There may be some interest in photographs of Ryan Fischer, 30, Lady Gaga’s dog walker who was shot, as the world knows, in the chest by thieves who stole two of Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs. The third dog escaped and … Continue reading →
The Labradoodle has been described as a “crossbreed to the stars”. The point being made is that this newish dog breed is very popular particularly with celebrities. I confess that I have seen several of them myself where I live … Continue reading →
I was reading a story on the website The Globe and Mail written by a reader of the website. She had adopted a rescue dog. She wanted to adopt a confident, non-anxious dog. She found herself with a dog who … Continue reading →
By 30 days about 50 percent of puppies wag their tails. At an average age of 49 days puppies are tail-wagging. They wag their tails when feeding from their mother (bitch). Puppies do not wag their tails when they are … Continue reading →
People travelling into or out of the EU with more than €10,000 in cash must declare it at the border. In Germany, there is a customs dog, a 9-year-old Belgian shephard dog whose name is Aki who has caught 12 … Continue reading →
The domestic dog is a domesticated grey wolf plus thousands of years of evolution as a domestic animal plus selective breeding. We all know that the wild ancestor of the domestic dog is the modestly-sized wolf from Asia. I am … Continue reading →
The Industrial Revolution in the UK started about 1760 and ended some time between 1820 and 1840. It was an era of the rapid development of industry due to the introduction of machinery. The machines were powered by steam. Factories … Continue reading →
Dogfishing is a new word for the new age. It refers to the practice of enticing a person, usually online, to buy a puppy which is sick and is therefore not the dog that the person thinks he/she is. It … Continue reading →
Buddy, a German Shepherd, has died. He was American’s first pet dog to test positive for Covid-19. He was aged seven and lived in New York. He first had the symptoms in mid-April. It took a month to get him … Continue reading →
There is an argument that purebred, pedigree dogs are cared for to a higher standard than mongrels a.k.a. random bred dogs. I suppose the argument is that if a couple purchase a purebred dog they are more likely to care … Continue reading →
