Dogs
# dogs - Monday 20 May, 2013
This video about a dog concert may seem like a parody, but it’s all real
Seriously. Even the bit about the shih tzu in the baby carrier.
# dogs - Saturday 18 May, 2013
16 reasons why dogs should be held like babies
The right way. The only way.
# dogs - Friday 17 May, 2013
What is better than a dog and cat play fighting in slow motion…
…set to dramatic music?
# dogs - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
16 dogs who have clearly been smoking funny cigarettes
Cheeky buggers.
# dogs - Friday 10 May, 2013
6 animals being a***holes by sitting on things
Passive aggression at its worst.
4 pets that can ALMOST reach… but not quite
NNNNNNNnnnnnnGH!
# dogs - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
9 heinous lies you probably tell every day*
*OK, some days. As illustrated by animals.
# dogs - Sunday 28 April, 2013
16 reasons you should pay more attention to corgis
We need to talk about wonderful corgis are.
# dogs - Saturday 27 April, 2013
11 individuals having the absolute time of their lives
We hope you are too.
# dogs - Thursday 25 April, 2013
6 animals who got their revenge in the end
BWAA HAA HAAA.
# dogs - Saturday 13 April, 2013
Huge variations in payment of dog fines by local authorities
Figures from 2012 show payment rates varied from full compliance to just 3.6 per cent.
# dogs - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
30 dogs abandoned every day in Ireland
Pedigree has launched its annual adoption drive, which is now in its sixth year., with the aim of increasing the adoption of dogs in Ireland.
# dogs - Friday 5 April, 2013
New study links violent crime with dangerous dog trade
The study found evidence of dog sharing in gangs leading to animals becoming more aggressive as they are frequently abused by different owners.
Dogs in tights are the hottest thing on the Chinese internet
WARNING: You may find these images disturbing, or in some cases, alluring.
# dogs - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
WATCH: What your dogs get up to behind your back
You have a lot more in common than you think.
# dogs - Friday 29 March, 2013
11 animals who are VERY disappointed in their owners right now
The animals themselves do not look impressed.
# dogs - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
Evil genius toddler sabotages walking the dog
BWA HA HAA HAAAAA.
# dogs - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Teenage girl found dead in house with ‘out of control’ dogs
The 14-year-old was found at a house in Manchester this afternoon.
# dogs - Monday 25 March, 2013
Our favourite threesomes ever
It IS the magic number after all. With bonus Johnny Logan.
# dogs - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
9 things to make you smile on International Happiness Day
If you’re not smiling after this lot then we can do nothing more for you.
# dogs - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
12 things you could do if today was a snow day
Imagine if it snowed so much that this list was totally applicable. Sigh.
# dogs - Monday 11 March, 2013
15 people* who are really, REALLY looking forward to St Patrick’s Day
*and some dogs too.
# dogs - Sunday 10 March, 2013
Poll: Are Ireland’s animal welfare laws strong enough?
A number of cases recently have shown how badly some animals are treated by their owners – but are the punishments enough?
# dogs - Friday 8 March, 2013
These dogs and babies are really excited about the Princess Leia news
Apparently she’s coming back.
Scruffts: Mongrels to get their time in the spotlight
Despite the inclusion of cross-breeds, there are still “serious concerns” about the competition.
# dogs - Thursday 7 March, 2013
IN PICTURES: Beautiful terriers and hounds at Crufts 2013
These images would brighten up any dreary, rainy day.
# dogs - Saturday 16 February, 2013
The history of the two-headed dog experiment
The stuffed dog toured Germany for the past two years but is now back in Riga’s Museum of History of Medicine. Here’s its full story.
# dogs - Friday 15 February, 2013
New life for rescued Leitrim dogs as they are rehomed
The dogs were saved during the biggest canine rescue operation in the State.
# dogs - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
140 dogs saved in biggest canine rescue in State history
More than 140 dogs were rescued from a property in rural Leitrim, where they were living “in deplorable conditions”.
# dogs - Thursday 31 January, 2013
January’s almost over, here’s 7 ways to celebrate
Spring is just around the corner. It could be raining more. Just a few of the reasons to be cheerful today…
# dogs - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Taiwan confiscates 435 dog penises at illegal abattoir
Officials discovered a number of collars, indicating some of the dead animals could have previously been pets.
# dogs - Monday 14 January, 2013
7 dogs and cats humiliated on National Dress Up Your Pet Day
We are not amused.
Get that dog off the pitch…
Yesterday’s game between Kildare and Wexford saw the latest in a long line of GAA pitch invaders.
# dogs - Thursday 10 January, 2013
Poll: Should microchipping for dogs be compulsory?
In Northern Ireland, it is compulsory for dogs to be microchipped – but not in the Republic of Ireland. With fresh calls for this to take place, we ask what you think.
Sheep farmers call for microchipping of dogs following ‘distressing attacks’
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association says there have been a number of attacks on sheep in recent weeks.
# dogs - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
Dogs Trust receives record number of surrender calls after Christmas
The charity currently has 163 dogs and puppies in its care and takes up to 220 surrender calls a week.
# dogs - Thursday 20 December, 2012
Pics: Enda Kenny stroking a dog and looking at cats
“I want to make Ireland the best small country in the world to be a cat in,” Enda Kenny didn’t say at the opening of the DSPCA’s new veterinary hospital in south Dublin.
# dogs - Monday 17 December, 2012
Dogs sent to Newtown to comfort school shooting survivors
Nice gesture as US citizens try to help in some small way after Connecticut mass killing.
# dogs - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Pilot study says dogs can sniff out lung cancer
The results of the study were so encouraging that a two year study, ten times larger will now take place.






















































