September 2008 Archive

The BBC to Continue Crufts Coverage?

UPDATE TO THIS STORY - CLICK HERE FOR CLARIFICATION OF CURRENT BBC POSITION The BBC has today hinted that it intends to carry on covering 'events like' Crufts despite the mass ...

Dog Owners Work Hard to Avoid Credit Crunch

- Site reveals boom in pets market despite economic concerns - Despite crashing shares and bank collapses, Pets are retaining their market value and their homes, with just 1% of Brits ...

Premier League Footballer Injured in Dog Clash

Stoke city midfielder Liam Lawrence could miss his side's next Premier League clash with Portsmouth after a freak injury caused by his dog. The former Mansfield town player has, according to ...

Dogs Ordered to be Put to Death due to ‘Clerical Error’

More heartache and turmoil occurred this weekend for owners of dogs seized during this years Notting Hill Carnival as they waited to see if a “clerical error” had claimed the ...

Why Breeders Must Learn to Listen

written by Karen Clark-Stapleton The dog was probably the first species domesticated by man and has maintained a special place in human affections ever since, so why are some breeders continually ...

Police Dogs Get £225k Home, DDA Dogs Get Screwed

Innocent until proven guilty, that's the British way - unless you're a dog that is. I'll stop with the anthropomorphism right there, I know it's not fair or right to compare ...

Should the UK Look to the Other Side of the World for Dog Control Ideas?

Recently I had the honour to be asked to speak at the Western Australia Rangers Association (WARA) 30th annual conference in Perth Western Australia. A number of delegates were ...

Cardiff Dogs Home Scoops RSPCA Welfare Award

Cardiff Council and Cardiff Dogs Home have been awarded a prestigious ‘RSPCA Innovator in Animal Welfare Award’ as part of the first ever RSPCA’S Community Animal Welfare Footprints 2008. The RSPCA ...

A New Approach to Reduce the Numbers of Unwanted Dogs?

written by Karen Clark-Stapleton So the credit crunch is finally hiting us all in the UK, recession is imminent and people will have far fewer pennies to spend on their beloved ...

Wolves as Good as Dogs at Reading Humans

Dogs and Wolves are equally good at picking up human hand signals, says a new study. Dogs and Wolves are equally good at picking up human hand signals, says a new ...

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