Dogs

The pet I’ll never forget: Brutus the schnauzer, who arrived with my ex and hung around for far longer

I wasn’t a dog person until he came along, attached to a new boyfriend. But by the time the relationship ended, I couldn’t bear to be parted from this bearded tornado of black fur

Emily Halnon

22, Apr, 2024 @10:00 AM

A life without my dogs seems imponderable. Yet we do keep going after losing the animals we adore | Paul Daley

My lifestyle is so attuned to that of my pets I sometimes feel our identities are fused

Paul Daley

18, Apr, 2024 @3:00 PM

California pilot and his dog survive plane crash after swimming to shore

The Piper PA-32, a single engine plane, crashed off the coast across from Trump’s LA golf club in Ranchos Palos Verdes

Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles

16, Apr, 2024 @8:33 PM

I’m a popular cyclist – but only when I bring my toy poodle along for the ride | Steven Herrick

It should not take a small dog to alert us all to the fact that cyclists are at-risk road users

Steven Herrick

11, Apr, 2024 @3:00 PM

What Fifi the dog’s final months can show us about cancer treatment and caring until the end | Ranjana Srivastava

After a decision to spare her further interventions, she lives a full two months more – and teaches us a few things along the way

Ranjana Srivastava

09, Apr, 2024 @3:00 PM

‘Bulging skulls and protruding eyes’: Ten features dog owners should avoid

Welfare experts say people need to choose pets with natural body shapes so their health doesn’t suffer

Nicola Davis Science correspondent

09, Apr, 2024 @12:00 AM

The pet I’ll never forget: Oscar the rescue dog, who stole our eggs and our hearts

No duck nest was safe when Oscar was on the prowl. But one of his raids had an unexpectedly happy ending

Peter James

08, Apr, 2024 @10:00 AM

‘The vet presented it as: if you care, you pay’: who really profits from poorly pets?

£150 for a dog’s injection. £900 to monitor a rabbit overnight. Thousands for cat surgery. How did pet care become such big business?

Rupert Neate

06, Apr, 2024 @7:00 AM

Cute, cuddly, and often crippled: look where the love of dogs has taken the British | Martha Gill

From dachshunds to pugs, our canine friends are bred to better serve as emotional crutches or status symbols

Martha Gill

30, Mar, 2024 @7:00 PM

‘We have five in our bed – any more and I wouldn’t sleep!’: meet the extreme dog owners

Rachel and Andrew live with 19 of them, Julie never goes to the toilet without one, and Chloé’s take her socks off for her. Meet the pet lovers whose canine companions take the lead

Anna Cafolla. Portraits by Dylan Collard

30, Mar, 2024 @7:00 AM

Digested week: Germany has the right idea on dachshunds. Dogs should be cuddly | Lucy Mangan

Germans want to ban ‘torture breeding’ for extreme characteristics. Plus: don’t even think about swimming in British waters this Easter

Lucy Mangan

29, Mar, 2024 @11:50 AM

The pet I’ll never forget: Buddy the rescue dog, whose final walk brought him so much joy

Loving us but hating other dogs, Buddy was a delight at home and a nightmare away from it. When his time came, we decided to give him one last outing

Sara Davis as told to Rachel Tompkins

25, Mar, 2024 @11:00 AM

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