Passive smoking can kill your dog

by Vivien Richardson on October 10, 2009

dogsmokingMany times we read or hear about passive smoking contributing to a family member who has been diagnosed with cancer.

Our beloved dogs and other pets are in living the same home environment as smokers and they too are in danger. Pets can be diagnosed with cancer due to (more…)

Gerard Butler accused of canine assault

by Darren Jamieson on August 29, 2009

Ugly Truth star Gerard Butler has reportedly been accused of assaulting a dog in New York earlier this week.

Fred Varecka, a retired banker, has claimed that the star struck his beloved greyhound Mayfly in Queens, New York on the 24th August.

Varecka claims he was out walking (more…)

Dog show to be held by Greyhound charity

by Darren Jamieson on March 14, 2009

If you’re anywhere near Larhall Leisure Centre in Hamilton, Scotland, tomorrow you might be interested to know about the Fun Dog Show being held by the Greyhound Awareness League. The event takes place on Sunday, between 12:00 noon and 4:00pm.

They’re hoping all kinds of dogs will attend the show, not just greyhounds, so if you’re taking your dog for a walk and want somewhere to go, you can pop down to the leisure centre and help support the greyhound charity.

The dog show is charging £2 for entry, and £5 if you have multiple dogs. They’ve assured everyone that no matter how many dogs (more…)

Dog races against cars on Top Gear

by Lianne Wilkinson on December 13, 2008

On last week’s episode of Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson and James May featured a report on two communist cars from Russia. They hoped to show just how bad the cars were, in terms of build quality, luxury, ride, price and speed.

One of the tests they put the cars through was to have a drag race against a British car from the same period, and a dog. You wouldn’t normally expect a dog to beat a car in a straight line drag race, but as you’ll see from the video, the dog was (more…)

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