A Michael Broad Blog
Following the tragic death of Natasha Johnston, 28, from Croydon, south London, after being attacked by the dogs that she was walking as a professional dog walker, a coroner has written to the Home Secretary in the UK to recommend restrictions on the number of dogs that can be walked together. Note: some UK …
Dogs chase cats. It can lead to injuries and worse for both. A recent Daily Mail story illustrates a problem: escaping a collar. In this story, from Australia, Jim living in Sydney, was walking Lenny, his dog, around a block on his lead when his dog spotted a cat. Lenny managed to wriggle free …
The idea for the title comes from a man, Med Djadoud, who writes a lot of articles on the quora.com website about dogs. He has lots of personal experience. He recently adopted a dog from a shelter. The dog refused to get into his car and refused to go into his home and refused …
You might know that in England and Wales the XL bully is banned but people can keep the dog provided they obtain a licence and are registered and they keep the dog on a lead and in a muzzle when in a public place plus the animal has to be micro-chipped and insured in …
On the Psychology Today website Dr. Marc Bekoff introduces his article by saying that there are 1 billion dogs on the planet and 25% of them are living in homes with companions. The remaining 75% are free ranging or feral. Simple mathematics tells us that there are 750 million dogs on the planet without …
NEWS AND VIEWS-LORAIN, OHIO, USA: I have watched the relevant section of this viral video currently being extensively reported by the news media and I have come to the inevitable conclusion that the Ohio police department’s vetting procedure when employing new police officers is inadequate. There is no question in my mind that the …
There appears to be two opposing forces in play when it comes to how cats and dogs affect human sleep. On the positive side, the emotional support and warmth that cats and dogs bring to their human caregivers promotes better sleep. On the negative side, the behavior of a companion animal – particularly cats …
The recent British football news is that the manager of Arsenal Football Club, Mikel Arteta, is bringing an employee’s chocolate Labrador to the training ground to improve the mood and lower the stress levels. He realised that the appropriately named dog (Win) would help them win. As it happens the team is ‘bottling it’ …
