I've had my greyhound for 6 years now. He'll be 11 in September and is still as lively and affectionate as he was when I first took him home. He settled into life with me very quickly and we bonded almost immediately.
Roger Alan Bernard talks about the reasons women encounter dog training problems, we celebrate the crossbreed with a trip to a Scruffts heat, and remember dogs who have been loved and lost recently. Plus the DogCast Radio News with the stories other news sources might just have overlooked.
These two dogs are Labradoodles from the same litter. They were both participating in a Scruffts heat.
Jacob who won Most Handsome Crossbreed Dog at the Shropshire Scruffts heat - hear his story in Episode 134 of DogCast Radio.
Aptly named Terrier cross Scruffy won the Golden Oldie class, here with owner Anne Jackson.
Inca won Prettiest Bitch at the Shropshire heat of Scruffts, here with her owner Liz Allcock.
Tim Vincent judged the Child's Best Friend class at the Shropshire heat of Scruffts.
"Is it wrong to mourn a dog?" was the question I was asked onto the Tony Livesey show on Radio 5 Live to discuss yesterday. Of course my answer to that question is, "No."