Dogs ashes thrown into her favorite pond with her ghost reflected in the water
A dogs ashes are thrown into his favorite pond with his ghost reflected in the water. This is neat and nice. A nice touch. I am not going to tell you what is going...
Category: dog ownership
34 percent rise in dog attacks against humans causing injury in the UK (15 percent increase in dog numbers)
This was on the news on television the other night. The BBC reported that there has been a 34% increase in recorded dog attacks against people causing injury. The figure does not include attacks...
Mail deliveries halted for six months in a Liverpool cul-de-sac after dog bites postman
NEWS AND VIEWS-LIVERPOOL, UK: On September 10, 2022, a dog deemed to have been dangerously out of control bit a postman delivering to residents of a cul-de-sac called Ash Vale in Liverpool, UK. As...
Hillwalker fell to his death holding his dog in one hand
It is believed that the reason why hillwalker, Kyle Sambrook, fell to his death when falling 30 meters (100 feet) while walking in Glencoe Gorge, was partly because he was carrying his beagle, Bane,...
Out-of-control dog drives 28 lambs to their deaths in a stream
NEWS AND COMMENT: This is a story about the need for dog owners to keep their dogs on a lead in areas where livestock are nearby. And I think, too, it might be linked...
Woman on mobility scooter drags her dog behind her (video)
This is a cross post from my main website PoC. I think that it is worth posting twice because it’s an interesting case of negligence really. An elderly woman is on a mobility scooter...
7 ways that dogs interpret different forms of human petting
Here are 7 suggestions on how dogs interpret different types of petting by their human caregiver which gives them pleasure for reasons sometimes unknown to the caregiver. Scratching a male dog’s chest between the...
Self-indulgent family turn their deceased dog into a rug
This is my personal opinion. I know people will have their own on this topic which will polarise opinion. You either see it as okay and understandable or as aberrant and self-indulgent. Social media...
Is this how you see your dog?
Dog owners are more likely to anthropomorphise their pets than cat owners according to a study as long ago as 1968. This is hardly surprising since dogs are pack animals and they look up...
Completely mad but massively impressive stunt by man and his dog
The antics of this super-fit man and his dog are made for social media video. This site is about the animal-human relationship and therefore this video is highly applicable and it is also highly...
Is it cruel to stop your dog sleeping on your bed with you?
The question opens up a can of worms it seems to me. Pet dogs often want to sleep with their owner on their bed. The reason is that they don’t develop past the puppy...
Dogs allowed out of their carrier on a pet-friendly bullet train on Saturday
The picture shows a bunch of dogs in the train carriage, free of their carrier, as they enjoyed special treatment on Saturday on a pet-friendly bullet train from Tokyo to the resort town of...
Does Volodymyr Zelensky like cats and dogs?
Volodymyr Zelensky is a dog lover and the much-admired President of Ukraine during the Russian invasion.
Roman Abramovich’s pet
NEWS AND COMMENT: For the record, Roman Abramovich has a pet corgi ostensibly worth around £950. The way that the Daily Mail report is written, it indicates that this is his sole companion animal....
Dog poop can damage ecosystems
Both in the USA (depending upon the state) and in the UK, it is mandatory to pick up your dog’s poop. In the USA it is known as the “pooper scooper law”. In most...
