A dog which weighed the same as an average six-year-old child is able to walk again after shedding more than a third of his bodyweight.
Six-year-old Beagle Cross, Patch, was 4st 7lb (28.45kg) when he was brought to the Dogs Trust re-homing centre in Glasgow at the end of 2008.
After a year of dieting and [...]
The toxin which killed several dogs and left others ill after being walked in Nottinghamshire woodland was not man-made, tests have confirmed.
During the autumn, up to eight dogs died after being walked on Forestry Commission land near Sherwood Forest.
Natural England investigated four cases and quickly ruled out common pesticides but further tests have found [...]
The Gozo SPCA has advised that the Dogs Trust Malta (part of Dogs Trust UK) are offering to microchip, health check, vaccinate and neuter owned dogs, all for free, throughout the month of December. They have issued vouchers for the service to various animal NGOs.
If you live in Gozo, you can apply for a [...]
The Guinness Book Of Records has crowned Titan, a 4 year-old Great Dane, as the ‘World’s Tallest Dog’
Titan’s owner Diana Taylor has said that Titan’s win is awsome and that she has been ‘ amazed at the response he’s gotten from people.” After been crowned the ‘Worlds Tallest Dog’ Titan’s website, Titan & [...]
Dogs wearing global positioning systems (GPS) are being used to help monitor one of Scotland’s rarest birds.
Wildlife Ranger Ally Macaskill is using two German shorthaired pointers to help him track breeds such as black grouse at Perthshire’s Schiehallion estate.
The dogs wear GPS collars as they track the birds. Their precise location is then relayed [...]
A police dog handler has denied causing unnecessary suffering to two German shepherd dogs that died after being left in his car on a hot day.
Pc Mark Johnson appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court earlier to deny the charges. Johnson is alleged to have left Jet, 10, and 18-month-old Jay-Jay outside his force headquarters as [...]
The Atlanta Humane Society added $5,000 to the reward fund for information that leads to the arrest of the person who shot and killed a Griffin Police Department German Shepherd and then dumped the dog in a ditch beside a Lamar County Road.
The dog’s handler, Griffin police Cpl. Chad Moxon, and his family [...]
HUNDREDS of dog lovers and their four-legged friends took a stroll around Coatham Woods in Teesside’s first ever Waggy Walk. The sponsored walk to raise vital funds for the Dogs Trust took place yesterday.
The woodland in Stockton was chosen as one of 10 parks across the UK to host the national event.
Richard and Melody [...]
A webcam allowing the public to monitor the progress of nine German Shepherd Northumbria Police puppies has gone live. The pups were born to police dog Heidi last week and the five-year-old is now retiring after providing the force with three litters.
Members of the public are able to watch the dogs, five male and [...]
Bo, the Portuguese water dog that lives with Obama family in the White House, has enjoyed a first birthday befitting of America’s first canine with a specially-produced cake made out of veal.
While most dogs might aspire to the odd extra biscuit on the big day, Bo was treated to a party [...]