Blog Entries ( German Shepherd )

Officer Who Left Dogs to Die in Car Found Guilty

February 23rd, 2010
Written by DOGNews Feed | Posted in Awareness, News

A police dog handler who left his two German Shepherds to die in the back of his sweltering car was yesterday handed a six-month conditional discharge after being found guilty of animal cruelty. Pc Mark Johnson was also ordered to pay £2,500 towards the RSPCA's costs after he was convicted of unnecessarily confining his dogs “in an environment that was detrimental to their well-being." But he ...

Moti Gets Dog of the Year Award

February 2nd, 2010
Written by Allison Rivers | Posted in Success Stories

The 2007  Dog of the Year winner was Moti, the five-year old German Shepherd who literally took a bullet for his human family. When a masked intruder made his way into the Patel household, Moti wasted little time, leaping to his feet and barking to draw the gunman's attention. Faced with the angry pooch, the gunman shot him and ran off without ...

Canine Calculations

September 10th, 2009
Written by Andrée Lambertson | Posted in Personal Stories

I have calculated for my oldest dog Emma, who is 13 1/2, the amount of times I have done things with her and for her. My apologies to my other two dogs; you’ll be featured in another missive, I’m sure. Let Emma in and out (a modest estimate of 4 times per day) = 19,710 times. Feeding Emma = 4,927 times. Patting her/scratching behind her ears (a very ...