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Taxi Driver is Prosecuted for Snubbing Guide Dog

A taxi driver has been ordered to pay £2,175 after refusing to allow a partially sighted woman and her guide dog travel in his car.
The incident happened when a hotel booked Jarnail Singh, of Slough, to take one of their customers, and when he arrived he said he would not allow the dog to travel [...]

The World’s First Commercially Cloned Dog Arrives

BioArts International announced today that they have delivered the world’s first commercially cloned dog, a 10-week old Labrador named Lancey, to Florida residents Edgar and Nina Otto.
“We can’t believe this day is finally here,” said Nina Otto, “We are so happy to have little Lancey in our family. His predecessor was a very special dog. [...]

Superstar Sniffer Dog Dies - But Was it His Work That Killed Him?

A talented narcotics detection dog has had to be put to sleep having been diagnosed with nose cancer. Max, an English Springer Spaniel, has been involved in a host of successful drug finds and who’s work has aided in the capture of cocaine smugglers was already suffering with arthritis but there are fears the 9 [...]

(ex) Rottweiler Breeders: You Suck! You REALLY SUCK!

The Kennel Club has today released its annual registration figures.
Volumes are fairly static - 271,719 puppies registered in 2008 (at £12 per pup, that’s £3,260,628 in revenue - nice work if you can get it!)
The figure that stood out to me and is mentioned in the Kennel Club’s own release:
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Ryan O’Meara is editor-in-chief of [...]

Beating Natural Selection: How Two Dogs Worked Together to Overcome a Genetic Mishap

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 the cruelest part of Bing’s story to date, is that when putting his limitations aside, he is almost a typical [...]

Pedigree Dogs Exposed Filmmaker Releases Extended Footage of German Shepherds

For those who saw the shocking and upsetting documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed, some of the most frequent feedback we have received relates to the footage of the German Shepherds being shown. The poor dogs seemed barely capable of walking properly as a result of sloping backs and hunched hind-legs.
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Ryan O’Meara is editor-in-chief of
K9 [...]

Dog ‘Gives Birth to Human’ (Photo)

Every once in a while a ‘dog’ story makes the pages of this blog that brings out the curiosity in all of us.
Last year we had the world famous Montauk Monster - and today, it’s the dog gives birth to human baby photographic story.
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Ryan O’Meara is editor-in-chief of
K9 Magazine, the
lifestyle magazine for [...]

Australia to Launch Online Dog Attack Register

Following another high profile dog attack in Australia, the government has announced it will launch a web-based register of dog attacks that will enable councils to directly submit details of dog attacks to the department of local government.
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Ryan O’Meara is editor-in-chief of
K9 Magazine, the
lifestyle magazine for dog lovers. He lives in the [...]

Police Dog Recovering After Stabbing Attack

A Memphis police dog named Gunner is recovering from multiple stab wounds he suffered while chasing down a burglary suspect. The suspect, meanwhile, and an accused accomplice are in jail charged with burglary and other crimes.
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Woolworths Credit Crunch Dog is Offered a New Home by DogsBlog.com

“Don’t Put Woolies Dog to Sleep!”
As the newly elected US president pontificates about one of his earliest White House pledges - to adopt a shelter dog - the UK’s leading dog adoption service has offered a second chance to the canine mascot of recently demised store, Woolworths.
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Rescue Dog is Hearing Dog of the Month

A former stray dog that has been trained to alert his deaf owner to sounds in the home has been given the accolade of being named Hearing Dog of the Month by the charity that trained him. Tiny Jack Russell terrier Sidney was once a stray wandering the streets of Hampshire. When he [...]

Can New York Become a Complete ‘No-Kill’ City by 2015? Ambitions Plans Revealed

In 2005, the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals began an ambitious ten-year initiative to transform New York City into a no-kill community - where no dog or cat of reasonable health or temperament is killed merely because he or she does not have a home. Today, as it embarks upon year five of the initiative, [...]

The Bulldog Growing in Popularity in America

For the 18th consecutive year, the Labrador Retriever is the most popular purebred dog in America, according to 2008 registration statistics released today by the American Kennel Club(R) (AKC). But, while more than twice as many Labs were registered last year than any other breed, making it a likely leader for many years to come, [...]

Former French President Chirac hospitalised after mauling by his clinically depressed poodle

Warning | Warning | Warning - This is NOT a fake headline. This is NOT a fake headline.
Former French president Jacques Chirac was rushed to hospital after being mauled by his own ‘clinically depressed’ pet dog.
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Ryan O’Meara is editor-in-chief of
K9 Magazine, the
lifestyle magazine for dog lovers. He lives in the East Midlands [...]

Obama Should Get a Labradoodle

That’s according to the latest voting in a poll at PEOPLE pets who have (at time of writing) voted 54% in favour of the president getting a Doodle ahead of his other choice, Portugese Water Dog.
The website also reveals that shelters are ready to roll the red carpet out for the newly installed US president.
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