Everything about our lovely pets

Trained dogs can detect Covid as well as PCR lab tests, study shows

While a standard PCR test can take a day or more to deliver a result, the scientists involved in this study said the dogs were able to analyse 20 samples in 15 seconds.

Tim Dowling: the cat is using my lettuce bed as a litter tray. He’ll be sorry

The cat glides past, avoiding eye contact.“I know it’s you, you little shit,” I say.“He just sees a big expanse of raked earth,” my wife says.“Everything is clearly labelled,” I say.

Ben the boxer rushed into emergency surgery after swallowing 16 golf balls

The greedy dog had managed to swallow 16 stray golf balls (Picture: Matthew Lofthouse/SWNS) The cluster was removed from his stomach during emergency surgery (Picture: SWNS)‘I was horrified when the vets told me about the blockage in his stomach.

‘I burst into tears’ Owner reunited with stolen childhood pet after ten YEARS

AFTER waiting 10 years for her missing pup, a dog owner has been reunited with her stolen childhood pet.Ms Bennett had not seen her dog for 10 years (Image: Triangle News)According to statistics gathered by the Kennel Club, the UK’s largest dog welfare organisation, a staggering 98 percent of dog theft criminals are never charged.

Talented dog able to balance any food on his head - from pizza to eggs

What a good boy (Picture: @dexterwatts / Caters News)Meet Dexter, ‘the happiest dog around’ who can balance pretty much any food you can think of on his clever little head.

Dog best friends with cat who knocks on door to 'ask if he can play'

The 35-year-old says the cat – who they refer to as ‘Black Cat’ and appears to arrive from a nearby house – is in her garden every morning to do her ‘daily yoga’ stretches with Benji and will follow her and her dog on their walks into town for 20 minutes.

A war evacuee shares her recollections... and reveals how well it works

We talked in the garden and, as Spitfires from the local war museum droned overhead, giving rich folk a taste of danger, she remembered two young brothers whose mother had ordered them to return to London to be with her.

Masked puppy thief snatches pug from pensioner in daylight

The thief apparently bent down and said: ‘You’re lovely doggies, aren’t you?’ before grabbing a pug and running (Picture: SWNS)A pensioner has been left distraught after a masked man ran off with her beloved pet in broad daylight.

Thrill of the hunt leaves a bitter taste

• Alice O’Keeffe makes no mention of people like me who live alone, when she mused on the loss of her social life (I feared the social isolation of lockdown most – but I’m tougher than I thought , 1 February).

Ben & Jerry's Launches 'Doggie Desserts', an Ice Cream Aimed at Dogs

The company focused on the animal market - in this case dogs - due to the existence of an increase in pet adoptions , all this derived from confinement due to the pandemic.

Ben & Jerry’s is releasing a range of ice cream just for dogs

And in case you’re wondering, Doggie Desserts can also be eaten by humans with no issue, although you might not find the flavours as tasty as the usual ice creams.

Paralysed dog left at the dump never stops smiling after finding forever home

How Benji was found in Romania (Picture: Caters News Agency)The mum-of-three said: ‘Benji is such a happy boy and he’s actually always smiling.

Ben & Jerry's launches ice cream desserts for dogs

The new line of Doggie Desserts was created to honor the pups in the company's corporate office, which, according to it's website, has up to 40 cute canines snuggled under its employees' desks on any given day.Meet Rosie, for whom the new pup-friendly ice cream was named.

Doggie desserts: Ben & Jerry's enters the pet food business

Lindsay Bumps, a global marketing specialist with Ben & Jerry’s, said the company had been eyeing the exponential growth in pet spending and started developing its dog treats early last year.

Adventurous dog Benji loves rollerblading and skiing with his owner

They’ve also been skiing together (Picture: Jam Press/@lilmanlife)The dog absolutely loves rollerblading with his owner but they normally don’t go too far, as since he weighs 75 lbs, it can be tiring for Andrew to carry him a long way.

Dogs pose for brilliant nativity scene to spread Christmas cheer

Scruff, Diesel and Benji as the three wise men (Picture: Mercury Press & Media)Good tidings to all from these three dogs , who have posed perfectly for a nativity scene.

Rescue dog saved from agonising death helps pensioner beat lockdown loneliness

Reuben (left) has recovered from being in an awful condition in Romania (Picture: Caters News Agency)A pensioner who rescued a dying street dog from Romania credits her new pet with saving her from lockdown loneliness.

Farmer shot family’s tiny cockapoo in face ‘then smiled at owner’

The pet dog was shot dead by a farmer who said it attacked one of his sheep (Picture: Kerri Malley / SWNS)A dog owner has claimed a sheep farmer ‘smiled at her’ after shooting her pet in the face.

Dog finds fake teeth and wears them around the house

Ben wrote on his Facebook that he’d bought the fake teeth for some ‘quarantine comic relief’ but it seems Thomas decided to provide all the laughs.

Dog left with scars due to a too-tight muzzle finds a forever home

‘I felt really sorry for her when I saw her scarring and heard her story,’ said Ben. Mercedes – now called Sadie – has found a forever home (Picture: RSPCA)‘I was really sympathetic to what she’d been through and I think that’s really made me persist and spend lots of time helping her to settle and learn to trust people again.