Merry Christmas from everyone at Dream Dogs on this fine Christmas morning. You’ve no doubt opened all of your presents by now and are either delighting in the gifts you’ve received, or are upset at not getting exactly what you wanted.

So, did you get the new DVD from Britain’s Got Talent finalists Tina and Chandi? If you did, that’s great; you can now watch the DVD with your dog and begin to teach your dog new tricks (because old dogs can most definitely learn new tricks).

If you didn’t however, don’t despair, because here at Dream Dogs we have three copies of the DVD to give away, and (more…)

As well as being the season where everybody is required to display jollity to some degree, December also brings a slew of TV campaigns for big name high street chains, but this year, an advert by John Lewis has provoked the ire of dog lovers.

The ad in question depicts an Irish Wolfhound sat forlornly amid a blizzard of snow, whilst a young boy hangs a stocking over his dog kennel. The child then retreats to the warmth of his house whilst his pet looks on dejectedly.

However, even though the snow was fake and it was an advert, campaigners for animal welfare were outraged, and claimed that John Lewis were sending out the wrong message about caring for animals (more…)

Andrex’s cute-as-a-button Labrador puppy, which has been at the forefront of their advertising campaign since 1972, has been abandoned in favour of a computer generated alternative.

In a 40 seconds long commercial which aired for the first time Wednesday night the best kept secret for several months at advertising firm JWT, the brains behind the original campaign, was unveiled.

As if this wasn’t enough for fans of the pup to stomach, he was joined by a brace of friends – a Dalmation and a British Bulldog – in his new virtual puppy world. They were shown eating, playing and sleeping together as a voiceover pointed out that (more…)

Our Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore competition has come to a close and we have chosen a random winner from our Dream Dogs Facebook fans. The winner of the £20 worth of cinema vouchers is Michelle Watson from County Durham, and she’ll be receiving £20 in cinema vouchers to use at her local Cineworld (where she doesn’t have to see Cats & Dogs 2 if she doesn’t want to).

Michelle won the cinema vouchers by being randomly selected from our Facebook fans.

We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who entered the competition by becoming a fan on Facebook, and that we’ll be launching more competitions very shortly with some prizes. You can ensure your automatic entry into our next competition by becoming a fan of Dream Dogs on Facebook now.

Drew Barrymore, who appeared recently in our list of the top 5 actresses who own dogs, is mourning the passing of her dog Flossie. Flossie wasn’t just any ordinary dog, as she once saved Drew’s life 12 years ago, in 1998, when she awoke the household and alerted them to a fire.

Flossie, a cross between a Labrador and a Chow, saved both Drew Barrymore and her then husband Tom Green as they slept through a fire in their home in Beverly Hills. The dog sadly passed away in July – aged 16 – and Drew honoured her lifelong pal by spreading her ashes on the Ganges in India, during a recent trip.

Now that Flossie has passed away, Drew has a new puppy that she is training. While speaking on a recent interview on the David Letterman show, Drew revealed a (more…)