The walk with your dog in beautiful, cold and frosty weather will usually cost a lot of extra time. Where your dog normally sniffs for only a few seconds, now it takes a multiple of that time.

In the Netherlands the cloning of a pet dog created quite a rumour, in Russia they take things a step further.

The United Kingdom is currently being rocked by the outbreak of the mysterious disease: Alabama Rot. This disease is named after the US state where it was first diagnosed.

Pure breeds are looked upon very critically these days.