It’s a moment that many pet parents will recognize with their own fur kids. Abby the Labrador’s favorite toy was in need of repair, so her mom gives it some necessary stitching and repairs. Meanwhile, Abby patiently waits by her mom as her favorite toy is getting fixed, with an anxious, anticipatory concentration. When it’s…
by Mark Cowling Kenny Erickson and his girlfriend Ashley Preston are dog lovers, and when they heard someone was giving away a dog south of town, they went to see it. All they knew about it was it was a gray pit bull, stolen from Florence. After meeting the dog, a friendly blue nose pit…
Animal abusers will now be grouped into the same category as murderers. The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced this week that animal abuse will be now be prosecuted as a “crime against society”. And starting next year, animal cruelty would be reported as a distinct category, meaning animal abusers fall into the same group as…
Could the microbes in a dog’s gut have a positive probiotic effect on the human body? A team of researchers at the University of Arizona is setting out to determine whether dog saliva can be good for human health. Everyone who has a dog knows the positive effect they can have on your mood and…
Karma strikes! A car owner in China got a big dose of karma after he kicked a stray dog who was lying in his parking spot. After he was kicked the dog disappeared, but he returned a short time later with a few of his friends and began to trash the man’s car! A neighbor…
by Siew Tuck Wah It is an understatement to say that Qian Qian is a very special girl. Her story is one of heartbreak, perseverance, love, and triumph against the odds. She was born on an offshore fish farm in Singapore without her 2 front legs – a result of accidental inbreeding. She spent the…
by Becca Chestnut at Burlington Dog Works
Today we learned about a man named Robert Starkey and his dog Zoe. Although we only just found out about Robert and Zoe, we feel we already know quite a lot about them. Robert and Zoe had a special bond. He brought her home as a puppy in February of 1998. “Once Zoe moved in…
Soldier, a 2-year-old Pit Bull found wandering in a South Carolina neighborhood with a mysterious black and white photo tucked into his collar has found a forever family after no one stepped forward to claim the dog. The 2-year-old Pit Bull arrived at the shelter in South Carolina with an old, battered photo of a…
A video showing a spaniel racing to prevent a baby from getting too close to the dangerous sea shows just how protective dogs can be. In the video, the dog is seen playing fetch with his family at a beach near Kabak Bay in Turkey. The video then cuts to the baby crawling towards the…
No People Food by Alice Chan This submitted article first appeared on DogHeirs in 2013. It’s been a while since I have sat down to write and in part, the reason has been that I was digesting the news that my dearly beloved companion of 12 years, Hector, who has long played a lead role…
She holds a Kennel Club Good Citizen Award and carries a litter-picking stick in her car trunk to clean up any broken glass she finds. But after leaving a clump of her dog’s fur in a park, a dog owner says she was labelled a “criminal” and fined for littering. Tracey Hayes was grooming her…
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