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Doritos Shock Dog Collar Commercial - Super Bowl 2010 Advert

This is so good. One of the best adverts from last night’s Super Bowl XLIV… Guy gets shocked by his dog’s anti-bark collar…

BBC Radio Sussex: February Phone-in

I’ll be doing my February live phone-in this Thursday 11th February at 11am and talking about my forthcoming TV series with Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page.

To listen live click here.

Jasper’s Sealed Bid Auction

At the end of last year things were looking pretty bleak for Jasper. His owner was seriously ill and the family were unable to keep him. He was taken to a vet to be put to sleep.
As Jasper was in good health, the vet was very reluctant to euthanase him.
Luckily, the vet called an Oldies [...]

DFS Crufts ‘VIP Guests’ Line-up Announced

I have enormous pleasure in announcing my ‘guests’ on ThePet.net stand at this year’s DFS Crufts. We will be situated in Hall 1 (as you come in), at Stand 59 (right opposite the entrance!!) on the main thoroughfare to the Arena.

On our stand I will be conducting a load of ‘on the sofa’ style [...]

DFS Crufts FM: Join Me EVERY Day of the Show from 9.15 - 9.30am & 2.15 - 2.30pm.

Join me twice a day, every day, live from DFS Crufts at the NEC to discuss the latest news and views from the world of dogs.

DFS Crufts FM will be broadcasting live from DFS Crufts 2010. The programme schedule will be available soon.

The lovely Victoria Stilwell and I in the Crufts FM studio in 2008

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Adur World Oceans Day: Saturday 5th June 2010

An incredible day out for all the family to help understand and celebrate our local marine environment. I volunteered at World Oceans Day for a few years and it was amazing to hear how many local people had no idea of what’s living in our seas - and only metres from where they were actually living!

Did you know that dogs suffer from arthritis just like us?

Just like human sufferers of arthritis, dogs commonly experience pain, stiffness and lack of mobility - and especially in these cold dark winter months.
Caring pet owners will often put these symptoms down to old age and as dogs don’t express their pain in quite the same way as we do, sadly many suffer in silence [...]

The Guardian: First came battery chickens. Now we have battery dogs.

Puppy farms are spread across the UK, and many consumers have unknowingly bought a farmed dog. Rachel Dixon reports on this disturbing trade and explains the right way to buy a puppy.