Montana resort caters to dogs with gourmet meals, mixers and four-legged fashion shows
n the last few years, dying-dog bucket lists become a thing — some even going viral. When my 150-lb. shelter rescue, Zeus, was diagnosed with cancer this summer and given 1-3 months to live, I dropped my to-do list to tackle his bucket list. At the top? A trip to The...
Golden Retriever Serves As Mayor In Small Town, And Even Has Dog Deputies!
The town of Idyllwild, California is nestled within the San Jacinto Mountains. There are hiking trails, quaint neighborhood streets, and best of all, a dog serving as mayor. The residents are full of town pride, and the tight-knit community elected Maximus Mighty-Dog...
Robot dogs are coming, but they may be destined for the unemployment line
SpotMini, the robotic dog and social media sensation, is looking for a job. Boston Dynamics, the company behind the cybernetic canine, excels at two things: designing cool robots, and making viral videos of them in action. SpotMini has racked up an impressive 30...
Do you look like your dog? Canine-human lookalikes in pictures
Gerrard Gethings trawled Britain to find 50 canine-human lookalikes with characteristics – mostly hair, sometimes eyes – in common. The photographer’s full project, which was commissioned as a card game, will be released 10 September. Gerrard Gethings says: “Certain...
15 Dog Breeds That Are Best For Active People
If you're looking for a pup partner in crime for your active lifestyle, certain breeds are more enthusiastic than others about embarking on epic hikes and long beach runs. While some breeds prefer to couch and snack, the best dog breeds for active people can enhance...
Science Explains How Dogs Skillfully Read Human Emotions and Why It Matters
If you live with a dog, you just know when it’s happy or miserable, don’t you? Of course you do. Even the scientific community now admits that dogs have emotions — even if scientists can’t directly measure what they are experiencing. Read More at Inverse
How long should a dog spend in a crate?
Long walks on the beach and quiet meals are fine, but for true intimacy, for deep closeness, you have to sleep together, you know? I am talking here, of course, about dogs. I have always happily sacrificed a good night’s sleep for closeness with a dog. Before I was...
Science Explains the Unexpected Reasons Why Dogs Need to Be Walked
Australia has nearly 5 million dogs, with nearly 40 percent of Australian households owning one. But it seems that 40 percent of Australian dogs are not walked enough and that a similar percentage of dogs are overweight or obese. With colleagues at the University of...
What Is Lurking in Your Dog’s Water Bowl?
"...After I left his office I did a little bit of research and found that p-benzylhydroquinone is not the only problem chemical associated with plastic dog bowls. There have been a number of studies which have highlighted a chemical known as Bisphenol A, or BPA which...
10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Service Dogs
They guide, listen, balance, lead and love. They provide friendship and independence, freedom and peace of mind. They live to serve their handler to the fullest extent of their capability, be it through retrieving dropped items, offering physical support to an...