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Every dog has its payday! Megan the sheepdog sells for record-breaking £19,000 as Oklahoma farmer snaps her up because of her champion pedigree Sheepdog aged two and a half is bought for a world record £18,900 at auction Owner Emma Gray lives on a 100-acre farm near Otterburn, Northumberland Dog Megan’s father Roy was a two-time international … Read more
Driver who killed a motorcyclist when he used his lorry to usher a stray dog off the road is spared jail after victim’s family plead for leniency Wayne McKay, 41, from Poole, drove into the path of motorcyclist Andrew Mann He was trying to shepherd the escaped pet towards a driveway on the road Mr Mann’s … Read more
Chris Smalling ‘left devastated after his dog dies of suspected poisoning’ with on-loan Manchester United defender convinced somebody sprayed rat killer on his land Chris Smalling and wife Sam are devastated after their dog Miley passed away The cocker spaniel-Jack Russell fell ill while walking his Rome house The England defender believes Miley may have … Read more
While fireworks might be a sign of celebration for humans, they don’t elicit quite the same reaction from dogs. Dogs have a very acute sense of hearing, making some everyday events like fireworks and thunderstorms troublesome for canines, as they can be too loud for them. However, Ford may have developed a solution with its … Read more
Shocking moment ‘hit-and-run’ Deliveroo cyclist ploughs into dog walker on zebra crossing then pedals off while witnesses rally to help her The Deliveroo rider hit the woman on a zebra crossing in Marylebone, London He ploughed into his victim who was walking her dog across the street The cyclist apologised to the woman and claimed … Read more
Terrifying moment loose dog attacks five-year-old girl in a US church parking lot as adults try desperately to pry the animal off her Incident took place in church parking lot in Colorado Springs on October 20 Dog described as ‘terrier-bull mix’ came out of nowhere and ran into parking lot At the time, a young … Read more
Harrison Ford’s new film The Call of the Wild has split audiences over its decision to cast an ex-circus performer in the role of dog co-star Buck. The latest film adaptation of Jack London’s 1903 novel tracks the friendship that blossoms between the stolen dog and Ford’s character John Thornton. Rather than search for a … Read more
WHACK Russell! Dopey dog Bramble is stopped in her tracks as she fails to realise the giant branch in her mouth is too big to squeeze through opening Charlotte Phipps was walking Bramble the Jack Russell in a Swindon park The small dog picked up a large stick while out for its stroll in the … Read more
Sam’s Riverside 1 Crisp Walk, London Rating: There’s something reassuringly straightforward about Sam’s Riverside, a new restaurant that sits on the Hammersmith stretch of the Thames. No slavish adherence to trends, no pickles or ferments, no greeters, dancers or million-pound sound systems. Just a handsome, light-flooded room with sinuous, deep blue banquettes, a good-looking bar … Read more
The worst investment performer in the latest notorious list of ‘dog funds’ is, unsurprisingly, Neil Woodford’s doomed equity income fund. The fallen star manager’s two former Invesco Perpetual funds are also named and shamed among the ‘biggest beasts’ – the poor performers holding the largest sums of customer money – in Bestinvest’s Spot the Dog … Read more