Pet News Blog

A new TV channel has been launched in America this week, which is designed and themed specifically for dogs. It currently runs 24 hours a day and provides dogs with stimulating visuals and audio entertainment. The channel shows various footage designed to match the mood of your pooch and can range from cruising along in a car on the motorway, to a dog snoozing in an open field.

Star of 'The Artist', 10 year old Jack Russell, Uggie, will be taking a step back from the big screen to enjoy his time relaxing by the pool. His acting career has seen him feature in two award winning films, Water for Elephants and more recently, The Artist.

M&S Pet Insurance have launched a new promotion to celebrate the New Year, offering 25% online discount for new policies purchased before 29th February 2012.

When comparing products and services it’s natural as a consumer to want to read about other peoples experiences, both from people you know, and as a general guide from a wider audience. Unfortunately there’s a number of reasons why you shouldn’t follow this theory when searching for pet insurance.

Pebbles, a dalmatian from Wales recreated part of Disney’s 101 Dalmatians storyline this week, with her large and rather unexpected delivery of 15 pups! Her owners, Kay and Neil have already said for obvious reasons they won’t be able to keep all of the pups, but are enjoying looking after them until new homes can be found.

Two year old black Labrador, Indie, had to be rushed to the Vets when they realized he may have eaten the toy jaguar car after it had been left out by the children, who had been racing them around the floor earlier that day.

Eau de Mutt has taken the fragrance market by storm, outselling its sweet selling celebrity perfume rivals, with the delicate smell of a wet dog. Available for just one day only, April 1st, it seems that the exclusivity of the product has driven demand beyond expectations.

Junior the 5-year-old Bloodhound suffered from a rare skin disorder that prevented him from properly growing into his skin from a pup. This left him with so much excess skin above his face it folded over his eyes and he struggled to to see. His owners Denise and David Smart were so worried about him they took him to the Vet, the result after several visits, referral to a specialist, and a complex facelift operation was an £8,000 bill. Fortunately the operation was a complete success, and the £8,000 Vets bill was covered by their pet insurance policy with PetPlan.

Beau the 12-year-old Labrador, from Montana, had become a bit of a celebrity with his new-found skill of completing sums thanks to his owner, David Madsen. He can add, subtract, calculate square roots and exhibits his calculating skills to the locals in nearby shops and restaurants. All Beau asks in return from his owners is a biscuit for his hard work, and with an 85% accuracy rate, it’s not much to ask!

Snowy, a 4-year-old Staffordshire cross, has learnt to understand sign language as a way of communicating with her owner. Snowy’s owner Lynne Chapman adopted Snowy four years ago from an animal shelter where she had been taken by her previous owners, it’s thought she had been mistreated as they did not realise she was deaf and just thought she was a naughty dog who would not listen to commands.

Ivy, a four-month old cocker spaniel was rescued from a deep fox hole in woods near Burghclere, Hampshire on Thursday 28th July. She had been missing for four days when she was found by a member of the public that happened to be walking past.

Lynea Lattanzio lives alone on her 12 acres of land in Parlier, California where she runs her cat sanctuary, which currently is home to over 700 cats and 15 dogs. She takes in cats from all over the World and has a strict no cage, no killing adoption policy.

Army explosives sniffer dog, Hobo was out on patrol when he was nearly killed during a Taliban grenade attack on the front line in Afghanistan. Hobo, the 2-year-old black Labrador was searching for Taliban bombs when he was seriously wounded by three pieces of shrapnel, which left him bleeding from his neck, abdomen and body.

A little 8 week old kitten called Princess went on an adventure in her home in Aberdeen on Friday night when her owner wasn’t looking, only to be found in the washing machine an hour later after being stuck on a spin cycle.

Two masked robbers armed with guns charged into a cigar store in California to take money, but ended up being chased down the road by a brave Chihuahua named Paco. The incident took place at the Ace Smoke shop in LA, California and was caught on the stores surveillance video.