Conservative-run Hillingdon aims to save £100,000 but local people fear dog poo will ‘be dumped everywhere’People in a west London borough fear it will become covered in dog poo after their cash-strapped council decided to...
Read MoreIn new film The Heart of the Beast, the A-lister’s bond with his loyal mutt proves crucial. In Spike Jonze’s new advert, Pitt is rather more subservient Brad Pitt has a new movie out this month, The Heart of the Beast, about an...
Read MoreAfter a burglary, my parents decided we needed extra security. Jerry was the answer – and this hungry, handsome hound helped us all in countless waysJerry came into our lives because a burglar had broken in. My mum had woken in...
Read MoreOur lovable yet unruly boxer Dusty forced me to wonder: if a dog has no morals, how do you teach it to be ‘good’?When I carried my beautiful two-month-old puppy into our home for the first time, I couldn’t have imagined the...
Read MoreOne in three UK postcodes now has more dogs than children. Meet the Dinkwads (dual income, no kids, with a dog). Plus Tim Dowling’s guide to the best breeds for DinkwadsBryan Bell was at home when his one-year-old Patti...
Read MorePets trained to bite, hold and release on command are growing ever more popular in the UK. But why – and at what cost to the animals and their owners?Even if you’re not afraid of dogs, you might be a little intimidated by Butch...
Read MoreWe could learn a lot from the pampered sausage dog who became a canine Bear Grylls. Perhaps all of us are capable of more than we might expectWho among us hasn’t yearned, at least momentarily, to cast off the trappings of our...
Read MoreLooking for a gift that’ll get tails wagging? We’ve rounded up cosy recycled fleeces, bamboo toys and delicious treats to delight pets (and their humans)• No tat! 15 sustainable Christmas gifts for young childrenOur pets are...
Read MoreCamping trips were miserable, and package holidays eye-wateringly expensive. Then my daughter and I discovered the joy of staying in strangers’ homes in return for a little dogwalkingAfter my marriage ended, I blithely thought...
Read MoreGourock outdoor pool in Inverclyde drops its humans-only policy on last day of the swim season – part of a trend at lidos around the countryThere is a moment of hesitation and she meets my eyes as though to check: is this really...
Read MorePooches and their human companions are packing out ‘mutt-iplexes’. So what’s the appeal? One writer and his reluctant companion join 30 other dogs at a showing of The Fantastic Four to find outI know we’re off to a bad start...
Read MoreHollywood has hitherto been ridiculously soppy over canines. The scrappy, wild and disobedient beast here is as annoying as the real thingSuperman might be one of the most confusing blockbuster films to hit the big screen this...
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