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Surf dog Ricochet helping brain injured 2 year old


More news about that amazing surf dog Ricochet:

Some interesting dog facts and statistics

Terminally ill Lucy seeks loving last home

I get regular press releases from Dogs Trust and I include many of them on the blog because they are asking for new loving homes for deserving dogs, or because they are celebrating fund raising efforts of brave individuals. And then this email arrived this morning, and I just had to include it. Poor Lucy has terminal cancer and is looking for a home to live out her days in. It's a big ask; it will mean bonding with Lucy, supporting her and coming to love her, all the time knowing you will lose her.

Next month is National Dog Adoption Month

Dogsblog.com is helping dogs find loving new homes. Did you know that next month is National Dog Adoption Month? Here's more information:

FREE WEBSITE SAVES ANIMAL WELFARE SECTOR OVER £24m

A dog rehoming blog set up in 2007 is celebrating the successful rehoming of dog number 10,000 - an 11 week old German Shepherd puppy called Axis. DogsBlog.com was set up by Ryan O’Meara, a former professional dog trainer and animal welfare campaigner.

The Bella Moss Foundation at the BVNA conference

Latest news from The Bella Moss Foundation:

The Bichon is back!

Star has gone from strength to strength since my last post about her, The Restorative Power of Baked Potato. She is so much better that she's been back on the dog food for weeks - being indulged with baked potato is a distant memory, thank goodness. I'm sure she would choose being out of pain and being able to move around freely over the molly coddling she received.
 

Parachute jump raises pounds for hounds



Keith Bishop faced his fears to raise money for Dogs Trust.
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A stomach lurching way to raise funds:

PARACHUTE FREEFALL RAISES POUNDS FOR HOUNDS

Fundraiser for Dogs Trust Evesham

Keith Bishop, 30 years old, from Tewkesbury faced his fears on Sunday 11th July with a solo 12500ft parachute jump to raise money for the canine welfare charity Dogs Trust.

The forensic medic took up the challenge in memory of his late dog Blue, a Collie cross he rehomed 7 years ago from Dogs Trust Evesham.

The necessary-ness of dogs - a response to a comment about Giles Coren's wish to ban all dogs

There is a phenomenon on the Internet called a troll. A troll is someone who posts on forums and websites purely to cause upset, and I think the DogCast Radio site has been visited by one. My post entitled The man who want to ban all dogs was a response to an article by Giles Coren, who had written about wanting to ban all dogs. A comment was added which includes the following:

The Bella Moss Foundation's response to It Shouldn't Happen at a Vet's

The BBC recently aired a Panorama program called It Shouldn't Happen at a Vet's. (For the next few days you can see this program here.)

The following is a letter from The Bella Moss Foundation in response to the program: