https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Moving to a new country can be overwhelming in the best of circumstances, but when you bring your dog along it opens a whole new set of challenges, as Pip Dragonetti found when she moved from London to Gothenburg. https://www.thelocal.se/20191030/moving-to-sweden-with-a-dog-how-we-adjusted-to-life-in-gothenburg Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:58:23 +0100 moving-to-sweden-with-a-dog-how-we-adjusted-to-life-in-gothenburg A dog helped its owner fight off a creepy clown chasing the pair in southern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20161027/creepy-clown-messes-with-the-wrong-dog-walker Thu, 27 Oct 2016 10:26:54 +0200 creepy-clown-messes-with-the-wrong-dog-walker A former police dog of the year was given a champion send-off in the Swedish city of Malmö, but some locals thought the idea was barking. https://www.thelocal.se/20160412/claws-out-over-hero-dog-police-procession Tue, 12 Apr 2016 17:28:38 +0200 claws-out-over-hero-dog-police-procession An adventurous four-legged stowaway was let off with a warning and a cuddle after she bagged a free ride on a morning commuter train in southern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20160222/doggone-surprise-as-swedish-pooch-catches-train-by-herself Mon, 22 Feb 2016 12:31:09 +0100 doggone-surprise-as-swedish-pooch-catches-train-by-herself It takes a special kind of athlete to pull far ahead of the rest of the other runners, and then, just three metres from the finishing line, stop and take a gigantic dump. https://www.thelocal.se/20160128/swedish-racing-dog-does-poo-and-then-takes-gold Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:19:00 +0100 swedish-racing-dog-does-poo-and-then-takes-gold A Swedish dog has become something of a celebrity after her insistent bark saved a young couple from a fire that gutted the top floor of their home in northern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20151202/alert-swedish-dog-saves-couple-from-house-fire Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:09:58 +0100 alert-swedish-dog-saves-couple-from-house-fire When Sofie Järvi and Marie Strinnholm left their dogs in their car to go have some lunch at the Hotel Laponia in Arvidsjaur, northern Sweden, in the summer, little did they expect the patter of 28 tiny paws would be imminent. https://www.thelocal.se/20151123/barking-mad-love-story-warms-hearts-in-sweden Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:10:22 +0100 barking-mad-love-story-warms-hearts-in-sweden He has sniffed out more than 30 kilos of drugs, a dozen weapons and saved a missing three-year-old toddler. Now Herman is being honoured for his paw work. https://www.thelocal.se/20151027/three-barks-for-swedish-canine-cop-of-the-year Tue, 27 Oct 2015 12:17:28 +0100 three-barks-for-swedish-canine-cop-of-the-year After a baby Jack Russell was snatched from his front yard by a wolf in central Sweden, the man who was dogsitting the puppy has told The Local that his town is growing scared about the number of attacks in the area. https://www.thelocal.se/20151001/wolf-snatches-puppy-in-scared-swedish-town Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:11:57 +0200 wolf-snatches-puppy-in-scared-swedish-town A man who instructed his dog to attack young people with non-Swedish ethnic backgrounds has been found guilty of inciting racial hatred and instructed to carry out 120 hours of community service. https://www.thelocal.se/20150505/racist-dog-owner-avoids-swedish-jail-term Tue, 05 May 2015 19:26:23 +0200 racist-dog-owner-avoids-swedish-jail-term Arthur the stray dog, whose November rescue from the streets of Ecuador by a team of Swedish athletes made global headlines, is due to arrive in his new home in northern Sweden after spending months in quarantine. https://www.thelocal.se/20150322/stray-dog-arthur-moves-in-with-swedish-owners Sun, 22 Mar 2015 10:56:35 +0100 stray-dog-arthur-moves-in-with-swedish-owners UPDATED: Arthur, the stray dog who rose to global fame when he latched on to a team of Swedish athletes in Ecuador, is finally set to move in with his adopted family in northern Sweden after months in quarantine, his owner Mikael Lindnord has told The Local. https://www.thelocal.se/20150319/ecuador-street-dog-to-move-in-with-swedish-familyy Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:16:53 +0100 ecuador-street-dog-to-move-in-with-swedish-familyy A Swedish baby and her King Charles Spaniel scored more than three million views on America’s Funniest Home Videos in just one day, after the baby's father sent a video of the then six-month-old being bowled over by the puppy. https://www.thelocal.se/20150124/swedish-baby-finds-us-tv-fame Sun, 25 Jan 2015 00:07:00 +0100 swedish-baby-finds-us-tv-fame Police in northern Sweden are on the hunt for three men who assaulted a dog owner and then kicked his pet dog to death, in what was reportedly a failed mugging attempt. https://www.thelocal.se/20141219/dog-killed-after-owner-refuses-to-give-phone Fri, 19 Dec 2014 08:58:00 +0100 dog-killed-after-owner-refuses-to-give-phone Passengers on a bus in Stockholm County were joined by a four-legged guest who hopped aboard and took the journey with them. https://www.thelocal.se/20140907/dog-rides-swedish-bus-home-for-free Sun, 07 Sep 2014 15:36:00 +0200 dog-rides-swedish-bus-home-for-free Runa the dog is barking again after being discovered in the smashed car, which the animal had been hiding in for a week, after a serious road accident in central Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20140201/swedish-dog-found-after-week-in-car-wreck Sat, 01 Feb 2014 10:38:00 +0100 swedish-dog-found-after-week-in-car-wreck A dog was assaulted along with its owner early on Thursday after they got dragged into a punch-up between suspected Hells Angels outside the MC in Norrköping, central Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20131017/50838 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 09:52:00 +0200 50838 A Swedish man who is paralysed from the waist down woke up one morning to find his pet dog Pojken ("The Boy") had eaten his toes off, prompting doctors to amputate the man's leg below the knee. https://www.thelocal.se/20131014/50770 Mon, 14 Oct 2013 10:37:00 +0200 50770 A 29-year old man in Knivsta, eastern Sweden, jammed on a train's emergency brake after leaving his dog on the platform. He was later arrested on suspicion of vandalism. https://www.thelocal.se/20130810/49570 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:57:00 +0200 49570 A video clip showing a Swedish policewoman repeatedly hitting a drunken man with a baton as her police dog appears to go berserk on the streets of Stockholm has shocked experts, while the prosecutor has opened a criminal probe. https://www.thelocal.se/20130712/49030 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:25:00 +0200 49030