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Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier type attacks child, lets include articles and pictures of Rottweilers!

A dog described as an Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross attacked a four year old child in Somerford Christchurch less than a week after the tragic events in Leicester  Thankfully the child is okay but has extensive injuries, what line does the local press take, it prints a three page
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Muzzle Them, Ban Them, Destroy Them - Why Not Just Train Them?

When they get it right on animals (and they often do) we’re the first inline to pat them on the back and pay credit to Britain’s largest selling daily newspaper. But just lately they’ve got it so wrong something needs to be said. The Sun’s campaign to highlight animal cruelty was noble. They
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Should ANYONE Be Allowed to be a Dog Owner?

We are saddened to learn of the death of toddler as a result of an attack by two Rottweiler dogs. The death has reignited calls from some quarters to introduce breed legislation to combat further attacks. K9 Magazine is fundamentally opposed to breed legislation as we firmly believe it would NOT
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DVD Sniffing Dogs Are Here

We (K9 Magazine) reported on this back in April. One comment (on this very blog) even suggested it might be a late April fools joke. Well it’s now September and we’re not ones to take a joke to such extreme lengths (actually, that’s a downright lie. We are and we would. But we’re not) [...]

Jennifer Aniston Has a New Puppy

It’s a slow news day today. Anyway, from More Magazine: Jennifer Aniston has been spotted excitedly playing with a new puppy recently while she was getting her hair done in a trendy Beverly Hills salon. When the salon owner asked about Vince’s reaction to her new pooch, Aniston answered: ‘He was thrilled.
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Greyhounds Slaughtered on ‘Conveyor belt of Killing’

K9 Magazine once again finds itself offering credit to News International, the giant publishing organisation responsible for some of the UK’s leading newspapers. Like it’s a stable-mate, The Sun, The Sunday Times deserves recognition for highlighting an horrific case of animal abuse and treating the story with the seriousness it
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Should Workers be Allowed time off to Mourn Dead Pets?

Today we learn that a man has won an appeal against his employers for unfairly dismissing him for taking time off work whilst mourning the death of his dog. We ask, is it right and proper that employers should be more sympathetic to the feelings of pet owners caring for sick and injured animals [...]

Sharon Osbourne’s Dog ‘Attacks’ Dirty Dancing Star Patrick Swayze

Actor Patrick Swayze was left stunned when TV host and star of The X-Factor, Sharon Osbourne’s dog bit him when he appeared as a guest on her chat show. The Dirty Dancing star was visibly wary of Osburne’s Pomeranian Minnie, who appears with her owner on the show, as soon as he sat down. His caution was quickly
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Girls Aloud Concert Delayed as Cheryl Tweedy Waits for Dog

Pop group Girls Aloud were an hour late for one of their own shows in Hampshire after singer Cheryl Tweedy’s Chihuahua ‘refused’ to let her leave her London home. According to Tweedy’s band mate Nadine Coyle, the dog was so keen to be with his owner he kept following
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Meet The Horse Riding Dog

The BBC is today reporting on the Jack Russel who likes to play jockey. A Jack Russell dog is stunning visitors to a farm by showing off his horse riding skills. Freddie leaps on the back of his neighbour’s Shetland pony Daisy for a trot around the paddock of Peglars Farm, in [...]

Sting’s Wife to Make Dog Films

According to the Reuters news agency, Trudie Styler the wife of Sting, former frontman of rock band The Police, has acquired the rights to produce a series of childrens films featuring a dog. Reuters reports: The deal covers the British author’s “A Dog Called Grk,” “Grk and the
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Dog Attacked With Iron Bar in Pet Theft Case

Police have slammed cruel dog theives who attacked a dog with an iron bar before stealing a litter of puppies. The BBC reports: Youths attacked a dog with an iron bar before stealing his mate and their five new-born puppies from a garden in Sheffield, police said. Witnesses saw two teenage [...]