Can marijuana kill dogs?
I was prompted to ask the question in the title because a person on Reddit.com had feverishly written, “HELP!! My dog ate a weed muffin.” The person’s dog became sleepy and he could not...
Tagged: dog welfare
Chocolate poisons dogs because of theobromine
It’s all over the Internet so I am not going to go over old ground, however, the problem with dogs eating chocolate is that they cannot metabolise theobromine and caffeine both of which are...
Maximum amount of time a dog should be left alone is four hours
Leaving your dog alone while you work is problematic. The pandemic is about to create a fresh problem with respect to dog ownership. Workers have suddenly found themselves with long hours and days with...
Retired UK greyhounds shipped to Pakistan
The greyhound protection group Campaign Against Greyhound Exploitation & Death (CAGED) have reported that British greyhounds past their prime are being shipped to Pakistan to race there. They report that they race under ‘intolerable’...
Is President Biden’s dog Champ untidy, dirty and unkempt?
Greg Kelly, the host of Newsmax was having a bit of fun, admittedly, when he insinuated that President Biden’s dog Champ looks untidy, dirty and unkempt. In short, he looks a bit rough, a...
Surge in businesses providing safe places where dogs can play outdoors
Providing a safe place where a dog can play outdoors has become a good business. This has happened because sometimes local authorities set down restrictions which demand that people keep their dog on a...
Curbing puppy importations into the UK
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, the environment minister of the UK government, has indicated that they’re going to make changes to the law to raise the minimum age at which dogs can be brought...
Florida man prises open the jaws of an alligator who had his dog in its mouth
The video is pretty extraordinary. You won’t see this sort of video very often. The man you see in the video is retiree, Richard Wilbanks, 74. He said that his instinctS took over when...
Elderly dog rests by side of road with sign to tell passers by not to rescue him
I am assuming that the sign behind Ajax is there to inform any passerby, either on foot or in a car. not to be concerned about this elderly dog and therefore not to rescue...
Calls for dog walkers to be regulated in UK
The RSPCA and the City Of London Corporation are two organisations calling for dog walkers to be regulated because it’s getting out of hand. Some dog walkers are perhaps unsuited to the job and...
Record number of people are ditching cigarettes improving the air that their pets breathe
Thousands of cats and dogs will be breathing cleaner air thanks to coronavirus. Covid-19 has scared a lot of smokers into stopping. It’s reported that more than 643,000 smokers in England quit in the...
Lucky, near death soi dog is rescued
This is a very sad story but one with hope and tenderness from the guys who rescued a dying dog. Once again, I am impressed by these guys and ladies. This Thai soi dog...
Why do cars get so hot and kill companion animals?
Almost every week there is a story about a companion animal being locked in a car during hot weather. Although it doesn’t need to be that hot outside for the interior of a car...
Dog with coronavirus mask on motorcycle in Vietnam
This is a really nice photograph of a dog on a motorcycle in Vietnam wearing a coronavirus face covering as is his human companion and his friend. Vietnam has a very low infection and...
Heatwaves and canine heatstroke
A study, published yesterday, in the journal Animals warns dog owners to be aware of canine heatstroke which has been highlighted due to the more frequent heat waves that the UK enjoys or suffers...