Drought dogs going from employees to companions
While country dogs in drought-affected areas have joined Australia’s long-term unemployed, hardworking hounds are quickly adapting from livestock wrangler to companion of choice.
Pets
The worst things dog owners do at dog parks
Dog parks are a ‘recipe for disaster’ according to a behavioural expert who says the way dog owners use them could be doing more harm than good. Check out his top tips, and find the dog breed best suited to you.
Public transport pet trial for furry friends
Pet owners could soon be able to bring their four-legged friends on public transport, if recommendations from a TransLink trial prove positive. See the pet-friendly pubs near you too.
Expert’s secrets to training your puppy
If you have ever wanted to know how to train your puppy – or any dog for that matter – perfectly, here is your chance. Petbarn is sharing their five best tips. See the video, as well as the best dog-friendly places to take your pooch.
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World’s biggest dog dies
THE world’s largest dog, a Great Dane named Zeus that was as big as a donkey and went through 13kg of dog food a day, has died.
This is what happiness looks like
COULD this be the most pampered pooch ever? If the look on this Golden retriever’s face is anything to go by, he quite possibly is.
Barking mad for dog date app
NO matter the size, these prized pooches are going social — putting their best paw forward.
Internet’s pawesome pooch has strange fetish
WHAT does internet sensation Walter the labrador love more than the ocean? It’s kinda gross.
The dog ate my socks — all 43 1/2
A GREAT Dane was miserable and retching when its owners rushed him to an emergency animal hospital. It turns out he’d been snacking on socks.
Pit bull kills babysitting gran
A WOMAN babysitting her two-year-old grandson was mauled to death by his family’s pet dog, identified as a pit bull.
‘My day with Grumpy Cat’
THE sassy two-year-old feline is building a showbiz empire one paw at a time — but that’s still nothing to smile about, as Mel Evans discovers.
Selfies are bad news for black cats
BLACK cats are reportedly being abandoned in droves because they don’t look good in selfies, the UK’s RSPCA says.
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