In recent years, pugs have become an extremely popular dog breed, with nine out of ten vets reporting an increase in the number of flat-faced dogs being bought in the last three years. Continue reading “One in three pugs may suffer from walking problems, study finds”
Category: Daily Dog News
A rescued Zambian dog becomes a world traveller
Ginger, a security dog in Chingola, Zambia is rescued and starts the big adventure of travelling the world while helping other dogs along the way. She has already been in two continents. Continue reading “A rescued Zambian dog becomes a world traveller”
K-9 has no canines! Police dog loses all its front teeth bringing down suspect
Puskas – the Santa Ana police K-9 – had all but a few teeth knocked out when his face smashed into a concrete curb during a scuffle with the suspect on Monday night. Continue reading “K-9 has no canines! Police dog loses all its front teeth bringing down suspect”
Rescue dog gets ‘new lease of life’ with 3D printed leg
Rescue dog Duke, an Irish retriever, was born with a birth defect in his front right leg and faced having it amputated. Continue reading “Rescue dog gets ‘new lease of life’ with 3D printed leg”
Streeper wins sixth world sled dog championship in Alaska
The race has been held by the Alaskan Sled Dog and Racing Association every year since 1946. Streeper first won the world championship in 2004. Continue reading “Streeper wins sixth world sled dog championship in Alaska”
Woman pulls dog out of icy waters in dramatic footage
Video captured on a cellphone shows the dramatic moment that an unidentifed woman rescued a dog after it fell through the ice on Trout Lake in East Vancouver. Continue reading “Woman pulls dog out of icy waters in dramatic footage”
Hero dog shot 3 times while protecting teen owner during burglary
“I think if it weren’t for him, I don’t think I’d be standing here today,” Javier Mercado told KOMO. Continue reading “Hero dog shot 3 times while protecting teen owner during burglary”
The internet did something nice for once and helped this old dog find her favourite toy
Back in January, Kelli Brown tweeted PetSmart about her 12 year old pup, Jax, who would only play with one toy. But that toy had been discontinued. Continue reading “The internet did something nice for once and helped this old dog find her favourite toy”
Perth Doberman gives birth to 18 puppies
Staff at West Coast Veterinary Clinic in Forrestdale saw 18 healthy Doberman puppies born from four-year-old Sassy on Monday. Veterinarian Aaron Raney led a team of 10 to perform a caesarian on Sassy, which took about 90 minutes. Continue reading “Perth Doberman gives birth to 18 puppies”
Police want to set up dog DNA database
Police chiefs seek new powers to help combat ‘very significant’ issue of pets worrying livestock. Continue reading “Police want to set up dog DNA database”
