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Children warned name of first pet should contain 8 characters and a digit

Popular pet names Rover, Cheryl and Kate could be a thing of the past. Banks are now advising parents to think carefully before naming their child’s first pet. For security reasons, the chosen name should have at least eight characters, a capital letter and a digit. It should not be the same as the name of any previous pet, and must never be written down, especially on a collar as that is the first place anyone would look.

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Posted: Jun 8th, 2012
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Scientist discovers ‘being a dog’ is key to reducing stress

a can-do attitude to the problems of the worldAn expert claims that by concentrating a bit harder on becoming a member of the canine family, members of the public could avoid stress altogether. ‘A dog never cries himself to sleep or clenches his paws in frustrated rage, even if the neighbour’s garden is a disgrace.’

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Posted: Apr 1st, 2012
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Disillusioned dog suddenly realises the futility of fetch

There was a surprise and disappointment at Clapham Common yesterday when Lucky, a spaniel- terrier cross, stopped short during his seventh retrieval of a well used and prized tennis ball, sighed and sat under a tree to look wistfully at the nearby pigeons.

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Posted: Feb 15th, 2012
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35-year-old man still searching for the ‘farm’ his childhood dog was sent to

‘I’ve searched all the farms locally, but I still haven’t found any evidence that Buttons lived there. All I can think is that my parents had to send him to a farm a bit further afield.’

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Posted: Nov 2nd, 2011
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Mancini’s dog refuses to fetch squeaky ball

Coming only days after Carlos Tevez’s refusal to warm up as a possible late substitute in the Champions’ League, it undermines the embattled Manchester City manager’s authority yet further, just at a time when he needed to show who was boss.

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Posted: Sep 30th, 2011
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