Sorry, the airport's dogbound! Flights delayed as staff try to catch whippet on runway

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 10:12 AM on 20th December 2011

A whippet who had escaped its owners forced a major airport runway to be closed, delaying flights while staff chased it across the tarmac.
Twelve flights were delayed and one passenger jet diverted 100 miles to find a landing spot after the dog strayed on to Manchester Airport's airfield.
The whippet escaped its owners while out for walkies nearby. Bolting past a guarded entrance, it fled into a cargo area at the international airport - the largest outside London.


Fast: With a top speed of 35mph, a whippet led Manchester Airport staff on a chase that left 12 flights delayed and one diverted 100 miles. (Library photo)
Frantic staff spent 40 minutes chasing the nimble hound across the the airfield, which has approximately the same area as Manchester City Centre.
Whippets boast a top speed of up to 35mph.
During the chase, airport chiefs took the decision to shut the runway for safety reasons, forcing 12 take-offs to be delayed and a Turkish Airlines jet to be diverted to Birmingham.
 
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A spokesman for the airport told MailOnline that the dog's owner had let it off the leash to put it into the car to go home when the animal bolted.
Gary Brown, the airport's duty manager, told the Manchester Evening News: 'It took some time to catch it. The airfield is obviously quite a big area.
'Because of the delay there was a build up of flights and we had to suspend a Turkish Airways flight from Istanbul. It was diverted to Birmingham, refuelled and has now made its way up here.
'Basically, if there is any lost animal on the runway, we have to stop all flights straight away.'


Shut down: The dog took 40 minutes to capture after it ran loose on the airfield at Manchester Airport - the busiest airport outside London
The whippet was eventually caught and returned to its owners.
It's the second time this year an escaped animal has sparked chaos at the airport.
A flamingo forced a runway to close in July after evading capture for five hours before flying off.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2076446/Beware-dog-Flights-delayed-airport-staff-try-catch-whippet-runway.html#ixzz1h5qIkRqV

Look who's all grown up!

Puppies found abandoned in the snow last Christmas Eve reunited after surviving against the odds
By Richard Hartley-parkinson
Last updated at 1:22 PM on 16th December 2011


They were found after being abandoned in the snow last Christmas Eve. Lost, starving and alone, the tiny puppies had been left for dead during one of the coldest winters on record.
But a year on, the MailOnline has caught up with Brandy and Pudding, now fully grown and leading happy lives with their new owners.
The puppies were both aged around 12 weeks when they were rescued last winter and taken to the Dogs Trust in Newbury, Berkshire.


What a difference a year makes: Brandy (left) and Pudding (right) look a lot healthier after being rescued and adopted by caring owners



Cold, hungry and left to die: Brandy and Pudding were cruelly dumped by their owners and left to fend for themselves in the snow
Dedicated staff gave them round-the-clock care over the festive period and they were re-homed early this year.
Now Pudding and Brandy have been brought together for a Christmas reunion at the Dogs Trust.
Manager Maureen Iggleden said: 'Pudding and Brandy survived against all odds and they now lead happy and healthy lives with their new owners.
 
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'Not all puppies are so lucky and we urge anyone thinking of buying a puppy for Christmas to consider the responsibility as they require a lot of time and commitment and can live for up to 16 years.
'Puppies should never be given as gifts and Pudding and Brandy highlight the dangers of impulse puppy purchases.'

Brandy, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, was severely underweight when he was rescued in Reading, Berkshire, while Pudding, a Boxer cross, was found in woodland with a distended stomach.
After being nursed back to health the puppies were found new homes - Brandy now lives with Mark Wright in Berkshire while Pudding is in the care of Kat Eighteen.


Dog carer Jess Ockwell with Brandy and Pudding before they were found new owners


Miss Iggleden said staff had been shocked at the way the puppies had been abandoned.
She said when they were found last year: 'We suspect Brandy and Pudding may have been bought as Christmas presents and dumped when their owners realised the work involved in looking after a puppy.
'Our centre looks after hundreds of abandoned and unwanted dogs every year but it still shocks us to think that someone could so callously abandon a puppy, especially in these weather conditions.'
Dogs Trust chief executive Clarissa Baldwin, who coined the slogan 'A dog is for life not just for Christmas', added: 'Sadly there are still people out there who think pets are as disposable as Christmas wrapping paper.'
Click here to visit the Dogs Trust

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2074926/Puppies-abandoned-freezing-snow-Christmas-Eve-reunited-surviving-odds.html#ixzz1gi3JbedC

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Two kittens stuffed inside cat food bag and dumped in road are rescued... by a dog

• Bag had been hit by car killing all kittens inside but two

By Wil Longbottom

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Two kittens stuffed inside a bag and cruelly dumped in the middle of a road were heroically rescued... by a dog.
Tipper and Skipper had been sealed inside a Meow Mix bag along with the rest of their litter and left in the street in Des Moines, Iowa.
The bag had been hit by a car, killing some of the kittens inside, when a passing dog came to their rescue, picking up the bag and carrying it home.


Left for dead: Tipper and Skipper were thrown into a bag with several other kittens and dumped in the middle of a road



Saved: The vulnerable pair would not have survived if it were not for heroic dog Regan, who came to their rescue
Regan refused to stop whining to her owner until they had opened the bag, revealing the grisly contents and two seriously injured but still alive kittens.
Linda Blakely, from Iowa's Raccoon Valley Animal Sanctuary, told CBS: 'The instinct of the dog was to nurture and not kill the kittens.

'With all the blood some dogs would have responded to the scent. Reagan the dog is a hero.'
She added: 'When she reached in, the horror of these kittens covered in blood and guts quickly revealed that there were more that didn't make it.'
The two kittens were treated at the sanctuary and nursed back to health over three months. They are both now up for adoption.


Hero: Regan, pictured, passed by the dumped bag, picked it up and carried it home



Safe: The two kittens have been nursed back to health and are now up for adoption

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2071170/Two-kittens-stuffed-inside-cat-food-bag-dumped-road-rescued--dog.html#ixzz1fxNplOkJ

Romy the Irish Setter gives birth to huge litter of 15 puppies after eight hour labour

• Almost double traditional litter of eight or nine

By EMILY ALLEN

When three-year-old Romy went into labour her owners knew they had a long night ahead of them.
But when she started to give birth at their Coventry home she didn’t stop until an astonishing 15 Irish setter puppies were born.
The amazing feat was almost double the average of a traditional litter of eight or nine and not far off the UK record.


Proud mum: Romy with her litter of 15 healthy Irish setter newborns born after eight hours of labour
The record in Britain is 24 pups which was set in 2004 in Cambridgeshire beating the previous record of 13.
Romy spent eight hours in labour with just a few hours break before giving birth to the remaining five heaviest puppies.
 
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Owners and friends Alicia Copping and Natasha White, both aged 28, of Allesley, remained by her side.
They have had Romy and father Ruben, aged six, since they were puppies.


Tough going: Romy spent eight hours in labour with just a few hours break before giving birth to the remaining five heaviest puppies
The squealing newborns, a healthy 10 girls and five boys, weighed between 275 and 339 grams.
Within just a week they have doubled in size.
Despite not being able to open their eyes they have been gulping milk every two hours of the day.
Ms White, who specialises in breeding guide dogs, said: 'We did a scan when Romy was just four weeks pregnant and we thought we saw eight or nine. So you can imagine our shock when she carried on giving birth to more.
'She was very tired by the end of it. We gave her a walk round the garden after her 10th one. Then after two hours the others came out.
'The last one to be born was the biggest. It took Romy more effort to get him out than the others.


New arrivals: Owner Natasha White with two of the 15 puppies. Despite not being able to open their eyes they have been gulping milk every two hours of the day
'We were in shock when she kept going. We thought ''oh crikey'' how is she going to get the last few out but she did it.'
Exhausted Romy doesn’t have enough milk for all her offspring so Ms Copping and Ms White feed them a milk substitute in a bottle instead.
Ms White, a police officer based at Coventry Central Station, said: 'Between us we’re looking after the puppies 24 hours a day. Natasha does the day shifts and I do the nights because I’m used to doing night shifts for work.
'I’ve never helped a dog give birth - my work doesn’t prepare you for something like this.'
Ms White said being a mother has come naturally to Romy.
She said: 'This is her first litter but she’s such a natural. She knows exactly what to do, she’s a fantastic mum.


Tiny: The squealing newborns, a healthy 10 girls and five boys, weighed between 275 and 339 grams
'It’s a miracle how she managed to get them out.'
The owners were so excited by the birth they decided to set up their own website, www.rosarenosirishsetters.co.uk, to document their development.
Ms White said: 'There is a particular greedy one. She wakes up in between feeds screaming for more milk. Another of the girls is quite chilled out.
'One of the boys looks like his dad, he has a long body.'
The owners, who will keep one of the puppies, are inviting people to give the remaining 14 a loving home.
They are also looking to name the puppies after fairytale characters which begin with the letter R but could do with some ideas.
Ms White said: 'We’ve named the smallest pup Rosie but we would love some help on naming the others.'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2070182/Romy-Irish-Setter-gives-birth-huge-litter-15-puppies.html#ixzz1fgCRfzYe

Origins of domestic dog in Southern East Asia is supported by analysis of Y-chromosome DNA

Click here for the full article in the magazine Nature.

Origins of domestic dog in Southern East Asia is supported by analysis of Y-chromosome DNA

Click here for the full article in the magazine Nature.

Info on Jill's December 3rd Workout

Please re-confirm that you will be attending. 
 
We have 8 dogs on each side, so this should be a great workout, with lots of brainstroming and plenty of time to reward and fix.
 
Greg left Heather and I (and many of you) with a very interesting jumpers w weaves course which has lots of skill sets and certainly exposed a lot of my weaknesses ... so Heather is going to lead and perfect that skill set.  For those who were there, we will have time to do what Greg said
 
- Run it,
- Expose the weaknesses
- Train it out in sections ...
On my side ... I will have the "contact speed circle with handling options" set up and we will spend 1.5 hours powering up and rewarding, proofing, clarifying, etc., CONTACTS ...
 
The 2nd 1.5 hour will be a fun excel and decel drill Laura did with us.  It will be a great way to spend the last hour + after obsessing on contacts !!!
 
If you have not already mailed the check, please do so (many of you have !!  thanks)
 
Please be aware, CHECKS NEED TO BE MADE OUT TO ME ...
 
Gillian Crawford or DTS (Dog Training Services). 
4609 - 152nd Street E.
Tacoma, WA  98446
 
Mail or give to me if you are helping or attending the relationship workshop!!
 
We will start at 10:00 am, but set up will begin at 9:15-30, please come and help us get ready !
 
10 to 1 pm
Break for Lunch - Hot Pizza anyone !!!
2 to 5 pm
 
Do we want to order PIZZA and WINGS for lunch.  If we all put in $5.00 we can have a feast ... please let me know !!!
 
WEATHER ... make sure you check the line for weather ... too cold or even snow or wind.
 
Info line / question or concern line:
 
253.970.1248 - if it gets to that time, and we know its going to be too cold, we will be able to cancel ahead of time

Today from the Daily Mail

I said fetch, not fish! Amazing moment golden retriever bounded into the sea… and came back with a COD

By Rick Dewsbury
Last updated at 12:32 PM on 15th November 2011

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This golden retriever really is a salty sea dog.
Five-year-old Becky amazed her owner when she went bounding into the sea and returned with a catch that would make most anglers jealous - a sizeable cod.
Tony Smith, 71, had been walking Becky at Minsmere Sluice, near Aldeburgh, Suffolk, when she swam out to sea.
The retired painter and decorator expected his pet to return to the shore with a bit of old driftwood.

What a catch: Becky, a five-year-old golden retriever, clutches the cod in her mouth after plucking it from the surf at Minsmere Sluice in Suffolk

Salty old sea dog: Becky drags the cod through the sea. She occasionally catches jellyfish or picks up driftwood, but this is the first fish she's landed

But he was stunned when Becky came splashing out of the surf with her slippery victim in her jaws.
Mr Smith, from nearby Leiston, said that Becky sometimes catches jellyfish or picks up bits of driftwood. But until now she has never managed to nab a fish.

He said: ‘Becky loves the sea and she’s always in the water. She often brings back things like jellyfish.
‘On this occasion Becky went out and came back with the fish in her mouth.
‘I always have my camera with me so I took a picture.’

Proud owner: Tony Smith, 71, poses on the beach with Becky close to the spot where she made her impressive haul

Unfortunately the fish had been killed after being plucked out of the water, and couldn't be thrown back while it was still alive.
He added: ‘She dropped the fish on the beach and it was dead when it hit the ground. I believe it was a cod.’
Mr Smith, who has three dogs, said Becky’s catch was extremely rare.
‘I showed the photograph to the fishermen at Sizewell and they said they had never seen anything like it,’ he added.

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