Doggy Stories

The reasons to have a dog just keep growing. The latest is the news that certain dogs can detect when their owner is about to suffer an epileptic seizure...

How an Aussie organisation is helping save lives in India and how you can help

Some scientists believe that dogs exhibit supernatural abilities, while others aren’t so sure…

It’s well-known that a dog’s sense of smell is vastly superior to that of a human. People have been harnessing that ability for centuries in everything from tracking to drug and explosives detection. Now, though, that remarkable sense of smell is being used in the fight against cancer.

Our top-ten selection of fascinating canine facts! We at Dog Diaries pride ourselves on the amount of useful information we can provide for you. But sometimes, it’s fun to indulge ourselves in the useless side of things! Here are 10 facts about dogs that we didn’t know. They may...

How the right dog can make old age a pleasure… There is increasing scientific evidence suggesting that elderly people benefit greatly from pet ownership. A dog can provide companionship, a greater sense of security, the opportunity (and reason) for greater exercise and the chance...

Want to make a big move but don’t want to leave your beloved pet behind? Here’s how to do it… Dog Diaries has already provided information on travelling with...

In 2007, Leona Helmsley, New York hotelier and owner of the Empire State Building, died. Nothing very remarkable in that, you say, especially given Mrs Helmsley was 87. However, the woman who had been dubbed the ‘queen of mean’ for famously saying that ‘only little people pay taxes’,...