American XL bully should be docile according to the co-founder of the breed

Dave Wilson the founder of the XL Bully is against the UK ban

On this page you will see a video from TikTok in which Dave Wilson, a co-founder of the American XL bully breed, makes it clear that he intended this breed to be docile. He selectively bred with other breeders a variety of dog breeds to …

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John Steinbeck’s dog partly ate his Of Mice and Men manuscript (2-months’ work)

John Steinbeck

The dog-eaten remains in the form of a torn fragment of John Steinbeck’s handwritten draft of Of Mice and Men is to be sold at auction with an estimate sale price of $3000 at Bonhams auction house. The destruction occurred 77 years ago. Imagine how …

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Bidens’ German Shepherd, Commander, banished from the White House

Commander

The Times headline is “First Dog hounded out of White House”. So, it has finally happened. Commander has been banished from the White House at last after biting at least 11 people. The place simply wasn’t right for him. There were suggestions that he should …

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Sexual behaviour with the same-sex in the animal world is about keeping the peace

Gay animals?

There is quite a lot of discussion on the Internet about whether companion animals can be gay and looking wider to all other animals it is an interesting thought as to whether they can be ‘gay’ as is the case in humans. Some recent research …

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Tying up your dog outside the supermarket is illegal in Spain (€10,000 fine!)

A crime in Spain to leave your dog tied up outside the supermarket

The Times reports a rather surprising animal welfare law which apparently has just come into force in Spain which makes tying up your dog outside the supermarket while you pop in a crime. And it’s punishable by a hefty fine of a maximum €10,000 ($10,500). …

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