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The Christmas Parade: a poem by Jeanie Axton

Full of importance On Pageant Day Our canine friends Are out to play Santa costumes Christmas grins White beards flowing From hairy chins Music and laughter Christmas cheer The town comes alive This time of year Thousands of locals Line the street Applauding our friends As they wag to the beat The talk of the […]

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Top 5 dog beaches in and around Brisbane - DOGSLife Magazine

Summer is heating up so we’ve found some of the best dog friendly beaches in Queensland

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Legs in the Air: a poem by Jeanie Axton

What have you been eating Brock? That is causing quite a stink Was it green and red? Or yellow, brown and pink? What have you been eating Brock? The smell is really bad Was it a piece of carrot cake? You stole from snoring Dad What have you been eating Brock? The whole house it […]

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TV dog stars

On October 17th, 2017

TV dog stars

On October 17th, 2017

Forget Lassie and Rin Tin Tin — plenty of other adorable pooches have stolen the TV limelight over the years. Tim Falk looks at some of the best TV dog stars. Rex, Inspector Rex From Skippy to Flipper, the small screen has featured some pretty remarkable animals over the years, but none of them come […]

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Foster Boxer Eight cute little piglets Grunting and Squealing today Because a Boxer named Treasure Came bounding their way A stray herself Treasure played her part Taking the eight little piglets Straight into her heart She rounded them up With cuddles and licking Her milk came in With the suckling and kicking On a farm […]

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Dogs love socks

Fake food socks We love to wear But our doggy friends Think it’s not fair The pizza socks smell like fluff The bacon socks are really rough The taco socks dripping fake cheese The hamburger socks are another tease The hot dog socks look so yummy The cupcake socks the icings runny But worst of […]

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Kaboom went the dog bed, a poem by Jeanie Axton

Kaboom! went the dog bed During the night Roma the Labrador Woke up with a fright Green foam everywhere All over the floor Under the table Stuck to the door Roma was dumbstruck How could this be? Her dog bed exploding For all to see She pondered awhile As Labradors do To find an answer […]

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7 common winter dog care myths busted

Do you know how to give your dog the best possible care in the chilly winter months? DOGSLife look at and bust seven common winter dog care myths. If you regularly enjoy an early-morning walk with your dog, you’ll probably be aware that winter is well and truly here. Unless you live in certain tropical […]

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King Leopold looked down from above, a poem by Jeanie Axton

King Leo looked down from heaven He had a first rate view A nice warm blanket on cloud nine And a doggy bone to chew He could see his family sad And that they missed him around His kingly basket left empty With his old plastic regal crown King Leo strolled through his memories A […]

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Puppy parties are almost as popular as kids’ ones these days. Caroline Zambrano finds out how to throw the perfect dog birthday party for your pampered pooch. Whether it’s your dog’s first birthday or it’s headed into double digits, throwing your pooch a dog birthday party with your best doggy mates can be a wonderful […]

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