Lucy has already been through two major life-and-death situations in her old age: she survived mammary cancer after major surgery in 2011, and just six months ago, she needed another big operation
There’s something about Golden Retriever puppies that’s particularly appealing. At the back of her mind, Gill always had a hope that one day, Zara would give birth to a litter of magnificent
Trudy was a year old when a friend of Gillian’s found that she could no longer keep her, for personal reasons. Gillian had met the little dog, and she adored her: she’s
As a spaniel, Molly’s natural fur is long and wavy. She doesn’t have the down-to-the-ground long coat of a Yorkshire Terrier, nor the wild, curly and woolly hair of a Poodle, so
Rene first came across Mischa when she turned up at the back door of his partner Alison’s workplace. She was a typical feral cat, terrified of people but never aggressive. She wouldn’t
Emma’s family have had Honey since she was a puppy. When they initially had her vaccinated, the vet talked about having her spayed, and the family was thinking about having her done.
Bruce had a life threatening crisis last summer, and Sarah is happy to share his story for a simple reason: the problem could have been prevented and she’d like other people to
Earlier this week, there was a social media storm when a Meath county councillor said that he was amazed that people kept restricted breeds of dogs as family pets. His comments attracted
Saffy and Emilia featured in this newspaper column ten years ago, when Saffy was a young puppy who had survived Parvovirus, and Emilia was just a ten year old girl. Saffy went
When Zaida passed several puddles of urine on the kitchen floor last month, it was completely out of character. She had always been well house trained. Soon after, she started to spend
