Seeking answers in poop, with help from a dog
A killer whale poops. It floats to the surface (and we don’t mean the whale.) A dog on a boat sniffs it out. Humans gather it up, and take it to the lab for analysis. It’s not an entirely natural cycle...
View ArticleCan small dogs get away with anything?
I have nothing against small dogs. Some of my best friends are small dogs. I loves me a small dog, almost as much as I loves me a big dog. But, being a big dog’s human, I’d have to agree with Joan...
View ArticleGirl depends on goldendoodle for oxygen
A lot of us are so dependent on our dogs we’d list them right up there with oxygen. For Alida Knobloch, her dog is oxygen. The three-year-old Georgia girl, who has a rare lung disease called...
View Article“Dogs in the City” debuts tomorrow on CBS
Another dog guru debuts this week, joining the ranks of televised trainers who straighten out the bad behavior of dogs, usually by straightening out their human owners. “Dogs in the City” follows New...
View ArticleThe boxer and the Jack Russell terrier
Every boxer — and we’re speaking here of the human kind who puts on gloves and climbs into a ring — needs a trainer. Manny Pacquiao needs a terrier. “He’s part of my team,” the World Boxing...
View ArticleSix agility dogs crash in the desert
If you think only dogs look out for their fellow pack members, check out this story. Elicia Calhoun, an agility trainer, competitor and speaker, rolled her car while traveling through the Arizona...
View ArticleAdventures in Volunteering: Teamwork rules
Stepping out onto the exercise field with a dog at the Washington Humane Society is a thrilling moment — for me and the dog I’m with. The dog knows he or she will be going for a walk or doing a...
View Article“Dogs in the City” better than expected
I didn’t tune in to the first couple of episodes of “Dogs in the City.” Another “Dog Whisperer” ripoff, I assumed; another show that makes transforming a poorly behaving dog appear, through the wonders...
View ArticleHonk if you’re hungry: SPCA in New Zealand — believe it or not — teaches dogs...
Three shelter dogs in New Zealand have been taught to drive a car by a local SPCA, and one of them will be demonstrating his skills behind the wheel on live television next week. The SPCA in Auckland...
View ArticleN.J. dog trainer indicted on cruelty charges
A New Jersey dog trainer already charged with beating a customer’s dog to death has now been indicted on charges of beating his own. Princeton dog trainer Michael Rosenberg, 31, was indicted on two...
View ArticleTrainer charged in service dog’s heat death
Animal cruelty charges have been filed against an employee of a service animal training organization who police say left a dog in her car for two hours last month while she worked. Worthy, a 2-year-old...
View ArticleCeleb friends help Scooby-Roo, a 2-legged dog
Coming up on his first birthday, Scooby-Roo has come a long way since he was found five months ago — with no front legs, living with his sister in a wrecked car in a gang-ridden neighborhood in South...
View ArticleThe scoop on Sadie
Here’s the lowdown on America’s new top dog, courtesy of the American Kennel Club. Breed: Scottish Terrier AKC Name: CH Roundtown Mercedes of Maryscot. (Sadie’s father and his littermates were all...
View ArticleTexas dog trainer Lee Mannix dies in accident
Lee Mannix, a Texas-based, internationally respected dog behaviorist, was killed Sunday in a one-car accident. Mannix, 40, was founder of the Lee Mannix Center for Canine Behavior in South Austin, and...
View ArticleCesar Millan and wife file for divorce
Cesar and Ilusion Millan have announced they are filing for divorce. “We are sad to announce that after 16 years of marriage we have decided to file for divorce. The decision was made after much...
View ArticleBoxer brought back to life by trainer
A few minutes of doggie CPR brought some fame to a well-known Washington state dog trainer, some notoriety to the dog’s owner and — more important than either of those — new life for a 4-year-old boxer...
View ArticleWhich Petey is which? The historical record about “Our Gang” dog isn’t...
Before Lassie, before Rin Tin Tin, even before broadcast television itself, there was Petey — the canine character in the Our Gang/Little Rascals comedies who sported a distinctive dark circle around...
View ArticleA dog’s purpose? It’s not this
A German shepherd was forced against his will into a churning pool of water and disappeared underneath it during the filming of “A Dog’s Purpose.” Footage leaked to TMZ shows the German shepherd...
View ArticleUNC baseball team starts season with a service dog in the dugout
The University of North Carolina baseball team has welcomed a new teammate this year — a 2-year-old golden retriever named Remington. Remington isn’t there to be a mascot, though he has learned some...
View ArticleTrainer’s license revoked after racing greyhounds test positive for cocaine
A well-known trainer in Florida has had his license pulled after five of his racing greyhounds tested positive for cocaine. Malcolm McAllister, a 40-year veteran of the dog-racing circuit who has been...
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