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Millions of frustrated sports fans began following Andrew Cotter’s ultra-competitive labradors Olive and Mabel in the first lockdown. Has it changed the trio’s lives?Did anyone convey the topsy-turvy world of pandemic life better than two ultra-competitive labradors? When the first lockdown was announced back in March and sports events were cancelled across the country, the Scottish commentator Andrew Cotter found himself staring at a...

Six border collies from around world to take part in series of live experimentsThe search for the world’s smartest dog kicks into gear on Wednesday, as contenders compete in a livestreamed event to be crowned top of the canine class.Researchers in Hungary have spent more than two years searching for dogs who could recognise the names of their different toys, advertising for owners to...

Max and his handler track woman and infant to edge of steep ravine A police dog on his first shift found a missing mother and baby near the edge of a steep ravine after they had spent the night outdoors.Max, a newly licensed police dog, and his handler, PC Peter Lloyd of Dyfed-Powys police, helped to track down the woman and her one-year-old child...

Research finds animals are less responsive to instructions from their carer during adolescenceMoody, unpredictable and with an striking disregard for the rules, teenagers can be hard to handle. Now it turns out the same is true for adolescent dogs.Researchers say they have found that pooches become less responsive to instructions from their carer during adolescence. Continue reading...

Andrew Taylor came up with the idea because of a lack of ‘good’ sticks at the local parkA New Zealand man has created a “stick library” for his local dog park as a way to recycle branches from tree pruning.Andrew Taylor, of north Canterbury in the South Island, cut a dozen tree branches down to “stick” size for the community’s four-legged friends, and smoothed...