http://www.dogchat.co.uk/blog The pick of what's happening around the world on dog related discussion forums Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:25:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of our own sister sites DogMagazine.net posted a thread on George Galloway's recent comments regarding 'banning all terriers'. It provoked an interesting exchange of views on dog control laws and breed legislation. View the discussion in full: http://www.dogmagazine.net/george-galloway-on-terriers-he-should-know-better/Share This http://www.dogchat.co.uk/blog/2007/08/30/did-george-galloway-go-too-far-over-terriers/ An interesting thread on the excellent DogForum.org bemoans the practice of free ads promoting dogs for sale with very few strings attached. This thread tells of a 6 year old Corgi being put up for sale due to an owner's change of circumstance. View the discussion here http://www.dogforum.org/showthread.php?t=11883Share This http://www.dogchat.co.uk/blog/2007/08/30/free-ads-for-dogs/ A common question and one posed by the user Victoria on our very own DogChat message board. User Lara's Yorkies believes: I think dogs are oppurtunists, naturally carnivores but will eat anything really and it would seem there is some general concensus that dogs can actually be vegetarian but they may not always ... http://www.dogchat.co.uk/blog/2007/08/30/can-dogs-be-vegetarian/ British dog publication K9 Magazine has launched a petition on the Government to introduce a dog ownership suitability test in the wake of a string of high profile dog attacks and incidents of dog abuse. More information can be found at http://www.stopdogattacks.co.uk/ or visit the K9 Magazine website Dog MagazineShare This http://www.dogchat.co.uk/blog/2007/02/25/uk-dog-magazine-calls-for-dog-ownership-test/ What may normally seem like an ordinary Tuesday middle of the month type of day to you is about to be turned into a fun packed, challenging and rewarding day...Share This http://www.k9magazine.com/viewarticle.php?sid=15&&vid=0&npage=&aid=201 A sniffer dog who virtually wiped out a jail's drug-taking has been retrained to sniff out alcohol being brewed in the prison...Share This http://www.k9magazine.com/viewarticle.php?sid=15&&vid=0&npage=&aid=215 Three lucky mutts stole the top titles at the 'RSPCA Dog of the Year' show today - the country's largest show exclusively for rescue dogs of all ages, shapes and sizes! Alfie who lives with owner Louise Oxley in Oldham, Lancashire, beat more than 70 dogs from around the country ... http://www.k9magazine.com/viewarticle.php?sid=15&&vid=0&npage=&aid=220 The term “a dog’s life” now constitutes an entirely different meaning then it did in the 1950’s. Dogs no longer live as dogs, but people. Since the 1950’s dogs have been humanized in relation to the health care they receive, their diet, their breed...Share This http://www.k9magazine.com/viewarticle.php?sid=15&&vid=0&npage=&aid=235 Set on fire, mutilated and scalded - just some of the fates experienced by animals in England during a shockingly violent period this autumn. A string of brutal attacks from 25 September to 6 October has horrified inspectors...Share This http://www.k9magazine.com/viewarticle.php?sid=15&&vid=0&npage=&aid=255 Wood Green Animal Shelters are PLEASED to announce that they are taking part in the first ever National Microchipping Month taking place throughout November 2003. The initiative and co-ordination of National Microchipping Month was developed by the Kennel Club...Share This http://www.k9magazine.com/viewarticle.php?sid=15&&vid=0&npage=&aid=259