How to Find a Safe Dog Groomer
By Eric Hegedus, September 26, 2018, | 6:38 pm Reports that 47 dogs died after being groomed at PetSmart stores — 32 of them since 2015 — have rocked pet owners and groomers alike. “I just find it very unbelievable that that should even happen,” says CiCi Formosa, a...
3-D Skull Gives Dog New Life
Part of old skull removed due to tumor SPENCER PARLIER AND AMANDA JACKSON, CNN Posted: Sep 25, 2018 05:38 PM PDT Updated: Sep 25, 2018 05:41 PM PDT (CNN) - A 9-year-old dog has a new skull and a cancer-free life because of 3D printing. Patches, the cancer-stricken...
Truffle Dogs Are the Well-Trained Noses Behind Your Favorite Foodie Delicacy
Italy’s Alfagia di Volterra, a specialty food company focused on truffles and based in Volterra, Tuscany, has been bringing diners the world’s finest Tuscan truffles for years. Though the company has three human truffle hunters, among the best in Volterra, who devote...
Do Dogs Forget Their Owners
Let’s say your long-term relationship totally implodes. Browsing for a new apartment, or a therapist that takes your insurance, you hear your dog bark in the other room—and realize, with a start, that it’s not actually your dog. Once you’re all moved out, the dog will...
Disabled Dogs Find Joy with Wheelchairs, Prosthetics
Their lives have gone to the dogs. But Tanya and Charlie Diable of Butler Township are fine with that. The couple has adopted six special needs dogs: Joey, Zoey, Temperance, Kingston, Harper and Boone. “They are our babies. We see the dog, not their disabilities,”...
Police dogs from all over the country compete to be ‘Top Dog’
Police K9s Compete to be Top Dog HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Police K-9s and handlers from across the country are competing in the National Police Dog Trials. 87 teams from across the nation are battling to see who is top dog, according to WHNT. "As far away as...
Benefits of dog ownership
About 44 percent of U.S. households own a dog and studies have found that people who have dogs tend to get sick less often than those who do not. That may be because dogs are covered in germs and researchers say when your body is exposed to a more diverse mix of...
The Most Unusual Dog Breeds [Gallery]
Many of these unusual breeds of dog have nearly died out or grown less popular through time. With the decline of reindeer herding and puffin hunting over the past century, some dog breeds are struggling to find their purpose in the world The American Kennel Club...
Pet Lover Escaped South Carolina With 64 Dogs and Cats on a School Bus
Tony Alsup closed the door of his old yellow school bus then hit the gas, fleeing from the dark skies and strong winds that loomed offshore. In the bus seats behind him, confused passengers barked and meowed as they were driven to safety. To Alsup, these pets were...
How to deal with a dog’s separation anxiety
There are ways to beat separation anxiety, but they do require work and a lot depends on how serious the anxiety is. For mild anxiety, which sounds like what your dog has, you can try counterconditioning. When you get ready to leave, give your dog a toy that is...