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Scared Puppy Found Stuck in a Cactus Gets Rescued
Meet Cactus Jack, the scared little puppy who got mercilessly pricked after becoming trapped in a cactus in Arizona. Fortunately for Jack, one Good Samaritan was in his backyard last Friday when he...
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Make Sure Your Dog Steers Clear of Foxtails
It is foxtail season, and a booming one it is. Foxtails are seed awns produced by a number of non-native grasses. They’re sort of torpedo shaped with tiny barbs that allow them to stick to anything to...
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Dog’s Best Friend? You!
Dogs have long been known as man’s best friend. But scientists have come up with the first proof that the feeling is mutual. Several studies have already shown that stroking pets helps relax owners and...
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Protect Your Dog from Summer’s Heat
Dogs can die in hot cars. And no wonder. According to the AAA Chicago Motor Club, when it’s 85 degrees outdoors, and even with the windows open for cross-circulation, the dashboard of a car will heat...
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Fun Games for Dogs and Their People
Playing with a dog used to mean a game of tug-of-war or fetch. These days, canine sports are organized and televised, and top competitors have fans like any top athlete. Agility, dock diving, flyball,...
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Dog Invites Hungry Stray to Come Home for Dinner
The loud chorus of barking followed by the resounding crash of the gate to my front yard flying open told me that my foster dog, Fozzie Bear, had again broken out. Experience told us that he would be...
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Namibia: Dog Rescue Mission Into Angola
A DARING rescue mission was undertaken by Namibian women to bring back at least 10 purebred dogs suspected to have been stolen in South Africa and smuggled through Namibia into Angola. Magetta Viljoen...
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Four-Legged Reason to Keep It Together
WHEN I met the dog, he was sitting in a cage to my left as I entered a local animal shelter near the running path I frequent in downtown Austin, Texas. I had no intention to adopt a dog. I only stopped...
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Dog Travels Hundreds of Miles to Reach Owner
Hundreds of miles of space between a dog named “Bucky,” and his person, named “Mark Wessells,” were not enough to keep the pair apart. Back in January, Wessells left Bucky with his father in Virginia...
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Pit Bulls, the Ultimate Urban Dog
The scene was Hollywood-ready: On a gritty New York street, a homeless man is having a seizure on the sidewalk. At his side, his unleashed pit bull. When police approach, the dog rises to defend her...
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