The UK Dennis is quite different in appearance and character, characterised by his red-and-black striped jersey, his dog Gnasher, and his gang of friends.

Victor used the image more aggressively than its UK partner, and from 1902 on all Victor records had a simplified drawing of the dog and gramophone from Barraud's painting on their label.

Often heard among crews was " crummy " ( as in a crummy place to live, not elegant, often too hot or too cold, and perhaps not especially clean ), " clown wagon ", " hack ", " waycar ", " dog house ", " go cart ", " glory wagon ", " monkey wagon " ( a term that indirectly insulted the principal functionary who rode therein, no doubt coined by an engineer ), " brain box " ( the conductor was supposedly the brains of the train, as opposed to the " hogger " or engineer, who was presumed to be pigheaded ), " palace ", " buggy " ( Boston & Maine / Maine Central ), " van " ( eastern and central Canada, usage possibly derived from the UK term for the caboose ), and " cabin ", or a variation heard at least on the Southern Railway, " cab ".

Goldie the UK Gold dog. It was used from 1992 to 1993.

Since September 2006, Jones ' image and voice have been used in a campaign by UK bookmakers Ladbrokes to promote greyhound racing, a sport Jones has been connected with in the past, as a racing dog owner and an enthusiast.

It is also operates the national register of pedigree dogs in the United Kingdom and is a lobby group on dog matters in the UK.

The Kennel Club licenses dog shows throughout the UK but the only dog show actually run by the KC is Crufts dog conformation show.

The English Cocker Spaniel is the most successful breed at the most popular dog show in the UK, Crufts, with seven best-in-show wins since the prize was first awarded in 1928.

They are the second most popular dog breed in the UK according to statistics released by the KC with 22, 211 registrations in 2009, beaten only by the Labrador Retriever with 40, 943.

In the UK, the hot dog is also made from beef and you also get a drink ( with refill ) for £ 1. 50.

In the UK survey about 1 in 8 lived to > 15 years with the longest lived dog living to 17 years.

This liaison set in motion the first positive effort to convince the Home Office and Police Forces throughout the UK of the true worth of a well-trained dog.

1946 also saw the formation of a small dog section within the Metropolitan Police, an important event in itself as the Metropolitan Police, serving the capital city and with the largest deployment of manpower has always been an influential component in the policing tactics of the UK as a whole.

The popularity of the police dog was being echoed all over the UK with police forces both large and small employing dogs and handlers on their strength and setting up dog training schools to cater for the ever increasing number of dogs being used.

The value of the police dog has been recognised by all to such an extent that there are over 2500 police dogs employed amongst the various police forces in the UK with the German Shepherd still the most popular breed for general purpose work with the Belgian Shepherd Malinois catching up fast, proven when a Belgian Malinois female called Metpol Kairo Demi bred by Steve Dean of the Metropolitan Police, handled by PC Graham Clarke won the 2008 National Police Dog Trials with the highest score ever recorded.

The Metropolitan Police has the largest police dog breeding program in the UK supplying not only the capital city, London, but many other parts of the UK & the world with police service dogs.

The League campaigns to raise awareness of the prevalence of dog fighting in the UK.

The eldest of the 278 deceased dogs in the 2004 UK Kennel Club survey died at 19. 5 years ; the age at death of the oldest dog in the USA / Canada survey was not reported.

The Welsh Terrier originates from Wales and has been claimed to be the oldest existing dog breed in the UK according to research.

* Stingray of Derrybah-the first dog to win Best in Show / Supreme Champion at both the top US and UK shows Westminster and Crufts ).

In the UK, the German Shepherd breed of dog was renamed to the euphemistic " Alsatian "; the English Kennel Club only re-authorised the use of ' German Shepherd ' as an official name in 1977.

At 17 metres long, the Severn class lifeboat s are the largest class of UK Lifeboat ( rescue ) | lifeboat

In the UK, SLSGB has a long history of voluntary members patrolling local beaches, offering advice, first aid and rescue services.

In the UK, maritime search and rescue is coordinated by HM Coastguard while aeronautical rescue is delegated through the UK Ministry of Defence to the Royal Air Force, and land-based operations are usually coordinated by the local Police force.

Aeronautical rescue and associated aircraft coordination is carried out by the UK Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre ( ARCC ) based at RAF Kinloss in the north of Scotland.

Premium TV was spun-out of NTL's UK cable operations and into NTL Europe Inc. in 2002, as part of a rescue plan devised by Barclay Knapp.

Gates took a break from musical theatre to work on other projects, including writing a new album, but planned to return in March 2012, taking the part of Claude in the UK touring production of Hair It was later announced that the musical would not proceed as efforts to rescue the tour following the bankruptcy of the original production company had failed.

Today, part of the Prestwick site is occupied by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm with RNAS Prestwick, ( officially known by the Royal Navy as HMS Gannet ), where a detachment of 3 Sea Kings provide a search and rescue role, covering one of the largest SAR areas of the UK including Ben Nevis, the Lakes, Northern Ireland and past the Irish coast.

) The composite cylinders are the lightest in weight and are therefore preferred by fire departments ( UK: fire and rescue services previously called fire brigades ), but they also have the shortest lifespan and must be taken out of service after 15 years.

This is the largest class of UK Lifeboat ( rescue ) | lifeboat at 17 metres long.

In the UK confined space is governed under by HSE ( Health and Safety Executive ) which states under regulation 9 that when entering a confined space you can not rely on 999 for your rescue.

The worlds first cave rescue team, the C. R. O was founded in 1935 in Yorkshire and like all UK cave rescue groups is composed of volunteer cavers and funded entirely by donations.

* Pushing rescue stroke: This stroke helps assisting a tired swimmer: The tired swimmer lies on the back and the rescuer swims a breaststroke kick and pushes against the soles of the tired swimmer ( not taught or recognized by the RLSS body governing UK lifeguarding )

In aircraft, an ejection seat ( US English & UK English ) is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft ( usually military ) in an emergency.

The Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre ( ARCC ) and co-located UK Mission Control Centre are responsible for coordinating all rescue efforts within the UK and out into the Atlantic.

The operation was coordinated by the Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre ( ARCC ) based at RAF Kinloss in Scotland in the largest peacetime rescue operation ever launched in the UK.

* International Rescue Corps, the UK rescue organisation

It continued in the coastal patrol and air-sea rescue role while training for its main army co-operation role after returning to the UK.

Until March 2010, the squadron was also on active duty in the UK and maintained continuous 24 hour / 365 day search and rescue standby, shared with the sister 120 Squadron, both flying from RAF Kinloss.

Brutally summarized as " rescue girlfriend – hit people ", the US and UK version opens with the phrase " Thomas and Sylvia were attacked by several unknown guys ....".

The UK, with its large captive population also have a specilaist centre providing rescue facilities.