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Could you be the special home this blind dog needs?

Poor Billy has spent over half his life in rescue. Billy is a very special boy because, not only has he been waiting for almost FOUR YEARS to find his paw-fect home, he is also blind.

The seven-year-old Kelpie was rescued by the RSPCA in February 2014 with a number of other dogs.

“Billy was being kept in a small cage stacked up with many other dogs in a warehouse, living a very sad and lonely life - and missing out on the love and attention he craved,” Tony Shaw, deputy manager at RSPCA South Godstone, said.

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Blind dog needs a special home

Seven-year-old Kelpie desperate for a forever home to call his own after four years waiting in rescue.

Blind Billy is a dog in search of a home

Seven-year-old Kelpie desperate for a forever home to call his own after four years of waiting.

Appeal for information about Border Collie puppies

Four puppies were abandoned in Guildford in freezing temperatures and winter storms
The RSPCA is appealing for information after four collie cross puppies were found abandoned in a ditch in Guildford.

The puppies were spotted by a dog walker on the common in Littlefield Close in Fairlands. Sadly, one of the puppies had died in the ditch and the two others were spotted running around Fairlands Common.

It is thought the third puppy died from exposure due to the extremely cold and wet conditions.

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Abandoned Border Collie puppy taken in by RSPCA

The RSPCA is appealing for information after four collie cross puppies were found abandoned in a ditch in Guildford

Abandoned Border Collie puppy

The RSPCA is appealing for information after four collie cross puppies were found abandoned in a ditch in Guildford

Abandoned Border Collie puppies

The RSPCA is appealing for information after four collie cross puppies were found abandoned in a ditch in Guildford

Episode 191 - Dog First Aid and The Firmest Friend

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Released Sat January 13, 2018
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In this episode, you can hear documentary maker Andrew Fixell talk about his film The Firmest Friend, which focuses on three homeless people and their pitbull dogs. Dog First Aid expert Jo Middleton shares her top tips for keeping your dog safe. Plus there's the DogCast Radio News featuring dogs who got into danger, how AI may enable us to understand our dogs better, and the British lamp post powered by dog poo.

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Jo Middleton

Jo Middleton runs Dog First Aid, and shares her top tips with you.

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297 - Patricia McConnell novel Away To Me

Patricia McConnell is a world renowned animal behaviorist, author, speaker, and dog lover known as an expert on canine and feline training and behavior, and the author of numerous successful nonfiction books. In this podcast, she talks about her fantastic debut novel, Away To Me, a taut thriller in which some of the main characters are canine. What more could you want?

189 - The Dog Healers and War Dogs Remembered

In this episode you can hear Mark Winik talk about his debut novel, The Dog Healers, and listen to Julia Robertson explain why she founded the charity War Dogs remembered. Plus there's the DogCast Radio News, and what Mischief the German Spitz puppy has been up to.

188 - Service Dogs UK and Roxie the Doxie Finds Her Forever Home

In this episode you can hear about Service Dogs UK, a fantastic charity which trains assistance dogs to support veterans of any service - military personnel, police, firefighters, paramedics and the coastguard - who develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder due to their job. Also, listen to Dr Jody A Dean, a clinical psychologist talk about how her book, Roxie the Doxie finds her Forever Home, is helping children understand and talk about adoption and other family issues. Plus the DogCast Radio News and some thoughts on the alpha dog myth.

187 - Muffins Halo and Chorley Fun Dog Show

In this episode you can hear about Muffin's Halo for Blind Dogs, and what motivates people to enter their dog in a fun dog show. In the DogCast Radio News, listen to stories about the latest dog related research. Plus there's a new member of the DogCast Radio team!

186 - Maxwell Muir on wolves

In this episode you can hear trainer, behaviourist, writer, broadcaster and wolf expert Maxwell Muir talk about what wolves mean to him personally, their plight in a modern world, and his hopes for their future. Plus we have the DogCast Radio News.