February 2009 Archive

Dog World – The Best Canine Newspaper by Some Distance

A couple of weeks ago we ran a link to an excellent interview conducted by the canine newspaper, Dog World who spoke in detail to Caroline Kisko of the Kennel ...

Kennel Club’s Resistance to Change Holding Back Health Reforms

Superb piece in The Times from Jemima Harrison, maker of Pedigree Dogs Exposed. The day after Pedigree Dogs Exposed aired last August, I received an anguished email from a senior official ...

The Kennel Club Doesn’t Want Pedigree Dogs Exposed Filmmaker to ‘Spoil Their Day’

The Kennel Club, in an interview with The Times, has revealed it denied a press pass to Passionate Productions (the company behind award-nominated documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed) as it didn't ...

Crufts Finds a New Home After Being Dropped by BBC

According to The Guardian, Crufts will be shown exclusively online this year following the decision to suspend coverage by the BBC. The Media Guardian report explains:

Puppies Die in Police ‘Care’

More Puppies die while in "police care" Six puppies have died of "illness" while in police "care" according to an article in the Basingstoke Gazette . Three adult dogs and 7 ...

Abandoned by Alcoholic Mother, Girl is Raised by Dogs

The Sun Website has reported a girl was raised by dogs and found naked and crawling on all fours in Ufa, central Russia, after being neglected by her alcoholic mother. The ...

Dog Will Not Now Receive $12m Legacy Despite Owner’s Instructions

Real Estate Tycoon's Fortune is Split Between Charities It was widely reported that the late Leona Helmsley, who died in 2007, entire $8 Billion fortune was to be spent only on ...

Obamas Choose Their Dog – Labradoodle Loses Out to Portugese Water Dog

Portuguese Water Dog is breed of choice for Obama's Girls Obama's children, Sasha 7 and Malia 10, were promised a puppy when their father was elected president of the United States. People ...

Pet Insurance for UK Dogs – Free Buyer’s Resource

Back in 2001, K9 Magazine ran an article entitled 101 Reasons Why You Should Insure Your Pet. This salutory article detailed some wild and amazing tales of dogs who had ...

District of North Vancouver Knows How to Talk to Dogs

It's good to see officialdom taking an interest in local canine by-laws by taking the message direct to the target audience. See how the district of North Vancouver communicate their ...

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