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Court: 30-Year-Old Man Fined For Dog Offences

Court: 30-Year-Old Man Fined For Dog Offences

Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan 20], a 30-year-old Southampton resident was fined $1000 after pleading guilty to keeping two pitbulls without a licence. Mr Dion Smith pleaded guilty to keeping a male and a female pitbull at his residence between a date unknown and 23rd May 2015, and doing so without a licence. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo... Read more of this article

Dog Owners Fined After Young Boy Attacked

Dog Owners Fined After Young Boy Attacked

Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan 13], two Pembroke residents were fined for keeping illegal dogs, with the Court hearing one of the dogs bit a young boy. Kirk Wade and Terrylyn Wade, both 52, pleaded guilty to keeping two pitbulls at their residence without a licence, in June 2015. The charges came about after one of the pitbulls, which... Read more of this article

Have You Seen Jazz? Missing Dog [Located]

Have You Seen Jazz? Missing Dog [Located]

[Updated] 6-year-old “Jazz” has been missing since Thursday evening [Jan 7], and his owner is hoping that people can keep a lookout for him. “Jazz is a mixed Daschund and Yorkie, fluffy black and brown coat wearing a red collar,” his owner said. “Big ears and brown eyes. He’s very playful and friendly. He lives 20... Read more of this article

Court: 28-Year-Old Man Fined $800 For Dogs

Court: 28-Year-Old Man Fined $800 For Dogs

Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Dec 8], a 28-year-old man was fined $800 for keeping pitbulls without a licence. Mr Quan-Marley Lowe was fined after pleaded guilty that, without a licence, he kept a male and a female pitbull at his Southampton residence. The Court head that in March 2015, the Dog Warden had executed a search warrant at... Read more of this article

Court: Pair Deny Offences Under Dogs Act

Court: Pair Deny Offences Under Dogs Act

In Magistrates Court, Mr Tyler Wilkinson, 33, and Ms Tracey Wilkinson 55, were charged with committing multiple offences under the Dogs Act, with the defendants pleading not guilty to all the charges. The charges alleged that between a date unknown and March 2015, they kept multiple pitbulls at their Southampton residence. The Magistrate set trial... Read more of this article

DTC Holds Dog Competition Obedience Trials

DTC Holds Dog Competition Obedience Trials

The Dog Training Club of Bermuda recently held its Competition Obedience Trials, with dogs competing in categories including Prenovice, Novice, Open, and Utility, including competitors from Canada. Sharon Smith and her dog Vegas, returning to the island for the first time since 2004, received prizes for the Highest Combined Score in Novice Obedience,... Read more of this article

Court: Man Fined For Illegally Breeding Dog

Court: Man Fined For Illegally Breeding Dog

Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Nov 18], 59-year-old Friswell’s Hill Devonshire resident Joao Botelho pleaded guilty to illegally breeding a Yorkshire Terrier. The Crown Prosecutor told Magistrate Archie Warner that responding to information, Animal Wardens had visited Mr Botelho’s residence where they found three Yorkshire... Read more of this article

53-Year-Old Man Charged With Dog Offence

53-Year-Old Man Charged With Dog Offence

Appearing in Magistrates Court, 53-year-old Amaral Joao Silveira, was charged under the Dogs Act with keeping a Belgian Malinois dog that between April 2015 and May 2015 repeatedly made noises to the annoyance of others. Mr Silveira plead not guilty. Magistrate Archie Warner set a trial date in January 2016 and granted bail of $1,000. [Note: Due to... Read more of this article

Photos, Video & Results: DTC Dog Agility Trials

Photos, Video & Results: DTC Dog Agility Trials

[Updated with video + results] The Dog Training Club of Bermuda is holding their Dog Agility Trials this weekend, with the event getting underway today [Nov 7] at the Somersfield Academy field in Devonshire. The classes offered include Novice, Open, Excellent, and Masters in Standard Agility;  Novice, Open, Excellent, and Masters in Jumpers with... Read more of this article

Court: Man Charged With Dog & Drug Offences

Court: Man Charged With Dog & Drug Offences

Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Nov 4], a 26-year-old man pleaded guilty to keeping an unlicensed pitbull dog and was also sentenced for possessing cocaine and cannabis. Mr Lekan Scott pleaded guilty to keeping an unlicensed pitbull at his Hamilton Parish residence. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo fined him $500 with fifty days in prison as the default... Read more of this article

Photos & Video: BKC Holds Bermuda Dog Show

Photos & Video: BKC Holds Bermuda Dog Show

[Updated with video] The Bermuda Kennel Club [BKC] is holding their Bermuda Dog Shows this weekend, with the show getting underway yesterday [Oct 24] and set to continue today at the Somersfield Academy field on Middle Road in Devonshire. The weekend featured four International All Breed Championship Dog Shows, with two held on October 24 and two... Read more of this article

Bermuda Dog Shows To Be Held This Weekend

Bermuda Dog Shows To Be Held This Weekend

The Bermuda Kennel Club [BKC] announced that the Bermuda Dog Shows are due to be held on Saturday and Sunday, 24th & 25th October, at the Somersfield Academy field on Middle Road in Devonshire. “Four International All Breed Championship Dog Shows The first two shows run on the Saturday and shows three & four on the Sunday, one in the morning... Read more of this article