Puppies naturally chew, and they tend to explore their world using their mouths and teeth. While chewing may be normal, however, it is not acceptable, and it is important to nip any chewing problems in the bud to prevent the chewing puppy from growing into a chewing dog.
Providing a variety of chew toys is [...]
THE dog that plays Bullseye in the West End production of Oliver! has been attacked by two Staffordshire bull terriers. The dog, another Staffordshire called Bodger, was being walked by Heather Diggins in Sutton.
Mrs Diggins, 49, said: “I was crying for help and trying to push them off with my foot. They were extremely [...]
Malaysian villagers caught more than 300 stray dogs and dumped them on a mangrove island, driving the canines to cannibalism after weeks of starvation, animal welfare activists said Thursday.
The plight of the dogs cast away on a small, uninhabited island off Malaysia’s western Selangor state ignited outrage after activists this week released photographs showing [...]
Stan Rawlinson, self appointed Dog Listener and chair of PAACT Professional Association of Applied Canine Trainers is receiving a lot of heat and complaints it would seem.
K9 Magazine & ‘Dog Listener’ Stan Rawlinson – An Apology & Warning
WARNING!! Stan Rawlinson aka The Dog Listener – if you WERE thinking of using this man’s services [...]
Pulling on the leash is another problem behavior that many dogs and puppies pick up. Unfortunately, this behavior is also one that is sometimes encouraged by well meaning owners. Playing games like tug of war with the leash, or even with a rope (that can look like the leash to the dog) can unwittingly encourage [...]
The Labrador Retriever is keeping its paws firmly in place as the UK’s most popular registered breed for 2008, The Kennel Club’s annual breed registration statistics saw a total of 45,233 labrador puppies registered in 2008.
The breed overtook the German shepherd as the UK’s most popular dog in 1989. The second most popular pedigree [...]
The BBC reports that: An kennel worker who left her own puppy in a small cage in “disgraceful” conditions, has been ordered to perform 200 hours of community service.
Neighbours heard the German Shepherd howling after Lisa Caldwell left for work at Edinburgh Cat and Dog Home.
Police who broke down her door found “astonishing quantities” [...]
One of the most frequently cited problems with dogs is that of jumping up on people. Unfortunately, this is one of those behaviors that is often inadvertently encouraged by well meaning owners. After all, it is cute and adorable when that little 10 pound puppy jumps up on you, your family members and your friends. [...]
A cloned beagle named Ruppy – short for Ruby Puppy – is the world’s first transgenic dog. She and four other beagles all produce a fluorescent protein that glows red under ultraviolet light.
A team led by Byeong-Chun Lee of Seoul National University in South Korea created the dogs by cloning fibroblast cells that express [...]
Some stories are stranger than fiction – but true. Tinker Bell, an eight month old Chihuahua weighing in at six pounds was lifted by a 70mph gust of wind and carried out of sight of her owner.
The owners of the pet are crediting a local pet psychic for helping them find their pet.
The incident [...]