What training my chaotic dog taught me about power, control – and human beings
Illustration: Anaïs Mims/Guardian DesignView image in fullscreen Illustration: Anaïs Mims/Guardian Design Our lovable yet unruly boxer Dusty forced me to…
Brexit: how it has hit your wallet at the supermarket and on holiday
Trade barriers on food imports after Britain left the EU resulted in soaring food costs. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image…
Should your dog have its own bedroom? Does your cat need a bathroom? The rise and rise of the pet nook
Creating something ‘whimsical’ … the mini living room Derek and Sarah created for their cats. Photograph: HandoutView image in fullscreenCreating…
Anger in search for tortoise as passer-by takes picture of missing pet then drives off
A desperate community searching for a missing tortoise have been left fuming after a passer-by took a picture of the…
Mother of woman murdered by husband calls for UK animal abuse register
Annette Bramley at home in Lincolnshire. ‘I didn’t think he would stop at animals,’ she says. ‘I knew the connection…
Pensioner whose Staffie sank teeth into postman dodges jail and allowed to keep pet
Glenda Dean, 73, will be allowed to keep her Staffordshire Bull Terrier following the attack last July.
‘Catnomics’: how Japan’s feline fixation has become an industry worth billions
Yanaka Ginza, a neighbourhood in north-east Tokyo, is seeing a tourism boom fuelled by its historical association with cats, Japan’s…
Police officer rushed to hospital after alleged dog attack in Dunfermline
A police officer has been taken to hospital after being allegedly attacked by a dog during an incident in Dunfermline.…
‘She compared her dachshund to my newborn baby’: should you be able to take your dog everywhere?
Is the world is going to the dogs? Composite: Guardian Design; Getty Images; handoutView image in fullscreenIs the world is…