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Scaring monkeys? Detecting bedbugs? Meet the elite working dogs – in pictures 1 September 2026 at 09:00

Scaring monkeys? Detecting bedbugs? Meet the elite working dogs – in pictures

1 September 2026 at 09:00

John Fabiano has travelled the globe photographing dogs with jobs – from Italian truffle sniffers and Greenlandic sled dogs to Perla the hotel receptionist in Cologne

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The pet I’ll never forget: Jerry, the king of dogs, who taught me how to live 31 August 2026 at 13:00

The pet I’ll never forget: Jerry, the king of dogs, who taught me how to live

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By: Mel Bradman

31 August 2026 at 13:00

After a burglary, my parents decided we needed extra security. Jerry was the answer – and this hungry, handsome hound helped us all in countless ways

Jerry came into our lives because a burglar had broken in. My mum had woken in the middle of the night to find an intruder in our kitchen. He scarpered, but the psychological damage was done. Two days later, my dad came home with the cutest little rescue puppy, with traces of beagle and labrador in him. He was two months old, had a black, brown and white coat, and big, bashful eyes. We called him Jerry because we had a cat called Tom. “I’m not sure how he’ll protect us,” I said. “He will,” my dad replied.

Jerry was very laid-back and Zen. He became part of the family straight away. He also became the therapy dog we hadn’t realised we needed. With two teenagers in the house (me and my older brother) and a hyperactive younger brother, someone was always in a strop and needing to let off steam by taking him out for a walk. Each time, Jerry obliged. I’d bore him with my latest teen-romance trauma; he was a very good listener. Sometimes, he’d have five walks a day, with both of my parents taking their turn. He certainly got his steps in.

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Gene-Editing Technology Offers New Ways to Create the Dogs of Our Dreams 31 August 2026 at 12:02

Gene-Editing Technology Offers New Ways to Create the Dogs of Our Dreams

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By: Emily Anthes

31 August 2026 at 12:02

Technologies like CRISPR are giving us new ways to create the dogs of our dreams — and a reason to reckon with our past mistakes.

Life with Bailey has been “amazing,” Dr. Walker said. “I didn’t really appreciate, when people say pets are part of your family, what that really means. But she really is a part of our family.”

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‘Such adept cover stars’: why dogs are taking over fashion in the ‘AI face’ era 21 August 2026 at 17:00

‘Such adept cover stars’: why dogs are taking over fashion in the ‘AI face’ era

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By: Ellie Violet Bramley

21 August 2026 at 17:00

Cute, egoless canines offer a break from a world that feels dominated by ‘nepo babies’ and ‘Maga lady aesthetic’

What do Nicole Kidman, a pair of “nepo babies” and a beagle called Sansa Martínez Berlingeri have in common? They all appear on the covers of the all-important September issues of Vogue and Dogue. But the winner of the unofficial battle of the covers? The one with the keenest sense of smell and a penchant for playing with socks.

The September covers of British Vogue and Vogue US have come under intense scrutiny after their recent release, while their canine counterpoint, Dogue, has been almost unanimously celebrated.

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