News: Dogs

BT engineers are suffering at the jaws of the nation’s dogs. There have been 150 dog attacks on engineers since 2007 and the company has decided to take action. Openreach, the BT division upgrading the telecoms network to fibre-optic cables, said that 24 of its engineers have been attacked just this year — with the…

3 November 2011 is the 54th anniversary of Soviet space dog Laika (literally meaning “Barker” the first animal to orbit the Earth – as well as the first animal to die in orbit. As little was known about the impact of spaceflight on living creatures at the time of Laika’s mission, and the technology to…

It was with great sadness that the team at Cats, Dogs & Peace of Mind received an email today (19 October 2011) breaking the news that Max, the Irish Wolfhound, had passed away this morning, aged 7, when his heart finally failed. Four-Feet I have done mostly what men do And pushed it out of…

Children with learning disabilities are being entered into schemes where they are reading to dogs. The four-legged friends in turn are being enlisted to hear recitations of Dr. Seuss, Hans Christian Andersen, and J.K. Rowling in schools and libraries. The reason? Studies show conclusively that children who read to an audience perform much better when…

Hobo, an army dog who suffered life-threatening injuries in a Taliban attack less than two weeks ago, is celebrating his third birthday back on the front line. The bomb-hunting black Labrador, who serves with A Company, 2nd Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles, was badly wounded when a patrol came under heavy fire in Helmand Province in…

The wife of a leading food writer told Rob Parsons of the Evening Standard of her horror at seeing a fox savage her chihuahua puppies in her garden. Julia Hsiung was at home in West Hampstead when she heard one of the puppies squealing in agony and the other barking frantically. She rushed to investigate…

Scientists claim they may have discovered the secret to a longer life – but so far the treatment is only suitable for pets. The potential cure for age is a drug which protects telomeres, sections of DNA long thought to be the key to the ageing process. However, the treatment is not yet considered safe…

It is with great sadness that we have heard of the death of Woody Grey – as he was known to many of us at Cats, Dogs & Peace of Mind. A huge mixture of breeds – nobody was ever sure how many different types of dog made up this gentle giant – he was…

New research claims an estimated 1.5 million dogs in Britain are currently suffering from Separation Anxiety as a result of being left home alone. The condition can leave dogs feeling as traumatised as a young child would be by the same experience. In one study researchers placed video cameras in the home of 20 dog…

The late Leona Helmsley’s Maltese dog Trouble (seen together right),who inherited $12 million (£7.3 million), and became one of the richest bitches in the world, has died at the age of 12. The statement from the multi-billion dollar trust of Helsley’s real estate empire said yesterday “Trouble passed away on December 13, 2010. She was…