"Super" Pit Bull: Training The Ultimate Protection Dog

MEET Ace the elite protection dog - who can jump through second-storey windows to take down armed intruders. The three-year-old American pit bull can even recognise a variety of weapons, including handguns and knives, and could 'easily kill a man' if commanded to. Ace is top dog at Dark Dynasty K9s - who specialise in training executive protection dogs for the police, celebrities and billionaire clients around the world. It takes years of training for a pit bull to reach this level and Marlon has been training Ace five times a week for the last three years - as well as constant interaction - at his facility in New Hampshire, USA. Source: Barcroft TV

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Rex Specs: Protective Dog Goggles Are A Hit With Rescue Services

A PACK of sporty dogs wear goggles to shields their eyes from the blinding rays of the sun. Rex Specs is the latest technological advancement in canine eye protection and are now being used by the US military to protect their heroic hounds. The product has polycarbonate lenses which are shatter resistant and protect against harmful UV rays. The specs are the brainchild of dog lovers Aiden Doane, 31, and Jesse Emilo, 33, whose love of hiking in mountainous Jackson, Wyoming, resulted in both their pooches developing harmful eye conditions. Source: Barcroft TV

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How 9 pups got 28,000 Instagram followers

There are many people in this world who avidly loves their pets, but a person like Abbie Sisson is hard to find. Abbie, who is 23 years old, is a nurse from Derbyshire and she is the owner of 8 Chihuahuas and one Pomeranian. She spent an overwhelming amount of £25,000 for her pets and spends a large sum of money every month to spoil them and keep them in the finest conditions. The Chihuahuas are named Pixie, Sky, Kink, Maisy, Murray, Wendy, Thelma and Lulu and the Pomeranian is named Dolly. Dolly is considered to be the smallest amongst her breed found in UK. Abbie dresses these pups in cute clothes and posts picture of them on Instagram bathing in their own swimming pool or sleeping in their own four poster beds. These pictures have helped these pups gain as many as 28,000 followers on Instagram with the followers list including names like Paris Hilton, Charlotte Crosby and Lindsay Lohan.

Some followers find these pets so adorable that they often send Abbie homemade chocolates or clothes for the pups. Abbie’s best friend Ellie along with her neighbours fear she is becoming obsessed with her dogs but it doesn’t stop Abbie from planning to add more pups to her collection.

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Ugly Zappa with 30,000 followers for her tongue

Zappa is a greyhound who lives with the Millen family in Wisconsin. Zappa has gone viral, not because of her beauty but because of her goofy looks. Zappa’s parents were high grade greyhounds who made it as show dogs but unfortunately she did not make the cut. But it didn’t stop her from gaining a huge number of followers from all over the world. She is a victim of a dental illness which is quite common amongst greyhounds from Italy. This illness has cause Zappa to lose all her teeth except only a couple. This result in her tongue lolling out from the sides making her looks extremely goofy and cute. Even though most will find Zappa ugly, the Millen family fell in love with her instantly and took her to their care. Now they love her and care for her like family and share her pictures with the rest of world. The Millen family also has two other dogs and four guinea pigs. Pictures of Zappa wearing sporting different types of clothes with her tongue lolling out and also pictures of her with the guinea pigs have made Zappa an online sensation. The Millen’s have one message for everyone; every dog should be loved and cared for.

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