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A wags to riches story



Puppy stolen from Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre now resides in grand castle.
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A ‘PUPPY DOG TAIL’ OF WAGS TO RICHES
Puppy stolen from Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre now resides in grand castle

It’s a tale that should belong in a story book; a puppy that starts his life homeless is taken in by an animal charity only to be stolen in the dead of night by thieves. The puppy is then found on the other side of the country after mysteriously managing to escape from his captors and is then rehomed by a kind family who live in a fairy tale castle.

The puppy in question is Munchie, a lovely Lurcher who was stolen along with his sister from Dogs Trust Evesham Rehoming Centre back in October 2009. Five

A ‘PUPPY DOG TAIL’ OF WAGS TO RICHES

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Puppy stolen from Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre now resides in grand castle.

Star's sad story



Star likes to be comfortable.
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When I uploaded this picture of Star it was just because I thought it would accompany a blog post about how she makes herself comfortable and hogs the best seats in the house. However, since I uploaded she has somehow injured herself, so the photo is accompanying a blog post about that instead.

 

We walked both dogs on some forestry land on Tuesday evening and they both got excited about some exceptionally muddy water they had found. Both dogs raced around, full of the sheer joy of being alive - and being up to the armpits in muddy water. Star


Episode 104 - Dog Tricks for Dummies and Flyball

Released Sat April 10, 2010
Length: 0:54:22
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Sarah Hodgson is the author of Dog Tricks & Agility For Dummies. As well as being a prolific author, Sarah is a columnist, media personality and inventor, she talks about how simple, natural canine behaviours can be taught on command and developed. Flyball is a fast and furious dog sport, involving teams of four dogs racing over four jumps to collect tennis balls. The DogCast Radio team went along to a training session with the Carry Ons flyball team and found out exactly what flyball entails, what sort of dogs it suits, and how it can give some dogs the outlet they need. In the DogCast Radio News hear how dogs can convey different meanings in their growls, how a lurcher involved in a car accident had her body rebuilt, and how Kelly Osbourne sustained an injury breaking up a dog fight. Plus how did Buddy get on when he auditioned for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's Wizard of Oz?

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Window into a dog's world



Companionship.
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A few days after I saw the three dogs tethered outside a shop, I spotted these two. This looked a much happier situation. I love the silent companionableness between the child and the dog. I love the domestic detritus on the windowsill, and I just love the way they are not doing anything in particular, just watching the world go by.

 

I hope they are are great company for each other, and I know the child will learn so much growing up with a

Star and her teddy!

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Star sleeping in luxury - on a blanket, snuggled up to a teddy. This was not posed, I just found her like this and couldn't resist recording the moment. What a cutie!

Buddy geocaching

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Geocaching and dog walking - the perfect match!

A child's best friend

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I spotted this child and dog looking out of a window and couldn't resist taking a quick photo. I love the way they are just sharing a quiet moment, and I love the sense of companionship conveyed.

A sad tethered trio



Dogs left outside.
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I always feel sad and anxious when I see dogs left outside shops like this, which I imagine is pretty much how the dogs themselves feel. I spotted this trio while out shopping and watched them for at least five minutes before I had to move on. Their owner was nowhere to be seen. I did check on them later and they had been collected, but they should never have been left in the first place. Our dogs would never leave us in this fashion, and they deserve better treatment than this.

 

As you can see in the picture one dog's lead has got caught under another dog's stomach, and I would be

Be Lungworm Aware with Vet Joe Inglis

Be Lungworm Aware with Vet Joe Inglis
Watch this Web TV show to learn how to recognise the signs of a potentially fatal threat to your dog
Show date: Monday 12th April
Show time: 10:30am