Commonly stolen dog breeds All dog breeds are worthy of our love. Despite this, some dogs are worth more money than others and are more likely to be stolen as a result. These are five of the most commonly stolen dog breeds in 2021. 5. Pug Pugs are an adorable breed of dogs. Who doesn’t […]
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Searching for the sire of the Yorkshire Terrier breed
Pets4Homes has launched a search for the body of Huddersfield Ben (1865-1871), the sire of the Yorkshire Terrier breed. There are now an estimated 1.5 – 2 million Yorkies worldwide, and all descend from Huddersfield Ben. Killed in a carriage accident in 1871, Huddersfield Ben was stuffed and placed in a glass case. He was last […]
Adoptober: dog who fell from balcony needs home where she can continue hydrotherapy
A dog who broke her pelvis and dislocated her hip falling from a balcony – twice – is looking for a new home with owners who can continue her rehabilitation. One-year-old Staffie cross was rescued by the RSPCA in June and taken in by Mount Noddy Animal Centre, in Sussex. Susan Botherway, manager at Mount […]
World’s oldest dog dies at 22
Pebbles, the Guinness World Record Holder for Oldest Living Dog, has passed away of natural causes at her home on Monday 3 October 2022, five months shy of her 23rd birthday. Pebbles was crowned the world’s oldest dog by Guinness World Records in May this year, after her owners, Bobby and Julie Gregory, saw […]
Puppy smuggler sentenced to three years in prison
A woman from Hertfordshire has been sentenced in absence to three years and four months in prison for “for running a criminal enterprise importing and selling puppies, many of whom were sick, and passing them off as valuable designer dogs”. Louise St John Poulton, also known as Phoebe Dobbs, was sentenced to an additional four […]