Sunny Sandwich, the three-legged Bulgarian rescue, has embarked on a mammoth 100km walk around Bedford in aid of patients with incurable blood cancer. Sunny (for short) and owners Kat McGregor and Henry McGinty, from the Queens Park area, are tackling the 100km Lost in Lapland challenge in aid of Myeloma UK, a blood cancer charity […]
Dog New
For She Is Old
She is beside me as I walk our woodland path. Climbing the stile, I hear the burble of running water, where she leaves me for a moment to drink her fill. I then wait for that familiar sound, pausing to watch her lap in the clear eddy of the slow flowing stream. Shaking her head, […]
Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome research seeks participants
The Kennel Club and the Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS) Research Group at the University of Cambridge are calling for dog owners to participate in a study to identify the risk of respiratory disease in different brachycephalic breeds, with the aim to “improve the health and welfare of future generations”. Researchers at the University of […]
Maya’s new hips: fundraising appeal
Maya came from a “breeder” who has since been reported and was mistreating the puppies. She was the last one and came to us weighing only 4kg, while she should have been around 8-9kg, and had a severe case of worms. After four days of treatment and lots of love, attention and yummy food/treats she […]
Owner of dog with exposed metal leg plate gets suspended sentence
A man from Cardiff who failed to get treatment for his dog as an orthopaedic metal plate became exposed in her leg has been given an 18-week prison sentence in December, suspended for two years. The man had been found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to the dog, Luna, on 7 July 2022. The prosecution […]