Barking dog warns owners of house fire

A woman and her daughter were alerted by their barking dog of a fire in their home. The mother and daughter escaped unhurt from the house in Seaton Place early on Monday. The woman was warned by her dog barking an investigating about the fire is taking place. A 26 year old man and a 15 year old boy were arrested on suspicion of arson.

Why do dog bark? Dogs have a language all of their own and can mean many different things.

Dangerous Dog as status symbols

It is sad in this day an age that dog are being use as a status symbol or weapons. The current Act is to unclear, there has been an increase in dangerous dogs since the act came into force in 1991. New guidelines have been sent to police and authorities.

The need to be stricter checks on owners and may be a dog licences should be put into place. Also stiffer penalties on animal crudity and keeping dog for criminal use. Figures are showing the number of dog attacks had tripled since 1991, and a lot of these attacks have been blamed on cross-bred dogs which are not illegal.

NHS figures for 2008 showed that 3,800 attacks were taking place a year, things are out of control. There are four different breeds of dogs banned - pit bull terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino and the Fila Brasilerio. But what are the rules over what is a dangerous dog; it’s hard even when it comes to identifying the banned breeds.

Councils in South London have begun targeting dog owners for using their dog for intimidation, nuisance and using them as a weapon. They have introduced a registration scheme link to the tenancy conditions, this is going to promote responsible dog ownership, and we will take out sanctions on those people who aren’t responsible.

Also in January London’s Metropolitan police created a new unit to tackle the number of dogs being used by criminals.

Dog Fouling

There have been many reports lately on dog owners letting their dogs fouling the streets and parks. Part of dog ownership is making sure we clean up after our dogs. It dose not take much effort, just a poo bag, some people use freezer bags which are just as good and can be cheaper. In most places there are dog bins in the street, but if you are un-lucky not to have them, then take a carrier bag and once you get home, it can be put in your own bin. Anti dog people can make it hard for us dog owners, so let’s not make it any harder for our four-legged friends, and be a responsible dog owner.

Mica'a 1st Birthday

It's my Mica Baby's 1st Birthday today, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICA. As you can see she got two new toys and a treat. And thank you to everyone who has sent best wishes.

Chingford Pet Centre & Dog Grooming

Chingford Pet centre is a family run business and has been established for many years. They provide products for many animal at resemble prices. And if you have a four legged friend that is in need of a hair cut, then they do dog grooming too. Here is their web site address so you can take a look for yourself www.chingford-pet.co.uk

Horse Bitten by Staffordshire Bull Terrier

A horse was bitten around the neck and hind quarters at a show event in the council-owned park in Londonderry on Sunday. The horse was being led by a young girl when the dog attacked, the horse owner Kelda Margon said it was a frightening experience for everyone. The dog wasn’t on a lead and it was with a group of six teenage lads who thought the attack was funny. They did not care who got hurt , it could have been a child. The dog continued to attack ,and only stopped when he couldn’t keep up with the horse when she started to jump around. It is scary to see how dangerous a dog can be in the wrong hands and not trained.
A spokesman for Derry City Council said: Council Policy is that all dogs should be kept on leads at all times. This matter will be fully investigated if the people will contact the council and we urge them to do so.

Dog cliff escape

Margaret Williamson from Belfast was on holiday in Ballycastle when her dog Laddy a Springer spaniel went missing. Laddy went missing on Saturday a week ago when my husband was out for a walk, we searched everywhere all around the cliff. We placed posters all over Ballycastle; we would stay at the caravan site not wanting to leave without Laddy. On Easter Sunday man in a boat spotted the dog out on rocks and tried to get him to swim out to his boat, but Laddy refused. The boat man contacted the Coastguard and they rushed to the dogs rescue. A cliff technician scaled the cliff and winched Laddy to safety.


Move over Lassie, Laddy is Northern Ireland's new wonder dog.
The miracle hound fell 130 ft off a cliff on the Antrim coast and survived for eight days, trapped in a cave. We are happy to have recovered Laddy, we used a harness and winch to get it back to the top of the cliff. Laddy was very dehydrated; he had hurt his leg and lost a lot of weight, but some how he survived. We found the number of the owner in a local chip shop and contacted them. The family is delighted to have Laddy back.

Winner of dog photo competition

We have a winner of the dog photo competition. To find out who has won go to Doggy-b-good.com. The winner will receive this dog treat hamper with a little extra surprise (treats may very).

I would like to thank everyone who entered the competition, we enjoyed seeing all your lovely photo's. There will be another competition later in the year so watch this space.

Congratulations to the winner.

Chocolate is dangerous for dogs

Death by Chocolate


Its that time of the year again where there is a lot of chocolate around, yes its Easter. We need to be very a wear about leaving chocolate about. Children getting Easter Eggs should be a fun time but just remember if you have a dog to tell older children to keep the chocolate out of the reach of the dog. With younger children it is best that you are around to make sure it just the child that is eating the chocolate. Chocolate can posion your dog, your dog will experience intestinal distress and potentially other symptoms if he eats 240 kg of dark chocolate (8.5 ounces). Even a level as less than 1.1 pound my create symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea. If your dog gets his paws on too much chocolate, contact your vet immediately so they can help. Remember Chocolate can kill your dog.

Dogs must be kept on lead

Dog walkers and owners have been ask to kept their dogs on their leads in Berkshire to help protect amorous birds and their unborn offspring.
Birds nesting on Greenham Common get scared by dogs roaming and they often fly away until the threat has passed.
The eggs are then at risk from predators or go cold and not hatch.
A team of wardens will be on the common until the end of July, when the breeding period finishes, to offer advice to dog owners.

Jacky Akam, from the local Wildlife Trust, added: "We are just trying to help people understand just how vulnerable they are.
"If they can help by keeping their dogs on a lead until the end of July then we will continue to have a fabulous area for nesting birds."

Winning Photo of Dog competition

The winning photo will be voted on this weekend and will be placed on the web site. If it’s your dog photo that wins, then you will need to contact us by doggy-b-good email with your details so we can send you the winning prizes.

Dog killer appeal

The Scottish SPCA has made a fresh plea for information to find the person who killed a dog my tieing it to a barbed wire fence in Angus and left it to starve to death. The reward to find the animal's killer now stands at £3,300 after donations from groups and individuals. The female Mastiff cross was discovered on the Kinnaird Park Estate, on the outskirts of Brechin, on 13 March. Bit of wood and soil was found in her stomach after desperately trying to eat anything she could reach.

'Please Come forward'

Senior Insp Mark Lumgair said: "We've had overwhelming response to our initial appeal, with members of the public calling in with information, messages of concern and offers of reward to help find who did this.
"However, it will all mean nothing if we are not able to track down the callous person who did this. But we have not recived any information yet that will enable us to charge anyone for this offence."
Insp Lumgair wanted to draw to people's attention to the blue webbing collar and the black muzzle the dog was wearing.
"From the scars on her face it looks as though she has been wearing this muzzle for a long period of time," he said.
"We are urging anyone who saw this dog when it was alive, wearing the blue collar and black muzzle, to call us immediately.
"We are also appealing to anyone who has not already contacted us, but who does know something, to listen to their conscience and come forward now."

Dog Cheats Chocolate Death

Polly a one year old Patterdale from Southampton ate 20 chocolate cupcakes. Polly was accidentally shut in the family’s kitchen by her owners. Owner Yvonne Taylor found Polly surrounded by the chocolate wrappers and phoned the vet knowing the dangers of cocoa poisoning. The vet gave her an injection to induce vomiting and then wash out her stomach under general anaesthetic. A PDSA spokesman said “Polly luckily pulled though and survived chocolate poisoning. The amount of chocolate she ate could have killed her, had her owner not contacted PDSA so swiftly. Polly has made a full recovery.

Dog Poo Hung on Posts in Row

Resadance of Berkshire is hanging their dog’s poo from lampposts after special bins were removed. Dog walkers have been angered by a decision by the Wokingham Borought Council to remove the dog poo bins and replace them with 245 general litter bins. The council have said dog owners can now bag up dog waste and dispose of it in the litter bins. Jane Drake from Woodley, said “The council have removed the dog poo bins due to expenditure. Dog owers are expected to put their dog waste in bins that are oversilling, we have to constantly ring the council asking them to come and empty the bins. Mrs Drake said, “This is an environmental issue, to have dog poo left smelling in litter bins, some near where children play will only encourage flies. According to the Department of Environment of food and rural affairs (Defra) dog poo can be placed in normal litter bins without posing a health hazard.

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Dogs lead over Ancient sites

Dogs are know welcome on leads to visit 17 historic sites across Wales after demand from pet owners.Cadw from Historic Agency said it hopes that by alouing dog friendly policy would increase enjoyment of heritage sites by everyone including pets.

Places open to dog on leads include Blaenavon ironworks, Caerleon Roman amphitheatre, St Davids Bishop’s Palace and Ewloe and Rhuddian castles. Cadw said if this is a success then more sites could be opened to pets.


The news has been welcomed by Clarissa Baldwin, chief executive of Dogs Trust.
She said: "This is fantastic news for all dog owners, who will now be able to enjoy Cadw's wonderful heritage attractions along with their four-legged friends."

£100,000 on a Clone Dog

A couple from Florida has spent more than £100,000 on a clone of their deceased pet Labrador. Ed and Nina Otto’s late pet dog Lancelot died of cancer in January 2008. They could not bear life without their beloved dog, so they place a £108,000 bid on a biotech firm’s dog-cloning auction last July. BioArts International created Lancelot Encore in South Korea, where he was born ten weeks ago.

He is back with us as much as we could probably expect when ever you get back someone who died, said Cloned dog owner Nica Otto. He is the first single birth commercially cloned puppy in the United States. Sir Lancelots blood was nice and healthy when they too his DNA and froze it. A lot of people would say that it a lot of money to spend and its ridiculous, but it wasn’t just a dog, it was Lancelot.

The Ottos already have eight other dogs, but with 12 acres of land they felt they had more than enough room for another pet. It is great to be able to have your best friend back with you said Ed Otto.