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The DogLost North West team urgently need your help to purchase (potentially) life-saving equipment. They require funds to purchase the following: 1x Thermal Scope 2x Large Traps 2x Ring Cameras 2x Battery Packs 2x Spare Ring Camera Batteries 2x SIM Cards (for Ring Cameras) 6x Red Light LED Torches 6x Slip Leads You can donate […]

A family on holiday in West Sussex have hired a pet detective and extended their stay to find their beloved dog which they fear could have been stolen. Laura Bierer-Nielsen, 23, from Wandsworth, London, said her family dog, Spillo, went missing on Tuesday, July 28, whilst they were on holiday in a cottage in Ingrams Green Lane, three miles […]

People in Lebanon are being reunited with their pets following the devastating blast in Beirut on Tuesday. An animal welfare organisation is helping to bring pets back together their owners after a finding and treating animals affected by the blast, which has killed at least 135 people, injured more than 5,000 and left an estimated […]

New research has revealed there’s been a dramatic rise in the number of dog thefts during lockdown. According to the non-profit organisation, DogLost, reports of stolen dogs were 65% higher during lockdown compared with last year. It’s believed some pedigree dogs are being targeted due to the increase in demand for pets to keep people […]

The following dogs are featured in the DogLost column in the current issue of The Countryman’s Weekly. For further details on each dog, enter the 6 digit DogLost ID in the search box on the website: https://www.doglost.co.uk/

The information below is provided by Your Dog Advisor. The Scottie originally belonged to a group of dogs collectively called Skye terriers that included modern breeds like the West Highland, Skye, and Cairn terriers. While most often seen with black coats, the Scottie also comes in almost-white to cream and even brindle, though the strips are often hard […]

Almost exactly one week from when Bessy was reported missing to the authorities, including Thames Valley Police she was reunited with her family on Saturday 1st August. Richard Woodall went out to work for a few hours Saturday morning July 25, and when he returned to his Gibbs Road home his dog, Bessy, was not […]

Luca the American bulldog has been gone for three months, yet still her favourite toy and food bowl remain just where they always were, waiting for her return. Her owner can’t bring himself to move them after the five-year-old pet was stolen while out on a walk in May. Virgil Tatomir, 40, says: “Emotionally it’s […]

HEARTLESS criminals are poaching pups during lockdown, new stats reveal. Raids on kennels and homes have surged 65% compared with last year amid heightened demand for pedigree dogs as bored Brits look for company while stuck at home. DogLost, which reunites missing pups with their owners, said they had reported 48 incidents of stolen animals […]

With a single dog being sold for as much as £7,500, a dognapping crime wave has swept the country since the start of lockdown. It is a revealing insight into 2020’s great canine obsession. Annie was – or, we can only hope, is – an uncommonly good dog. The three-year-old cocker spaniel is so calm, […]

A dog is a “happy chappy” again after villagers clubbed together to buy him a wheelchair so he can enjoy walks after losing the use of his back legs. The spaniel, called Max, was fitted with wheels thanks to villagers in Stanton, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, who raised more than £850 in 10 days. […]

Dog owners in Norfolk have been urged to beware of organised criminals who may be looking to snatch their prized pets. The warning has been issued after police investigated six reported dog thefts in Norfolk in the last couple of months which comes just weeks after the heartbreaking theft of 17 dogs and puppies from […]

Police are investigating the death of a pet dog in North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police is appealing for information as part of an ongoing investigation into the poisoning of two dogs, believed to be as a result of pesticide abuse. On April 23, two spaniels fell seriously ill immediately after a walk, with their owner, […]

A pet owner has been left devastated after her beloved French Bulldog was killed in a horror hit and run. Doriana Chodor was out walking her five-year-old pet Hugo when the dog was struck by a white van in Granton, Edinburgh. Doriana, 29, watched on in shock as the driver of the van slowed down after hitting Hugo […]

A pug puppy had to be rushed to an animal hospital after a needle and thread became lodged in its stomach. Sonia Wheeler, from Sunderland, dropped the large needle and before she could pick it up Doug swallowed it. Following an X-ray at a local vet Doug was transferred to Wear Referrals, an animal hospital […]

An abused dog who was abandoned in a park has re-paid the ultimate favour to his loving owner who rescued him. Niño has become somewhat of a celebrity in his neighbourhood in Bogotá, Colombia, and has been picking up food shopping for his shielding owner during the pandemic. Owner José Ever Henao, 62, is in […]

A St Bernard has been rescued after collapsing while walking down England’s highest mountain. Members of the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) went to four-year-old Daisy’s aid on Scafell Pike. A team spokesman said Daisy had been showing signs of pain in her legs and was refusing to move. St Bernards are traditionally on the […]

From Katherine Renton, owner of Bo: My dog went missing Saturday AM whilst staying with relatives. As soon as Salli got wind of my lost dog she started helping. By Sunday PM Salli had done a tonne of admin for me and messaged to say she was at the location of the only (probable but […]

When Sonya Karimi, 31, from New Orleans, Louisiana, adopted elderly pugs George,13, and Bodhi, 10, and Boston terrier Sam, 10, she noticed they struggled to climb her stairs. Bodhi found it especially tough due to a torn knee ligament. Rather than having to carry the pups up the stairs each time they wanted to go […]

Police have warned people to be vigilant with their pets after 17 dogs, including 13 puppies were stolen. They were taken from from Fiveways Boarding Kennels and Cattery in Barton Mills, Suffolk on Thursday between 15:45 and 19:10 GMT. The dogs included six, five-week-old Labrador puppies, seven Lhasa apso puppies and four older dogs. Police […]

The owner of a dog diagnosed with aggressive cancer is on a bucket list road trip to create a scrapbook of memories for when her beloved pet dies. When Zanna Canavan’s pet Shih Tzu Charlie, 13, was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer she was determined to make sure their final days together were memorable. On Wednesday, […]