Category: April 2018

Similar to California, the first state to enact such legislation, Maryland will only allow pet shops to adopt out dogs and cats that come from local shelters. In California, the law also applies to rabbits.  Continue reading “Maryland becomes 2nd state to ban the sale of dogs & cats in pet stores”

The 53-year-old dog lover from West Yorkshire wanted to build her pup the ideal place to watch the royal wedding from and after winning £1.2 million in the lottery, made it happen.  Continue reading “This dog owner paid £5,000 for her pooch’s very own Windsor Castle”

Dogs age at different rates compared to humans, but the simple rule of seven dog years to one human year is far from accurate.  Continue reading “No, a ‘Dog Year’ isn’t equivalent to 7 human years”

These highly-trained, intelligent, loyal canines devote their lives to giving visually-impaired individuals newfound freedom and incomparable companionship.  Continue reading “Cheeky guide dog keeps taking owner to pet store for treats”

Researchers have made a surprising finding: dogs’ gut microbiomes are actually very similar to our own. These findings suggest that dogs could be a better model for nutrition studies than pigs or mice,  Continue reading “How dogs could help us explore our own gut health”

Veterinary hospitals and clinics are seeing an increase in the number of poisoned dogs. Intentional poisonings are rare but do happen.  Continue reading “Health alert for dog: Spring brings more cases of dog poisonings”

Overtoun Bridge in Scotland is kind of like the Bermuda Triangle of bridges, specifically for dogs with a death wish.  Continue reading “The mystery of the ‘dog suicide’ bridge”

DES MOINES, Iowa – A 2-year-old pup once destined to be euthanized was crowned the winner of Sunday’s Beautiful Bulldog Contest at Drake University.  Continue reading “Dog set to be euthanized as a puppy wins contest”

From Dollywood and Branson, to NFL halftime fields and television talk show sets, the stars of Chris Perondi’s Stunt Dog Experience will have you cheering, and leave you charmed, with their “doggone” antics and athletic feats.  Continue reading “Stunt dog experience at Tack Center”

Max, a 17-year-old pooch who’s hard of sight and hearing, stayed at the little girl’s side for 15 hours. The youngster had wandered off on her own in the Australian bush, deep in the rugged wilderness.  Continue reading “Loyal dog leads rescuers to girl, 3, missing in woodland for entire night”