Monthly Archives: September 2010

Officials in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva have come up with an innovative method of identifying poop scoop dodgers by setting up a DNA database of local dogs… Link… Read more »

The RSPCA have made issued a clear statement of intent to the Kennel Club, either reform the pedigree dog world or stand accused of tacit endorsement of animal cruelty… Link… Read more »

With over 400 acres of unspoilt Kent countryside there is camping, walking and exercising space in abundance. The show boasts a number of excellent arena displays and attractions for you… Read more »

Veterinarians and dog owners are today welcoming new research that delivers the promise of an extended happy life together for millions of dog owners and their pets… Link to full… Read more »

In this latest installment of K9 Magazine we’re celebrating. We’re celebrating because it’s our 25th anniversary edition and we thought what better way to do that than be celebrating the… Read more »

Martin Clunes is one of Britain’s best loved actors. He is well know for his role as Gary in the genre defining show Men Behaving Badly but since then he… Read more »

In the wake of a stunning expose of inherent breeding problems within the pedigree dog world, Patrick Burns explains why a closed breed registry will spell doom for dogs… Link… Read more »

In 1894, the American Humane Association first noted a connection between animal abuse and other forms of societal violence. More than 100 years later, this connection — which American Humane… Read more »

For generations, British dog owners have looked upon the Kennel Club as a source of knowledge, experience and authority. At its core, the Kennel Club is a breed registry. Nothing… Read more »

According to the recently published animal cruelty stats, Britain has seen an increase in cases of cruelty to dogs. Dogs have suffered a 34% rise in the number of cruelty… Read more »

It seems that there is something of a revolution occurring for the nation’s second chance dogs. Are shelter dogs finally getting the recognition they deserve? Link to full story Latest… Read more »

Ten famous faces find themselves in the unlikeliest of TV double acts as they pair up with ten wonderful rescued Dogs Trust canine companions to compete in The Underdog Show,… Read more »

Jennifer Aniston, star of popular US sitcom, ‘Friends’ is having a spot of bother getting her new man and her dog to become pals… Link to full story Latest Dog… Read more »

Hip dysplasia is a hereditary disease that, in severe cases, can cause crippling effects in dogs. Here is a veterinary guide to the condition… Link to full story Latest Dog… Read more »

Coal (American Bulldog, M, 8 yo) was diagnosed with a tumour in his left wrist and has recently been fitted with a revolutionary lower forearm implant. Vet Noel Fitzpatrick explains… Read more »

Public transport, particularly in Britain’s built up population centres, is often presented as an environmentally healthy alternative to motoring, so when Claudia Palacios-Newsom of Wimbledon attempted to board the bus… Read more »

Expert veterinary insight into the treatment and diagnosis of a common canine injury… Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated by Dog News

My friend lives around the corner from us in Lobatse, which is a small town in south eastern Botswana. She has three much-loved dogs, but she did have five. One… Read more »

For one issue and one issue only (perhaps) K9 Magazine has extended the opportunity for one of our readers to pick our main cover feature… Link to full story Latest… Read more »

With more and more ‘designer’ or hybrid dogs making headlines featuring the likes of Puggles, Golden Doodles, Cockerpoos, Pome-Pekes and other elaborately titled canine crosses, it prompted us to wonder,… Read more »

Rarely seen, true nymphomania is an exaggerated sexual response in the female of the species. Most commonly this condition is associated with other forms of abnormal sexual behavior. Some bitches… Read more »

From rappers with a penchant for Pit Bulls to the celebrity-led designer dog craze, is Britain importing America’s dog ownership culture? Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9… Read more »

A survey carried out by a pet publishing company has revealed that British dog owners feel their vets are charging them to much. The survey also showed that dog owners… Read more »

K9 Magazine is about to celebrate the publication of our 25th issue. To mark the occasion we are doing something for the very first time. We’re offering YOU the chance… Read more »

K9 Magazine is about to celebrate the publication of our 25th issue. To mark the occasion we are doing something for the very first time. We’re offering YOU the chance… Read more »

Bayer Animal Health has launched a nationwide competition to find Britain’s most unusual pet ‘lost and found’ story. The ‘Tracer Microchip Lost & Found Competition’ asks pet owners to describe… Read more »

Calendar Girls star Annette Crosby is supporting a new calendar, featuring big-hearted models and elegant dogs, to help raise awareness of the plight of retired racing greyhounds. Thirteen glamorous models… Read more »

A clinic offering vital help to people and their pets in impoverished township communities in South Africa has issued a desperate plea for donations after recent violence left pets abandoned,… Read more »

In its 2006 Report on ‘Breeding and Welfare in Companion Animals’, the Companion Animal Welfare Council urged and encouraged efforts to tackle genetic problems that affect the welfare of companion… Read more »

Dogs for the Disabled announced this week that the charity has secured funding of £88,000 towards its autism project – enough to train eight teams of autism assistance dogs. Interest… Read more »

Battersea’s Lost Dogs & Cats Line is celebrating five years of reuniting dogs and cats with their owners. The Line has received over 100,000 calls and has managed to successfully… Read more »

Man’s best friend is about to get the star quality treatment with a new campaign from Dogs for the Disabled. Dozens of celebrities and famous artists have responded to an… Read more »

Mediation has become an increasingly popular alternative to settling disputes in court and the benefits of mediation are being highlighted next week during Mediation Awareness Week which starts on Monday… Read more »

A cruel animal abuser has been given a 21 day prison term after being found guilty of animal abuse described by one RSPCA official as, “Hand on heart, it’s the… Read more »

Rod Stewart, the multi-million selling singer is reportedly battling a housebreaking problem with his daughter’s pet dog. Former Faces singer Rod, likened himself to another famous rock star dog lover,… Read more »

A Hampshire lady who took her dog into the Portsmouth branch of the People’s Dispensary For Sick Animals was told that she had to leave her German Shepherd outside… Link… Read more »

Airports around the country are turning to the canine nose to continue the fight to keep a potentially disastrous bird flu pandemic at bay… Link to full story Latest Dog… Read more »

They say a Dog is for life not just Christmas but in the case of Nintendogs, they couldn’t be more wrong. Since its launch, the Japanese and American public have… Read more »