News on dogs from around the world
Evansville, NC - Area pet owners will soon be able to take their dogs to a "palace," complete with "penthouses, condos, TVs, piped-in music, day care, games, playground equipment and sleep-over camp."...
Oakland, CA - There are dog people and cat people, and then there are those of us who love both. If you fall into the latter category and have decided you would like to add a cat to your existing pet family, it can be done...
Tracy, CA - ..When deciding to go camping with your furry friend, please make sure to bring all the necessities you would use at home for your pet. Make sure they have food and water dishes, that they are up- to-date on all of their shots...
Peotone, IL - A Peotone man, accused of tossing a cocker spaniel puppy into his yard for his dogs to maul, has been indicted on three felony charges...
New Orleans, LA - ...around New Orleans there are places where Rex can step out with the two of you for a night on the town -- places that literally cater to you and your dog's desires...
Atlanta, GA - Gwinnett County Animal Control employees are warning pet owners that they may be forced to euthanize stray animals that might otherwise be adopted because of a full shelter. That's because the shelter is caring for 46 pit bulls confiscated from owners in Norcross, who are charged with neglecting them.
Chicago, IL - Dogs may be man's best friend, but they can also help each other. Morgan and Sophie gave each other a second chance at life. It was not easy for Morgan and Sophie to understand the benefit of using a wheelchair but it has given them freedom...
Mercer Island, WA - Pets and their humans will see a new, purr-haps familiar face this fall when All The Best Pet Care, a specialty pet supply store with locations in Seattle and Redmond, opens its sixth shop -- here on the Island...
San Antonio, TX - Two puppies in a makeshift pen at Lackland Air Force Base are fighting tooth and nail over a rubber shoe. "High toy possessiveness" is one of the traits the federal government deems desirable in these selectively bred Labrador-vizsla mixes. The breeding will one day lead to dogs so determined that they will stop at nothing to find what they are seeking...
Chicago, IL - Dog owners will be required soon to have a permit to unleash their pets in Chicago's sanctioned dog parks...
Bethlehem, PA - In a city where pooches are banned from parks, Mayor John Callahan announced Tuesday that the city will fence a 1.4-acre area in the Monocacy complex for dogs.The bark park, which city officials believe will be the Lehigh Valley's first, will be open for dogs to run unleashed on a grassy section behind Memorial Pool come Labor Day...
Vancouver, Canada - While most people look forward to summer activities such as barbecues, family vacations and fireworks, our four-legged friends unknowingly enter a season chock-full of danger...
Hong Kong - Since May, Disney has called in local officials to round up and destroy at least 40 dogs, the South China Morning Post newspaper reported...
Moscow - A top doctor warned on Tuesday that authorities in Moscow and the surrounding region must cut the stray dog population to stop the spread of rabies...
Portland, OR - Right now, there's a blood shortage in Portland -- and the Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital is looking for some dogs that can help out. The Dove Lewis blood bank provides enough blood every year to give more than 1,000 pets life-saving transfusions...
Bend, OR - An Oregon company is doing its best to help man's best friend answer the call of duty. Ruff Wear, which designs products for dogs on the go, has sent 60 sets of its paw-protection boots to dogs on the front lines in Iraq...
Washington, DC - ...A Tysons Corner, Va., dog spa, Happy Tails, is reaching out to officers such as Damko and the war's often overlooked dogs. The spa has been collecting donations for war dogs and their handlers, sending more than 300 pounds of donated items and planning to send about 400 more...
Oakland, CA - You have no choice but to have a microchip imbedded under your skin in Oakland, Calif. – if you’re a dog...
Flagstaff, AZ - ...Some cities that haven't enacted a full ban on pit bulls have, instead, passed laws that require pit bull owners to build strong, high fences and carry special homeowner policies. In the last few years, more and more companies are either refusing to insure homeowners with pits, rottweilers, Dobermans or German shepherds, or have raised premiums too high for the average person...
Pittsburgh, PA - We have a 9-week-old golden retriever puppy who hates the hot weather. Daisy was very fun and loved to play outside the first week that we had her. Now we practically have to drag her outside to go potty. She won't play and hardly wants to walk...
Orlando, FL - Samantha only eats bologna. She's a great little Yorkie and I've tried everything, even cooking her burgers and a roast. She takes a nibble and then walks away. Dog food doesn't work at all. Is being on an all-bologna diet all that bad?...
