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Warning to new dog owners, as expert reveals we could be injuring ourselves on walks

But Dr Peter Angell, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Sciences at Liverpool Hope University, says that if your new pooch pulls on the lead while you’re out and about, it could be setting you up for injury – likely a painful knee or shoulder ailment.

Blind woman collapses in street as bulldogs maul her guide dog

Kathy Worthington’s guide dog Kimba was attacked by two American bulldogs (Picture: Liverpool Echo)A blind woman collapsed in the street after her guide dog was mauled by two American bulldogs.

‘Hero’ dad jumps into frozen lake to save his dog

Helen and Ste Cotton were out on their daily walk with their 11-year-old family pet, Trudy when she somehow made her way to the middle of the frozen lake at Walton Hall Park, Liverpool.

TV tonight: Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick returns with a puppy special

A soothing “how it’s made”-style series pairing jolly narration with factory footage of how our favourite foodstuffs are produced.Sport choice: Premier League football: Sheffield United v Tottenham Hotspur 5.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event.Premier League football: Manchester City v Liverpool 8pm, Sky Sports Main Event.

UK’s ‘loneliest’ rescue dog finally finds a loving home

Doris the lurcher with Dawn Hurst (L) and Helen Stanbury (R) from Freshfields Rescue Centre in Liverpool (Picture: Mercury Press & Media)After rescue staff first discovered abandoned Doris on their grounds six years ago, it took them a month to find a family willing to take her home.

Couple ‘treated like criminals’ by restaurant for having epilepsy assistance dog

The youth worker says she was ‘treated like a criminal’ by the restaurant owners (Picture: Liverpool Echo)‘I tried to explain to him that Waldsley was an assistance dog so by law he has full public access rights.

Boy, 11, ‘thought he would die’ in bull terrier attack

Cooper, 11, thought he wouldn’t survive being mauled by the dog attack (Picture: Liverpool Echo)A boy has described the moment his arm was ripped by a dog so badly that he could almost see his own bone.

French bulldog tied to car and dragged to death by sick thugs ‘barbaric and cruel’

The French bulldog was tied to a car and dragged to her death (Image: LIVERPOOL ECHO)The RSPCA has launched a manhunt for the vile thugs involved in the incident in Bootle, Merseyside, on June 17.

Owner fuming over dog’s £250 botched hairdo

Little Gizmo was left ‘looking a mess’ after the £250 treatment (Picture: Geoff Davies/Liverpool Echo)The owner said Gizmo is so terrified of getting his haircut that she had booked him in to have all his fur shaved off, after he had been sedated at the vets beforehand.

Mo Salah CONDEMNS reports of Egypt’s cats and dogs being exported for FOOD

Animal champion Mo Salah condemns pet export reports (Image: Mo Salah/Twitter)The Liverpool striker and last season’s Premier League Golden Boot winner spoke out on social media, posting a picture of his own pet Siamese cats to underline his strong views.“Cats and dogs will not be exported anywhere.

Animal Cruelty: Shocking images inside ‘HOUSE OF HORROR’ show dog living in own faeces

oppy, a Shih Tzu was found by RSPCA inspectors to be iving in its own faeces and urine (Image: RSPCA)RSPCA inspector Fischer found a terrified Poppy hiding under a bed when she visited the property in Fairfield on July 14.The inspector arrived to “extremely dirty conditions” to find Poppy’s fur matted together and crawling with maggots.Yesterday the dogs cruel owners Maureen Payne, 60, and her son Robert Payne, 38, were indefinitely banned from keeping any animal in a hearing at Liverpool Magistrates Court.Peter Mitchell, prosecuting, said: "Inspector Fischer found extremely dirty conditions in the house.