Tag Archives: Dog breeds

This decade is off to a paws-itive start, with the recognition of two new dog breeds by the American Kennel Club. The AKC, the world’s largest purebred dog registry, announced Tuesday that the barbet and dogo Argentino are joining the list of its recognized breeds. The barbet (pronounced “bar-BAY”) is …

Animal activists across the city have planned to carry out awareness campaigns about stray dog behaviors and the benefits of community feeding of strays. While claiming that Pune Municipal Corporation has failed to execute the Animal Birth Control programme (ABC). They said volunteers have individually undertaken hundreds of sterilization drives …

Guest post! Summer weather in Dubai is more of a staple than a seasonal effect. In the traditionally labeled summer months, Dubai experiences its hottest with the average temperature peaking upwards of 45°C (113°F). Even in the coldest of months, Dubai sits at around 19°C (66°F). For residents, Dubai’s tropical …

It is one of those instances when your trust strengthens more towards your pet dog. This story comes from Kolkata, where a family’s indie pet dog took on gun carrying burglars to save the lives of his family members. Gulgul, an indie who was picked by the Roys from a …

A group of students from IIT-M have taken responsibility of sterilizing stray dogs in the campus due to the recent wildlife deaths in the IIT-Madras campus. The group calls itself – Friends of Animals, and is helping the institute implement the animal birth control (ABC) programme which will target sterilization …

Recently, a dog show was organized in the Science city, Kapurthala on 28 January. Mohammad Tayyab, Deputy Commissioner of the Kapurthala, was the chief guest of the show. Mr. Mohammad said that dogs not only offered love and affection to humans, but also worked side by side with humans for …

According to a recently published study in the journal Scientific Reports, the people who own dogs have been found with a higher level of physical activity. It could be considered as one of the reasons that help prevent heart diseases. Apart from this, a pet dog instills a greater sense …

Animal Welfare Association will be organizing an event named Adoptathon on 24 September, in sector 5, Panchkula. The motive of the event will be to ensure better human- dog relationship and to find forever homes for Indian dog breeds. There almost 30 Indian dog breeds which will be put up …

Chandigarh Kennel Club under the sponsorship of Kennel Club of India (KCI)  organized its 64th and 65th all Breed Championship Dog Show at Leisure Valley, Sector 10 Chandigarh on Sunday. 40 Dogs of various breeds and categories going from toy and companion dogs to sheepdogs and pointers made a catwalk in …

Recently, a dog owner dumped 8 Labrador dogs at a city-based shelter, Asha Foundation in Ahmedabad. He claimed that he couldn’t bear their veterinary expenses. 8 Labrador dogs dumped Harmesh Bhatt, who runs Asha Foundation, said, “A few of the eight Labrador dogs are ill and have got skin infections. We often come …