The st bernard

The St Bernard’s story begins in the eighteenth century, high in the Swiss Alps, where monks at a remote hospice bred powerful dogs to help rescue travellers lost in snow and storms. Records from 1774

The graceful Italian Greyhound is believed to have originated in or around Egypt, where similar dogs were found buried alongside the Pharaohs. Their delicate build and beauty later caught the attentio

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A s we edge closer to spring, I find myself daydreaming about morning walks that no longer require five carefully chosen layers just to stay warm. That said, I’m far less confident that a change in se

THEY can sniff out trouble in a matter of seconds and pinpoint causes of deadly fires. They are quicker and more precise than even high-tech equipment – and they do it all with the wag of a tail and t