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Westminster Dog of the Year
Alex Norris MP’s two dogs Boomer and Corona have been announced as co-winners of the Westminster Dog of the Year competition. The Labour MP for Nottingham North, although a newcomer to the Commons, is a veteran of the competition, having won the the paw-blic vote last year.
Voting time again
While Couscous stayed home in comfort other dogs around the country went to the polls:
Dogs and voting
A timely piece showing various dogs at polling stations – click here.
Cross-post from the BBC.
Dogs in politics
Westminster Dog of the Year competition includes a dachshund being aloof when walking with the pack.
White House dogs
With the sad news of the passing of Barney, George W Bush’s terrier turned TV star, we look back at other canine inhabitants of the White House since the second world war…
Dogs in politics
Minister banned from using office microwave to heat his dog’s cushion
A cabinet minister has been banned from using an office microwave to heat his dog’s cushion — after disgusted staff complained over food hygiene fears. Climate change minister Greg Barker was using the device to spoil his pet dachshund Otto.
The UN assembly populated by dachshunds
Dachshund UN art installation by Bennett Miller (Fierce Festival, Birmingham 2012)
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