As jubilee fever hit, we looked back over the Queen’s 70-year reign and her lifelong love of dogs in our June 2022 issue. Now that she has passed, we share the article again to honour a love that lasted a lifetime… Original article by Bernard Bale, with additional reporting by Claire Horton-Bussey Corgis are synonymous […]
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Back to school: future guide dogs start classes
Image by Matt Alexander/PA Wire Much like human children, trainee guide dogs are also gearing up for their first day back in school – but instead of history or maths, they will learn how to become trusty guides for visually impaired people. German shepherd Fordi, golden retriever Ron and black Labrador/Golden retriever cross Atlas are […]
One in five “don’t believe dogs feel sadness”, RSPCA says
How well do we understand out dogs? The RSPCA has raised concerns about the public’s understanding of dogs after a survey found that one in give people “don’t believe dogs can experience sadness or boredom” – with a third believing dogs do not feel worry. Over two-thirds (69 per cent) of the respondents describe […]
‘Most depressing place on Earth’: rescue pleads for fosterers as dogs dumped
A dog rescue centre in Manchester has described itself as “the most depressing place on Earth” because of the amount of dogs being dumped – often due to financial issues. in Sharston, says that its phone line is “ringing all day every day with people trying to leave their dogs due to worries about the […]
“Rescuing dogs around the world is a big task”
Simon Grundy is not just a big dog lover – he’s also a lover of big dogs. Very big ones! A commercial underwriter with The Cumberland, he spends much of his spare time is dedicated to a charity rescuing giant-breed dogs from around the world and finding them loving homes in the UK. Simon is trustee […]