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Yesterday, I introduced Stevie and Sandy. Here’s their story. Stevie is blind and deaf. Sandy has become her guide. They were rescued from a house of over 250 dogs and had never experienced life outside. Now they’re running, playing and
How does it get this far? More than 250 poodle-cross dogs were found at a single UK property earlier this year. The RSPCA described the owners as extremely vulnerable and decided not to prosecute. That decision will divide opinion. But before we ge
Smoky weighed 4 pounds. She stood 7 inches tall. She was found alone in a foxhole in the New Guinea jungle in 1944, and no one knew how she got there. She lived as the soldiers lived. Tents in equatorial heat and humidity. C-rations and occasional S
When I brought my Thai street dog home nine years ago, I made every mistake possible. I just didn’t know what I didn’t know. The information I needed didn’t seem as widespread back then. There are simple things that make a world of
An estimated 600 million stray dogs are living on the streets worldwide. A small number will find homes. And when they do, the adjustment is rarely what people expect. This is for anyone who has brought a street dog home, or is thinking about it. T
We’re sharing Sgt. Bo’s story today in honour of World Stray Animals Day this Saturday. Around 75% of the world’s dogs are strays. That’s not a small problem. That’s hundreds of millions of dogs with nowhere to go and n
When does your dog suddenly go deaf? When they see a squirrel? Spot another dog? Pick up a scent that arrived from three fields away and apparently cannot wait? For Sabai it’s the neighbours in the garden next door. They’re out from hib