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Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, which has a rehoming centre in Ilfracombe has teamed up with some of the nation’s most famous faces to launch their iconic campaign, ‘A Dog is For Life, Not Just For Christmas’, following a year of ludicrous excuses offered up by dog owners when giving up their pets to Dogs Trust.

Staff at Dogs Trust Ilfracombe were particularly surprised to hear a member of the public explain they no longer wanted their dog because he wasn’t housetrained.

The line-up of celebrity dog lovers includes Sky News’s Eamonn Holmes, Sherlock’s...

Local enforcement teams and their sniffer dogs will take to the streets of Exeter on Monday (19 October) to ask for the public’s help in tackling the sellers of illegal tobacco.

Currently over 100,000 people in Devon smoke, and around 3% of these buy illegal tobacco. Illegal tobacco is known to make it easier for children to start smoking, as it is sold at cheap prices, and is also known to make communities more attractive to criminals, who can have links to organised crime.

Trading Standards officers from Devon and Somerset Trading Standards, supported by Smokefree South...

Maggie Scorer, who in March set off on a 5000- mile ‘Dog on Tour’ cycling challenge around the UK coast with her faithful companion, eight-year-old golden retriever Oscar, is now on the last leg of her journey.

Maggie has spent nearly 150 days and approximately 4500 miles cycling to raise £25,000 for Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal charity and blood cancer charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.

They began their journey in Suffolk and travelled northwards along the east coast, anti-clockwise, and hit a mile stone by reaching Lands Ends last week.

The pair...

Hounds First Sighthound Rescue will be holding a Family Dog Show at Westpoint in Exeter on Saturday (25 April 2015) from 10am-5pm. Showing is from11am.

The charity has been chosen as one of a small number of charities to hold an event after entering a competition to mark Westpoint’s 25th anniversary.

Paws for Thought is an event for the whole family. Entry to the event will be free, but there will be donation buckets on the gate.

There will be an entry fee of £1 per class for the dog show. All proceeds from the show going to Hounds First Sighthound Rescue, to help...

Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, is bracing itself for an influx of ‘wolf lookalike’ breeds following the start of series five of the popular Games of Thrones.

In 2014, Dogs Trust took in 175 Huskies and 35 Malamutes, across their 20 Rehoming Centres in the UK, meaning that the number of these breeds taken in by the charity has more than tripled in the past four years.

Dogs Trust believes Game of Thrones has significantly increased the popularity of large ‘wolf look alike’ dogs, including Alaskan Malamutes and Siberian Huskies but the charity says new...

Firefighters were called to Exeter Canal this morning after a dog became trapped in a pipe.

The crew from Danes Castle were called to free a Jack Russell dog who had become trapped in a metal pipe at the Double Locks just before noon today.

The crew removed a grate covering the pipe using small tools and successfully rescued the dog.

Photo © Chris Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence .

Could your dog take on a starring role?

If so, you may want to go to the stage door of the Princess Theatre on Saturday 7 March at 10.30am.

Toads Stage Musical Company, who are presenting one of the first amateur productions of Legally Blonde there, from 23-27 June 2015, are looking for two dogs - a Chihuahua, or similar type, to play Bruiser, (the leading lady - Elle Woods’ dog) and also an interesting, characterful large dog, to play hairdresser Paulette's dog, Rufus.

Auditions will be on the stage to enable director Ruth Bettesworth to see how the dogs react to...

East Devon District Council is doggedly continuing to encourage responsible pet ownership in the district.

Following a successful series of annual dogs’ days out, where owners and their best friends could enjoy a social gathering whilst learning more about getting the most from their pets, the council’s environmental health team has produced an occasional newsletter covering many aspects of dog ownership.

And to celebrate the launch of The Daily Wag, the council has donated some of the proceeds of the doggie events to two charities that care for and re-home unwanted animals...

The RSPCA is trying to find out who owns a young dog who was found wandering in Exeter late in the afternoon of Thursday 11 December.

Holly, as the Staffordshire bull terrier has since been named by the RSPCA, was found on Burnthouse Lane near Ludwell Valley Fields. She followed a local dog walker home who took her in and contacted the local authority dog warden who took her to the RSPCA Little Valley Animal Shelter.

Holly, who is brindle in colour, was suffering from a skin condition. She has extensive fur loss and initial veterinary examinations indicate that she has...

An Exeter couple were disqualified from owning dogs for 10 years at Exeter Magistrates’ Court last week (11 December) after admitting failing to meet their dog’s needs.

Anne Marie Every, 29, and Guy Francis Pinn, 27, both of Spenser Avenue, were also ordered to pay £250 costs each.

In addition, Pinn was ordered to do 80 hours of unpaid work and Every was given a two-year conditional discharge.

Mazie, a collie cross springer spaniel, was first seen by the RSPCA in April 2014.

She had a skin condition and the couple were provided with funding for veterinary...