He’s only gone and done it! UK ugly dog Mugly has won the high-pawfile title of the World’s Ugliest Dog at the annual contest in California and we are betting that he’s currently on ‘cloud ca-nine’.

Forget the official torch relay, our flame is burning for The Canine Games, a ‘competitive’ canine festival for dogs and dog lovers, which will take place in Haggerston Park in London’s trendy East End on Saturday 7th July - and Barkarama will be there to capture all the glory!

Hounds, famous dog owners and celebs of the pup-loving kind hit the town on Monday night to show their sup-pawt for the annual Dogs Trust Honours Awards, which recognises dogs that have performed outstanding acts of bravery, dedication or devotion – and just like Dawn Porter and her dog Potato above, we were there to join them!

As far as the canine calendar goes the Dogs Trust Honours Awards is up there, as one of the biggest events of the year and for us first timers it did not disappoint. Set in the grand surroundings of London’s Honourable Artillery Company, we rubbed paws with Very Important Pooches and their celebrity owners, plus more importantly a host of heroic finalists of the two and four-legged kind. 

Dancing dog Pudsey and owner Ashleigh are top of the pups after being crowned winners of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent. The duo won over judges and the public with their high-energy performance to the Mission:Impossible theme, and their win has scored 17 year-old Ashleigh and cross-breed Pudsey a whopping £500,000 prize. That's a whole lotta dough when you're dealing in doggie biscuits!

Back in March there were whispers of a new dog talent show coming to UK TV screens. Well folks it’s official - ITV2 is on the hunt for the next Claudia Sniffer and Barkarama is one of the first to bring you this exciting news …

It’s the latest pawbiz gossip; ITV is rumoured to be launching a new show to unearth the nation’s finest doggie talent. Top Dog Model (think X-Factor meets Britain’s Got Talent meets Britain’s Next Top Model) hopes to sniff out the UK’s hottest hound and award them with a modelling contract to become a high profile celebrity canine just like Elle Macpherson’s Labradoodle Bella Macpherson pictured above.

The May, Earls Court will bare close resemblance to Noah’s Arc when creatures great and small come out to play at the London Pet Show – an animal lovers heaven. Obviously, we’re most excited about their Discover Dogs zone, which promises an opportunity to meet lots of different dog breeds and watch activity such as Heelwork to Music, Agility, Obedience displays and flyball.