Posts under ‘Pet News’

I found out all about Axolotl this week and it has made me realise how closed off I’ve been to the different types of pets that are out there. I didn’t know Axolotls existed. I’m still puzzled about how they came to exist, but I’m glad they do and I’m glad they’re becoming more popular, [...]

How do you decide what dog and cat foods to stock in your store? Would you consider having a little try before you buy?
Apparently, it’s the best way to do it, according to this story from The Guardian. It highlights a study published earlier this year that claims it’s a waste of time and [...]

Erstwhile Spring Fair Marketplace News editor and some-time GleeWire reporter Rachael Taylor has just procured two of the world’s cutest kittens. Now, I’m not usually one for Pet of the Week shenanigans - frankly I think it’s tacky - but I think you’ll agree, these kittens have upped the ante somewhat.
If you really think [...]

It took me a little while to recover from My Weapon is a Dog, which was screened on BBC3 on Thursday (you can catch it here on iPlayer). The programme focussed on pet owners that buy large dogs to boost their status and in some cases, to train them to attack.
One dog owner that [...]

It’s not a joke; after this story, I really want to know.
Kennel Club sponsorship salesperson, I don’t know who you are, but I kiss you on both cheeks. You’ve made my day. How on earth you managed to sell principle sponsorship of Crufts to DFS on the basis that the show is “part of the [...]

Sorry, I’m going to bogart the Glog very briefly, but it’s for a very good cause.
Flash, my beloved goldfish, had a bit of a turn last night. He’s usually darting about, having a look at what’s going on and following your finger round the tank. However, when I checked on him yesterday he was [...]

In Kingfisher’s year-end report, B&Q’s £52 million loss in China made the headlines well before the stats that demonstrate how well the retailer is dealing with recession in the UK. (OK, I’ll admit it; I’m one of those gloom-mongering hack scoundrels.)
However, Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire was, as usual, very upfront about the mistakes [...]

Flicking through the Philadelphia Inquirer today, as I am wont to do, I came across a stunning business idea in the form of the White Horse Road Car Wash and Dog Wash. That’s right and Dog Wash. I think it’s the simplicity of the idea that makes it so brilliant.
Owner and entrepreneurial mastermind Al [...]

Dog Magazine.net has the best photo montage up on its site at the moment. It’s basically a fight between a Roman Catholic Church and a Presbyterian Church about whether or not dogs go to heaven. It’s brilliant philosophical argument that concludes with: “all rocks go to heaven”.
Of course, this whole fight is of no [...]

US journalist Michael Schaffer (who writes for one of my favourite online magazines, Slate) has written One Nation Under Dog, a book that explores the changing relationship of dog and owner and relates it back to the state of society in the modern age.
In this Time magazine interview, he has some interesting insights. One [...]