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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …