One of the world's best-known naturalists and broadcasters, Sir David Attenborough, will officially open a new state-of-the-art Animal Welfare and Behaviour building at the University of Bristol's Vet School tomorrow [Thursday 30April, 09].

K9 Magazine is delighted to re-affirm its commitment to a new, more environmentally friendly future for the publication on Earth Day (April 22nd). K9 Magazine launched in print in 2001 and has since gone on to establish itself as a popular title amongst a demographic of dog lovers who had previously not engaged with any form of pet related media...

Diet is one of the most important factors that govern a dog’s health. Vitality, well being and appearance are all heavily influenced by the nutrients that a dog receives, but is it possible to fight off an already established disease as serious as Cancer with specially selected foods...

MP John McDonnell has put forward an Early Day Motion in Parliament encouraging the Government to review the effectiveness of welfare laws with specific regard to puppy farms. Please contact your MP and encourage them to sign this motion, your voice can make a difference...

K9 Magazine, the British-based lifestyle magazine for dog lovers, today announces it is to go monthly with a multi-media, digital edition of the popular pet title. Launching in May 09, K9 Magazine's all-new digital will encompass a fully interactive reader/viewer/listener experience bringing the subject matter to life with great articles, videos, audio and the same great editorial insight readers have come to expect from the printed edition [more...]

Teaching a dog to walk to heel nicely and avoid pulling on the lead; it's one of the most commonly queried dog training disciplines. Here we tackle that very topic. But this is no ordinary snap shot, this is a 6 part, 3,000 word walking to heel masterclass!

Inside the latest edition of K9 Magazine we take a look at how and why the Dangerous Dogs Act has failed, ask how many dogs is 'too many' and try to understand how to cope with dominant dogs...

I'll never forget the time when I was just a six-year-old child, some 30 years ago, and my pet dog, Buddy, was laying limp all day under the living room chair - her eyes moving only occasionally. But I could care less, as I played with my toys all day...

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...

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?

With some dogs, meals aren't the only source of oral intake they have. Wool and other fibers, non-digestible plant material, rubber, plastic, wood, and even their own hair are just some of the things a dog may choose to ingest. Called pica - the drive to consume material that is not generally considered food - is what animal behaviorists call a compulsive disorder...

In 2005, we explored the expenditure of some of your favourite animal charities to find out just what they did with the money donated to them by their supporters. Holly Kernot caught up with three of those charities recently to have another look through their accounts to see how much difference 3 years can make in the life of a charity fund raiser...

Andrea Mills is a senior editor at the world renowned publishers Dorling Kindersley. As part of National Dog Adoption Month, she swapped the piles of meticulous manuscripts and frantic phone calls to authors for a pair of wellies and a scrubbing brush, as she volunteered her time to help out with the homeless animal cause. Here is her story...

What can we do to drive up the standards of dog breeding practices in the UK in order to improve canine health?

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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.