It’s not just cats who have nine lives!

If you were watching Meridian this week, you might have seen the remarkable story of Poppy the Springer Spaniel. She was out walking with her owners near cliffs, when she spotted a seagull and set out in hot pursuit – straight over the edge of the 300ft cliff.

Her distraught owners were astonished when she was found by the coastguard, shivering and terrified, but relatively uninjured, having… read the rest of “It's not just cats who have nine lives!”

A dog’s purpose? (from a 6 year old’s point of view)

Someone sent me this story recently, I think it’s lovely and thought I would share it.

“Being a vet, I had been called to examine a  ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The  dog’s owners were all very attached to  Belker and they were hoping for a  miracle.

I examined Belker and found he  was dying of cancer. I told the family… read the rest of “A dog's purpose? (from a 6 year old's point of view)”

Status/dangerous/victimised dogs?

If anyone was watching GMTV yesterday, you would have seen this piece about ‘dangerous’ dogs and Liverpool Council’s ideas about how to try to prevent attacks.

As you will see from all the comments, this has sparked a lot of controversy – what do you think?… read the rest of “Status/dangerous/victimised dogs?”