Articles by Sean O'Meara
I am K9 Magazine's managing editor and am always interested to hear from anyone with an interesting story to tell.
We know that every dog is different but it’s also a widely held belief that there are certain tests you can do yourself which work by compartmentalising certain aspects of their personality to give you …
It is a simple fact that what you put into your dog is reflected in how they look, act and feel. Getting the right balance of nutrients is not entirely simple and depends on a …
Celebrities are typically well advised about doing things that could result in adverse publicity. With some notable exceptions, such as Prince Harry’s unfortunate Nazi regalia incident, the world’s most famous faces can be relied on …
How Well Do You Know Your Dog’s Nose?
Cases of arson, murder, ritual killings, kidnappings, drug smuggling and even fraud would to this day be unsolved had it not been for the assistance of the canine …
Our Canine Cousins is an exclusive K9 Magazine editorial series documenting some of the animals that share ancestry, traits and many other similarities with our own, much loved, much domesticated canine friends. In this feature, …
The Kennel Club has, for more than a century, been the governing body of all things pedigree dog. They are seen, rightly or wrongly, as the bastion of the illustrious side of the canine world. …
As the world gets to grip with the threat of a swine flue epidemic, we have received a number of emails from readers who are concerned as to whether their dog can catch this highly …
Nature wasn’t kind to Bing, a puppy born deaf, almost completely blind and very weak. Bing was born pure white – an ominous sign of the genetic problems he was to suffer in life. Perhaps …
As many will have heard in the news recently, the police are deploying the skills of specially trained dogs in the hunt for human remains at a former children’s home on the island of Jersey. …
The Kennel Club have recently been on a bit of a PR offensive. This time it’s ‘endangered’ British pedigree dog breeds on the agenda. So concerned are they about the plight of some breeds a …
To all of our readers and dog lovers wherever you happen to be, we wish you a very merry Christmas period and hope you have a truly prosperous and new year …
Lord Baker, the former Home Secretary who introduced the widely criticised Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 legislation has told the BBC that he believes “certain dogs are dangerous by nature”. Coming from a man that refers …
A champion Poodle has become a rather unlikely victim of identity theft. The dog, named Blue has had his vital pedigree information pilfered from a website by a fraudster who is now using the impressive …
A seven year old German Shepherd who attacked a child has been spared from death by a judge in New Jersey, who opted to sentence the dog to life imprisonment instead. Ozzy, the dog in …
A Manchester dog owner was heavily criticised today after she allowed her dog to be left alone with a small child, resulting in the dog biting the child on the nose. Rather than accepting responsibility, …
Good news first. Those of you attending Crufts will be pleased to know that this year’s event is bigger, better and badder than ever. It’s so big, the Kennel Club press office exclaims, that it’s …
Suffolk’s Ipswich hospital, which £24 million in debt, is set to become the first NHS hospital to open its doors to animals in order to raise funds. The plans for dogs and cats to receive …
Can The Bailiff Repossess Your Dog? By Neil Burton, National Dog Wardens Association A draft Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill that is being looked at by the government will entitle enforcement agents (Bailiffs) …
A disillusioned Lancashire woman is appealing for changes in the way the animal welfare system operates after she found an abandoned dog on her doorstep. Sue Price, who lives in Leigh was horrified when she …
Yesterday, K9 Magazine recieved a phone call from a reader who was upset and angry, that we had unfairly commented on an incident in which a man lost his finger after it was bitten by …
Possibly one of my favourite dog owners, Paris Hilton, is to front a tv show where she judges and picks America’s cutest dogs or “pooches”. The model dog owner, who has shown us all how to …
A nine year old girl was mauled by a Bull Mastiff in Manchester recently. Typically, local press have taken a hold of the story and sensationalised it, but is this unfair to responsible dog owners …
A Yorkshire man was jailed for refusing to give up his dog and could end up living on the street because he can’t bear to get rid of his pet. read full story …
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