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Guide dog gets a guide dog | Orange UK

What do you do when your guide dog loses its sight? You get your faithful companion and helper a guide dog, that’s what.

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Dog sniffs beat all other detectors

Dogs are the best sniffing devices we have, as the US Military have conceded.

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Survival strategies for dogs

A 16 year old dog survived being trapped in an abandoned building. And on another tack, just how does your pet get a blood transfusion if it’s needed?

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Dogs and the endangered Kiwi bird

Tahi, the one-legged Kiwi at Wellington Zoo.

Dogs can massacre Kiwi birds or save them from extinction. A radio interview explains what’s going on.

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There’s DNA in that doggy-do

Should a building owner test dogs to match DNA to un-scooped poop?

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Service, guide and hearing dogs are busy in Japan

Associations for guide and service dogs in Japan hold public promotions to show off what dogs can do for us.

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No breakfast for dogs

Coffee with friends? Now your dog can legally join you, in New South Wales, Australia, at least. But don’t order brekfast for the dog.

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Visually impaired people in China have a hard time with guide dogs

Lucky, a 1.4-meter-long Golden Retriever, was barred from public places quite a few times. WIth only a handful of guide dogs in the whole country, that’s not too surprising.

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