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Dog obesity down under.

April 10 - ASPCA Go Orange Day!

Keeping your Canine cool (part I)

Stewart's dog passes from renal failure

Dog survives one month after house fire

It was nearly one month after a fire destroyed the multi-unit building. Acevedo hadn’t seen her dog Lola since the fire on February 23. But, while returning to pick up some belongings Monday, she made a stunning find. “We thought it was raccoon or something in the house,” Acevedo said. Show More Summary

Puppy survives euthanization

It's a miracle! A three-month-old puppy abandoned in Oklahoma that was put in a trash bin after being declared dead by a vet is alive... and looking for a new home. The puppy was left outside a dog shelter in Sulphur, Okla., with the rest of his litter. Show More Summary

Parents of Fallen U.S. Soldier Adopt Son's Bomb-Sniffing Dog

The parents of a fallen U.S. soldier are adopting the dog that the military says loyally rushed to the Marine’s aid when he was killed in Afghanistan.Darrell and Kathy Rusk picked up the dog, Eli, on Thursday. They asked the military...Show More Summary

Poetry: A Stump for a Tail

You can't buy loyalty, they say I bought it though, the other day; You can't buy friendship, tried and true, Well just the same, I bought that too. I made my bid, and on the spot Bought love and faith and a whole job lot Of happiness, so all in all The purchase price was pretty small. Show More Summary

Darwin Award? Woman tries to mail puppy via USPS

Really....there are just some people on this planet you have to wonder about...Postal workers in Minneapolis got quite a surprise when a package suddenly moved on its own.Suspicious, they opened it up -- and found a live puppy inside.Authorities...Show More Summary

Diplomat's Son Avoids Jail Time for Beating Dog in U.K.

Tunisian diplomat’s son avoids jail time for beating his puppy in the U.K., the Daily Mail reports. Mohammed Abou-Sabaa was caught on tape striking his Labrador Poppy 20 times. Despite his actions being recorded, British magistratesShow More Summary

Girl Risks Her Life to Save Beloved Family Dog

A beloved family pet barely survived an icy plunge after falling into a frozen pond in an Indiana backyard on Monday night. A member of the Witsken family, of Noblesville, Ind., attempted to rescue their golden retriever Breeze from the ice, but failed when unsafe conditions led to hypothermia. Show More Summary

7 dogs perish on American Airlines flight

(CNN) -- Authorities were investigating the deaths of seven dogs after an American Airlines flight to Chicago. Flight 851 was an hour late taking off from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tuesday morning, according to Mary Frances Fagan, director of corporate communications for American Airlines. Show More Summary

Dog saves owners life through amputation.

A terrier named Kiko has performed surgery. Kind of. According to a bizarre story reported in The Grand Rapids Press, Kiko smelled an infection in his owner's right big toe and set about "amputating" it. Which in doggie terms, of course, means he ate it. Show More Summary

Humor: Picture

Pet dog accidentally released into wild.

July 26, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The Frankfort Humane Society mistook a dog to be a coyote and it was released into the wild. The American Kennel Club-registered dog was owned by Lori Goodlett, who said the dog named Copper was 11 years old and a female. Copper was staying with Lori along with another 15 year old dog named Trigger. Show More Summary

Chihuahua save children from dog attack.

RICHMOND, Calif. — A Northern California woman says her Chihuahua died protecting her children from two pit bulls that got into her apartment. Mayda Estrella, of Richmond, says the family's Chihuahua, named Manchas, jumped in between the canine invaders and her 4-year-old son Sunday. Show More Summary

Vet tech negligence allows for loss of dog and friend

DENVER, CO - Cate Clark dropped her dog, Ruby, off at the 29th Avenue Animal Clinic last Thursday so she could be treated for dehydration.Two hours later, Ruby was dead -- not because the veterinarian made a mistake in treating the dog...Show More Summary

Dog flies 20 miles by gust of wind. Is okay.

June 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A dog is said to be in good health and happy to be returned to its owner after flying for twenty miles in a strong wind gust which swept the dog away during a storm. Agnes Tamas, a 57 year old man from the Hungarian...Show More Summary

What's in a name?

Sometimes a dog just looks like what he is, and for owners Jason and Siobhan Engdahl, their 1-year-old mixed breed looked like a "Pickle." "We like to pickle and brew things in our home," Jason Engdahl said. "We happen to have a lot of pickle cookbooks as well. Show More Summary

Cesar Milan and Illusion file for divorce.

News drops from the Dog Whisper website that our favorite canine coach and his wife of sixteen years are seperating. "We are sad to announce that after 16 years of marriage we have decided to file for divorce," reads a statement on posted Cesar's Web site Friday. Show More Summary