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Secretary slams social media sites
A NEAPOLITAN Mastiff exhibitor at last weekend's NW&PBS championship show has spoken of his heartbreak after his dog snapped at the Group judge during judging...
A whisky for Mac, please!
Best in Show was at the NW&PBS was the Bullmastiff Ch Old Manila's Whisky Mac For Optimus JW owned by Peter Myers...
Helsinki announces biggest FCI entry
The Finnish Kennel Club has announced that its staging of this year's FCI World Dog Show will be the biggest FCI dog show of the year...
SKC appointment lost after Facebook debate
COMMENTS MADE on social network site, Facebook, have resulted in the loss of a judging appointment, possibly the first time this has happened...
Compulsory microchipping bill set to cause unintended consequences?
Professor Sheila Crispin, Chair of the Advisory Council on the Welfare Issues of Dog Breeding, has taken the unusual step of writing to The Lord Wallace of Saltaire at The Cabinet Office...
Retriever trial to be held at Croglin
The Kennel Club is holding its All Aged Any Variety Retriever Field Trial, on grouse shot over Pointers and Setters, at the Croglin Estate in Cumbria on Monday 25th August, and schedules and entry forms are now available from the Kennel Club website...
Girl, three, injured in Redditch dog attack
A three-year-old girl has been left with facial injuries after being bitten by a dog, police have revealed. She was walking with her sister when she was bitten by the dog in Redditch, Worcestershire, West Mercia Police said...
Vets help dogs in mercy mission
A team of UK based volunteer vets, nurses and animal handlers recently made another lifesaving trip to Morocco...
Obituary - Anne McDermot
This week has brought some very sad and unexpected news, as former IWSA Chairman Anne McDermot sadly passed away on 3rd July after a short illness, writes Angie Biggs...
Obituary - Mary Hambleton - Marbelton
It was the telephone call I had been half expecting, but dreading. Somehow I always thought that Mary's unbelievable will power and determination would always see her through the health scares that have been such a part of her life for the past few years...
New drugs alone will not save us from the dark ages
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement of a review into why so few antimicrobial drugs have been introduced in recent years, and called for the review to extend to animal health...
Split set to welcome 4,000 entries
The Four Night Shows in Split have developed a cult following over the last few years. Now staging their seventh set of summer night shows, the organisers can safely claim that their events have, 'that something extra'...
Half a century for Barrie
At The National Working and Pastoral Breeds last weekend, Barrie M Croft (Malcro) celebrated 50 years of showing dogs! And that's every year without a break...
Dogs at risk from snakebites on summer walks warns PDSA
It is with sadness I have to report the death of Miss Pamela Poulter of the Lankelly Wirehaired Dachshunds, who passed away on the 4th July 2014, writes Jenny Rowe...
Champion Sheltie missing
The owner of a champion Shetland Sheepdog is appealing for information into the whereabouts of her dog, which is believed to have been stolen from the garden of her home in Lakenheath Suffolk...
Skye Terrier Club announces unveiling
The rare Skye Terrier is Britain's most endangered native breed of dog. To raise awareness and promote greater understanding of the breed the Skye Terrier Club, in conjunction with Clan Donald of Armadale Castle on the Isle of Skye, will be having a very special celebration of the breed in its native homeland this summer...
Petplan back on air on major TV channels
Petplan, the UK's largest pet insurer, was back on air from 1st July running its successful television advertising campaign to continue to raise awareness of its specialist offering for pet owners. The campaign which received wide spread acclaim from both the pet health industry and pet owners alike is now running on major channels...
John Barrowman goes deaf for the day
APPROXIMATELY 1 in 6 people in the UK suffer with hearing loss. Entertainer John Barrowman, recently awarded an MBE for his charity work, went deaf for the day as part of a filmed experiment to better understand the difficulties that deaf people face. John was then partnered with a hearing dog to see first-hand the difference these dogs make to deaf peoples' lives...
