MSP Christine Grahame and Mabel are announced winners of this year’s Holyrood Dog of the Year competition. Image by Lesley Martin/PA Wire Mabel, a one-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, has been named Holyrood Dog of the Year, now in its fourth edition and returning for the first time since 2019. Mabel, who entered the event with […]
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Ukraine’s President awards medal to mine-sniffing Patron
Patron, a two-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, has received a medal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for his mine-sniffing work. The little dog reportedly had a role in finding over 250 explosive devices since the beginning of the invasion. Patron, whose name means “ammo”, is mainly active north-eastern city of Chernihiv and has become a mascot […]
Mental Health Awareness Week: how our pets help us
As starts, with ‘loneliness’ as its theme, Clinical Animal Behaviourist explains how pets can provide mental health support. Research carried out by shows a marked rise on Google searches into relating to animal-assisted therapies and emotional pet support, with a 200 per cent increase in online searches for ’emotional pet support’ in the past three months. […]
Dog put to sleep after severely matted coat causes irreversible damage
A woman from Carmarthenshire who allowed her dog’s coat to become so matted it cut blood supply to the foot has received an eight-week prison sentence – suspended for 12 months. The dog, called Trixie, was taken to PDSA in Swansea on 5 January this year by owner Linda Jones. The vet who examined her […]
Walks in hot weather may “end in tragedy”, vets warn
As the Met Office predicts long stretches of warm weather over the next fortnight, vets are warning dog owners to avoid exercising their pets in hot weather, as “the average survival rate of a dog diagnosed with heat stroke is only 50%, and can be fatal in as little as 15 minutes”. Dave Leicester, an emergency vet, […]