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In a fast-paced world, our dogs still need our time and patience, says Carolyn Menteith

The Yorkshire Terrier’s story begins in the smoky mill towns of nineteenth century Yorkshire, where Scottish labourers brought their small Terriers to help catch rats in mines and factories. From this

Let’s start with the numbers. There are about 13.5 million tame wolves (we call them pet dogs), 12.5 million cats, one million rabbits, 700,000 tortoises and turtles, 700,000 guinea pigs, 600,000 hams

→ When Bella meets Chris Packham, she engages in what the wildlife presenter describes as an “ancient greeting ceremony”. That is to say, she licks his entire face. “Oh, she likes you,” says Big Issue

Several clients have brought male puppies in to see me as they are concerned about ‘spots’ on their bellies. Almost always they show me a perfectly normal puppy tummy. When I ask them to point to a ‘s

Daisy Lindlar knows she’s very lucky. The 32-year-old and her partner are looking forward to spending their first Christmas in their private rented home with labradoodle Gizmo, who is eight months old