UK woman has baby in hospital with ‘birth dog’ by her side

UK woman has baby in hospital with ‘birth dog’ by her side

Beard said she was not sure whether she was the first woman in the UK to have an assistance pet present during birth, but the hospital where Alfie was born had certainly never allowed it before.

Hairdresser says chihuahua saved her life after dog detected stage three cancer

Hairdresser says chihuahua saved her life after dog detected stage three cancer

Tess said: ‘I’m going to fight it all the way because I’ve got so much I want to do (Picture: North News and Pictures)‘I’m not the kind of person to cry about it.

Dog sees miraculous recovery after surgeons remove ‘football-sized’ tumour

Dog sees miraculous recovery after surgeons remove ‘football-sized’ tumour

The lump started to grow quicker at the start of lockdown (Picture: My Family Vets)* Content warning: graphic images below.Please meet Bouncer, a nine-year-old Labrador retriever who has seen a miraculous recovery following surgery to remove a huge lump from his hind leg.

Bouncer the Labrador has tumour lump the size of a football removed

Bouncer the Labrador has tumour lump the size of a football removed

Bouncer after the op (Picture White Cross Vets / SWNS)Zoe, a mother-of-four, said: ‘We were scared as the lump had grown so suddenly, but government guidelines meant unless it was an emergency, we could not go to the vets at that time.

Dog sniffs out tumour the size of a rugby ball in owner's leg

Dog sniffs out tumour the size of a rugby ball in owner's leg

Her doctor told her she needed an urgent scan, but while she was waiting, it got worse so she went to A&E, where tests revealed a huge tumour growing in the area that seven-year-old Dave had been sniffing at.

Is Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette the most pampered animal in fashion?

Is Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette the most pampered animal in fashion?

She already has a bodyguard, a personal chef and two maids, but the seven-year-old cat could soon inherit a sizeable chunk of the late designer’s £150m fortune Of all the paperwork that follows a death, few things are as distressing as the will.