Pets
Four-foot long cat breaks world record new
A US cat broke the Guinness world record for the world's longest domestic cat.
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Woman fined for dumping cat in wheelie bin
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Mary Bale was fined £250 today after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to the animal.
Your Questions: How do I stop my one-year-old female bulldog biting my shoes?
Saturday, 16 October 2010
Q. I have a one-year-old female bulldog, who has recently taken to biting my shoes when we are in the park and I'm on the mobile. She can be slightly aggressive and I'm starting to get worried and a bit annoyed. How do I stop her? Susan, London
Pet Of The Week: The Southdown sheep
Saturday, 16 October 2010
We've embraced the urban chicken and the micro pig... now it's time to consider the domestic sheep. OK, so it's probably not suited to a one-bed city flat, but, with sheep numbers having halved in the UK in the past 20 years – due in part to us using less wool – it's about time we gave them some attention.
Surgery sorts out sex-change dog
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
A sex-change dog born with male and female organs is looking for a home.
Why the long face? Maybe he's a bowl-half-empty dog
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Research shows some canines are joyfully optimistic about life, while others have a tendency for pessimism.
Victoria Summerley: Our emotions are not so very far from those of our pets
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
If you're not a pet owner, it's easy to dismiss the idea of dog psychology as a symptom of a 21st-century obsession with psychobabble. But, as most vets will tell you, understanding the way the canine mind works is the key to preventing the sort of anti-social behaviour that leads to a dog being labelled aggressive.
Your Questions: 'How do I stop my kitten chewing on electric cables?
Saturday, 9 October 2010
Q. I have a three-month-old kitten who keeps chewing on electric cables. I don't know how to stop him and I am becoming really worried. Could he actually get electrocuted? Sue, Berkshire
Pet of the week: The Shetland pony
Saturday, 2 October 2010
Hello – this looks like something out of a Thelwell cartoon ...
Your Questions: 'Is it safe to buy a dog online?'
Saturday, 2 October 2010
Q. Finally, I'm in a position to own my first dog. I've been doing lots of research on the internet and I was thinking about buying one online. But is this a safe thing to? Do I have to do any checks on the breeders? Joanne, Dartford
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