2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (386+ words) A dog prevented a potentially deadly incident after waking up his sleeping owners to alert them they had left the gas on. Australian terrier Rio, from Harrington, near Workington, Cumbria, barked and took his owner down to the kitchen where…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (291+ words) Dog patrols have joined security teams at London's Waterloo Station for the first time. Cocker spaniels Riley, 11, and Buster, nine, and labrador Flo, 10, are professionally trained to detect hidden threats, patrol large areas and apprehend suspects. Introduced earlier this month…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (144+ words) Police say the arrest comes after several reports of dogs being dangerously out of control in Send. A summer daytime ban on dogs on Douglas Beach is lifted by the council for a 12-month trial. The dog, which injured its…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (178+ words) A dog which was injured after it slipped into a grassy gully has been rescued from the fells. The man had carried Ron some distance but was unable to travel further, so the volunteers were deployed. After advice from the…...

4+ week, 32+ min ago   (526+ words) A farmer has described the devastating impact of the bluetongue outbreak after losing almost 25 sheep and lambs. The virus, which affects sheep and cattle and is spread by biting midges, has prompted warnings from some farmers that it could become…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (990+ words) The grief and pain that BBC Radio 1 presenter Greg James described after his beloved chocolate labrador, Barney, was put to sleep felt all too familiar. Towards the end of June my dog, Lara, also died. She too was put to…...