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Great photo by prawnpie from Flickr.

Can't you just hear the pup barking with joy?



Socialise your pup from its first weeks with you

"When dogs attack" from the ABC offers some advice to new puppy owners. The program says: "... between 3 and 14 weeks of age (is) the ideal puppy socialisation period - it's a window of opportunity for us to expose puppies to lots of different situations, different dogs and people."

Early socialization lessens the risk that the puppy (or older dog) will become aggressive, because most dogs' aggression is based on fear. When the dog is frightened, it reacts instinctively, and this can lead to fights and to bites.

As soon as your puppy is vaccinated, take him out with you to get him used to new environments, other dogs, and people.

75 years of guide dogs in the UK

Guide Dogs celebrates 75 years of providing guide dogs this year. What a fantastic record.

What does a guide dog do for someone?
"I'm lucky that I can still go out on my own. With a dog you have absolute confidence, it's just wonderful. For a totally blind person there's nothing like it," says Anne Thair.