Category: May 2019

Ryan Hazel was caring for 11 dogs while the owner was out of town. Massachusetts Police probe the 14-year-old boy’s mauling death by dogs he was caring for.  Continue reading “A GoFundMe campaign for family of 14-year-old dog mauling victim”

Today is Dog Mom’s day. Female dog owners proudly refer to themselves as a “dog mom”.  Continue reading “Dog Moms Deserve Their Own Holiday”

Pennsylvania Capitol Police department adopted new honorary member of the K9 unit and are asking people to suggest a name.  Continue reading “Capitol Police dog needs a name: Can you do better than Siren or Penny?”

There were 125 dogs, including two found dead, removed Monday from a Peebles Road home after deputies responded to a complaint.  Continue reading “All dogs have been adopted after 125 seized from condemned home in Ohio”

Service dog vs. emotional support dog – A service dog  was attacked in a restaurant by an emotional support dog.  Continue reading “Service dog attacked by emotional support dog; a family’s plea to other pet owners”

Sea of rescued puppies calls into question breeder oversight. These dogs – more than a dozen breeding females, four males, and nine puppies – were all rescued last week from a Massachusetts backyard breeder.  Continue reading “28 golden retrievers rescued from Mass. breeder”

Edgar, a hound-mix, is credited to helping to scare off a man who admitted to breaking to a family’s home looking for a child to abduction. The family is more than grateful for Edgar’s heroic howls.  Continue reading “Rescue dog credited with stopping possible kidnapping in Pennsylvania”

Could your pooch’s top trick be worthy of a record? The ultimate dogs day out is on 11-12 May.  Continue reading “Welcome to DOGFEST 2019”

Angus is Canada’s first certified bacteria-sniffing dog, working to keep patients safe in hospital. His very special nose can sniff out C. difficile to saves lives.  Continue reading “Meet Angus: the deadly-bacteria-sniffing dog”

An absence of service dog regulation leaves needy families vulnerable to incompetence and fraud, particularly in the field of “psychiatric” service dogs for people with autism and post-traumatic stress disorder.  Continue reading “Many Families Suffer In ‘Lawless’ World of Service Dogs”