Prolific golden retriever stud has fathered 239 puppies for Guide Dogs

Prolific golden retriever stud has fathered 239 puppies for Guide Dogs

He’s fathered more than 200 pups so far (Picture: Guide Dogs / SWNS)Everyone, this is Trigger.Look at that face (Picture: Guide Dogs / SWNS)Trigger also fathered the record-breaking number of Guide Dog puppies that were born late last year.

They create an app to understand the feelings of the Michis

They create an app to understand the feelings of the Michis

A Chinese programmer developed an application that is capable of interpreting whether a cat is in a good mood and recognizing its emotional state.Even a Weibo user joked saying "Is it possible to create another application that can recognize the emotional state of my girlfriend?

RSPCA ‘concerned’ over ‘extremely irresponsible’ BBC show about puppy breeding

RSPCA ‘concerned’ over ‘extremely irresponsible’ BBC show about puppy breeding

In a statement, the RSPCA said: ‘We’re aware of this programme and are concerned that it is extremely irresponsible to encourage and glamorise breeding as a “get rich quick” scheme which, in turn, could lead to serious dog welfare issues and fuel the illegal puppy trade.

BBC defends dog breeding documentary as petition reaches 24,000

BBC defends dog breeding documentary as petition reaches 24,000

The programme was the idea of Helena Rochester and Sophia Slater (Picture: BBC)The organiser of the petition has also expressed their concern that people who watch the show may ‘see it as a “how-to-guide” to buy dogs solely for the purpose of breeding and making money’.

Pets in prison: the rescue dogs teaching Californian inmates trust and responsibility

Pets in prison: the rescue dogs teaching Californian inmates trust and responsibility

Best of buddies: working with the dogs helps many of the prisoners deal with their own past traumas I join in the second week of the 14-week course at North Kern, together with two dozen inmate students, head trainer Robert Villaneda and Skow.

Roaming eye of the tiger! Mighty big cat on mission to woo tigress at London Zoo

Roaming eye of the tiger! Mighty big cat on mission to woo tigress at London Zoo

Sumatran tigers number as few as 400 in the wild (Image: ZSL London Zoo) Stocktaking figures warn that recent assessments in Myanmar show no breeding animals, although less than 10 per cent of potential tiger territory has been surveyed.