http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Mon, 20 May 2013 06:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/12/barking-blondes-other-peoples-dogs/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/12/barking-blondes-other-peoples-dogs/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 04:00:21 +0000 Joanne Good and Anna Webb http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=34833 We have never had children but would like to ask all parents this. When you experience a birth do you instantly become interested in or affectionate towards other babies and small people?]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/12/barking-blondes-other-peoples-dogs/feed/ 8 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/28/barking-blondes-could-your-dog-find-its-way-home/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/28/barking-blondes-could-your-dog-find-its-way-home/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:00:20 +0000 Joanne Good and Anna Webb http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=34494 Our local yoga centre, in Marylebone, has a yoga dog called Jalebi. She is a 10-month old Sheltie. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/28/barking-blondes-could-your-dog-find-its-way-home/feed/ 14 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/21/barking-blondes-the-health-of-your-dog/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/21/barking-blondes-the-health-of-your-dog/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:00:55 +0000 Joanne Good and Anna Webb http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=34298 If a well known vet becomes 'the face' of a product such as a pharmaceutical or a campaign, are you more likely to trust that product?]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/21/barking-blondes-the-health-of-your-dog/feed/ 9 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/30/is-it-right-to-train-with-pain/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/30/is-it-right-to-train-with-pain/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:16:17 +0000 Mary-Ann Ochota http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29537 Our attitudes to behaviour modification in animals are hypocritical, speciest and ineffective. No wonder dog-bite hospital admissions are on the rise and rescue centres are overflowing.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/30/is-it-right-to-train-with-pain/feed/ 46 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/20/sorry-kids-you-can-have-a-pet-bunny-but-not-an-iguana/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/20/sorry-kids-you-can-have-a-pet-bunny-but-not-an-iguana/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:00:02 +0000 Victoria Martindale http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28525 Whatever happened to the cute attraction of a cuddly hamster or the irresistible eyes of a tiny kitten? Nowadays kids are banging on about exotics when it comes to their choice of pet. A python or an iguana has replaced the fluff ball to become a child’s requisite scaly friend.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/20/sorry-kids-you-can-have-a-pet-bunny-but-not-an-iguana/feed/ 65 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/16/barking-blondes-new-arrivals-lets-with-pets-and-pup-aid/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/16/barking-blondes-new-arrivals-lets-with-pets-and-pup-aid/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 03:00:51 +0000 Joanne Good and Anna Webb http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28427 A new puppy has arrived in our block but the other residents are revolting. Read into that what you may but anyone who objects to an eight-week-old puppy crying for its mother whilst being pacified by a frantic owner, must be pretty unreasonable.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/16/barking-blondes-new-arrivals-lets-with-pets-and-pup-aid/feed/ 5 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/09/barking-blondes-dog-hair-allergies-and-pet-cemeteries/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/09/barking-blondes-dog-hair-allergies-and-pet-cemeteries/#comments Sun, 09 Sep 2012 03:00:52 +0000 Joanne Good and Anna Webb http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28263 There has been another email about dog hair in the studio. We pride ourselves on being the only radio show, up until now, that’s been allowed to bring dogs into the studio. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/09/barking-blondes-dog-hair-allergies-and-pet-cemeteries/feed/ 8 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/02/barking-blondes-rovers-reunion-flying-fidos-and-derby-for-dogs/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/02/barking-blondes-rovers-reunion-flying-fidos-and-derby-for-dogs/#comments Sun, 02 Sep 2012 03:00:03 +0000 Joanne Good and Anna Webb http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28090 Whatever your opinions may be concerning reality television, it would take a hard soul not to have been moved at the sight of Julian Clary reunited with his mutts for five minutes in the Diary Room]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/02/barking-blondes-rovers-reunion-flying-fidos-and-derby-for-dogs/feed/ 14 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/26/barking-blondes-canine-confessions-modelling-mutts-and-doggy-dancingbarking-blondes/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/26/barking-blondes-canine-confessions-modelling-mutts-and-doggy-dancingbarking-blondes/#comments Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:00:06 +0000 Joanne Good and Anna Webb http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27811 The craze for 'dogshaming', is sweeping through the nation with as much enthusiasm as 'planking'. Its intent is to flush out four-legged culprits of bad behavior in an attempt to name and shame.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/26/barking-blondes-canine-confessions-modelling-mutts-and-doggy-dancingbarking-blondes/feed/ 11 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/24/dangerous-dogs-how-many-dog-lovers-mauled-in-their-own-homes-does-it-take/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/24/dangerous-dogs-how-many-dog-lovers-mauled-in-their-own-homes-does-it-take/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:00:26 +0000 Victoria Martindale http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27747 How ironic that while Britain is renowned as a nation of dog lovers, the latest figures show the number of dog bite victims is at an all time high.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/24/dangerous-dogs-how-many-dog-lovers-mauled-in-their-own-homes-does-it-take/feed/ 222 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/19/barking-blondes-crunk-kennels-the-wolf-within-and-farewell-to-a-canine-comic-king/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/19/barking-blondes-crunk-kennels-the-wolf-within-and-farewell-to-a-canine-comic-king/#comments Sun, 19 Aug 2012 03:00:08 +0000 Joanne Good and Anna Webb http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27550 Hot news from New York: the first five-star, luxury dog hotel has just opened, and where The Big Apple leads, we usually follow.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/19/barking-blondes-crunk-kennels-the-wolf-within-and-farewell-to-a-canine-comic-king/feed/ 11 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/01/barking-blondes-wagging-at-wimbledon-novak-doggovic-and-four-legged-ball-boys/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/01/barking-blondes-wagging-at-wimbledon-novak-doggovic-and-four-legged-ball-boys/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 03:00:00 +0000 Joanne Good and Anna Webb http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25836 This week’s Wimbledon highlight, for us, was the Novak Djokovic press conference. He insisted on talking about his dog. Unlike the familiar post-match predictable questioning with the usual lackluster answers, he launched into an amusing monologue about his poodle]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/01/barking-blondes-wagging-at-wimbledon-novak-doggovic-and-four-legged-ball-boys/feed/ 10