Every year, artist and designer Joanna Osborne opens her beautiful home in Brighton to art and dog lovers. She writes for Wunderdog about what her show represents and how far it has come   Every other year, I organise The Dog Show, exhibiting over 200 pieces of dog art by about 14 artists. The show grew out of my long-term friendship with Sally Muir and our mutual love of dogs, a constant throughout our lives. She and I have been partners in our knitwear business for over 40 years. Dogs were the inspiration for our series of knitting books, Best in Show; now Sally has become a successful ..read more

Dr David Harris BVSc PGCert FHEA MRCVS is a vet and head of veterinary content at VetHelpDirect.com, and is in charge of the website’s UK Vet Price Comparison service, part of the Vet Practice Directory. VetHelpDirect also allows pet guardians to leave a review of any UK veterinary practice, and provides information and symptom guides to help guardians decide when a vet visit is necessary   If you’ve been paying attention to the news recently, you’ll be aware that the big animal story on Tuesday was the long-awaited publication of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) report into v ..read more

We’ve done it! We launched The Dog Manifesto from issue 8 as a standalone website and podcast. This is our press release   April 11, 2024, London. Wunderdog, the independent magazine for rescue dogs and their people, today launches The Dog Manifesto podcast. The Dog Manifesto is a campaign to improve the lives of dogs in the UK. It combines existing demands with new ideas for a better human-canine relationship. Split into two sections – protect all dogs and regulate the humans – the manifesto is evolving to build a strong case for a coordinated government policy to tackle the many issues ..read more

I haven’t written much about the XL bully ban. I wrote on it in the latest issue of Wunderdog, about how it’s jolly convenient to bash a dog breed while the NHS crumbles, Brexit is a certified disaster, the economy is stagnating, and immigration sky-high despite all the rhetoric to the contrary. In a way, the XL bully has become another refugee – a voiceless red herring to distract from the real issues the UK faces.    I put a much-shared post on Instagram calling the Tories the real XL bullies. I stand by it. The rushed ban of a type of dog – not even a definable breed – was a kneej ..read more

This week, the South Korean parliament passed a bill to phase out the dog meat trade by 2027, which presents a monumental victory for animal rights groups that have worked to end this barbaric trade. Humane Society International began campaigning to end the dog meat trade in South Korea in 2015, and director of international media Wendy Higgins was there from the start. She writes for Wunderdog about what this week’s announcement means to her   There are so many different emotions I feel about the dog meat industry in South Korea. Disgust and sadness, obviously. I’ve been to factory farms ..read more

This one sure took a long time to make, but I am very proud to introduce my eighth child. On the cover is Santos, an elderly podenco who was rescued by Hope For Podencos in Spain. He is stroked by the charity’s founder, Steve Allen, and the pair were photographed by An Di Prima.   Di Prima actually won the documentary category at the International Dog Photography competition for this image. Congratulations, and thank you for sharing this beautiful portrait of kindness with us!     Di Prima also wrote a personal story for us, in which the Belgian charts how she fell in love with ..read more

Long known as the patron saint of animals, comedian Ricky Gervais has donated £1.91m to 11 animal charities.   Gervais just finished his latest stand-up tour Armageddon, which has netted £26.4m. His gig at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, in May, alone took £1.4m – enough to get Gervais into the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest gross taking for a single stand-up performance. He raised the money for animal charities by selling platinum tickets for the tour.   Armageddon has also been filmed for Netflix and will be shown from 25 December.   All Dogs Matter in issue ..read more

They did it: a campaign group that includes Humane Society International/South Korea have reached their campaign goal to end the dog-meat trade in the country.   “At a meeting in Seoul today between the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, representatives of the ruling Peoples Power Party and Korean animal groups including Humane Society International/Korea, a government bill was confirmed with a three-year phase out period once legislation is passed, meaning the ban would come into effect in 2027,” the NGO announced on 17 November.     The Korean government plans ..read more

Hate to brag, but Wunderdog really knows dog rescue organisations inside out. We’ve featured them on our covers, on our pages and on our website. So, when we recommend donating to these amazing charities, you can do so with confidence. Credit cards at the ready!   Wild at Heart Foundation Our issue 1 cover star may have stopped adopting out dogs for the time being, but the London-based charity continues to support more than a dozen global dog rescues and projects, including in India, Mexico, Romania and South Korea. With sterilisation programmes and education at its heart, the foundation ..read more

New dog? Old dog? Playful dog? Couch hog? We got you covered. Wunderdog has over the past few months built up a veritable little gift emporium, and we cannot stress how much all of these products have been tried, tasted and tested by our two rescue dogs. We’re donating 10% of the magazine’s cover price to the charity associate with the cover, and most of our brands donate and advocate for rescue dogs, too. So, shop with confidence!   Gifts for playful chaos pilots– like Wunderdog social editor Goldie Goldie … fool of my heart, love of my life. But she sure is a silly moo, even if she ..read more