After a great weekend of Crufts TV, BBC 2 is back with more dog-related programming in the form of The Underdog Show.
The show pairs eight rescue dogs from The Dogs Trust’s West London rehoming centre with eight celebrities. Each week, the dogs and celebs undergo increasingly difficult obedience and agility tasks, with their performance rated [...]

Nothing much to say about this BBC 3 show, except: people who kill their dogs with overfeeding should be prosecuted for animal cruelty.

A new charity – Pet Blood Bank UK – has set up the UK’s first pet blood bank.
October 2005 saw a law change allowing vets to store pet blood for future use. The charity is seeking donations from larger dogs, with donation events planned for around the UK.
Once collected, Pet Blood Bank UK separates the [...]

The BBC reports that a new diet drug for dogs is about to come onto the market.
One interviewee, on BBC radio, explained that she’d use the drug, Yarvitan, because she couldn’t resist feeding her dog unhealthy treats.
The medicine, which works by preventing fat cells from entering the bloodstream, appears to be a get-out for irresponsible [...]