Let's be honest, Dogs are a huge responsablity, they are just like having another child in the family. If you feel you are up to your eyeballs already, then now is "Not The Time" to get a dog! Things to consider: If you have young children you need to get a more tolerant breed, like a labrador, and if its not a labrador, then you need to participate in all activities to ensure your children are safe. Of coursee there are other breeds that are trustworthy, but you need to rese

Last week I received a message from a friend of mine who works in dog rescue. Her husband had been out walking their Golden Retrievers in a local off-leash park when they met a couple with a clearly over-excited Boxer. This couple let their dog off, whereupon it ran straight towards the Goldies and started attacking one of them. My friend’s husband received a mouthful of abuse from the owners of the Boxer as he tried to get the attacker off his dog. They also told him that th

Meet Gypsy, a stray dog who had been brought into the local vet surgery with serious injuries after being hit by a train in Victoria, Australia. She had been rescued by railway workers, whose responsibility is to patrol the track, removing any items of debris that could cause an accident (including dead animals). They found a tiny, fragile dog lying by the track in a terrible state. When they went to throw what they thought was a dead dog into the container, she moved. They i