Dogs Today Magazine

With the surge in pet ownership during the Covid-19 pandemic, there were many reasons to worry for its effect on animal welfare - not least the concern that new pet owners wouldn't be able...

Many months since the start of the first UK lockdown, new research by Agria Pet Insurance shows the continued and alarming impact on the situation for dogs resulting from the pandemic. It is reported that...

Not every owner is keen to spay their dogs for a vast array of reason. While the decision is up to the owner, it is a simple fact that accidents happen: dogs can slip...

For a human, a jellyfish sting is simply painful (unless you’re allergic) but for our four-legged friends, an encounter could be fatal. The warning comes after two puppies on Seaburn beach in Sunderland became...

A month on from the dramatic fall of Kabul in Taliban hands, former Royal Marine and founder of the Nowzad charity Paul ‘Pen’ Farthing can finally breathe a sigh of relief: his charity's staff...

Tandie, a 14-year-old Springer spaniel, arrived at RSPCA Cornwall’s Venton Centre after the sad death of one of her owners, who had adopted her in 2007. Tandie had originally arrived at the centre as a...

We know that dogs can be trained to detect an astounding array of medical issues, including cancer, Covid, dangerous drops in blood sugar and upcoming seizures. There have been instances of dogs with no formal...

World-famous 'Supervet' Noel Fitzpatrick has announced the loss of Keira, his 14-year-old Border Terrier. As Noel came to prominence through the television programme The Supervet, Keira was a constant presence by his side. She did...

The Government is seeking public and industry views on its plans to crack down on puppy smuggling and ban the import of dogs with cropped ears or docked tails, in a GB-wide consultation that...

Lily, a Jack Russell-type dog who was described as resembling a puffer fish due to her size, is enjoying life after slimming down to a more healthy weight.  Eight-year-old Lily was twice her ideal weight...

Inga Ozola, a woman from Leyland, Preston, was handed a suspended jail sentence after burying her Pomeranian puppy alive in April 2019. The puppy was found on 27 April 2019 buried in the ground in...

After years of campaigning to make the punishment for pet theft fit the severity of the crime, the Government has now pledged to follow its pet theft taskforce's recommendation to introduce the crime of...

When it comes to finding good breeders, people need considerable help to sort the good from the bad and the ugly... I spent 20 years working in animal behaviour and welfare professionally in the UK....

Our September issue is out now and just like we used to pass physical magazines to each other, I want to do the same now. Here’s our August issue for you to read!

Throughout September, Canine Arthritis Management are going to be celebrating the arthritic dog with their annual CAM Big Walks fundraiser! So much of having an arthritic dog is things they can’t do, and CAM intends...

A gang of dog meat traders in Indonesia will be prosecuted after being intercepted by police with with 78 dogs in the back of a truck headed for slaughter. The dogs, bound and gagged...

UK charities are calling for help getting their vet staff still in Afghanistan, including Afghan nationals, safely out of the country as Kabul falls to the Taliban. One such charity is Nowzad, which was founded...

The RSPCA has shared the extent of knife attacks on animals in the UK, revealing that they have received "130 reports of knife attacks on animals each year on average" - more than two...