What to name a dog, or how to choose the name, is something every family struggles with, but it was no problem for one Devonshire lady who named her dog after her gynaecologist.
Elaine Newton, 54, from East Devon says Dr Nigel Colley saved her life when he quickly diagnosed and treated her illness. In what she believes to be the ultimate tribute, she named her four legged hairy terrier after him.
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The World’s Ugliest Dog competition was held last weekend at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Northern California where a boxer-mix was awarded the title.
Pictured here is Pabst, a four year old boxer-mix breed with a very prominent under-bite. Pabst was a rescue dog taken in by his owner Miles Egstad.
The prize awarded for being crowned [read more]
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Some breeds of dogs do not need a high percentage of food every day but they do need good food which will provide essential nutrients to keep them healthy.
The smaller breed of dog, if they have a large amount of treats, will start to react by leaving their meals due to being overfed at other times of the day.
Sometimes a dog may decide he is bored [read more]
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Dog-friendly organisations everywhere are reminding dog owners to keep their dogs cool over the summer months to avoid losing their companion.
The RSPCA in particular has publicised their statistics from last year showing they received over 3,000 telephone calls from public concerned about 4,589 dogs in hot cars all over the UK, particularly in supermarket car parks or outdoor events.
Already, during the hot weekend at the end of May [read more]
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The backbench Bill from the House of Commons proposes to amend the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and is supported by the Labour MP Angela Smith as well as the Labour Parliament candidate for Crewe and Nantwich, David Williams.
The Bill is partly being promoted in response to a campaign by the Communication Workers’ Union, the Bite [read more]
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The world’s tallest dog has bone cancer but there is still good news.
A Harlequin Great Dane, Gibson, has held the Guinness Book of Records title of being the world’s tallest dog for the last five years has been fighting bone cancer.
Sadly, the California dog has had to have his front right leg amputated to stop the cancer spreading any further but the [read more]
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My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar is in the process of suing a celebrity dog trainer over the death of his beloved dog.
Bryar’s dog, Dixie, was a former rescue dog and a German Shepherd cross breed. In April of this year, Bryar alleges he paid a celebrity dog trainer, Daniel Schaffer, $7,500 (£5,000) for intensive dog training at the kennels of the self-proclaimed ‘dog trainer to the stars’ to help her adjust [read more]
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This week it is National Poop Scoop and all over the UK, local authorities are taking full advantage to encourage dog owners to clean up after their dogs and make sure we have a clean summer.
There are more than 7 million dogs nationwide and yet it really is just a minority of irresponsible down owners who let the reputation of dogs down. Is it any wonder that dogs are banned from so many places?
Irresponsible dog owners don’t just [read more]
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The Hollywood blockbuster Transformers Revenge of the Fallen was released last week in the UK, with some of the best special effects ever put on film. However, despite the wonderful Transformers created by special effects team Industrial Light and Magic, the presence of dogs couldn’t go unnoticed in the movie, as director Michael Bay is such a huge fan of his dogs.
The fist canine star of the film is the returning pooch called Mojo, a Chihuahua who appeared in the first movie with a broken leg. In the second Transformers movie, Mojo has a French bulldog to keep him company, who he seems to want to mount at every opportunity.
Interestingly enough, in the first film Mojo was supposed to be a bulldog because one of the writers on the film had a bulldog named Mojo when they were younger, but Michael Bay decided at the last minute that a Chihuahua would be funnier.
Mojo and his bulldog friend aren’t the only dogs in Transformers 2 though, as Megan Fox’s character Michaela Barnes is joined by one of Michael Bay’s own dogs, pictured here.
Sadly there are no actual Transformers who are dogs, but there is Ravage, who is a canine-esque Black Panther, and a very dangerous dog indeed.
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Following on from our article about the world’s loudest bark, we all know it can be annoying when a dog barks – it doesn’t have to be the loudest bark.
It is natural for your dog to bark or whine, sometimes even howling. It is annoying to your neighbours and everyone would be in a better frame of mind if the barking is controlled. It would be unfair to think a dog is going to stop barking altogether.
Dogs are usually more inclined to bark [read more]
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