Ruff Dog Day? We’ll assume it got an “A”
Five students in a communications class at the University of Texas were hoping to get 1,000 YouTube views when, for an assignment, they put together a video of a chocolate Lab going through a decidedly...
View ArticleWeed search: Montana dogs hit the woad
The west’s version of kudzu — a noxious weed known as Dyer’s woad — is being sniffed out by specially trained dogs as part of a program in Montana aimed at eradicating the fast-spreading, yellow...
View ArticleDog wins restraining order in Massachusetts
Panzer, a 6-year-old Labrador mix, has become the first animal in Massachusetts to win protection from a new state law that allows pets to be included in domestic violence restraining orders. A week...
View ArticleSleeping Dogs: Lazy little Lab
This two-week old Lab manages to get some rest, despite all the background whining. The YouTube video has gotten more than a million views, thousands of likes, and 56 dislikes, most of the latter...
View ArticleDiabetes dogs like “angels with fur”
The wonder, promise and growing popularity of diabetes-detecting dogs were highlighted in a Wall Street Journal story this week that featured Abbie (that’s her on the left) and Gracie (the purposeful...
View ArticleMight your dog’s toys be harming him?
Using stainless steel salad tongs and simulated doggie drool, a Texas Tech researcher conducted tests on dog toys and determined some of them, under chewing-like conditions, leach chemicals that could...
View ArticleSimon says do this: How to go down stairs
Simon, a six-month old Lab, may or may not be showing this younger pup how to go down the stairs — but it sure looks that way. As with most pups, 8-week-old Daisy, managed to get up the stairs just...
View ArticleWhatever happened to Reagan?
Back when he was the Republican candidate for governor of Florida, Rick Scott and his staff did their best to let the public know his family adopted a rescue dog. They even held a contest to allow the...
View ArticleBarney and pebbles: He swallowed 109
The X-ray above shows some of the 109 stones a Lab named Barney consumed during a walk on the beach a few months ago. His owner, Kim Woollard, who’s used to Barney putting just about everything in his...
View ArticleWhen one man’s dog is everybody’s dog
Grey, creaky and 18 – pretty darned old for a black Lab mix of his size — Bear Dog is hanging around a little longer. But then he’s always been a persistent sort. Bear Dog is pretty well known around...
View ArticleService dog vs. security dog
Atlanta News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports | FOX 5 Andrew Clyde keeps a doberman pinscher named Kit at his place of business in Bogart, Georgia, to provide security. Russ Murray keeps a black Labrador...
View ArticleCounseling students, one lick at a time
There’s a new counselor on the staff at Loyola University in Chicago, and he’s helping students cope with everything from homesickness to the stress of final exams. He’s a 5-year-old black Labrador...
View ArticleSon pleads guilty in Oregon murder-for-hire case in which dog was the target
An Oregon City man pleaded guilty to shooting a dog that belonged to his father’s neighbor. Police say the father paid for the hit. For his involvement in what authorities described as a...
View ArticleCiao, Bella: Woman ditches dog, tells police the retriever was stolen
A woman accused of falsely reporting her dog stolen has been granted accelerated rehabilitation in an unusual court case in Connecticut. Carol Novotny, 65, of Stratford, told police in March that her...
View ArticleCounty officials aren’t sure blowing up a dog is cruel under Washington state...
UPDATE: After reconsideration, authorities in Skamania County charged Christoper Dillingham with animal cruelty on Thursday. “Ultimately, it became clear that the word ‘suffering’ should be given a...
View ArticleBidding farewell, for now, to Roscoe
As much as I love dogs, and love dog lovers, I have to admit — being one — that there are times many of us tend to view canine behavior anthropomorphically, interpreting what dogs are doing in terms of...
View ArticleDog trapped in car honks til he’s freed
A veterinarian says a dog trapped in a car on a 90-degree day in eastern Pennsylvania honked the horn until he was rescued. Nancy Soares said the 11-year-old chocolate Labrador — named Max — was...
View ArticleAnd this year’s “Hambone” goes to …
A Labrador retriever who ate a beehive – bees included – has been named winner of this year’s “Hambone Award” an insurance company’s annual tribute to the pet with the most unusual insurance claim....
View ArticleBuddy system: Labrador and dolphin
On an island off the coast of Ireland, a Labrador retriever and a dolphin have become swimming buddies. This footage, from a television program (or programme, in this case) called Countryfile, shows...
View ArticleFlorida dog fatally shocked by lake
A walk in a park turned fatal for a Florida man’s dog, which was apparently electrocuted last week when he jumped in a lake while playing fetch. Victor Garcia was walking with his 6-month old Labrador...
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