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New Year's Eve fireworks can be stressful and even deadly for dogs. Here’s how to look after them

From safe spaces to desensitisation, experts share their tips on how to help prepare your pets for very noisy events.
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A dog wearing headphones!

Victorians lament Bluey's world title loss to 30yo Portuguese pooch Bobi

Rochester's Bluey held the title of the world's oldest dog for 80 years, long after her death in 1939. But a Portuguese dog has taken that title, becoming the world's oldest good boy. 
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a dog sits on a chair next to her owner

Queen Elizabeth II loved corgis from childhood, but what happens to those left behind?

Princess Diana once called them a "moving carpet" always by her mother-in-law's side. Stubby, fluffy little dogs with a high-pitched bark, corgis were the Queen's constant companions from the time she was a child.
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A young Princess Elizabeth, holds a Pembrokeshire Corgi as her sister Princess Margaret feeds it a biscuit.

Vets who treated sick dogs fear there's more toxic meat in freezers

In June, a Victorian veterinarian clinic started seeing dogs with a mystery illness. A week later they were inundated with sick animals. 
Vet nurse wearing a face mask holds a small dog.