NEWS AND COMMENT-ESSEX, UK: It looks as though a backyard breeder decided enough was enough because the market had fallen out of selling puppies at inflated prices in the UK after the Covid pandemic and then decided to abandon 20 cockapoos or jackapoos by the …
I have just been listening to the Clive Bull’s radio show on LBC and he was speaking with Stan Rawlinson, one of the UK’s best-known dog behaviourists who painted a black picture of the current situation regarding dog ownership in the UK. He said that …
NEWS AND COMMENT-UK: This is a story about the forgiveness inherent in all dogs. Buddy, who looks like a cute little terrier, was used to get pit bulls into the mood for a fight and he was shot at repeatedly with an air rifle and …
You can train dogs to be quiet when there is a knock on the door or the doorbell sounds. It’s useful to know why dogs bark under these circumstances. Dogs don’t bark to frighten the person knocking on the door. They bark as a canine …
The guy in the video is Viktor Larkhill. He founded the animal rescue “Let’s Adopt International” and he is “under constant attack by people who do not share the same passion for animals” according to him. He is controversial but even to this day I …
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing have come to the conclusion that right-sided tail wagging in dogs is a sign of contentment. They also decided that right-sided wagging is linked to the left side of the brain where positive emotions are processed. …
Here are seven reasons why a dog might lick their paws or a paw. Six of them indicate an actual or potential health problem. Grooming Clearly, self-grooming, aka auto-grooming, is a good reason why your dog licks their paws. It is what dog owners expect. …
The Times reports that almost 50% of dog owners are unaware that their companion animal should wear sunscreen which has been specially formulated for pets during hot weather, according to research. The researchers found that 40% mistakenly believed that human sunscreens were suitable for dogs …
Britain’s pet owners are using more and more cannabis to treat their companion animal’s ailments including for arthritis and anxiety. This is cannabidiol (CBD). We are not talking about pets puffing on spliffs! You might be as surprised as I am at the number of …
