CHARITY CALLS ON MPS TO TAKE THE LEAD ON DANGEROUS DOGS
Dogs Trust launches policy document on irresponsible dog ownership
Dogs Trust this week called on MPs to join the charity in tackling irresponsible dog ownership at its annual House of Commons reception hosted by Jim Fitzpatrick MP.
Dogs Trust has welcomed the announcement that a public consultation on compulsory microchipping is now underway by the Welsh Government.
This is Bridget, the 10 year old Yorkshire Terrier who lost two puppies of her own, and is now fostering a litter of kittens at the Humane Society of Utah. Apparently Bridget and her babies are all doing very well.
Take care,
Julie xx
This weekend was another three day bank holiday treat in the UK, which always allows us more time to get out and about. We went to a medieval re-enactment at Whittington Castle, and the best bit was that the dogs came along too. We met lots of other dogs too - as soon as we arrived, I spotted a Jack Russell Terrier who was sitting with his person on a high vantage point, keeping a wary eye on Rusty.
Did you know that May lots of people across the UK will be having a Big Dogs Breakfast and helping to raise money for Dogs for the Disabled? If you'd like to join in all the details you need are right here:
This May have a Big Dogs Breakfast and raise the most with coffee and toast
The most important meal of the day is getting even tastier! This May across the country friends, families and colleagues are getting together and holding Big Dogs Breakfasts to raise money for charity Dogs for the Disabled.
Well this is a first for me - including a press release in the blog that I wrote myself! Two lovely ladies will be taking part in the Olympic torch relay each accompanied by their life-changing assistance dog. They would love some publicity for the charities that supplied the dogs. Here's the press release:
Two friends and their assistance dog in Olympic torch relay
If you're on Facebook you could help Oldies Club win £5,000 which will help the charity immensely. Oldies Club does marvelous work rehoming older dogs, and you can hear an interview with them in Episode 116 of DogCast Radio. Older dogs can be easily overlooked in rescue shelters, so Oldies Club are helping dogs who are really in need of support.
Well the Lemongate scandal rumbles on and gathers pace - the national media is beginning to pick up on it now. The Daily Mail is today running the story ITV under fire for allowing 'Keith Lemon' comedian Leigh Francis to give away puppy as a prize on primetime show.
The Kennel Club was appalled to see a puppy being given away as a prize on the ITV show Keith Lemon's Lemonaid and the following is our statement:
The Kennel Club is disappointed and shocked that a puppy was given as a prize on a prime-time ITV show and is writing to the television producers and to Ofcom to outline its concerns.
When I settled down to watch Keith Lemon's Lemonaid on Saturday evening, I had no idea that the show would provoke a furore in the dog world, but as soon as it became clear that the program intended to give a puppy as prize to the child that succeeded in a competition, my stomach twisted. Three children who were each pestering their parents for a dog had been selected to compete against each other to win a puppy, and when a little girl won the competition a tiny six week old Pug puppy was duly produced and given to her to cuddle.
