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Dog Dies Of Heatstroke In Capital Area
A dog died of heatstroke in the capital area on Saturday, May 17, while another was taken to an animal hospital in critical condition, reports Vísir, citing the post by the volunteer organisation Dýrfinna. Several dogs have also gone missing during the…
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Dog Hired As Assistant Teacher In Reykjavík School
A Labrador Retriever named Orka has started working as an assistant teacher in Rimaskóli primary school. The dog helps teaching students in third grade, and doubles as a therapist, its owner and Rimaskóli teacher Dagný Gísladóttir told RÚV. Orka is part of…
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No Replacement For Deceased Drug Detection Dog
Since July, 2024, the Suðurnes Police have not been able to use a drug detection dog during its monitoring of Keflavík Airport. The dog on duty suddenly died last summer, RÚV reports. In conversation with RÚV, Suðurnes Police Chief Úlfar Lúðvíksson said…
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Therapy Dog Leó Works At Akureyri Hospital
You can find a therapy dog Leó, a mature Labrador with great charisma, working at Akureyri Hospital, reports RÚV. His owner, physical therapist Aníta Stefánsdóttir, says he is particularly calm and brings much joy to the team’s work at Akureyri Hospital. Leó…
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Dog Missing For 20 Days Found On Mountainside, Rescued, And Reunited With Owners
Píla, a dog living in Bolungarvík who was scared off by fireworks and since went missing on January 6th, has been returned to her owners after a dramatic rescue. [su_pullquote]Win a signed copy of the new book by nature photographer RAX! Just…
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Dog Who Bit Woman At A Nightclub Won’t Be Put Down
The Reykjavík Health Inspectorate are requesting that a dog who bit a woman at Röntgen nightclub last year should not be put down, Vísir reports. The decision was made following a temperament assessment of the dog. Who let the dogs out? The…
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Meet Pollý: Chief Morale Officer At The Reykjavik Grapevine
The Reykjavík Grapevine is pleased to announce a new addition to our team. Pollý, a border collie and dachshund mix (exact parentage uncertain), is our new and first chief morale officer. Her duties focus primarily on uplifting the spirits of our staff,…
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Cloned Dog Of Former Icelandic First Lady Being Trained In Aspen
Samson, the clone of former First Lady Dorrit Moussaieff’s dog Sámur, is reportedly in Aspen, Colorado living his best life under the auspices of acclaimed dog trainer Ted Hoff. View this post on Instagram Samson from Iceland A post shared by Ted…
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Iceland Life: Animal News Edition Ft. Blue Whales! Dogs! Seals!
Good news for seal enthusiasts: the harbour seal population in East Iceland is on the rise. The largest colony can be found around Jökulsá, with their numbers increasing from 249 in 2011 to 303 today. Scientists are excited about these new figures,…
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BREAKING: Iceland’s Former First Lady’s Dog Dies
Sámur, the dog who may or may not end up cloned, has shuffled off this mortal coil. Dorrit Moussaieff, the former First Lady of Iceland, announced Sámur’s passing on Instagram, saying, “You were and always will be the love of my life.”…
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Former First Lady Wants To Clone Her Dog, Raising Ethics Questions
Dorrit Moussaieff, former First Lady of Iceland, has announced the intent to clone her dog Sámur, RÚV reports. While this would normally pass off as a personal decision by a pet owner, the fact that her husband, former President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson,…
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Research Of Sacrificed Animals Unravels New Information On Viking Age
Rúnar Leifsson, a PhD candidate in archaeology at the University of Iceland, has been examining bones from animals such as horses and dogs that had been buried with their owners. The bones stem mostly from the 10th century and have been kept…
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War Of The Nerds: The Hound Hating HOA
When people hear the word “asshole,” most think of Homeowners Associations. Iceland requires them for apartment buildings, and don’t worry, neighbours here aren’t any less douchey and horrible—a fact Hilmar Birgir Ólafsson learned all too well during the notorious #PuppyGate of 2016.…
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Former Icelandic First Lady Steals Dog
Former Icelandic First Lady Dorrit Moussaieff recently stole a dog, RÚV reports. Dorrit and her husband, former Icelandic president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, celebrated the 100-year anniversary of Iceland’s independence at Þingvellir with a group of guests, including bishop Agnes Sigurðardóttir and supreme…
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Dog Expert In Iceland: When A Dog Bites, “The Owner Is The Problem”
An Alaskan Malamute who bit a five-year-old child last Friday will be put down. A dog expert in Iceland tells reporters that in such cases, the dog owner is the real problem. RÚV reports that the dog in question was tied up…
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Icelandic Facebook Groups: Hundasamfélagið
2016 and 2017 have been rough times for humanity. Syria, Orlando, Manchester, Alan Rickman, Donald Trump, Harambe, the list goes on. Of course, we’re not trying to trivialize these disasters—the death of Harambe and the refugee crisis are incomparable—but there has never…
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The Mountain Involved In Domestic Disturbance For Third Time In Six Months
Last week, police were called to the house of Hafþór “The Mountain” Björnsson, following reports of domestic disturbance by neighbours. Fréttablaðið reports that Hafþór had barred his ex-girlfriend her from leaving and grabbed her when she tried to escape. This is the…
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Dog Bites Dog Lawyer
A lawyer who specialises in animal rights has been bitten by a dog, but he has made a full recovery. Vísir reports that Árni Stefán Árnason, a lawyer best known as an advocate for animal rights, has himself fallen prey to an…
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The Best Photos From This Week’s #GVPICS
Each week we pick ten photographs from our #gvpics Instagram competition we find interesting, funny, or beautiful. This week’s entries were amazing and picking only ten pictures was a headache. Remember to tag your picture with #gvpics for a chance of becoming…
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Cats Up For Adoption
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority recently rescued 50 cats from a single household, and animal adoption centre Dýrahjálp picked up 30 of them. A great many of these cats have since been adopted, but many more are still recuperating and are…
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Best Of The News
In reviewing the past year in news, you will see certain patterns emerge: certain public figures, events and topics that seem to ignite social media and office break room conversations for days, weeks or even months. Arguments are had, alliances are formed,…
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Hunter Found, Reunited With Owner
American Border Collie, Hunter, who went missing in Keflavík last Friday after his travel case burst open on an airport conveyor belt has been found, reports DV. Hunter was found wandering around the beach of Ósabotn near Þórshöfn by a search team with his owner…
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Hunter Continues To Elude Capture
Hunter, an American Border Collie is still missing in Keflavík after his travel case burst open on an airport conveyor belt on Friday, while in transit to the U.S, reports Vísir. Hunter’s owners, who realised upon arrival that their dog did not make the flight,…