In The Dog: The Electric Dog Training Collar

K9 Magazine takes a look at one of the most controversial subjects in the entire dog world, a much maligned defendant takes to the stand. The electric shock dog training collar. These are the collars that actually administer an electrical charge into the dog’s neck when activated and should not be confused with other varieties of a remote dog training collar or anti-bark collar that use a variety of different methods to achieve desired results such as sprays and noises.

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Revealed: The Most Aggressive Dog Breeds In The World

Here’s a report that’s set to put the cat amongst the pigeons.

New research has lead to a list of the top 33 most aggressive dog breeds being named.

And no, forget Rottweilers, Pit Bulls, Dobermans and Mastiffs for it is the little uns’ who come in highest on the aggression scale.

Dog lovers, much of what you are about to read we already know. We’ve spent most of the time trying to convince our non dog loving friends and families of these facts. But here goes anyway: (more…)

Fatal Dog Attacks: Why Lessons Are Not Being Learned

Around the world people are DYING as a result of attacks from domestic pets.

In the UK alone, 6 children have died in the past 5 years. And the Government has STILL not had the foresight or inclination to understand that these 6 deaths will NOT be the last unless intelligent, preventative legislation replaces the current, utterly useless, flawed joke of a law we’re lumbered with – the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act, writes Ryan O’Meara.

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Staffies Don’t Make Good Pets – What a Load of Bull!

RSPCA releases chart of most popular & unpopular breeds and urges people to rehome a Staffie -The Staffordshire bull terrier has become the most unwanted dog in England and Wales, a new RSPCA survey has revealed. Through no fault of its own, the breed is suffering a bad press due to its aggressive image and popularity as a status symbol.

Published to mark the start of the RSPCA’s Pet Adoption Week (Saturday 7 June to Sunday 15 June), the statistics show that the Staffie is the breed that ends up at RSPCA animal centres most frequently, followed by German shepherds, Rottweilers and Jack Russell terriers. The Staffie cross makes a second appearance in the list at number five.1

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Do Dogs Go To Heaven?

It’s a question that gets asked a lot. How do we know that? Because it’s a question that WE get asked a lot! Something that has always amazed me. Sadly we don’t have divine vision and whilst we may be able to answer questions on why dogs eat poop, giving a definitive on whether canines are welcome in the kingdom of God is tad out of our reach – for now! Nevertheless, the question is worthy of debate and, it seems, there are differing views – look…. (more…)