Labrador has served as mom to many
Lisha, a nine-year-old Labrador, is helping raise three month-old tiger cubs whose mother rejected them — and that’s just the latest in the long line of species she has suckled. A resident of the Cango...
View ArticleWere dogs in Poland being raised for lard?
A woman in Poland is suspected of fattening up her dogs, then slaughtering them and selling their lard as a health supplement, according to an AFP report. Polish police were questioning a woman at a...
View ArticleFiberglass dogs raise $24,000
Remember those fiberglass dogs displayed around Lafayette, Indiana as part of an outdoor art exhibit — the ones that, between vandals and thieves, weren’t always treated too kindly? They’ve gone on to...
View ArticleSkinniest in show: It’s Hatch!
Likely the oldest dog to ever appear at Crufts — and probably one of few mutts ever allowed entry – the skeleton of a sea dog named Hatch is on display at the prestigous UK dog show before heading to...
View ArticleSailor finds some friends in South Philly
Neighbors in South Philadelphia found a bruised, battered and hungry dog, took him in, and have raised enough money for him to have surgery tomorrow. Apparently, the 6-month-old shepherd mix, who...
View ArticleDoing God’s work, with help from dog
Reverend Richard Herrin — after a four-year stretch without one — now has a service dog to help him serve God. Herrin, a Baptist minister who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, lost his most...
View ArticleBiting the hand that feeds you
We love it when a distressing dog story turns into an uplifting one — as is often the case, it seems: Some lowly human mistreats a dog; some angel-like human comes to that dog’s rescue. We hate it when...
View ArticleDonations pour in for Barbara and Bowser
The Oklahoma tornado victim whose missing dog emerged from the rubble in the middle of a TV news interview may get another prayer answered. Barbara Garcia’s Scottish terrier, Bowser, was spotted under...
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