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1.Unique-looking dog seeks new home
>Forget the old joke which starts 'my dog has got no nose...' - Duo the Staffordshire bull terrier has two.
Staff at Newcastle Dog and Cat Shelter are having problems finding a home for the three-year-old because of his unique appearance caused by a harelip.
The dog, named Duo by shelter staff, was handed in to them by police after apparently being lost or abandoned.
Staff at the shelter said vets had not seen a harelip to such an extent in a dog before.
Head of fundraising Michelle Pyle said: "We've had a few people come and see him and say he's a freak.
"Duo is not a freak, he's just unusual. Not many people can say they've got a dog like that."
>2.DOG WITH TWO NOSES FOUND IN BOLIVIAN JUNGLE
>Xingu is said to be intelligent and fond of salty biscuits
>This is Xingu, the two nosed dog, who was found living in a village deep in the Bolivian jungle by explorer Colonel John Blashford-Snell.
>He is an Andrean double-nosed tiger hound and is thought to come from a line of hunting dogs used because they have an amazing sense of smell thanks to their dual noses.
>Tests on the dog proved that it was not a physical malformation but a specific breed of double-nosed dog.
>Colonel Blashford-Snell's theory is that the dog is descended from hunting dogs found in Spain at the time of the Conquistadors.
>"I think it's highly likely some of these were taken to South America and they've continued to breed," he said.
>"They're very good hunting dogs. Xingu was quite an aggressive little chap, about 15" to 16" in height and very friendly with us, and he loves salt biscuits."
>"Not a terribly handsome dog, but he's certainly very intelligent," Col. Blashford-Shell added.
>Xingu sired two puppies who were born with four noses between them. The puppies unfortunately did not survive.
Staff at Newcastle Dog and Cat Shelter are having problems finding a home for the three-year-old because of his unique appearance caused by a harelip.
The dog, named Duo by shelter staff, was handed in to them by police after apparently being lost or abandoned.
Staff at the shelter said vets had not seen a harelip to such an extent in a dog before.
Head of fundraising Michelle Pyle said: "We've had a few people come and see him and say he's a freak.
"Duo is not a freak, he's just unusual. Not many people can say they've got a dog like that."
>2.DOG WITH TWO NOSES FOUND IN BOLIVIAN JUNGLE
>Xingu is said to be intelligent and fond of salty biscuits
>This is Xingu, the two nosed dog, who was found living in a village deep in the Bolivian jungle by explorer Colonel John Blashford-Snell.
>He is an Andrean double-nosed tiger hound and is thought to come from a line of hunting dogs used because they have an amazing sense of smell thanks to their dual noses.
>Tests on the dog proved that it was not a physical malformation but a specific breed of double-nosed dog.
>Colonel Blashford-Snell's theory is that the dog is descended from hunting dogs found in Spain at the time of the Conquistadors.
>"I think it's highly likely some of these were taken to South America and they've continued to breed," he said.
>"They're very good hunting dogs. Xingu was quite an aggressive little chap, about 15" to 16" in height and very friendly with us, and he loves salt biscuits."
>"Not a terribly handsome dog, but he's certainly very intelligent," Col. Blashford-Shell added.
>Xingu sired two puppies who were born with four noses between them. The puppies unfortunately did not survive.
