If you’ve had a blubber through the magnificent Australian film Red Dog, you’ll know the magic, romance and loyalty associated with travelling with your dog. Katie Cincotta tracks down some of the coolest mutts across this wide brown land of ours — four-legged adventurers who travel with their owners as trusty sidekicks. Yandoit’s Italian Greyhounds […]
Adopting a dog from a pound or shelter isn’t just good news for the pooch. Laura Greaves meets seven dog owners whose lives were forever changed by their ‘second chance’ canines. “Life is all about second chances!” Karleitia Bodlovic’s family adopted an “extremely shy and troubled” seven-year-old Chihuahua, Buddy, from Sydney’s No Kill Pet Rescue […]
Dog trainer Zoe Daly not only teaches dog obedience classes; she also trains canines to save lives. Daly chats to Kylie Baracz about her work training these remarkable dogs. How long have you been working with dogs and how did you get started? I have been training dogs for seven years, working professionally at a […]
Sassy by name and sassy by nature — Laura Greaves meets a pint-sized rescue dog making a big impact. Sassy the Blue Nose Pit Bull doesn’t look like other dogs. She was born with scoliosis and deformed legs, which give Sassy a peculiar gait and make it impossible for her to negotiate stairs. She also […]
Trading her WA home for Bali, Kim McCreanor works relentlessly for the betterment of street dogs’ situation. Mamta Bhatt chats to the everyday doggy hero who was recently awarded an International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Action Award for her inspiring work. How long have you been working with dogs and how did you get […]
A young boy’s touching tribute to his dying dog has inspired a new trend among dog owners, a bucket list for dogs, writes Laura Greaves. When Canadian schoolboy Cole Hein learnt his assistance dog Bingo didn’t have long to live, he wanted to repay his beloved companion for a lifetime of love and devotion. Cole, […]
Forget rolling over or bringing in the newspaper — dogs are capable of far more than we often give them credit for. Tim Falk meets some amazingly talented dogs and discovers their special skills. Migaloo On the surface, three-year-old Migaloo looks like your average Labrador-cross: she’s affectionate, full of beans and loves a game. But […]
Caroline Zambrano investigates smart dogs, what makes a dog intelligent and learns ways to help develop your dogs brain function through nutrition, stimulation and socialisation no matter what breed you have. Canine intelligence is the ability of a dog to learn, think and solve problems. Dog owners, trainers, researchers and other experts find it difficult […]
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2008 issue of Dogs Life.Today in Africa, hunting of wildlife is heavily restricted. Many of the gazelles, oryx and other deer-like creatures of the desert have had their numbers greatly reduced by shooting parties. A thriving bushmeat trade continues illegally, and hunting tusked animals for ivory still continues. […]
This article first appeared in the March/April 2008 issue of Dogs Life.Dog trainer Hanne Hahn compares how animal shelters operate around the world and discovers that laws in Australia and New Zealand need reformation to give rescue dogs a real chance.Animal shelters have a tough job. They rescue, house and re-home thousands of animals every […]
