Best books on dogs: Author Patricia Nicol suggests novels focused on canine companions Author Patricia Nicol has shared a selection of books on four-legged friends Lily And The Octopus by American Steven Rowley comes to terms with loss Saving Missy by Beth Morrey involves a solitary old lady who craves company By Patricia Nicol For … Read more
Meet the cat who climbs mountains and loves a country ramble with his owners and their pet dogs Arlo has taken to walking like a dog with owners Crissy Lister and Marc Shaw He was a kitten when he was first taken to Scafell Pike, England’s highest peak Arlo even has his own Instagram account, … Read more
Airport employs a pack of therapy dogs to help soothe nervous flyers and passengers with hidden disabilities The dogs, called the Canine Crew, will be stationed at Southampton Airport They will patrol the arrival and departure halls with their volunteer handlers The dogs are ‘fully temperament tested and highly experienced in their trade’ By Jennifer … Read more
Prize pooches get primped and preened for their moment in the spotlight on third day of world’s greatest dog’s show Crufts World renowned dog show Crufts continues today with a third day of events at the Birmingham NEC There are 222 different breeds and a total of 20,000 dogs taking part at the four-day event … Read more
Caring and sharing: Wild dogs form a social, close-knit family The best way to find them? Don’t look. They are not a prize to be had by mere looking: they come and they go as they please. All you can do is hang out in the right sort of place — and then, well, you … Read more
Nearly three quarters of all dogs suffer from an anxiety disorder and can even mirror conditions their owners have like OCD and ADHD, a new study shows. Finnish researchers from the University of Helsinki sent surveys to the owners of almost 14,000 canine companions as part of the study into dog mental health. They found 73 … Read more
Travelling in style! Pampered pooches make an entrance on skateboards and wheeled cages as they arrive for the first day of Crufts at the Birmingham NEC Crufts kicks off today at the Birmingham NEC – and the pampered competitors are arriving in style Adorable dogs donned their finest coats and hats as they were taken … Read more
Pets have been a companion to humans for millennia. In fact, according to Greger Larson, director of the University of Oxford’s palaeogenomics and bio-archaeology research network, humans have likely kept baby animals for amusement as long as humans have lived. But the story of exactly how animals became domesticated is much debated and often only glimpsed at … Read more
Brain cancer treatment for DOGS could offer hope for humans with the rare, aggressive tumor that killed John McCain, study suggests Researchers compared glioblastoma samples from dog patients and both adult and children patients The rare, aggressive form of brain cancer has a five-year survival rate of only 5% Similarities were seen in the cancer’s gene … Read more
To me, the beautiful Labrador cross looked in tip-top condition. Lean, fit and full of energy. His owner had been coming in to see me regularly for years but this time she was distraught. The problem? Someone in the park had looked at her with disgust and said she should be prosecuted for cruelty because … Read more