Monthly Archives: February 2008
Dogs trained to aid autistic kids
A campaign is launched to train dogs to help youngsters with autism stay safe and develop skills. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated… Read more
Hospital treats more bite victims
Latest figures show an increase in the number of people being treated for dog bites in Guernsey. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated… Read more
Dogs kill family poodle in garden
A family is shocked after two dogs get into the garden and maul a 15-year-old family pet. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated… Read more
Man refuses to pay dog walk fine
A man could be brought to court after refusing to pay a £75 fine for walking his dog in a cemetery. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9… Read more
Man refuses to pay dog mess fine
A man could be brought to court after refusing to pay a £75 fine for walking his dog in a cemetery. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9… Read more
Dog’s tricks are ‘better than TV’
An eight-year-old dog is amazing her owners and neighbours with an astonishing array of tricks. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated by Dog… Read more
Digging deep at Haut de la Garenne
Where Jersey police are focusing their investigation into child abuse. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated by Dog News
Owners of dangerous dogs targeted
A campaign targets young people who use dogs to intimidate the public in London’s streets and parks. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated… Read more
Dog survives swallowing a skewer
Vets say it is a "miracle" a dog is alive after swallowing a kebab skewer which popped out months later. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine… Read more
New focus in Jersey abuse inquiry
A sniffer dog has had a "strong reaction" at a former Jersey children’s home at the centre of an abuse inquiry, police say. Link to full story Latest Dog News… Read more
MPs call for Jersey abuse inquiry
The UK government is being urged to hold an independent inquiry into alleged child abuse in Jersey. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated… Read more
Increase in dog bites on children
The number of children treated in the West Midlands for dog bites has nearly doubled in four years. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content… Read more
Hospitals see rise in dog bites
The number of people with dog bites treated at hospital has increased significantly, figures show. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated by Dog… Read more
How can a dog sniff through concrete?
A child’s remains were discovered under several inches of concrete at a former children’s home in Jersey after police bought in dogs to search the site. But how can they… Read more
German police dogs to wear shoes
Police dogs in Dusseldorf, Germany, are trained to wear plastic shoes to protect them from broken glass. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated… Read more
Dog handler is injured in fracas
A police dog handler’s leg is broken in an incident after he challenged three men about their behaviour. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content… Read more
Jersey inquiry focuses on cellar
Police searching a former Jersey care home where a child’s remains were found focus on a bricked-up cellar. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content… Read more
Swan killing leads to dog warning
Dog owners in Berkshire are urged to supervise their pets after a swan is mauled to death. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated… Read more
Dog owners told to take the lead
Dog owners in Berkshire are urged to supervise their pets after a swan is mauled to death. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated… Read more
Shot police officer back at work
A female police officer who was shot in the leg in a raid at a pub on New Year’s Eve returns to work. Link to full story Latest Dog News… Read more
Probe call after dog electrocuted
A couple demands an inquiry after their pet dog is killed by a live electricity current from a lamppost. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and… Read more
Councils ‘not ready’ for strays
Half the councils in Wales lack finalised arrangements for dealing with stray dogs out of hours, the BBC learns. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and… Read more
Six more sites in care home probe
Police searching a former Jersey care home where a child’s remains were found are to investigate six more sites. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and… Read more
Children’s home search stepped up
Police intend to search other areas at a former Jersey care home where the remains of a child have been found. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9… Read more
Second search at children’s home
Police focus on a second site at a former Jersey care home where partial remains of a child were found on Saturday. Link to full story Latest Dog News from… Read more
Care home search of second area
Police focus on a second site at a former Jersey home where partial remains of a child were found on Saturday. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9… Read more
Arrests as dog sniffs out drugs
Police arrest seven people after officers and a sniffer dog visit licensed premises across Teesside. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated by Dog… Read more
Man honoured for dog sett rescue
A man who dug a dog out of hole in Cornwall with his bare hands is honoured by the RSPCA. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine… Read more
Woman hurt in vicious dog attack
A woman who needed hospital treatment after two dogs attacked and bit her calls for them to be put down. Link to full story BBC News Search: dogs and Content… Read more
Woman attacked by Jack Russells
The owner of two dogs that attacked a woman and left her needing hospital treatment is sought by police. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and… Read more
Dog rescued from underground hole
A dog survives after being stuck more than 4ft (1.5m) underground for four days. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated by Dog News
Child mauled by family’s pet dog
A 10-year-old boy suffers serious facial injuries when he is attacked by his family’s pet dog. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated by… Read more
BBC Spotlight’s dog fight award
BBC Spotlight has won a Royal Television Society award for it’s scoop last year on pit bull fighting. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content… Read more
Pigeons and dog killed in blaze
A dog and a number of pigeons are killed as a fire sweeps through an allotment near Sunderland. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content… Read more
Shi Tzu found dumped in a bin bag
An investigation is launched after a pedigree dog, which is believed to have been stolen, is found dead. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content… Read more
Man found guilty of attack on dog
A man is found guilty of a "sickening attack" on a dog, which witnesses said was ‘kicked like a football’. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine… Read more
Low carbon ‘pawprint’ for Dizzy
Dizzy the dog is showing off her green credentials by recycling the rubbish in her owner’s home. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated… Read more
City set to ban dogs from beaches
Dogs could be banned from all beaches in Brighton and Hove during the summer months, under council plans. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content… Read more
