Dog Owners Live Longer, Are Happier and Healthier: Report Academic research has revealed that dog owners are happier, healthier and likely to live longer. Whilst it has been established for some time that pet ownership makes people happier, it has now been shown that the benefits of owning a dog outstrip those of cat or…
Some people never learn from the mistakes of history. Former Home Secretary Ken Baker is one of those people. His introduction of the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act and, along with it, breed specific legislation (outlawing/banning certain dogs by type’) has been an unmitigated failure. A disaster on every level. Dog attacks have not reduced, the…
Today (Oct, 2009) the BBC will broadcast the results of a K9 Media inspired vet fees survey. The results highlight the — sometimes massive — range of fees being charged for ’standard’ procedures. As much as £100 difference in the cost of a standard neutering procedure, in the SAME county! I believe the vet fees …
Undoubtedly it’s going to be controversial. Without fear of chicken counting, it will receive a lot of traffic. And without any element of doubt, it might cause ripples but it needs to be out there, for the public to know. We’ve decided to publicly name the five MOST dangerous dogs on the planet. The Most…
I thought, for no reason in particular, that today might be a good day to re-publish the following article (written in 2008) in relation to media reporting of dog attacks. Written by Ryan O’Meara Last week I made a short appeal to the media to show a little more care’ when reporting’ on dog attacks….
Sneaky internet tricksters are behind yet another cruel method of conning unsuspecting Brits out of their cash and this time they’re using Briton’s love of dogs to pull off the heartless swindle. International internet fraudsters, commonly based in Africa or the Middle East, are behind a shocking new scam which aims to con British dog…
We’ve all seen it happen. The small dog give chase to a much bigger, supposedly ‘tougher’ beast, sending it packing with tail tucked firmly between its legs. The animal equivalent of Dudley Moore putting the fear of God in to Mike Tyson. The saying goes, it’s not the size of the dog in the fight,…
Not content with appearing on TV more than 50 times since the age of 8-months, looks like Mia is also set to make a splash in the art world too.. Just look at that face. Star quality on show right there.
A new book claims man can take on some spectacularly successful life lessons from man's best friend. Ryan O'Meara, dog trainer and publisher of K9 Magazine claims in his new book 'Clever Dog: Life Lessons From Man's Best Friend' that thinking like a dog can improve our happiness, prosperity, friendships and decision making abilities. In…
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