Report On Pedigree Dog Health Standards To Be Released
If you like The Dog Files please join our Facebook Fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/dogfiles Also, follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/dogfiles From BBC News A report recommending new standards of pedigree dog health, following concerns about problems caused by breeding for shows, is to be released later. The Kennel Club and Dogs Trust funded an […]
UK Dog Walkers Get Code Of Conduct
Professional dog walkers are being asked to join what is thought to be the industry’s first ever code of conduct. Brighton and Hove council said the number of dog walking businesses in the city had increased rapidly and it had set up a register of reputable walkers. “People offering dog walking services approached us about […]
Therapy Dog In Line For Top Prize
From BBC News He has never won a competition, and his breeder sold him because he did not make the grade, but now Bertie the cocker spaniel is heading for Crufts. The lovable pooch has been nominated for the prize of top therapy dog by children from Ysgol y Gogarth special school in Llandudno, Conwy. […]
Dog Survives 65ft Plunge Into Sea
From BBCNews.com A dog survived unscathed after plunging 65ft off cliffs into the sea during a walk with his new owners. Andy and Joanna Finlay had just picked up the German Shepherd and stopped at Portlethen in Aberdeenshire on their way home to Kirriemuir in Angus. But five-year-old Twinnie backed over the cliffs, and landed […]
Dog Files Fact: Dandie Dinmont Terrier
The Dandie Dinmont Terrier was bred from selected specimens of the rough native terrier of the Border hunters in the Cheviot Hills between England and Scotland and was first recorded as a distinct type of breed about 1700. He was distinguished by his preeminence in hunting the otter and the badger. A direct line of […]
Emaciated Dog Recovering After Six Days Trapped in Rabbit Hole
By Helena Sung for PawNation A roadway construction crew in England was startled last Thursday when something popped its head out of a rabbit hole — and it wasn’t a bunny. It was a small dog that looked like a Jack Russell terrier mix, reported BBC News. “We couldn’t believe our eyes when we saw […]
British Dogs Trained To Sniff Out Diabetes Danger
By Georgina Cooper AYLESBURY, England (Reuters) – Dogs are being trained in Britain as potential life-savers to warn diabetic owners when their blood sugar levels fall to dangerously low levels. Man’s best friend already has been shown capable of sniffing out certain cancer cells, and dogs have long been put to work in the hunt […]