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Rescue Staffie awarded Blue Peter badge for helping fearful children

Rescue Staffie awarded Blue Peter badge for helping fearful children

Six-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier Bonzai has been awarded the Blue Peter badge for his work with children, helping the overcome their fear of dogs - after he overcame his own.
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Gentle giant Yogi saved through complex heart surgery

Gentle giant Yogi saved through complex heart surgery

When the owner of Yogi, a six-year-old St. Bernard from Plymouth, was told her dog needed delicate heart surgery to survive, she feared he wouldn’t make it to his seventh birthday – but after a complex operation and an emergency blood transfusion, Yogi is back home.
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How to spot the signs of post lockdown separation anxiety in dogs

How to spot the signs of post lockdown separation anxiety in dogs

From happily pitter pattering around us while we’re home schooling or working, to excitedly running alongside us on walkies and snuggling up next to us in front of Netflix, our dogs have loved spending so much time with us during lockdown — and the feeling’s mutual.
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Surrey teenager wins RSPCA’s instagram picture award

Surrey teenager wins RSPCA’s instagram picture award

Elizabeth Lee, 13, from New Malden, has won the RSPCA’s Young Photographer Award ‘Instagram Photo Category’ voted by members of the public. The winning shot featured her dog, Lucky the whippet, in a field of purple heather.
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Vets solve mystery of Dachshund’s multiple seizures

Vets solve mystery of Dachshund’s multiple seizures

When Rolo the Dachshund began experiencing bouts of seizures, her owners turned to the neurology team at Davies Veterinary Specialists (Davies) for help.

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Rescue Beagle helped raise motherless kitten during lockdown

Rescue Beagle helped raise motherless kitten during lockdown

A 10-year-old Beagle cross called Duke, who was found as a stray in Guildford in 2016, has been credited with helping his owner hand-rearing a tiny kitten rejected by his mother.
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Vets and fire brigade join forces to free dog from plughole cover

Vets and fire brigade join forces to free dog from plughole cover

A Bichon Frise/Jack Russell cross called Teddy had to be helped out by both vets and the fire brigade after he got his toes hopelessly stuck into the metal cover of a plughole.
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The Good Companions: an exhibition for dog lovers

The Good Companions: an exhibition for dog lovers

A new exhibition opening at Newmarket’s National Horse Racing Museum this summer is sure to appeal to dog lovers. Featuring paintings, photographs, drawings, sculptures, books and more, The Good Companions: The Many Roles of our Canine Friends explores man’s unique relationship with dogs throughout the centuries.
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(Virtual) Big Dog Walk 2020 to take place in September

(Virtual) Big Dog Walk 2020 to take place in September

The organisers of the Big Dog Walk series have announced the 2020 Virtual Dog Walk – the World Big Dog Walk Challenge, which will take place across the month of September 2020.

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A home for Odin

A home for Odin

Odin is a beautiful 11-month-old gentle giant looking for a forever home – but the search is proving difficult due to his sheer size! Standing almost one meter tall and weighting 60 kilos, Odin is quite shy around strangers and is especially scared of strange men.

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WATCH: adorable Guide Dogs puppies get used to face masks

WATCH: adorable Guide Dogs puppies get used to face masks

With face masks already mandatory on public transport and soon to be mandatory in shops across the UK, it is important to get dogs used to the sight of people with face covering. This is even more essential when it comes to service dogs, such as guide dogs for the visually impaired.
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Doggie takeaway

Doggie takeaway

"Our healthy two-year-old Yorkshire Terrier will eat everything and anything! As a treat, we sometimes give him leftovers from our takeaway meals – is this OK?" Anna Cherry advises…
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