https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed You may not realise it, but many of our favourite dog breeds have German names and were developed in Germany before they became our pets. Here are 11 of the most popular. https://www.thelocal.de/20161031/11-adorable-dog-breeds-with-german-heritage-puppies-photos-poodle-dachshund Mon, 31 Oct 2016 12:21:26 +0100 11-adorable-dog-breeds-with-german-heritage-puppies-photos-poodle-dachshund Police in Offenbach are still searching for Rudi the micro-pig, who went missing from an allotment on Saturday. Now his plight has made national headlines. https://www.thelocal.de/20161012/35cm-long-micro-pig-stolen-from-allotment-offenbach-hesse Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:11:10 +0200 35cm-long-micro-pig-stolen-from-allotment-offenbach-hesse Species is no barrier for Germany's four-legged population, it seems, as for the second time in as many months, a wild boar has cosied up to a herd of cows. https://www.thelocal.de/20151207/german-piglet-finds-home-in-herd-of-cows Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:33:58 +0100 german-piglet-finds-home-in-herd-of-cows