Tyke, a Lakeland Terrier from near Consett, in County Durham, has been rescued from a week trapped in an old badger sett.
After a seven hour operation, in which a mechanical digger moved ten tonnes of earth, Tyke emerged apparently unharmed. He’d gone missing seven days previously, whilst out on a walk.
His owner, Stephen Walling, told […]

Jack, a Jack Russell from Powick in Worcestershire, has been given a second chance thanks to a £400 walking system.
Similar to a human wheelchair, the system supports Jack’s body, allowing him to use what leg movement he has. Julie Spicer, Jack’s owner, imported the system from the USA, following an accident during a tug of […]

Jack, a ten week old Jack Russell puppy from Wolverhampton, has had a 23 cm stick removed from his throat.
Scampering around in the garden, the tiny pup fell on the stick, which thankfully missed his windpipe.
Kathryn Cave, the Tettenhall vet who treated Jack, told BBC News:
“I could feel it in his throat and I thought […]

A pug called Buck has been saved by donations from pug lovers around the world.
After running into traffic near his home, Buck suffered three broken legs and landed his owners, Colleen and Jim Bighley, with a $3,000 bill.
Colleen told her friends on the Minneapolis and St Paul’s Pug Meetup Group that she was unable to […]

Duke, a two year old Border Collie from Boylestone, Derbyshire, has made an twenty mile journey home alone.
Following a trip to Derby’s cattle market with his owner, Katherine Riordan, Duke took his place in the trailer pulled by her Land Rover. When Katherine reached home, Duke was no longer there.
“We only stopped once on the […]

Jack Russells are known for their pluck. How many really get the chance to show it, though?
Bundy, a Jack Russell belonging to Australian Jack Skrzelinski, has been rescued 3 Km out to sea, near Melbourne. After leaping from his owner’s fishing boat, Bundy kept himself afloat for 45 minutes in the 1.5 meter waves.
“We saw […]

Jazz, a Leeds police sniffer dog, has returned to work and full health after accidentally eating heroin during a drugs raid.
PC Steve Wilson described what had happened:
“Jazz located a package with a scent similar to that of the class A drug.
“As he picked up the package his teeth pierced the wrapping and some of the […]

Miles Bloomer came to home his coverted barn, near Kidderminster, on 30 December to find condensation on his windows. Realising something was wrong, he quickly opened the front door to find a blaze inside.
“I thought something was wrong and then when I opened the front door the smoke just started billowing out. I went inside […]

Ice Train - the Husky found frozen to a rail track in Wisconsin - has found a new home with a local family.
Fifty three people applied to adopt Ice Train, after he was rescued within minutes of being hit by a train. Vickie O’Branovich, manager of the Chippewa County Humane Association shelter, selected Ice Train’s […]