Quintuplet puppy birth confusion

A dog that gave birth to five puppies became the target of newspaper interest when she was mistaken for a human.
An announcement in the births section of The Times newspaper said Kate Pong had had “beautiful” quintuplets called Beyonce, Tyra, Bobbi, Barrack and Earl.
Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/8241869.stm
Source: BBC website

Tone deaf!

Try to keep the same tone of voice when you give a command to your dog.  The tone of your voice is as important as the command word itself.
Keep in mind that your tone needs to be consistent in order to get a reliable response from the dog. Change the tone of your voice and [...]

Do they or don’t they shoot dogs?

Click on to Many Tear’s dog rescue site blow to find out about the RSPCA’s policy on euthanising dogs with a bolt gun! It’ll only take five minutes to read and sign a petition to protest this disgusting policy - but those five minutes will help thousands of dogs. 
www.freewebs.com/manytearsrescue/rspca.htm

Kerry Katona’s puppy whim!

Sourced: Daily Mail, 13th September 2009 
Let’s hope Kerry Katona remembers that dogs are for life, and not just for birthday presents.
The shamed reality star was given a cute puppy by husband Mark Croft for her 29th birthday last week and was spotted taking it for a walk on Friday.
But the mother-of-four would do well to keep the mutt [...]

End of an era - goodbye Sultan

Sultan, mum’s 16 and a half year old Tervuren Belgian Shepherd dog, pictured on this website, was sadly put to sleep today (Tuesday 28th July 2009).
With a ‘celebrity’ for a mum and sister, who both, consecutively, played Wellard in Eastenders, Sultan chose a very quiet, peaceful life. He was one of life’s lucky dogs who was walked twice a day, [...]

Strutting their funky paws - what really happened

Thanks to all of you who braved the weather to turn up at this year’s South West Equine Protection (SWEP) dog show on Sunday 26th July.
There were lots of pretty, handsome, ‘good condition’ dogs with waggy tails, that I wanted to take home with me, but unfortunately only one dog could win per class, making [...]

Keeping children and dogs safe - bite prevention tip

Dogs communicate what they want and don’t want in different ways. 
One way they communicate with each other if they want to be left in peace, is by growling or snapping. Because dogs think we can understand them, this is how some dogs, sometimes communicate to us that they want to be left alone.
Unfortunately when this occurs the said dog normally gets labeled aggressive, even [...]

The Inseparable Bonnie and Clyde

Owner required: A blind border collie called Clyde who comes with his own guide dog (called Bonnie).
Read more of this lovely story in by clicking on the link below: 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201750/The-inseparable-Bonnie-Clyde-A-blind-border-collie–guide-dog.html
Source: Daily Mail on-line 24.07.09

Strutting their funky paws!

Puppies, crossbreeds, veterans, handsome dogs, and pretty bitches will all be strutting their paws on Sunday 26th July, at this year’s South West Equine Protection (SWEP) show, to be held at Veale Holme Farm, Vinery Lane, Plympton, Plymouh.
The horse show will kick the event off at 9.30am, with the dog show starting at 2pm, being judged by dog behaviourist expert, [...]

Police to face charges over dogs’ deaths

The following two articles are stark reminders why you MUST NOT leave your dog in cars during hot weather. The RSPCA take prosecution very seriously.
Source Guardian.co.uk 21st July 2009: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/21/police-dogs-heatwave-died-prosecute
Source BBC website 21st July 2009: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/8160753.stm