This is an interesting article by Gabrielle Cummins in The Irish Times online. She had a crippling irrational fear of dogs (cynophobia) and is brave enough to talk about it in public – good for her. It affected her life substantially. Her fear fed into …
The dog’s owner said that their golden retriever had the job of protecting their apple trees from deer who enjoyed eating the apples but it turned out differently for this individual deer. They formed a friendship and began to play together. It is great to …
COMMENT: It is difficult to believe but according to research scientists in New Zealand, dogs are more environmentally unfriendly than cars because their carbon footprint is bigger. The information comes from Robert and Brenda Vale, specialists in sustainable living at Victoria University of Wellington. They …
You may have read about the murder of a police community support officer, Julia James, in woodland in Kent while walking her Jack Russell dog. The last I heard the police had come up with nothing in their investigation to find the perpetrator. However, it …
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 stand. He vomited twice and puked a huge hairball the second …
NEWS AND COMMENT: Dan McClelland was the sheriff in Geauga County, Ohio, USA for 13 years and in the police force for 44 years. He loved his job and he was the owner of the world’s smallest police dog a Chihuahua-terrier called Midge. Midge was …
A little dog rescued from a hoarding situation is rehabilitated over a three-month period as she shakes in nervousness almost all the time and hides at the first opportunity. Eventually she blossoms and lies on the couch next to her carer and then she goes …
This is Poppy a goldendoodle before and after her haircut. Quite a transformation I think you will agree. In fact she looks like a different dog entirely. Perhaps the barber went a bit too far. I’m sure some people would say that she looks a …
This dog is enormous. Unreal. But he is real. This is the video in a tweet. The trouble is that these embedded Twitter videos are a bit of a scam because Twitter stops them working and what is left is a link to their website. …
