We’re all proud of our doggie family members. Showing off photos of our mutts is all part of the pleasure of having them in our lives.
DoggySnaps.com is a new website, from Dogs Trust, for uploading and sharing your dog pictures! There’s a forum to chat with other dog lovers and even charts, showing the oldest [...]

Dogs Trust has placed a giant inflatable dog on top of one of west London’s landmark buildings.
The Vanguard Building, well known to commuters stuck in traffic jams on the A40, is now home to the enormous black and white mutt. The trust’s intention is to raise awareness of its new Harefield Rehoming Centre and is [...]

Dogs Trust has opened its latest rehoming centre, in Harefield, London, with the help of What Not to Wear’s Trinny Woodall.
The centre has been designed to provide a far better experience for both dogs and visitors, than seen before. Set in 16 acres of farmland, seventy-five glass-fronted kennels, featuring underfloor heating, will be home to [...]

Battersea Dogs Home desperately needs your blankets.
Blankets are an important commodity for any dog rehoming centre, as explained on the Battersea website:
“We use over 1,000 blankets a day, as they are changed twice a day, sometimes more if required, to keep the dogs warm and comfortable. Some of the dogs use their blankets as playtime [...]

This afternoon, we went to Sunnyside Kennels near Wolverhampton to donate food and blankets.
Part of Birmingham Dogs Home, Sunnyside take a different approach to some other dog charities, such as the Dogs Trust, over the Christmas period. They remain open for rehoming right up to Christmas Eve, with General Manager Simon Price making the point [...]

A Dickin Medal – the highest honour given to an animal for war service – fetched

Terry Wogan, Bruce Forsythe, Joanna Lumley and other celebrities have donated sketches of their favourite dogs to be auctioned in aid of Dogs for the Disabled.
The UK charity trains dogs that help disabled people live life more independently. Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen, one of the artists, explained why he was keen to get involved:
My mother suffered with [...]

Sam, the ugliest dog in the world, whose death we reported yesterday, is remembered in a calendar from lulu.com.
Featuring photos of Sam going about his life, including two at the piano, the calendar is a great Christmas gift for all Sam fans and will help the Utah-based Best Friends Animal Society.
www.lulu.com/samdog

December is Animal Month, as part of the UK’s Year of the Volunteer, and some of the big animal charities are going on tour to promote the benefits of volunteering with animal organisations.
One of the main aims of the tour is to encourage people to give time to activities not directly related to animal care. [...]