This is another form of gratuitous violence against wild animals enjoyed by a small section of society in Ontario, Canada; the extremist sport hunters. They are a blood thirsty lot, aren’t they? Without morals and any vestige of sensitivity towards the sentience of animals. Their behavior baffles most people. Penned hunting of wild animals such …
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This is the tweet accompanying the video below: Animal cruelty is a potential sign of sociopathy. Being a TSA employee is a surefire sign, though. The video It is outrageous that this employee is abusing his working dog in this way in plain sight of anyone and everyone in the vicinity which is why someone …
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The border collie is an intelligent, active breed of working dog. And if they don’t have any work to do, they will drive you nuts which is why businesses in America such as Geese Chasers and Geese Relief are such good ideas. They use the border collie’s natural desire to herd to scare away Canada …
Border collie dogs successfully employed to get rid of Canada geese Read More »
France reintroduced wolves into their country about 30 years ago after they had been hunted to extinction in the twentieth century. That resulted in shepherds using Pyrenean mountain dogs to protect their flocks. And, sadly, there are reports of Pyrenean mountain dogs attacking people which is undermining the process. It’s reported in The Times that …
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Rescuers gave a rescue dog killed when searching for survivors of Turkey’s earthquakes a ceremonial sendoff. ‘Proteo’ was a rescue dog working with the Mexican Red Cross in searching for survivors after the Turkey and Syrian earthquakes. He died after helping to find two survivors. The cause of death has not been reported. Rescuers from …
Today, The Times newspaper reports on a facet of UK society which is shameful, and which demonstrates a degree of ignorance and lack of respect among service providers which urgently needs to be rectified. Shops and taxis are refusing to let guide dogs in. The problem is growing. Reasons for wrongly refusing guide dogs access …
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NEWS AND COMMENT: Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelensky, is seen presenting an award to a feisty little Jack Russell terrier, Patron, a mine-sniffer, at an award ceremony in which the attendees are seen smiling broadly. Animals tend to do that to you. Animals make you smile and smiles are needed in this devastating Russian invasion resulting …
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Scientists confirmed what appears to be the case namely that sheep dogs employ two simple rules when controlling sheep. They want to aggregate sheep by bringing them together when they are dispersed and then they drive them forward. In order to achieve the first objective, “If you watch sheepdogs rounding up sheep, the dog weaves …
NEWS AND COMMENT-NOGALES, ARIZONA, USA: In a testament to the wonderful olfactory senses of the domestic dog, a border control dog working out of Nogales, which is on the USA/Mexican border, has managed to sniff out enough fentanyl to kill nearly 3 million people. Surprisingly that represents only 12 pounds of the stuff as 2 …
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Some American hospitals enjoy the benefit of “facility dogs”. These are highly trained animals, usually Labradors. Their training, carried out by Canine Companions, a non-profit group, costs $50,000. At the point of their employment, they have learned 40 commands. They are trained to employ a variety of skills including turning on lights, passing playing cards, …
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This is a snapshot of the disastrous pay scale for UK criminal barristers. You may remember Ana Soubry who used to be a member of Parliament. She returned to her life as a criminal barrister in 2019 and discovered that the pay under legal aid cases is appalling. She said that after expenses on one …
Dog earned more in one work session than barrister owner Read More »
RAF sniffer dog, Hertz, a 10-year-old German shorthaired pointer has been selected to receive the Dickin medal after becoming the first dog in British military history to be trained to detect electronic communications equipment such as mobile phones and GPS devices. The Dickin medal is the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross (VC). In doing …
VC for dog who sniffed out mobile phones in Afghanistan Read More »
The German Shepherd is the most popular dog breed to be employed in films and television. This breed is way ahead of the others. If you click on the infographic you are taken to another version which can be dramatically enlarged by clicking on it. The Infographic begs the question as to why the German …
Bosses hope that allowing dogs in the office will lead to their owners coming back post-Covid. Clearly there is a reluctance among a sizeable percentage of office workers to work in the conventional way. They want to stay at home and who can blame them! But allowing them to bring their dogs to the office …
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The story of Peggy, a nine-year-old border collie is warming and highlights once again the intelligence of dogs. She had to be retired after becoming deaf but is now working again after learning sign language. Her handler couldn’t work with her anymore because they couldn’t communicate with Peggy so she was handed over to the …
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