusions. The cases are from the past 4 years and the data is taken from the inquests in to each death along with eye witness statements.

The Most Important Dog Training Tool I Have EVER Used
December 2, 2009 – 11:59 am | 3 Comments
The Most Important Dog Training Tool I Have EVER Used

I started to train my first dog from the moment he came home with me. It was fun. It was, if I’m totally honest, pretty easy, too. He was a Labrador and his eagerness to …

Dog Bite & Dog Attack Statistics
November 30, 2009 – 12:00 pm | 5 Comments

As we learn of another tragic dog attack related fatality in the UK, it is time for us to consider why and how we can make a positive impact on the dog bite statistics. But …

UK National Dog Adoption Website Announces Partnership With Butcher’s Pet Care
November 27, 2009 – 1:03 pm | No Comment
UK National Dog Adoption Website Announces Partnership With Butcher’s Pet Care

DogsBlog.com, the innovative dog adoption website published by K9 Media Ltd (publisher of K9 Magazine / DogMagazine.net) has announced a new official partnership with Butcher’s Pet Care, a UK manufacturer of natural high meat content …

Show Some Love for…The Bedlington Terrier
November 20, 2009 – 12:43 pm | No Comment
Show Some Love for…The Bedlington Terrier

It’s no secret I’ve got a ‘thing’ for Bedlington Terriers. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but every time I see a Bedlington I become a 10-year old child again. They just seem …

Kit Malthouse’s Anti Bull Breed Agenda is Squashed (By His Own Boss!)
November 12, 2009 – 6:23 pm | 6 Comments
Kit Malthouse’s Anti Bull Breed Agenda is Squashed (By His Own Boss!)

Dog owners – especially owners of bull breeds – can breathe a big sigh of relief today as London mayor Boris Johnson swatted away proposals from the deputy mayor of policing to wipe out bull …

Can Dogs Detect an Impending Human Suicide?
November 4, 2009 – 1:40 pm | No Comment
Can Dogs Detect an Impending Human Suicide?

I still live in complete wonderment about the capabilities and ‘magic’ of our friend, the dog. I recently gave a speech to a conference where I over-ran my time allocation by 20 minutes because I …

Government Report in to Pedigree Dog Health a Slap in the Face for the Anti-Health Campaigners
November 3, 2009 – 9:51 am | 3 Comments
Government Report in to Pedigree Dog Health a Slap in the Face for the Anti-Health Campaigners

The report published today by the Associate Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare extensively supports the views aired by the BBC’s controversial Pedigree Dogs Exposed programme. It is the second, independent, robust report in to pedigree …

First Review of Pets at Home’s New Website
November 2, 2009 – 3:44 pm | One Comment

Pets at Home is the UK-based retailer of pet goods, most well known for their large out of town superstores, packed to the rafters with pet products. The company is embarking on a mission to …

Question of the Day: Is London’s Deputy Mayor For Policing The Biggest Moron in Britain?
November 2, 2009 – 11:19 am | 17 Comments
Question of the Day: Is London’s Deputy Mayor For Policing The Biggest Moron in Britain?

I think I ought to get straight to the point and answer my own question.
Yes, yes he is.
Kit Malthouse, writing in The Times newspaper has parroted, almost word for word, the rhetoric and mistruths spewed …

Breed Specific Legislation, Drink, Drugs & Government Liars
November 1, 2009 – 2:47 pm | 4 Comments
Breed Specific Legislation, Drink, Drugs & Government Liars

Today I thought I’d do something a bit different. Instead of writing out my thoughts on this particular issue, I thought I’d podcast them. The audio below is my thoughts on an issue that is …

Why We Can’t Afford to Lose Trust in our Vets
October 26, 2009 – 7:22 pm | 2 Comments
Why We Can’t Afford to Lose Trust in our Vets

Today the BBC will broadcast the results of a K9 Media inspired vet fees survey. The results highlight the – sometimes massive – range of fees being charged for ’standard’ procedures. As much as £100 …

New Killer Dog Added to Dangerous Dogs List
October 25, 2009 – 7:24 pm | 3 Comments
New Killer Dog Added to Dangerous Dogs List

Lock up your children ladies and gents, for a new addition to the hallowed register of dangerous dogs is announced in the apparently dog-fearing land down under. The newly added breed was responsible for 12 …

Worried About the State of the Planet? Then Eat Your Dog!
October 23, 2009 – 11:30 pm | One Comment
Worried About the State of the Planet? Then Eat Your Dog!

Dog owners should consider, erm, not being dog owners if they care about the environment – or even eating their pet in order to save the planet, according to a new book. The book claims …