Top 10 Most Unique Dog Breeds in the World

Ever tune into the Westminster Dog Show to catch sight of your favorite breed or breeds, and to get a glimpse at breeds you’ve never before seen? I do every year and usually end the night ohh’ing and ahh’ing over a few pooches I declare I must have. Of course, my current three [...]

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Rat Terrier Saved from Shark Attack by Owner

Jake is a little rat terrier that was saved from a shark attack when his owner, Greg Lenoir, dove in and punched the shark in the back. While on his daily swim in Florida, Jake, was suddenly attacked by a 5 foot shark. Greg wasn’t having any of this, when he saw what was happening, [...]

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3 Dogs Live the Sweet Life on $800,000 Inheritance

They’re not as loaded as Leo na Helmsley’s pooch, but three dogs in western Maryland still have more money than they know what to do with.
The dogs - a beagle named Buckshot and Labrador mixes named Katie and Obu-Jet - inherited $400,000 and a house in Hagerstown when their owner, Ken Kemper, died last year. [...]

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New Hope for Doughy Dogs

Well, it looks like dogs have another thing in common with humans these days - they can take drugs to lose weight. The FDA just approved the first canine weight loss drug. Check out the full story here or read below.
WASHINGTON — Is your hound round? Too much flab on your Lab? Is your [...]

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Raising a Puppy Mill Dog

I just read a rather touching article by Michelle Bender and Kim Townsend on rehabilitating puppy mill dogs, published on A New Start on Life. The plight of these dogs is sad, but I find it uplifting that there are people out there willing to invest some extra time and care to bring these [...]

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Sharing the World With Dogs

I read an article today that really got me thinking about the relationship between humans and dogs. The author, Jonathon Safran Foer, argues that as technological innovation leads humans to take up ever more space on the planet, it is important to respect the space of animals and to allow them room to live alongside [...]

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