A blind St Bernard with a troubled early life is looking for a permanent home where he can settle in peace. Barry, who has been blind since birth, is currently in the care of Saving Saints, a volunteer-led rescue network operating across the UK. He is being looked after at the charity’s Cambridgeshire shelter while The post Blind St Bernard Barry seeks calm forever home after difficult past appeared first on Dogs Today Magazine.

The Muzzle Movement is launching their new Just In Case campaign, a proactive initiative encouraging guardians to teach every dog to wear a muzzle comfortably and confidently. The campaign aims to shift the narrative around muzzles. Rather than being a symbol of aggression, The Muzzle Movement highlights the muzzle as a practical safety tool, comparable to a The post The Muzzle Movement appeared first on Dogs Today Magazine.

New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), part funded by the RSPCA, indicates that the UK public may be leaning towards less extreme versions of flat-faced dogs. Breeds such as French Bulldog and Pug remain popular with dog owners, but welfare concerns linked to brachycephalic conformation continue. Flat-faced dogs are typically characterised by very The post Research suggests public shift away from extreme flat-faced dogs appeared first on Dogs Today Magazine.

A man in Catania, Sicily, is alleged to have trained his dog to dump bags of rubbish by the roadside in an attempt to avoid surveillance cameras installed to tackle fly-tipping. Municipal police detailed the incident in a post on the City of Catania’s official Facebook page. Alongside footage of the dog, officers wrote that The post Man accused of training dog to dump rubbish in Sicily appeared first on Dogs Today Magazine.

Despite an impressive performace during the qualifying round of the women’s team cross-country sprint at the Winter Olympics, a very special athlete did not qualify – not only because he did not complete the full race, but because he is male. And a dog. Nazgul, a two-year-old dog Czechoslovakian wolfdog who was staying with his The post Czechoslovakian wolfdog misses out on pawdium but wins hearts at Winter Olympics appeared first on Dogs Today Magazine.

The much-loved dachshund, affectionately known as the sausage dog, is at the centre of a growing welfare crisis in the UK, as record numbers of the country’s favourite breed are abandoned or surrendered to rescue charities overwhelmed by demand. Dachshunds have surged in popularity in recent years, fuelled by the pandemic puppy boom, social media The post Sausage dogs in crisis: rescue charity speaks out appeared first on Dogs Today Magazine.