A Finnish energy company has blamed dogs for corroding the capital’s lampposts when marking their territory. Helsingin Energia claims it is constantly having to replace damaged metallic items due to decay caused by urine.
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Man’s best friend an enemy to lampposts
Posted on 05 December 2011.
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Parasite prompts pooch smooch warning
Posted on 27 February 2011.
The National Veterinary Institute in Sweden (SVA) has warned dog lovers to avoid canine kisses after a potentially fatal parasite was discovered in the country.
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Big day for Icelandic sheepdog
Posted on 17 February 2011.
The Icelandic sheepdog came of age internationally this week when it was first allowed to enter the famous Westminster Dog Show in New York.
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Danish postmen fight dogs with treats
Posted on 10 February 2009.
In 2008, Denmark’s national postal service handed out more than 25 tons of dog treats to its postal workers to help them battle bad dogs intent on taking a bite out of them while delivering the mail. The problem has become a large enough issue that the national postal service is trying out any and [...]
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“Muscle” dogs targeted for tracking in Denmark
Posted on 03 February 2009.
Several groups within Denmark’s parliament are behind a new campaign to require all “muscle” dogs in the country to be specially registered and licensed in a bid to keep track of potentially dangerous animals. Two of the nation’s largest political parties, the Danish People’s Party (DF) and the Social Democrats, have proposed new legislation that [...]
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Dogs save Swedish man from crazed elk
Posted on 06 January 2009.
Proving that they truly are man’s best friend, a pack of dogs saved a 75 year-old Swedish man as he was being attacked by an angry elk. The unusual incident occurred in a fruit orchard in the northern Swedish town of Gallivare. When the elderly man tried to chase the elk out of his yard, [...]
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Reykjavik police expand use of dogs
Posted on 28 March 2008.
The use of canines in law enforcement is widespread practice, but police officers in Reykjavik are looking to use their dogs for other areas of police work, reports Iceland Review. Local paper Frettabladid recently described how Reykjavik Police Force is investigating different ways of using their police dogs other than just detecting illegal drugs and [...]
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