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Starving dogs with ears filled with ticks are rescued after they were found abandoned in a cave on Tenerife Dogs were rescued after being found in a ravine cave near town of Tabaida They were taken to Albergue Comarcal Valle Colino animal shelter Three of five had microchips and were found in hot sun without … Read more
Airport employs a pack of therapy dogs to help soothe nervous flyers and passengers with hidden disabilities The dogs, called the Canine Crew, will be stationed at Southampton Airport They will patrol the arrival and departure halls with their volunteer handlers The dogs are ‘fully temperament tested and highly experienced in their trade’ By Jennifer … Read more
Caring and sharing: Wild dogs form a social, close-knit family The best way to find them? Don’t look. They are not a prize to be had by mere looking: they come and they go as they please. All you can do is hang out in the right sort of place — and then, well, you … Read more
A full year has passed since Midas reviewed the Dogs of the Footsie portfolio, assessing the performance of the ten highest-yielding shares in the FTSE 100 index. Back then, the yields seemed little short of extraordinary, especially compared to the desultory 1-2 per cent savings rates on offer from banks and building societies. As the … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Government adverts made a dog’s dinner of the pension age campaign – and they knew it By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:32 BST, 16 July 2019 | Updated: 09:29 BST, 17 July 2019 Who on earth came up with the idea of using two dogs talking to each other on … Read more
They may be known as man’s best friend. But research has once again found dogs and their potent sense of smell could be a doctor’s best friend. Scientists taught three Beagles how to sniff out lung cancer in blood samples from human patients. The dogs correctly identified which sample was from a lung cancer patient … Read more
Ideal for intimidating political opponents, keeping you calm when on the brink of war and, of course, adding the charisma-boosting factor, too… Susan Hope goes for walkies down the corridors of power with history’s top dogs Winston Churchill with Rufus II Winston Churchill He may have been famous for his bulldog spirit but Churchill had a … Read more
Dressing ‘little Betty’ in pyjamas, pooch playdates… Has our dog-loving obsession gone too far? Introducing this week’s special issue, Michael Hogan reveals just how canine crazy we’ve become We call ourselves ‘proud parents’ and refer to them as our ‘babies’. We agonise over their names, splash our cash on the latest kit and spoil them … Read more