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Eurotunnel Prize Offered To Pet Owners During National Microchipping Month This year National Microchipping Month is highlighting the importance of keeping your pet’s details up to date on the Petlog system. Unfortunately, there are many cases where animals are found, but owners have moved address and consequently the animals are unable to be returned. The public are invited to upgrade their pet’s record to Petlog Premium for only £10 (normally £15) during the month of June with the added bonus that they will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win a FlexiPlus Shortbreak Return Ticket with Eurotunnel. |
Rent-a-dog woman has animal welfare chiefs snapping at her heels It is the ultimate luxury for the time-poor and wealthy who want the status of walking a flamboyant dog without the hassle of hair on the carpet or dealing with fleas... Read
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Microchip your pet during National Microchipping Month 2008 The campaign aims to encourage vets
from around the country to hold microchipping clinics in their surgeries
to highlight how microchipping can ensure you never lose that special
someone in your life. |
The first national blood bank charity for dogs is launched The latest research into childhood allergies suggests
that having a pet in the home reduces the risk of children being |
Kids who get down and dirty with the dog have far fewer allergies The latest research into childhood allergies suggests
that having a pet in the home reduces the risk of children being sensitive
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over Kate and Naomi – here comes Murray! With nearly 1000 votes overall it was a very close run thing but we're delighted to announce the winner of this year's photography competition is Nick Tucker with this picture of his fabulous dog Murray [HP009]. The runners up included Neo [HP010], Biscuit [HP005] and Wilma [HP015]. Thanks to everyone who entered and who voted. The winner of the voucher draw was Tim Roberts and we hope to welcome him to Helsbury soon. |
dog years by mark doty If your response to one of the pet cemeteries beloved of the Edwardians - where active gundog and assiduous mouser alike were laid to rest - is disdain, you will have no means of understanding Mark Doty's illuminating, perceptive and profound meditation on life, death and the adoration of dogs |
East Riding Council Consults on Vast Dog Control Orders KC Dog, the Kennel Club’s dog owners’ group, is letting residents within the East Riding of Yorkshire know that the Council is consulting on introducing council-wide dog control orders restricting access to public land. The consultation closes on 7 April and KC Dog urges all responsible owners to write a response to the Council before that date. |
Confirmed rabies case in dog in France The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has become aware of a case of confirmed rabies in a dog, diagnosed in France on the 26th February. The French authorities have identified 4 potential risk areas where people may have been exposed to rabies. The risk of rabies is considered ongoing in these areas. The geographical areas and corresponding periods of risk are: • Hautes-Pyrénées ( Tarbes city and surroundings), from the 25th October 2007 onwards • Gers (Auch city and surroundings), from the 1st November onwards • Seine-et-Marne, from the 15th December onwards • Calvados (Lisieux city and Thury Harcourt village and their surroundings), from the 15th December onwards |
| Kennel Club Educational Trust announces signing of Stoneleigh Agreement A final agreement has now been signed with the Royal Agricultural Society of England to provide a permanent national and central venue at Stoneleigh for use as an educational, training and canine activity centre. |
Pets get pampered with hotel beds Hotel chain Travelodge is offering special pet-sized luxury beds which come complete with a mattress, pillow and duvet |
Helsbury Park announces its 2008 Dog Photo Competition. Helsbury Park, Cornwall, one of our self catering
advertisers, has announced its 2008 dog photo competition - |
dog days are here again If you are barking, you will probably be spending the coming weekend in Birmingham. From Thursday to Sunday, the National Exhibition Centre in England's second city will be the scene of what is acknowledged to be the greatest dog show on earth. |
Hear boy: The bowl that talks to your pet while you're not home Those terrible pangs of guilt you endure when occasionally forced to leave Fido or Tiddles home alone for the day, a talking food bowl that will reassure your pet with the sound of your voice.. |
what's up, dog? Specially trained dogs may prove to be a diabetic’s best friend, according to a new American initiative. Diabetes Forecast, the journal of the American Diabetes Association, reports that canine graduates from Ruefenacht’s California-based hypoglycaemia-alert dog training centre are already proving their worth.. |
action for charity - Dogs for the Disabled Desert Walk A trek from the Dead Sea to Petra in Jordan to
train puppies to become assistance dogs for disabled people |
Why a mongrel will always trump the pedigree chump With a pedigree as long as his tail, you might
expect the pure-bred pooch to trounce his mongrel cousin in an IQ test. Researchers who tested dozens of dogs found that mongrels have superior spatial awareness and are better at solving problems. |
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Campaign to break down barriers for dog owners |
| KC DOG - The Kennel Club Dog Owners group As part of the "Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment
Act" local authorities will be given the power to issue dog control
orders. |
| britain's best dog-friendly hotels Some hotels leave dogs out in the cold
- but now Fido is fighting back and hoteliers are beginning to realise |
don't look now - but is that dog laughing? Amid all the panting, a dog at play
makes a distinctive, breathy exhalation that can trigger playfulness in
other dogs, |
| cool stops for hot dogs Forestry Commission England is supporting the Kennel
Club’s summer campaign "Hot Dogs Are Not Cool in Cars" They feature a ‘Ruff’ Guide to the best
places to break up long motorway journeys and give your pooch |
| KC DOG - SUCCESS IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT KC Dog, The Dog Owner's Kennel Club Group, has worked
with the Isle of Wight Council to rewrite their proposed dog control orders.
The original measures were considered by KC Dog to be an overreaction
to complaints received from the anti-dog lobby. |
| PET RELATED NEWS FROM THE BBC |
"No animal
should ever jump up on the dining room furniture unless absolutely certain that
he can hold his own in the conversation."
-- Fran Lebowitz
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