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When is it too cold to walk your dog? (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

When it's too cold to walk your dog as Met Office issues warnings

Some dog breeds are naturally happier than others.

Happy Dogs 2026: The 15 most naturally cheery breeds of adorable dog

These dogs would all like a new home for Christmas.

Adopt A Dog For Christmas 2025: 13 Dogs Trust pups needing a new home

Could you provide a home for one of these adorable dogs?

Adopt a Dog Scotland 2025: 13 Dogs Trust pups looking for a new home

Some dogs are more likley to reach a ripe old age than others.

Dogs That Live Longest 2025: 15 breeds with the longest lifespans

Some breeds of dog tend to be easier to train than others.

Trainable Dogs 2025: The 26 easiest and hardest breeds of dog to train

Four of the best breeds of adorable dog for first time owners.

First Dogs 2025: The 16 best breeds of dog for inexperienced owners

A new report has found that over 20,000 dogs have been stolen in the UK between 2014 and 2024.

Top 10 loved dog breeds with the most reported thefts

Pocket Bulldog Moss plays ball with Scottish rugby star Ewan Ashman at Dogs Trust West Calder.

Affectionate pocket bulldog plays ball with Scottish rugby star

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Watch as cute shelter dogs get spoilt at Christmas dinner party

Clever Cassie waiting for Santa Paws.

Could you grant Cassie the Rottweiler her Christmas wish - a new home?

These dogs are looking for a new home for Christmas.

11 adorable Dogs Trust pups looking for a new home this Christmas

Harley at Dogs Trust West Calder.

Watch: 76cm-tall joyful Great Dane Cross looking for his forever home

Some of the adorable looking to be adopted from the Dogs Trusts West Calder centre.

Adopt a Dog Scotland: 14 Dogs Trust pups looking for a forever home

Sky announced Bonfire Night channel to calm dogs. Photo: Sky

Pop-up TV channel to calm dogs during Bonfire Night announced

These are some of the good boys and girls looking for their forever home.

Dogs Trust Scotland: 12 adorable dogs looking for their forever home

Some of the four-legged friends in contention for the title of Holyrood Dog of the Year 2024.

The 13 adorable dogs in the running for Holyrood Dog of the Year 2024

Dog thefts have been on the rise in recent years.

Reducing the risk of your dog being stolen - and what to do if it is

How to keep your dog safe during walks in the snow.

How to keep your dog safe as yellow and amber weather warnings issued

MSPs and their dogs take part in Holyrood Dog of the Year in Edinburgh. At the annual contest, jointly organised by the Kennel Club Club and Dogs Trust, members of the Scottish Parliament compete with their dogs and Dogs Trust rescue dogs for the title of "Holyrood Dog of the Year". Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

10 of the best images from the Holyrood dog of the year competition

Grant Carson scooped the lavish five-bedroom farmhouse, having lived in the same semi-detached Glasgow home for 17 years.

Look inside the £2.5m country home won in a raffle by widower

Christmas should be a happy time for both humans and their beloved four-legged friends.

10 expert tips to make sure your adorabale dog has a very merry Christmas

Who will triumph in this year's Holyrood Dog of the Year competition?

The 14 pawlitical pups in the running for Holyrood Dog of the Year 2022

Pupils from George Heriot's School attend a memorial service commemorating the 150th anniversary since the death of Greyfriars Bobby in Greyfriars Kirkyard. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The love and devotion of Greyfriars Bobby marked 150 years after his death

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What will happen to your dog when you die? Dogs Trust reveals many don't know.

The Government has sought to educate the public about how to avoid being scammed when buying a pet (image: Shutterstock)

This is how to spot ‘petfishing’ this Christmas as government issues warning

Bonfire Night and its fireworks displays can be a distressing and anxious time for the UK’s cats and dogs - here’s how to keep them calm (image: Shutterstock)

How can I keep my pet calm on bonfire night? Vets and experts reveal their top t...

This is how to keep your dog cool and safe in warm weather

Britain’s dog owners spend a staggering £7.5 billion per year buying toys and tr...

Dog theft in the UK has been on the rise since the country was plunged into lockdown in 2020.

This is why lockdown has led to a surge in dog thefts - and how to keep your pet...

Dogs Trust has revealed that greyhounds and lurchers are two breeds of dog more likely to spend a longer period of time waiting to be rehomed (Photo: Shutterstock)

Greyhounds and lurchers spend twice as long waiting to be rehomed due to misconc...

1 in 3 van drivers risking a £5,000 fine when taking their dog to work

Do you know how to red your dogs body language? (Photo: Kelly Barnes/Getty Images)

Dog bites have tripled in the last 20 years - pet body language explained by exp...

Buying a dog? Here's how to avoid puppy scammers

Protect your pet from the terror of fireworks

Tenants can now face additional rent charges of up to 600 annually to have pets in their home (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is how much your landlord can legally charge you to have a pet in a rented ...

Demand for puppies has skyrocketed during quarantine - but so has puppy scams (Photo: Shutterstock)

Questions to ask a breeder to avoid puppy scams

Sainsbury’s has banned fireworks in all stores - here’s why

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18 dogs in urgent need of a home in Glasgow

Margaret Lawrie and her daughter, Arieann, along with the Border Collie they want to be reuinted with.

‘No photos, no vet records, no microchip’ - Edinburgh reacts to mum’s ownership ...

Maragret believes this is Connie, currently at the Dog's Trust animal shelter in West Calder.

Edinburgh mum begs charity to give back her long lost dog

Today marks the 147th anniversary of the death of Greyfriars Bobby. Picture: PA Wire

Kezia Dugdale praises Dogs Trust on 147th anniversary of death of Greyfriars Bob...
Kezia Dugdale has praised the work of The Dogs Trust on the 147th anniversary of the death of Greyfriars Bobby.

Stock image. The breeding of designer pets could be effectively outlawed this year.

Designer dog and cat breeding to be 'outlawed' in Scotland this year under new r...

Picture: Clive Tagg/Dogs Trust/PA

Animal welfare groups accuse ministers of u-turn on electric shock collar ban

Arnie the Great Dane. Picture: SWNS

Scots family adopt Britain's biggest puppy - who is 6ft and weighs 7st

Dogs trust freedom project, Veronica with Staffie, Roxy

Temporary homes needed for Lothian dogs fleeing domestic abuse

Christine Grahame has launched a consultation aimed at improving regulations around the breeding of dogs

MSP's bid to stop irresponsible dog breeding

Maurice Golden and Leo the Cocker Spaniel. Picture: TSPL

Spaniel crowned 2018 Holyrood Dog of the Year

The app has been trialed in Asia. Picture: TSPL

Vets in Scotland create app to help stray dogs

The trust has revealed the reasons given by those giving up dogs.

Shocking reasons people give up their dogs revealed

The Scottish Gamekeepers Association, pictured protesting outside of the Scottish Parliament in 2014, has long called for the SNP administration to reverse a ban on the docking of working dogs' tails.
Picture: Neil Hanna

Tail docking row: could it cost Nicola Sturgeon votes?

Do these dogs look like Star Wars characters

MSPs dogs will be pitted against each other in a vote. Picture: TSPL

Voting begins in Holyrood '˜dog of the year' competition

Homeless dog hampers are to be handed out. Picture; contributed

Dogs Trust to deliver hampers to homeless dogs

Older dogs like Dodger still have all the energy of a younger dog. Picture: Dogs Trust Glasgow

Dogs Trust Glasgow urgently needs help to rehome older dogs

Sixteen-year-old Cracker is looking for a home. Picture: Katielee Arrowsmith/HEMEDIA

Scotland's oldest rescue dog, aged 112, needs new home

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