Barking Up The Wrong Tree

Cheryl just wants her dogs

News of Cheryl Cole’s divorce from footballer Ashley Cole has been splashed across the papers and magazines.

As soon as it was announced, there was speculation as to how the couple would split their fortune. With millions of pounds between them and a luxury property, you would think that there would be months of arguments to come.

But Cheryl has revealed that the only thing she wants out of the divorce is her pet dogs.

She wants custody of Coco and Buster and is not worried about getting her hands on anything else. She is letting Ashley have the mansion and will not ask for any of his fortune so long as she gets her pooches.
I can’t say I blame her.

The dog and bone

We all know how clever dogs can be but one pet pooch has stunned his owner by developing skills of his own.

The poodle-terrier cross called Nemo has been trained to act as the ears of his owner Irene Henderson as she is deaf. But as well as alerting her when he hears the doorbell or alarm clock, Nemo also paws his owner when she gets a text.

Nemo wasn’t trained to do this; he trained himself, but Irene is really grateful as she says texts are really important to her for keeping in touch with her friends.

Travolta mourning the loss of his dogs

The death of a pet dog is always difficult to come to terms with. But when they die suddenly, the news can be even more difficult to bear.

John Travolta is currently mourning the loss of his dogs after an accident that happened at Bangor International Airport in Maine.

The dogs were being walked by one of the actor’s staff when they were hit by an airport service vehicle.

Reports say that when Travolta heard the news, he was angry with the staff to begin with, for letting the accident happen, and then he burst into tears.

The sad news comes just as Travolta and his wife have announced that they are expecting a baby.

Dog returned to rightful owner

A lady who was separated from her dog has just won a legal battle to get her 11 year old Jack Russell, Penny back.

Liz Hiorns had reported her dog as missing but the message was lost by the council and Penny was sent to a rescue centre and rehomed.

The new owners then refused to give Penny back. A legal fight began but the new owners decided to give Penny up before the court hearings started.

It’s good to see the dog back to its rightful owner, but it’s a lesson to learn; we must really take care of our pooches and always know where they are and what they’re up to.

Hard cheese for vicar’s pooch

I can’t think of anything worse than seeing your dog suffering or in pain. But that’s exactly what a vicar had to endure when he was conducting a couple’s wedding rehearsal.

The vicar quite rightly stopped the rehearsal in order to save his choking pet dog. And he stopped at nothing to get the Cairn terrier breathing again because he actually gave the dog the kiss of life.

The alarm was raised when the vicar’s wife ran down the aisle during the rehearsal with their dog in her arms. Izzy the terrier wasn’t breathing.

The reverend swiftly pulled out a piece of cheddar cheese which had got stuck in the dog’s throat and began to give her mouth to mouth.

The dog came round and ran out of the church to get a drink. Thank goodness it all ended well and the couple can now laugh about the experience; particularly as the mouth to mouth happened just as the reverend was about to say: ‘you can now kiss the bride’.