Top Dogs of the 2011-2012 TV season (Part 5)

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Over the last four days we have presented you with four amazing TV dogs that we fell in love with during the past TV season. It is now time to share with our ultimate favourite and top dog of the 2011-2012 season!

Top Dogs of the 2011-2012 TV season (Part 4)

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Today we are looking at our no.2 dog for the 2011-2012 TV season! Here goes...

Top Dogs of the 2011-2012 TV season (Part 3)

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Things just got serious as we move into our top 3 doggies from the 2011-2012 TV season! Let's start with our bronze winner:

Top Dogs of the 2011-2012 TV season (Part 2)

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Welcome back to our Top Dog picks for the 2011-2012 TV season! Without further ado, we give you number 4 on our list:

Top Dogs of the 2011-2012 TV season (Part 1)

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It's September and  if you're a TV show junkie you know that means that your evenings are about to become mega busy (or your TiVo severely overloaded). That's right, the major networks in the US kick off the 2012-2013 season this month and with 40 new shows to choose from, there will be something for everyone (and a bunch of rubbish thrown in for good measure).

If you ask me, a good dog can add a lot to a character and a show as a whole. They can be the star, the sidekick, a plot device or simply ornamental - it doesn't matter. Through clever use of amazingly trained dogs, showrunners can enrich their universe and make dog owners, like me, happy!


So, until we figure out what's actually worth an hour of our lives, I figured it was a good time to look

In honour of a brave little dog...

This past week has been a tough one. Sometimes, something so unimaginably horrible happens to those around you that you are profoundly affected in ways that cannot be put to words.

Such a thing happened to my dear friend Kay and her husband last Wednesday, when at roughly 3am a fire broke out in their home. The fire spread very quickly through the house's wooden frame and by the time the fire department arrived, there was nearly nothing left to save:

 This was all that was left after a few hours

Now you may wonder why I am posting about this on a dog blog - well, because without a brave little dog, this story could have had an even more horrible ending...

Dogs & London 2012

Last night, the 2012 games came to an end with another spectacular ceremony in London. Whatever your preferred news source, it has been impossible to avoid finding out more about the games for the past two weeks! From informative results updates to best/worst athletic wear and every potential scandalous bit of gossip - there's something out there for everyone to get into the spirit, even us dog lovers!

So in case you missed them, here's the two main dog news stories from the 2012 London Olympics!