It's Mother's Day in the UK this Sunday and Dogs Trust are appealing for a new "Mom" for Libby the rough Collie:
78 % OF DEVOTED DOGS WILL SEND A MOTHERS DAY CARD THIS YEAR
But what about the Homeless hounds searching for Mutterly love?
Dogs Trust’s response to Pedigree Dogs Exposed – Three Years On
28th February 2012
Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, commends the BBC for further highlighting the health and welfare problems affecting pedigree dogs.
Exciting news!
Anything that gets dogs and owners out and about having fun together is great:
Beneful® Breaks Ground on Second $500,000 Dream Dog Park
Local Dog Owner’s Ideas Help Inspire Renovation
There are some great schemes around to help children treat dogs properly and approach them in the right way. Here's the latest from Dogs Trust:
Top Barks for Dogs Trust
New Dogs Trust Education Officer brings dog safety knowledge to local schools
Sad news from Dogs Trust:
A THIRD OF DOGS ARE STICKIES STUCK IN KENNELS
Dogs Trust Merseyside appeals on behalf of its overlooked dogs
Almost a third* of the dogs currently at Dogs Trust Merseyside are classed as ‘sticky’, meaning they have been in kennels for six months or more waiting to find a new home. The rehoming centre is making an appeal on behalf of two of its stickies, Dream & Dinky, to see if they can be ‘unstuck’!
Ben & Bruce Fogle want photos of your dog's scratched & chewed toys.
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Does your dog (or cat) damage or destroy toys? Well make the best of things, take a photo of the evidence and enter the competition that Ben & Bruce Fogle are running. Here's the information you need:
Bruce and Ben Fogle are delighted to announce the launch of a quirky competition for all dog and cat lovers in a bid to gather new friends for two important charities - Dogs Trust and Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.
Pet people are being asked to send photos of creatively nibbled, torn, shredded, scratched, chewed, deconstructed or simply destuffed dog and cat toys to www.londonvetclinic.co.uk where they will be judged
If you need something to look forward to in these dark, drab January days, consider a break with your dog, Vet's Kitchen and Dog Friendly would love to help you get away from it all with your four legged friend:
WIN A DOG FRIENDLY BREAK WITH VET’S KITCHEN!
TV Vet Joe Inglis’ natural veterinary pet food brand, VET’S KITCHEN (www.vetskitchen.co.uk) has joined forces with UK website Dog Friendly (www.dogfriendly.co.uk) to produce their first exclusive
This is heartbreaking. The latest press release from Dogs Trust:
NOT SO MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR “CLUEDO” AND “SCRABBLE”
Christmas present pups handed in to Dogs Trust rescue centres
We all know “A Dog is for Life, Not just for Christmas” yet sadly this was not the case for puppies “Cluedo” and “Scrabble” who were handed in to Dogs Trust rehoming centres today, 28th December 2011.
I learned something today about my dog and about the way that I train my dogs that I found really surprising. I think it will help me be a better trainer, and it will certainly help make my dog happier during training.
