Goodbye, Homer
By Jon Katz
Homer was my good dog and everyone else’s, too. He was one of those dogs who fits most people’s image of what a great pet should be. He didn’t chew things he …

A dog is recovering after luckily escaping death after he impaled his leg on a 4ft spike. The fortunate Spaniel missed a main artery by just millimetres.
Lucky Benson (3)  knocked over a bird feeder in …

Yet again, DEFRA have weasled out of an opportunity for them to come forward and explain to the British public why we still have the most ineffective dog law, in the form of 1991’s Dangerous …

Defra’s Spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down…In a most delightful way: Dangerous Dogs Law Guidance for Enforcers issued by DEFRA in April 2009 is a riveting read; at long last, with all the …

The Queen is to stop breeding corgis after another of her much loved pets was claimed by cancer this month. The 83-year old monarch has decided to let the rest of her pack pass away …

You may have seen the dog-tastic performance on Britain’s Got Talent on Saturday 23 May as doggie star of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Tippy-Toes took the stage for her dancing début with owner Jackie …

Following the BBC 3 programme aired last night ‘My Dog is My Weapon’ the issue of status dogs and ‘danger’ dogs has again been brought to public attention. But isn’t it about time we tried …

New Masters in clinical animal behaviour launched at Lincoln: A new Masters programme is being launched at the University of Lincoln to produce the next generation of problem pet gurus.
The MSc in Clinical Animal Behaviour …

Greyhound Awareness Week, organised by international greyhound protection group Greyhound Action, is an annual event, aimed at educating the public about the mass slaughter of dogs caused by the greyhound racing industry.
As in previous year’s, …

Lady Thatcher will be opening the new Canine Partners training accommodation building on 2nd June 2009 at the National Training Centre in Heyshott, West Sussex.
The construction, with 6 fully accessible chalets, is the culmination of …

Highland Spring Water Is To Use Lassie In Advert Campaign: The world’s most recognised dog, Lassie is to star in a new advertisement campaign by Highland Spring called ‘Iconic Love’.
Featuring alongside other famous tender moments …

A man who kicked his girlfriend’s dog so hard it killed her has escaped prosecution as it was decided the dog ‘did not suffer’.
Norman Llewellyn was arguing with his girlfriend and decided to take out …

Stray dog and his best friend a Orangutan are set to star on Oprah: Roscoe the Blue Tick hound and Suryia the Orangutan are best friends and live together at the Institute of Greatly Endangered …

Globe-trotting BBC wildlife presenter Steve Leonard will be telling tales of his experiences to teenagers attending this July’s HEC (Higher Education Choices) event at Harper Adams University College.
HEC is a two-day residential course that gives …

American pet store comes under fire from anti-puppy farm protestors: Elite Animals of West Hollywood has been besieged by protesters from the animal welfare movement for two weekends in a row. Animal rights activists claim …

The RSPCA are on the hunt for a man captured hurtling dog into the sea. An onlooker captured photographic evidence of a man hurling one of his dogs into the sea and then dragging it …

It’s estimated that 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs every year. Fortunately, most dog bites are preventable through appropriate pet selection, proper training, responsible approaches to animal control, and education of dog owners and …

The dog adoption and rescue website, DogsBlog.com (published by K9 Media Ltd, owner of DogMagazine.net) is on the verge of racking up dog number 5,000 to its ‘rehomed’ category. As the site, launched in just …

Launch of Dogs Trust Lets with Pets campaign: Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, today launched a unique campaign to reduce the number of pets abandoned when owners are forced to move into …

Are you passionate about dogs? Would you like to break in to broadcast media in a front-of-camera capacity? Would you feel confident being seen by upwards of 100,000 dog enthusiasts? If so, …

A wife is issuing divorce proceedings against her husband after she arrived home early from a shopping trip to find the man having sex with their pet Collie in the kitchen.

In a decision that will protect animal health and welfare by containing the costs of caring for animals, the Vermont Supreme Court today affirmed a lower court decision not to introduce non-economic damages, such as …

Preventable dog disease claiming too many lives, says PDSA: Vets from the UK’s leading veterinary charity, PDSA, are warning that the deadly dog infection parvovirus is present and dangerous in Britain – with an estimated …