The Blog For Dogs

Jenny is a very lucky doggo. While she was out for a walk with her owner Joanna Hole, her lead got trapped in a car bumper and she was dragged 300m along the road. But miraculously, 11-year-old Jenny survived. Now she has been left with brightly coloured bandages on all four paws as they were […]

Owner Sharon Haworth, 42, said her three-year-old Red was saved by coastguards who swam out to rescue him at Knott End beach near Blackpool. A terrified border collie struggling to survive in rough seas for an hour and a half was saved from drowning by the coastguard. Runaway Red was spotted at the beach before being caught […]

WARNING, GRAPHIC IMAGES: The 27-year-old, from Arkansas in the US, is ‘a patchwork of stitches’ after dogs dragged her behind trailer to eat her. A woman has been left with more than 200 injuries after a pack of 10 angry dogs dragged her behind a house and tried to “eat her alive.” Doctors treating the 27-year-old […]

This loyal dog has been waiting at the entrance to a hospital for over a week, unaware his owner is dead. Toto’s owner reportedly asked for him to be brought to his bedside so he could say a final goodbye. But when the six-year-old labrador’s owner passed away, none of his relatives took Toto with […]

A theatre production of the Wizard of Oz is holding auditions for a special pooch that can look adoringly at Dorothy as she sings Over the Rainbow. The New Theatre Royal in Lincoln is staging the production in April. Artistic director Natalie Hayes-Cowley said those auditioning needed to be small, obedient, and not bark at […]

Two “soaking wet and very matted” dogs have been found dumped in a cage by the side of the road in Somerset. The dogs, who have been named Cashew and Almond by the RSPCA, were found by the A36 in Beckington at about 09:00 GMT on Sunday 3 March. They were not microchipped and are […]

A goat was found 25 miles away from home trying to catch a tram to Manchester. Belle, a pygmy goat, had been reported missing earlier that week. She was discovered at a tram station, waiting behind the yellow line with other commuters. It’s not clear how she came to be there, or if we’ve underestimated […]

Firefighters in Texas have revealed one of their nicer calls of the week – tending to a dog with her head stuck in a car tyre. The unlucky boxer was driven to the fire station in Grand Prairie on March 14 after her owner realised what she had done. The crew then had to use […]

A border collie known as “Bopper the Whopper” is ready to be rehomed after shedding 10kg (22lb). Twelve-year-old Bopper weighed almost 50kg (8st) when he waddled into Gables Farm Dogs and Cats Home in Plymouth in November. Dubbed “Britain’s fattest dog”, he won fans around the world including Radio 1 DJ Greg James. Staff are looking […]

Wolves lead and dogs follow – but both are equally capable of working with humans, according to research that adds a new twist in the tale of how one was domesticated from the other. Dogs owe their cooperative nature to “the wolf within”, the study, of cubs raised alongside people, suggests. But in the course […]

The leader of the famous Iditarod sled dog race had to drop out when his dogs refused to run anymore. Nicholas Petit had been favourite to win the 1,000-mile race across Alaska, but his dogs went on strike when he shouted at one of them. ‘I yelled at Joee. And everybody heard Daddy yelling. It […]

Please support the NEW petition to support the Pet (Theft) Bill. You can sign on this link:- https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/244530 Once you’ve signed & shared, please ensure you confirm your signature to ensure it counts ~ Thanks We need the Government to act now to protect our pets. A change in the law is necessary to deliver justice […]

Owner Fiona Young said: “I was heartbroken knowing he was out there in the awful weather. “When my husband found him and had to leave him this was even more distressing. “I was sick with worry and our whole family was so upset.” Mrs Young said she was “overwhelmed” when she heard the news of […]

While out on an essential training mission the Inverness Coastguard helicopter crew were able to effect an heroic rescue of Ben the Cavachon missing near Loch Avon in the Cairngorms. This from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Facebook page: “Today whilst out on essential training, our Inverness Coastguard helicopter crew were presented with an ideal […]

A stray dog has made it to the top of a 24,000-ft Himalayan mountain. The dog called Mera made it to the top of the Baruntse in Nepal without needing any help and was still full of energy, ‘running around’ once she had made it. Mera spent three weeks climbing to the summit with expedition […]

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE INCLUDES IMAGES SOME READERS MAY FIND DISTURBING Dogs who are strayed, abandoned, or lost usually live in miserable conditions. Unfortunately, not all dogs are lucky enough to be rescued or adopted. That being the case, stories of these canines being brought back from the brink of death would come as heartening. On […]

A DESPERATE appeal has been made for help finding a dog swept away by a river. Mike Buckingham was walking his Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Archie, in Sirhowy Country Park, in Caerphilly county borough, this morning when the dog ran into the river. He did not come back out. The former journalist and his wife, Heather […]

Staff at an animal shelter are looking for a ‘guide human’ to adopt an unlucky dog that suddenly went blind overnight. Alex, a four-year-old terrier, arrived a Dogs Trust in October and soon became a hit with rescue centre staff. But a short while later they noticed Alex was walking into things so he was […]

A lamb that had been missing from a farm for a week was found stuck in an old tree stump – by a police dog. German shepherd Harry was out for a morning run with handler PC Dave Carter near Norwich on Friday. “PD Harry located a stuck lamb this morning on his leg stretch!! […]

Many would argue that Afghan hounds are some of the most fabulous dogs in the world – but being fab takes effort. Afghan Hounds are ‘high maintenance’ pets who require regular grooming, weekly baths and brushing to prevent tangling and matting their thick, fine and silky coats. And to make sure their locks were kept […]

A disabled puppy who took his first steps without a wheelchair just days ago, has been given a hero’s welcome at Crufts. Hungarian Vizsla Gilbert has struggled to walk ever since he was accidentally trodden on days after being born. The dog’s spine was left permanently injured, with his right hip crushed. Vets believed the […]