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Newsweek
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Farm Dog Who 'Lied on Her Job Application' Has Internet in Stitches
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A corgi named Tilly has left social media users in stitches after her owner shared a viral video of her fleeing the very animals she was supposed to herd. The hilarious TikTok video shared earlier in July under the username @jakesfunnyfarm, which has received over 264,000 views and 32,600 likes, shows Tilly bolting away from a stampede of sheep, leaving her sister to deal with it. "Tilly may have lied on her job application," the poster writes in the clip. "Tilly was not quite ready for a stampede, but luckily Sadie had her back," she adds in the caption. Corgis are recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC) as herding dogs, in fact they were initially bred as cattle herders. They also make good guardian dogs as well as sweet and loving companions. Some of the breeds that make the best herd dogs include most types of shepherd pups such as German shepherd, Australian shepherd, and Belgian Malinois. But many other breeds can also take on this role successfully. Dogs like border collies, which are known for being the smartest canines in the world, Belgian Tervuren, Berger Picard, and bearded collies, among others, are also great options with innate herding skills. Herding breeds are generally high-energy, incredibly intelligent dogs bred to work with livestock. So even when they are not working in the field, they still require a minimum of 60–90 minutes of vigorous daily exercise to avoid destructive behaviors. The best way to channel their instincts and energy constructively, is by engaging in a variety of outdoor activities such as long walks, runs, hikes, bike rides, fetch, tug-of-war, backyard football, and off-leash play in dog parks. Interactive toys, like puzzle feeders and treat dispensers, can also help keep your pup mentally engaged. Training sessions, scent work, trick-learning exercises, treasure hunts, hide-and-seek, and tug-of-war also provide effective mental and physical stimulation. A stock image shows a herding dog surrounded by sheep. A stock image shows a herding dog surrounded by sheep. getty images Users on the platform had a lot to say about the little corgi, and most of them took her side over her owner's. One user, Destiny, commented: "Tilly is just using reverse psychology to get them to come! You go Ms Girl!" H3nryk3ll3r said: "You misunderstood her. She wasn't running was saying follow me this way guys." Rhoda added: "Didn't lie exactly— just added fluff to get the job!! Happens all of the time." Newsweek reached out to @jakesfunnyfarm for comment via TikTok comments. We could not verify the details of the case. Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures of your pet you want to share? Send them to life@ with some details about your best friend and they could appear in our Pet of the Week lineup.
Indian Express
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
The artist behind Sachin Tendulkar's portrait at Lord's: ‘I got on very well with him… never seen him play'
When celebrated painter Stuart Pearson Wright first met Sachin Tendulkar in 2007 at his home in Mumbai, he had neither seen him play nor was he aware of his stardom. A rare Britisher with no interest in cricket, Stuart blames his aloofness towards sports to his PE teacher at school who ignored kids who were not good at football. Commissioned by the MCC to draw a portrait of the Indian batting legend, which now hangs at the Lord's museum and will later be relocated permanently to the pavilion, Stuart says his ignorance about Sachin wasn't a deterrent as he wasn't sketching his biography. His work was an effort to 'capture the sense of the individual' and his art was a response to the 'person's humanity'. 'A lot of portrait painters say they are trying to capture the soul of the subject, and I feel that's a bit of a cliche,' Stuart tells The Indian Express after the unveiling at Lord's last week. It was a rare outing to a sports arena for the artist who once requested a filmstar he met on the street to pose for him and has painted the portraits of best-selling author J K Rowling, King Charles, Prince Philip and the late Queen Elizabeth's Corgis, a composition that was not for the public eye. The Sachin portrait drew long queues during the Lord's Test between India and England. It's from the time Sachin was in his early 30s, still six years away from retirement. 'People call him a god… it's extraordinary… but for me, he was just another guy I was drawing. When I met him in 2007 to take his picture for the portrait, I got on very well with him. I found him very quiet and humble. I've never seen him play but someone told me that off the pitch he is quiet but when you see him bat he becomes like a tiger,' says Stuart. The face has those steely eyes and that fierce focus that was visible when he took on a Glenn McGrath or a Wasim Akram. Stuart captures what he always looks for — the sense of individuality. In Sachin's case, it's that feline alertness when batting, the tiger inside a soft-spoken man. 'My portraits aren't always as photographic as this one, but Lord's specified in the contract that they wanted this particular painting to be a very photographic style of likeness. If you look at my other paintings, you'll see I often elongate or distort facial features of it,' he says. Meeting his subject after 2007 at the unveiling, Stuart says Sachin has changed. 'He's got a good skincare routine. He's eating the right things. He is disciplined in his life as he is in his cricket. So, I think it really shows in his face,' says the artist, who took 5-6 weeks to complete his work, an oil painting on an aluminum surface. 'He was happy with my work, it was first approved by him,' he says. The 'work' started with the artist drawing a sketch with a charcoal stick. 'I started with the head first. And then did the shirt… A lot of people have commented on the ear. The ear seems to be a very popular ear. I enjoyed painting his chest hair. A cathartic process, just painting little hairs onto the aluminum panel,' says Stuart about the Sachin portrait. Now approaching 50 and settled in the countryside, the artist's big break came in 2001 when, as a 25-year-old, he won the prestigious BP Portrait Award for work that is now part of the National Portrait Gallery in London. 'That was a big prize… I got 25,000 pounds and was able to buy a house, where I lived and worked,' he says. The award led Stuart to getting a lot of commissions and that would be the period of his career where the artist slogged. 'I remember a period of working for six months without a single day off. I was quite obsessed,' recalls the artist who grew up in a working class family. It is those early days that gave the painter the drive to do well. 'I knew that I had to work very, very hard to earn a living, have a family, and have a nice house. That drove me to look for opportunities, like stopping John Hurt in the street,' he says. A young Stuart approached British actor John Hurt — Oscar nominee for 'Midnight Express' and 'The Elephant Man' and known for playing wand-maker Garrick Ollivander in the Harry Potter films — for a portrait after bumping into him on the street. 'He agreed, and I sold the painting to the National Portrait Gallery,' says the painter. Stuart recalls a question he was asked at Lord's. 'This guy asked me, 'What was your inspiration for the picture?' I said, well, I need to feed my family, it is a job. I think there's this myth that artists wake up in the middle of the night and they have these inspirations and they run down and start painting,' he guffaws. Stuart also has some interesting non-Sachin memories of Mumbai in 2007. He had to paint three other Indian legends — the late Bishan Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar — for the MCC with the cricketers posing for him at an art school in Mumbai. 'Mr Bedi was very funny, full of life. He just had a great personality. I remember telling him 'I am not interested in cricket'. You know what he said: 'Why the bloody hell did they send you to paint me',' recalls Stuart. Kapil, he says, reminded him of his mother, an antiques dealer. 'He was looking for a deal. He would say, I would paint something of him, he would put his signatures on it, we would sell it and share profit. I enjoyed our conversation. It never led anywhere, but it was fun,' he says. Vengsarkar 'was a difficult character,' he says, recalling an incident at the art school which had strictly instructed that the press be kept away as it was exam time. One day, a photographer walked in and started clicking pictures. 'I said, 'Who the hell are you?' He replied that he was Dilip's friend. I asked Dilip and he said, 'Yes, he's my friend'. I checked again if he was a journalist, he said 'No, no',' Stuart says. The next day, the pictures were on the front page of a newspaper and the media poured into the college. Stuart says it was like some 'Ariana Grande gig… (and) the head of the art school was very upset'. So what happened next? 'Someone once told me that you should never be on the wrong side of your proctologist or your portrait painter. So it's not a coincidence that Dilip, in the painting, has been bowled out, his wicket's down and there's dark and stormy clouds behind him like it's going to rain. His game's ruined. This is the artist's revenge.'
Geek Dad
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Dad
Review – Trinity, Daughter of Wonder Woman #2: Wonder Girl and Boy Wonder
Trinity, Daughter of Wonder Woman #2 cover, via DC Comics. Ray: Last issue kicked off the plot, as we now have more Corgis running around. A lot more Corgis. Lizzie Prince has accidentally turned her babysitters into squat fluffy dogs once more, and she'll need help to set it right – so she gets the only person she can trust with the truth. Herself. This series is going to unite the toddler Trinity, the preteen Trinity, and the young adult Trinity as one bizarre superteam – if they can stop fighting long enough to work together. But the interesting thing is that Tom King seems to be planning to give each of them their own storyarc and solo adventures – and this issue goes to the middle child, as she's sent to Gotham in search of Corgi!Damian. But this isn't the Gotham of today – it's about ten years ago, and it's patrolled by a very different Robin – Jason Todd at the beginning of his career, full of confidence and spoiling for a fight. And we know how that turned out. Corgi on the run. Via DC Comics. This series' biggest strength is how fun the interactions are, whether it's Trinity with her team-ups or Trinity with…herself. Jason does not have time for Trinity, but her persistence both annoys him and wins him over slowly as they trace the corgi through the city and go up against Killer Croc. Given that we know how Jason's story goes, though – and so does Trinity – there's a melancholy edge to every interaction, especially as Lizzie develops her first crush. Jason might come back, but this version of Jason doesn't survive, so there's an absolutely heartbreaking segment towards the end as Lizzie laments the fact that she couldn't change his fate – she wasn't meant to. Tom King's showing a real handle for comedy in this and the previous backups, but he hasn't lost touch with the powerful themes that drive his writing. Another great issue, and I can't wait to see how the dangling Steve Trevor plot is followed up on. To find reviews of all the DC issues, visit DC This Week. GeekDad received this comic for review purposes. Liked it? Take a second to support GeekDad and GeekMom on Patreon!
Winnipeg Free Press
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
In pictures: Top surfing dogs catching waves at Huntington Beach
Wednesdays Columnist Jen Zoratti looks at what's next in arts, life and pop culture. HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Fans flocked to Huntington Beach last week to watch top canine athletes compete in the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge surf contest. Dogs ranging from 2 to 13 years old — Corgis, Dalmatians, Pit Bulls, Labradors and more — showed off their skills riding waves, drawing cheers from beachside spectators as they aimed to 'hang ten' and secure a spot in K9 surfing history.
Scottish Sun
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
I work at a vets and would NEVER own these five popular breeds as they are riddled with anxiety or have lots of issues
Plus, how more pet owners are putting their animals down due to rising vet bills RUFF TIMES I work at a vets and would NEVER own these five popular breeds as they are riddled with anxiety or have lots of issues Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A VETERINARY expert has revealed there are five popular dogs that she would never own as they have lots of issues. Caroline said that although she loves all puppies but claims some breeders have 'ruined' a number of different breeds of dogs. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 6 Caroline, who works with animals, revealed the five breeds she'd never own Credit: tiktok/@carolinej5351 6 German Shepherds need constant stimulation, according to Caroline Credit: tiktok/@carolinej5351 On her @carolinej5351 account, she listed her reasons as to why she would avoid five beloved breeds… 1. GERMAN SHEPHERD While German Shepherds can be delightful, they were on Caroline's list as one to avoid. She explained that the breed 'desperately needs a job' and it can be hard to keep them stimulated. The veterinary expert shared that they are 'not meant to lay on someone's couch' and claimed 'breeders have done this breed a huge disservice.' 2. FRENCH BULLDOG 6 French Bulldogs find it hard to breathe and have skin issues, according to the expert Credit: Getty Next up was the French Bulldog, and Caroline listed a number of the issues they have including their breathing, their conformation and their skin. She added: 'I actually feel so bad for this breed. 'Over breeding has ruined everything about this breed. They can't even breed/give birth naturally.' 3. GREAT DANE 6 Although Caroline loves Great Danes, she said they have a short life span, which puts her off Credit: Getty Caroline said she actually considered owning a Great Dane but has since been put off. She explained: 'They're riddled with anxiety and have no idea how big they really are. 'Have an extremely short life span.' Best and Worst Dogs for Apartment Living: Expert Insights 6 The pet professional said Corgis are the worst breed when it comes to trimming their nails Credit: Getty 4. CORGIS While the late Queen famously adored Corgis, Caroline said she would personally avoid getting one. She said one of the main reasons is because they are the 'worst for nail trims.' The vet pro added that although they are 'extremely cute', they will 'bite your ankles' and have back issues. 5. ROTTWEILER 6 She said she would avoid Rottweilers due to their 'aggression' Credit: Getty Caroline admitted that she knows people find Rottweilers controversial - with people either strongly for or against owning them as pets. She said that she personally has 'never met one that is not extremely aggressive.' Rottweilers are commonly seen as dangerous and aggressive dogs. Law experts at Goodin Abernathy explained that rottweilers can get a bad reputation when owners are not responsible. "Without proper training and correction, this protective trait can lead the dog to act in an undesirable or dangerous way, resulting in dog attacks," they added. VET BILL STRAINS This comes as pet owners are increasingly avoiding taking their pets to the vets due to spiralling bills. Some people are even giving up their dogs and cats for adoption as the costs of their care are too high, according to the BBC. However, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has said prices have increased to keep businesses financially viable and open. Blue Cross, which is an organisation that helps people who can't afford emergency pet care, said it has had a 264 per cent increase in applications in the past year. Their cases were 1,319 in 2023 and they had 4,807 in 2024. Meanwhile, the British Veterinary Union in Unite (BVU) said people are increasingly choosing to euthanise pets due to the cost of ongoing care. In a survey conducted by Cats Protection, of the 10,000 owners who took part, 58 per cent admitted they did not visit the vets as often as they liked, with cost being the main barrier.
