What is the dingo? Is he a direct descendant of the wolf or is he a wild dog which was once domesticated, then turned wild again? This puzzle is as frustrating as the proverbial chicken-and-egg progression.

With more and more ‘designer’ or hybrid dogs making the headlines featuring the likes of Puggles, Golden Doodles, Cockerpoos, Pome-Pekes and other elaboratly titled canine crosses, it prompted us to wonder, exactly how did we arrive at Afghans, Airedales and Alaskan Malamutes when all we started with was the good, old fashioned Wolf? What precisely is a dog breed and how on earth does one go about creating one?

He is pragmatic about his situation and doesn’t complain about it, rather he simply shines a different light on it and enables others to see the funny side of his story. He was born in Egypt and is a practicing Muslim, here is his hilarious, provocative and inspiring story of how a Beagle puppy called Oliver enabled members of Ahmed’s community to overcome their preconceptions and embrace Ahmed as a member, not of the Arab-American community, but as a member of the dog loving community...

Some dog breeds acquired names that have no absolutely no mystery about them at all. The Golden Retriever, the English Short Haired Pointer and the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever being cases in point, they’re breeds that do exactly what it says on the tin. But other breeds have such seemingly weird and wonderful names we thought it about time we uncovered the origins of these monikers...

Officials in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva have come up with an innovative method of identifying poop scoop dodgers by setting up a DNA database of local dogs...

The RSPCA have made issued a clear statement of intent to the Kennel Club, either reform the pedigree dog world or stand accused of tacit endorsement of animal cruelty...

Veterinarians and dog owners are today welcoming new research that delivers the promise of an extended happy life together for millions of dog owners and their pets...

With over 400 acres of unspoilt Kent countryside there is camping, walking and exercising space in abundance. The show boasts a number of excellent arena displays and attractions for you and your dog as well as have a go activities including the Dogstable Course, My Dogs Got Talent & Agility...

In this latest installment of K9 Magazine we're celebrating. We're celebrating because it's our 25th anniversary edition and we thought what better way to do that than be celebrating the very thing that makes us tick, THE DOG!! A truly bumper edition with no shortage of entertainment, information and a copy that Pete Wentz + Fall Out Boy fans the world over will want to get hold of as a keepsake...

Martin Clunes is one of Britain's best loved actors. He is well know for his role as Gary in the genre defining show Men Behaving Badly but since then he has gone on to explore a whole host of challenges. His most recent exploit saw him set off on a worldwide adventure to discover why the relationship between humans and dogs has lasted so long in the documentary A Man and his Dogs. K9 Magazine caught up with him...

In the wake of a stunning expose of inherent breeding problems within the pedigree dog world, Patrick Burns explains why a closed breed registry will spell doom for dogs...

In 1894, the American Humane Association first noted a connection between animal abuse and other forms of societal violence. More than 100 years later, this connection -- which American Humane now calls The Link(R) -- is internationally recognized. Yet so much more must be done to address The Link's tragic impact on victims of abuse...

For generations, British dog owners have looked upon the Kennel Club as a source of knowledge, experience and authority. At its core, the Kennel Club is a breed registry. Nothing more, nothing less. In 2008 though, the organisation stretches into far more than just registering pedigree paperwork. The Kennel Club lends its name to products, pet insurance, affiliate schemes and accreditation programs. The provide guidelines on good practice to breeders and in 2004 they set up the Kennel Club Accredited Breeder Scheme. Four years on we ask, is it working?

Jennifer Aniston, star of popular US sitcom, 'Friends' is having a spot of bother getting her new man and her dog to become pals...

Hip dysplasia is a hereditary disease that, in severe cases, can cause crippling effects in dogs. Here is a veterinary guide to the condition...

Coal (American Bulldog, M, 8 yo) was diagnosed with a tumour in his left wrist and has recently been fitted with a revolutionary lower forearm implant. Vet Noel Fitzpatrick explains more about how a prosthetic canine limb will help Coal...

Public transport, particularly in Britain’s built up population centres, is often presented as an environmentally healthy alternative to motoring, so when Claudia Palacios-Newsom of Wimbledon attempted to board the bus to work, with her dog on 6th of July this year – something she used to do every day – she was surprised to learn that the bus driver had other ideas...

Expert veterinary insight into the treatment and diagnosis of a common canine injury...

My friend lives around the corner from us in Lobatse, which is a small town in south eastern Botswana. She has three much-loved dogs, but she did have five. One day a year ago she phoned me. She was devastated, because her shnauzer Woopi had died suddenly...

Rarely seen, true nymphomania is an exaggerated sexual response in the female of the species. Most commonly this condition is associated with other forms of abnormal sexual behavior. Some bitches will exhibit a variety of estral signs, making them extremely attractive to males. While they may "flag," present their rear and signal a willingness to breed, they will almost never permit a male to mount...

According to the recently published animal cruelty stats, Britain has seen an increase in cases of cruelty to dogs. Dogs have suffered a 34% rise in the number of cruelty cases brought against their abusers from 2006 to 2007...

It seems that there is something of a revolution occurring for the nation’s second chance dogs. Are shelter dogs finally getting the recognition they deserve?

Ten famous faces find themselves in the unlikeliest of TV double acts as they pair up with ten wonderful rescued Dogs Trust canine companions to compete in The Underdog Show, launching live on LIVING from middle September. Presenters Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and Mark Durden-Smith follow every step of the celebrities’ journeys as they enrol on a six-week crash course in doggy discipline...

With more and more ‘designer’ or hybrid dogs making headlines featuring the likes of Puggles, Golden Doodles, Cockerpoos, Pome-Pekes and other elaborately titled canine crosses, it prompted us to wonder, exactly how did we arrive at Afghans, Airedales and Alaskan Malamutes when all we started with was the good, old fashioned Wolf? What precisely is a dog breed and how on earth do you go about creating one...

For one issue and one issue only (perhaps) K9 Magazine has extended the opportunity for one of our readers to pick our main cover feature...