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When it comes to working with shelter animals, there’s no shortage of opportunities at local rescue organizations. Whether you’re interested in walking dogs, fostering, cleaning out kennels or ...

12:13, Thu, Feb 16, 2017 Updated: 12:44, Thu, Feb 16, 2017 The Scottish Women’s Institutes has stepped in with an army of knitters to help pooches get adopted after learning of the discrimination ...

They were once synonymous with jam and Jerusalem, then nude calendars but now WI members have turned their hands to knitting to help darker-furred dogs find new homes. In a bid to resolve "black dog ...

Jiff the collie represents “shaded yellow,” one of five coat color patterns in domestic dogs identified by Danika Bannasch at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and collaborators in the U.S.

A study published by Nature Ecology & Evolution shows that the distinctive coat patterns we recognize in today's favorite dog breeds aren't actually due to mutation and domesticated breedings, as ...

A DOG lover who is nearly 90-years-old has knitted 450 blankets and coats for the Dogs Trust in Basildon. Maisie Green, 89, hand knits blankets and dog coats for the rehoming centre on Nevendon Road.