You may not have heard about Bruno or Ruth, but they have both been doing some great work for the dog community. Ruth is a pet photographer for Ruthless Photos (www.ruthlessphotos.com) who loves rescue dogs – in fact, she has four of them. Bruno is her latest adoption – but he has his own unique […]
If you’re a dog lover, Guide Dogs supporter or curious about volunteering to raise a guide dog puppy for a year then ‘Wet Nose Day’ is for you. Hosted by Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, the free event will take place in Parramatta Park on Sunday 29 September from 10am to 3pm. Celebrating the ‘Puppy to Guide […]
Spring is high season for swooping magpie attacks and the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) has some helpful tips to help you avoid becoming the target of an attack this year. “As the weather starts warming up, magpies start nesting,” said Dr Robert Johnson, a wildlife expert from the AVA. Native birds, such as Australian Magpies, […]
Hill’s Pet Nutrition has committed to raise $50,000 for animal shelters across Australia as part of its annual Food Shelter & Love campaign. The fundraising drive will help to find homes for more than 50,000 adoptable animals. Animal lovers are invited to upload a photo of their family pet to www.foodshelterlove.com.au and Hill’s will donate […]
Dr Joanne Righetti, popular Australian animal behaviourist, is the new ambassador of animal charity, Animal Welfare League Australia (AWLA). As their ambassador, Dr Jo will promote adopting animals from AWLA-affiliated shelters and campaigns aimed at strengthening the human-animal bond and positive welfare outcomes for companion animals. “I am delighted to become an ambassador for AWLA,” […]
At Dogs Life HQ we are surprised to see that Miranda Devine lashing out at pit bull breeds, claiming “if 1000 pit bulls have to die, that’s a small price to pay to save one child.” You can read the whole article here. We are definitely saddened to hear of the death of two-year-old Deeon […]
Thanks to a $20,000 upgrade from Purina Australia and Woolworths, Frys Park Reserve Dog Park, on the border of Rockdale and Kogarah, officially reopened on Saturday, 27 July after 12 months of hard work. Its upgrade took place after Arncliffe resident, Michelle Doring and Missy, her beloved five-year-old Silky Terrier, won a Purina competition last […]
A new six-part documentary series chronicling the highs and lows of eight Murdoch University Veterinary Science students will run on ABC1 starting Friday, July 26 at 8pm. Vet School follows the year-four and year-five students as they go through the gruelling, difficult and intensive university course in order to pursue their dreams of becoming vets. […]
Hundreds of dog lovers from around NSW are expected to march from Hyde Park to Martin Place in Sydney on Saturday, July 13 to voice their NO to breed specific legislation (BSL), which has resulted in hundreds of family pets being killed by lethal injection in Victoria because of their appearance. The Sydney rally has […]
For our new editor’s first photo shoot for Dogs Life magazine, everything was going smoothly until our cheeky ‘Chief Canine Officer’ Rusty arrived in the studio. See below for some of the behind the scenes images from our July/Aug photo shoot!
