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Hollywood: Where Even Doggy Dreams Can Come True

When I was last in L.A. four years ago there was one particular disturbing sight that’s always stayed with me since – a depressed sixteen week old Weimaraner puppy for sale: all alone, squeezed into a glass tank on a shelf, surrounded by yet more glass tanks containing even more pups, and all within one [...]

LRRSE Fun Dog Show, Selsey, West Sussex, June 12th

[ June 6, 2011; ] I’m thrilled to be opening, presenting prizes and signing copies of my new book Vet on Call at the Labrador Retriever Rescue Fun Dog Show on Sunday 12th June 2011.

Open to all breeds of dog there will be many games for dogs and owners, a fab display of Fire Investigation dogs, and plenty of stalls [...]

Bark in the Park Dog Show, Brighton, 19th June 2011

[ June 19, 2011; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] I’m thrilled to be judging at the Bark in the Park Dog Show in Queen’s Park, Brighton on 19th June with fellow judge and pug-owner Annabel Giles.

We’ll be judging the following classes:

Best Veteran
Best Puppy
Best Rescue
Best Trick
Handsomest Dog
Prettiest Bitch
Best Sausage Catcher (knock-out competition)
Best Toy Dog
Best Fancy Dress
Dog Most [...]

Dogs Trust Honours Awards 2011

[ June 1, 2011; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Now in its fourth year, Dogs Trust Honours is the awards ceremony that celebrates the relationship between man and dog.

Throughout March and April the public have been nominating those dogs and humans they think deserve recognition for their dedication or bravery.

Finalist’s amazing stories include:

A rescue dog that without any training gives physical support to his [...]

National Microchipping Month asks: ‘Are your details up to date?’

[ June 1, 2011; 12:00 am; ] (Kennel Club release) Pet owners across the country will be given a call to action this June as National Microchipping Month asks owners to make sure that they can be contacted if their lost pet is found.
Petlog, the UK’s largest pet microchipping and reunification database and sponsor of National Microchipping Month, has raised concerns about [...]

The Observer Ethical Awards 2011

[ June 9, 2011; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] I’m looking forward to attending this year’s The Observer Ethical Awards on Thursday 9th June as a guest of Compassion in World Farming, as I was proud to be a part of their hugely successful campaign against the Nocton Mega-dairy (‘Cows Belong in Fields’) – now shortlisted down to the final three.

In association with Ecover, [...]