A pensioner has told how her Chihuahua was left “screaming in pain” after being run over by a reckless cyclist - who fled the scene.

"I'll either see them on the roof barking at me and my dog Ralph and sometimes my wife," Andrew Anderson told Newsweek.

Seniors who walk dogs have better balance and fewer falls. This is according to a reputable study reported on by McKnight’s.

Jay Mikosch adopted his dog, Murphy, from a local animal shelter. Murphy had ended up at the shelter because his previous owner needed to move into a senior living community ...