Heatwave: When is it too hot to walk your dog?

Heatwave: When is it too hot to walk your dog?

In terms of doing all you can to make sure your dog is kept cool during the hot weather , Clare adds: ‘Put ice cubes into water bowls , have a paddling pool for them outside in the shade, get a fan for indoors and never ever shut a dog in the car, or a shadeless garden.

Woman’s dog stolen by ‘Good Samaritan’ while she was having a heart attack

Woman’s dog stolen by ‘Good Samaritan’ while she was having a heart attack

Kat is appealing to the public to help find Jessie (Picture: Triangle News) Jessie was stolen by a blond man (Picture: Triangle News)Kat has had Jessie since she was a puppy, having got her as a rescue dog.

How did dogs become man’s best friend? Scientists may have an answer

How did dogs become man’s best friend? Scientists may have an answer

A new study suggests mutations in a gene involved in the production of the stress hormone cortisol may have played a role in the domestication of dogs.

Another fine mess: clearing up the dog poo problem

Another fine mess: clearing up the dog poo problem

My preferred response is the traditional British Paddington hard stare and mutter; my French husband likes to hand out poo bags with steely politeness.“It’s the most passive-aggressive subject in neighbourhood social media,” says a friend, whose local group has been bemoaning a “return to the 80s”, dog poo-wise.

I have four dogs, seven cats and three horses – and I’ve never been more content

I have four dogs, seven cats and three horses – and I’ve never been more content

For some of us, that comes easier with animals.“If we can’t attach to our fellow humans easily, and if we don’t find them helpful for regulation, but we can turn to an animal, attach to that animal and the animal helps us to self-regulate through co-regulation, what’s not to like?” asks Urwin.

Unwanted cocker spaniel damaged spine ‘being thrown from car’

Unwanted cocker spaniel damaged spine ‘being thrown from car’

Beethoven was found as a stray in Kent (Picture: Triangle News)A cocker spaniel found with damage to his spine and broken bones may have been thrown from a car, a local council in Kent fears.

Woman charged after four dogs died in hot car while she ate at restaurant

Woman charged after four dogs died in hot car while she ate at restaurant

A woman has appeared in court on four animal cruelty charges over the deaths of four dogs she left in a hot car while eating inside a nearby restaurant.

Dog warning: Owners told not to recreate ‘dangerous’ TikTok craze when washing pets

Dog warning: Owners told not to recreate ‘dangerous’ TikTok craze when washing pets

The new TikTok trend has many dog owners using purple shampoo on their dogs’ hair when they wash them.Using human shampoo on dogs can cause irritation, leaving their skin dry, flaky and more vulnerable to parasites, bacteria and viruses.

A free pop-up corgi photo studio is coming to London for the Jubilee

A free pop-up corgi photo studio is coming to London for the Jubilee

Cosy up (Picture: Lucy Young)Interact with cute dogs without spending a penny.Royalists and dog fans can pose for pictures with real corgis in a pop-up photo studio.

Blind man hit on head with baseball bat and robbed of £6,500 puppy

Blind man hit on head with baseball bat and robbed of £6,500 puppy

Precious the American Bully was just 14-weeks-old when she was stolen (Picture: SWNS) She was stolen after the group of men brandished a knife and baseball bat (Picture: SWNS)He said: ‘They knew I was blind.

Influencers are cloning their pets to continue their ‘bloodline’ and ‘legacy’

Influencers are cloning their pets to continue their ‘bloodline’ and ‘legacy’

Many pet owners have turned to social media to post pictures of their pets , but some people are now finding a way to keep their companions with them even longer by cloning the animals .Courtney Udvar-Hazy has a wolf dog named Phoenix that looks just like her late dog, Willow, who died after being hit by a car four years ago.

Getting a dog helped me heal after a suicide attempt

Getting a dog helped me heal after a suicide attempt

Even if I did want to talk, I felt like there was no one there to help me or turn to – even though my partner of 12 years, Annette, 56, is the most loving person I know.

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Can dogs eat pears, strawberries, bananas and other fruit?

Can dogs eat pears, strawberries, bananas and other fruit?

(Picture: Getty)Dogs will eat near enough anything, but that doesn’t mean that anything they will gobble up is good for them, even if it looks like it should be.(Picture; Getty)There are many fruits your dog can eat, but you should be careful just how much they are consuming.

Tim Dowling: lessons in survival against the odds, from the tortoise

Tim Dowling: lessons in survival against the odds, from the tortoise

At that point we’d been married five years, and I’d never heard anything about a tortoise.“I thought he was giving me some kind of memento,” my wife says.“He was,” I say.

Dying dog with cancer treated to favourite human foods by heartbroken owner on final day

Dying dog with cancer treated to favourite human foods by heartbroken owner on final day

A dying dog with cancer was treated to his favourite human foods on his final days by his owner (Image: Calah Rose)She said: "When I was expecting my children, he guarded my belly from anyone who thought to get too close.

Hunt for dog poop bandit throwing dozens of bags into trees

Hunt for dog poop bandit throwing dozens of bags into trees

Councillor Alison Holmes said offender ‘needs to be caught, prosecuted and made an example of’ (Picture: Facebook)‘However, this is an extreme and vindictive case, involving one dog owner.

Watch this talented cocker spaniel play tennis with his owner

Watch this talented cocker spaniel play tennis with his owner

Emily discovered his hidden talent (Picture: Kennedy News/@trickspaniel)Now the best buddies play tennis multiple times a day.In action (Picture: Kennedy News/@trickspaniel)Their tennis video on Instagram has now been viewed more than 19,800 times and received more than 1,300 likes – and Emily says people constantly message her for dog-training tips.

6 pets that made history

6 pets that made history

This homing pigeon proved the meaning of her name “dear friend” by saving hundreds of American troops during World War 1.She saved more than 500 men who were trapped without food or ammunition, behind enemy lines.

Ukrainian volunteers gunned down after delivering food to dog shelter

Ukrainian volunteers gunned down after delivering food to dog shelter

Anastasiia’s family believe she was deliberately targeted with ‘heavy weaponry’ (Picture: Facebook) Messages sent on Telegram by Anastasiia as Bucha faces heavy shelling by Russian forces (Picture: Telegram/@yalanska_is_writing)‘I asked her to be extra cautious,’ Anastasiia’s estranged husband Yevhen Yalanskyi said.