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Problem behaviour costing dog owners thousands

Problem behaviour costing dog owners thousands

Almost 45 per cent of dog owners reported having to replace at least one pair of shoes a month. New...

Calls to extend laws on air gun ownership

Calls to extend laws on air gun ownership

Chaos has only ventured outside once since her attack. Majority of attacks occur in England and Wales A major campaign...

New DNA testing schemes for rottweilers, Portuguese water dogs and Swedish vallhunds

Three new official DNA testing schemes for gangliosidosis (GM1) in the Portuguese water dog, juvenile laryngeal paralysis & polyneuropathy (JLPP)...

Rules on electronic training aids ‘must be robust’

Rules on electronic training aids ‘must be robust’

Dogs Trust said it does not condone the use of equipment or techniques that use pain or fear to train...

Vets asked to help with new project tackling IMHA

Veterinary surgeons are being asked to help with a new, multi-centre project to combat immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA). The Animal...

Novel gene explains fatal ARDS in Dalmatians

Novel gene explains fatal ARDS in Dalmatians

Breeders have learned to avoid the risk lines but it is challenging to eradicate recessive disorders such as ARDS without...