She was spotted trembling in the rain, an adorable puppy all the more
vulnerable because of a skin condition which means she doesn’t have a
single hair on her body.
Adorable Splash was abandoned in torrential rain.
Cruelly abandoned by her owner, the young Staffordshire cross was found
wandering the streets of Leeds during the worst of Yorkshire’s
torrential rain last Friday.
It was a concerned passer-by who saw her suffering and alerted the Dogs Trust.
Splash has a skin condition which has left her mostly bald.
Now being sheltered by the animal charity, staff have fallen in love with the 12-week-old puppy and have named her Splash.
Amanda
Sands, Dogs Trust Leeds manager, said: “Poor Splash endured an awful
day when she was found on Friday. The rain had been relentless and
spending all day out in it is unimaginable.
“Although Splash’s
chronic skin condition isn’t infectious, it does means that she
experiences itching and pain but she is starting to make leaps and
bounds now that she is receiving the vet treatment she needs and the
love and attention she deserves.”
The Dogs Trust is now calling
for potential new owners to provide Splash with a happy home. She would
need regular checkups because of her skin condition, known as demodectic
mange.
“Splash needs an owner who can provide her with the
tender loving care she has missed out on,” said Ms Sands said. “She is
very loving and affectionate and would make a wonderful friend for
someone.”
According
to Sir James Munby, chairman of the Law Commission for England and
Wales: "Getting rid of statutory dead wood helps to simplify and
modernise our law, making it more intelligible. It saves time and costs
for lawyers and others who need to know what the law actually is, and
makes it easier for citizens to access justice."
This
might sound like a rather dry and dull business. But some of the laws
facing the chop are frankly bizarre, and makes you wonder why they have
been left on the statute book for so long.
Among the legislation up for the axe are:
- an 1800 Act to hold a lottery to win the £30,000 Pigot Diamond,
then the most expensive jewel in Europe. The law allowed for the
issuing of up to 11,428 tickets, at two guineas each, and for a lottery
to be held in January 1801. The prize was won by a syndicate.
- a 1696 turnpike Act to repair the roads between Reigate and Crawley.
- 16 Acts passed between 1798 and 1828 to impose duty on every pint of ale, beer or porter brewed or sold in parts of Scotland.
-
the Forgery of Foreign Bills Act 1803, which prohibited forging and
counterfeiting any "bill of exchange or promissory note or money order
belonging to any foreign state (with intent to deceive 'his Majesty, his heirs and successors'),
tendering such forgeries, engraving plates for bills of exchange and
the like without authority, possessing such plates, and printing
unlawful instruments."
- the Sale of Offices Act 1809, which was passed as a consequence of a scandal involving the Duke of York, the head of the army, and his mistress.
The woman in question, a Mrs Clarke, was proven to have taken money
from those who wished to buy promotion or favours within the army. It
was alleged that the Duke of York knew of her sales of office, and even
that he took a share of the proceeds.
According to a history
of the era: "For two months witnesses were examined from the underworld
of London society. In the end it was carried, by 278 to 196, that the
Duke of York was not guilty of personal corruption or of connivance at
corruption. But as he had clearly been guilty of allowing his mistress
to know too much of official business he was obliged, in spite of his
services to the army, to resign his official appointments."
He was reappointed to his position in 1811.
- 38 acts relating to the creation of railway companies in India during the 19th century, all of which no longer exist.
- the London Gaslight Acts 1852, 1857, 1866 and 1880, regulating the supply and distribution of gas throughout the capital
- the Erecting Bristol and Gloucester Courts of Conscience Act of 1688, allowing for
"a court of request or conscience should be established within each city, and
that local commissioners should sit on a weekly basis to determine debt actions
of up to 40 shillings in value."
- the Southwark Streets Act (1749), recording the need for street lamps and watchmen to improve security to the local residents at night.
- the Orphans, London Act (1694), passed to raise a fund to replenish an ancient fund that existed to support orphan children of Freemen of the City of London.
-
the Million Lottery Act of 1693, authorising the establishment of the
so-called Million Lottery scheme, involving the sale of up to 100,000
tickets to "natives or foreigners". This state-sponsored scheme was
designed to raise the sum of £1 million "towards carrying on the war against France".
- The Llanfyllin and Llangynog Railway Act 1873 was passed to authorise the
Llanfyllin and Llangynog Railway Company to construct a railway in Powys
between, unsurprisingly, the parishes of Llanfyllin and Llangynog. It never happened.
The
earliest repeal of all dates from around 1322, and is called Statutes
of the Exchequer. Its full title is: "What Distress shall be taken for
the King's Debts, and how it shall be used". These statutes regulated the taking and impounding of animals, how they were to be fed, cared for and sold, and what livestock was to be exempt.
The
most recent law up for the chop is part of the Taxation (International
and Other Provisions) Act - passed just two years ago in 2010.
The Olympic games are always a wonderful time to see the world coming
together. This year’s Olympics will be even more Fit As Fido as the
Olympic torch will be accompanied along part of its journey by two
amazing service dogs and their owners.
Wendy Morrell and Udo and their good friends Karen Ruddlesden and
Coco will get their chance July 13th to help move the torch to start the
games. Wendy and Karen are also using this opportunity to help
spotlight a couple important service dog charities in the UK:
Both of these organizations train dogs that help make people more
independent and Wendy and Udo travel across the globe speaking at
conferences to help improve the lives of people with disabilities and
impairments.
For Wendy, this year’s torch carrying will bring back memories of
carrying the torch in 2008 with service dog Caesar. Wendy’s work with
Caesar and Udo has dramatically helped increase public awareness of the
incredible impact from service dogs.
Kudos to Wendy and Karen for the awesome work you’re doing to educate
people about the amazing impact of service dogs in people’s lives. Be
sure to give Udo and Coco some extra belly rubs from me and all of your
Fit As Fido friends.
Stella McCartney has designed the
official Team GB kit and Next has unveiled its collection of formal wear
for the opening ceremony.
But who is dressing the nation's mascots?
A
former business woman from North Wales has given up her boardroom job
to take on the role of dressing man's best friend in their very own
Olympic inspired dog jackets.f
Donna Condliffe wanted to design Olympic outfits for man's best friend
Donna Condliffe recently walked away
from a senior managerial role at a leading financial institution to
follow her dream of launching a luxury clothing website for dogs, just
in time for the big summer Games.
The
42-year-old turned her back on the corporate world, sold her home in
Cheshire and moved to the mountains of north Wales to set up Canine
& Co, an award-winning online dog boutique offering a wide range of
dog clothing and accessories for people who love to spoil their pets.
'The
inspiration for the Olympic dog clothes came as there is a real buzz
starting as we count down to the London 2012 games and I felt what
better way to involve our pets, in what will be a fantastic spectacle
for the whole of Great Britain.
The buzz surrounding the Olympics led to Donna's new business venture
Donna has even received an order from New Zealand for her patriotic outfits
'It will be great to see the whole
country wearing red, white and blue and really getting behind the
athletes, and how good that we can include our pets, who are, after all,
a big part of our family!'
'I
wanted to start a business on a subject I am passionate about, I am
animal mad and have 2 rescue dogs myself so it was an easy decision.
We
have had lots of orders for the Olympic inspired coats, in fact this
week one order was from New Zealand, its difficult to get one from
further away that that,' she said.
Donna, who began trading seven months
ago, has already been awarded New Business of the Year by Conwy Rural
Council and came runner-up for the prestigious awards Woman in Business
and E-commerce Business of the Year.
Donna says she doesn't regret giving up her high-powered job to spend more time in the countryside with her dogs
'People are proud of their pets and like to show them off. The website gives them the chance to do just that. There's no better way to showcase my products than to show my actual customers and their animals enjoying them,' she said.
Although her former colleagues have labelled her 'barking mad', Donna doesn't miss the pressures of the corporate world.
'I’d
much rather stick on my wellies and head out into the fields with my
dogs. Carrying their diamante studded leads of course!'
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Adele Silva is best known for playing Kelly Windsor in
Emmerdale. Having been acting since she was a young girl, Adele has had
roles in Doctor Who, The Bill, Eastenders and more recently The Real
Hustle.
Adele spoke to Kim O’Meara about returning to Emmerdale, her latest
film, Strippers vs Werewolves and the two loves of her life, Buster and
Misty.
Tell us about your dogs – we’d like to know everything about them!
I have two dogs, Buster and Misty. They’re like little and large!
Buster is an 8 year old Yorkshire Terrier girl. We’ve always had Yorkies
in our family, we’ve had four over the years but Buster was the first
we’ve bought. She’s a funny girl really, very lovable and she snorts all
the time – she has a small windpipe so she’s always making funny
noises. She has the nicest temperament, people love her and she is so
funny, sometimes when she gets over excited she’ll wee a little. But she
has a lot of health problems sadly so she’s at the vets every two-three
months.
Out of the two, Buster is the character. When anyone comes to the
house she’ll paw at their legs for fuss. She loves any attention!
Misty is 8 years old aswell and she’s a Shar Pei. She’s the complete
opposite to Buster. She’s very stand-off ish. I bought her with an
ex-boyfriend of mine. When we got her I’d never had a big dog before,
I’d always been used to small dogs. So we went through The Kennel Club
route and found a breeder. Misty’s very aloof, she’s quiet and sticks to
one person to the point she’ll sit outside the bathroom waiting for
them. She’s a lovely girl, she has a great temperament. One memory
sticks out in my mind when she got excited when getting ready to go for a
walk, she screwed her face up, it went overly wrinkly and she was
wiggling her bum around, it was so cute to see.
She’s fiercely protective over the little one, Buster, aswell. If
people come round to see us she’ll sit and spectate for 5-10 minutes
taking it all in, wheras Buster’s all over everyone from the start happy
for fuss and attention.
I think Misty’s personality is just typical of her breed though. I
have a friend who has a Shar Pei aswell and she said her dog is just the
same.
When I go back home with them Misty is my dad’s best friend, she
sticks to him like glue – but I have a feeling that’s because he’s
always eating and she knows if she stays around by him she’ll get
something to eat.
When did your interest in pets/animals begin and how long have you been a pet owner?
We got our first Yorkie, Goldie, on my 6th birthday. Then we had
Dinky, her daughter and then Katie. By the time Katie was with us Goldie
had passed away and Misty was home with me.
I think I really benefited growing up with our dogs over the years,
my mum has always been really pro-animals. They were great family pets
and being Yorkies and small dogs, good for travelling and good with
kids.
You’ve probably best known on-screen for playing Kelly
Windsor in Emmerdale on and off since 1993. What do you love most about
Kelly and do you see her making a come back any time soon?
Well, Kelly couldn’t be any more from me so when I first read about
her in 30 seconds/1 minute I thought ‘I really don’t like her’, she’s so
sly, a bit of a bitch and has no living parents but she has so many
dimensions. In her most recent time back, I got a call and they told me a
little about her plans for coming back with a kid, how she would shake
things up with Jimmy and Nicola and they asked if I’d like to come back
for a few months.
I started acting when I was 8 years old so I have a theatre
background. I spent a lot of good years at Emmerdale and I enjoy playing
Kelly, she always had great storylines. I get itchy feet and so that’s
why I took a break to try other things. At the moment I have no real
ties apart from my dogs. I’m not married, I don’t have kids and there’s
other things I’d still like to try so I can always look back and say
‘well at least I tried’.
I think Kelly’s a ‘love to hate’ character. I’m really open minded on
it so I never say never. Emmerdale’s always a fun place to be with a
cast and crew I grew up with so it really feels like going home whenever
I go back.
Misty is 8 years old aswell and she’s a Shar Pei. She’s the complete
opposite to Buster. She’s very stand-off ish. I bought her with an
ex-boyfriend of mine. When we got her I’d never had a big dog before,
I’d always been used to small dogs. So we went through The Kennel Club
route and found a breeder. Misty’s very aloof, she’s quiet and sticks to
one person to the point she’ll sit outside the bathroom waiting for
them. She’s a lovely girl, she has a great temperament. One memory
sticks out in my mind when she got excited when getting ready to go for a
walk, she screwed her face up, it went overly wrinkly and she was
wiggling her bum around, it was so cute to see.
She’s fiercely protective over the little one, Buster, aswell. If
people come round to see us she’ll sit and spectate for 5-10 minutes
taking it all in, wheras Buster’s all over everyone from the start happy
for fuss and attention.
I think Misty’s personality is just typical of her breed though. I
have a friend who has a Shar Pei aswell and she said her dog is just the
same.
When I go back home with them Misty is my dad’s best friend, she
sticks to him like glue – but I have a feeling that’s because he’s
always eating and she knows if she stays around by him she’ll get
something to eat.
When did your interest in pets/animals begin and how long have you been a pet owner?
We got our first Yorkie, Goldie, on my 6th birthday. Then we had
Dinky, her daughter and then Katie. By the time Katie was with us Goldie
had passed away and Misty was home with me.
I think I really benefited growing up with our dogs over the years,
my mum has always been really pro-animals. They were great family pets
and being Yorkies and small dogs, good for travelling and good with
kids.
You’ve probably best known on-screen for playing Kelly
Windsor in Emmerdale on and off since 1993. What do you love most about
Kelly and do you see her making a come back any time soon?
Well, Kelly couldn’t be any more from me so when I first read about
her in 30 seconds/1 minute I thought ‘I really don’t like her’, she’s so
sly, a bit of a bitch and has no living parents but she has so many
dimensions. In her most recent time back, I got a call and they told me a
little about her plans for coming back with a kid, how she would shake
things up with Jimmy and Nicola and they asked if I’d like to come back
for a few months.
I started acting when I was 8 years old so I have a theatre
background. I spent a lot of good years at Emmerdale and I enjoy playing
Kelly, she always had great storylines. I get itchy feet and so that’s
why I took a break to try other things. At the moment I have no real
ties apart from my dogs. I’m not married, I don’t have kids and there’s
other things I’d still like to try so I can always look back and say
‘well at least I tried’.
I think Kelly’s a ‘love to hate’ character. I’m really open minded on
it so I never say never. Emmerdale’s always a fun place to be with a
cast and crew I grew up with so it really feels like going home whenever
I go back.
From Ape Dog to Big Nose, Where Does Your Dog’s Name Come From?
Some breed names have no mystery about them at all. The Golden
Retriever, the English Short Haired Pointer and the Nova Scotia Duck
Tolling Retriever being cases in point, they’re breeds that do exactly
what it says on the tin. But other breeds have such seemingly weird and
wonderful names that we thought it about time we uncovered the origins
of these monikers. Rather than coming across simple translations, we
were wowed by cultural idiosyncrasies, ancient idioms and misleading
misnomers that have all informed and altered the process by which dog
breeds have gotten their names.
Even common, everyday names such as Mastiff or Collie have colourful
and interesting etymological origins. What surprised us the most
however, was how much the origin of dog breed names tell us about the
history and culture of the place where the breed comes from.
There are certain types of dog that have collective names and further
names to differentiate separate breeds, but what does the name that
links these breeds actually mean?
Terrier, derives from the Latin terre which means ‘to go to ground.’
Mastiff, comes from the French mastin, from Latin mansuetus meaning ‘tame’.
Collie, The name Collie derives from the same Anglo-Saxon word as ‘coal’, Coll, which means ‘black’.
Pinscher, comes from the German word for ‘Terrier’ and is applied to many different types of dog.
Poodle, is a corruption of the German word Puddlehund which means ‘dog that splashes in water’
Many breeds are named after the people that bred them, whilst other
breeds, such as the Teddy Roosevelt Terrier, are named in honour of
people.
The Jack Russell Terrier and the Parson Russell Terrier, are both
