January 2007 Archive

British Dogs Wins Web Blog Award

A British dog is a finalist in the 2007 Weblog awards (Bloggies). Chocolate labrador about town, Woof Woofington, is also the only dog to make the Bloggies worldwide shortlist,(http://2007.bloggies.com), which ...

A British dog is a finalist in the 2007 Weblog awards (Bloggies). Chocolate labrador about town, Woof Woofington, is also the only dog to make the Bloggies worldwide shortlist,(http://2007.bloggies.com), which ...

Investigation Called as Police Leave Dog to Die With no Food or Water for 10 Days

An enquiry has been launched after a stray Greyhound starved to death in police kennels after it was picked up by officers and then left for ten days. The dog died ...

Dog Owners Happier, Healthier & Live Longer

New research has revealed that dog owners are happier, healthier and likely to live longer. Whilst it has been established for some time that pet ownership makes people happier, it ...

Ban The Sofa!

THE LATEST ‘Dangerous Dogs’ furore set me thinking about how it is that stupid laws like the Dangerous Dogs Act get passed in the first place. It’s because politicians generally ...

Strengthen the DDA?

FORMER HOME Secretary Kenneth Baker – now Lord Baker of Dorking – the architect of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and thus originator of all Bred Specific Legislation worldwide based ...

Media Coverage of Dog Attacks

With dangerous dogs and the question of 'what to do with them?' in the news at the start of 2007, K9 Magazine would like to pay great thanks to BBC ...

IRRESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERS ARE THE REAL DANGER TO THE PUBLIC

The terrible incident in St Helens that resulted in the death of Ellie Lawrenson highlights yet again the risk of a dog (any dog) being owned by an irresponible dog owner. There ...