Gucci, the dog that changed Alabama’s law
Gucci, the dog who helped make animal abuse a felony in Alabama, died Wednesday. Doug James — Gucci’s rescuer and owner — said he made the difficult decision to euthanize the dog, who recently turned...
View ArticleChow Hounds: Why our dogs are fatter
If your dog is fat — and statistics indicate nearly half are — you might want to check Dr. Ernie Ward’s recent online chat, sponsored by the Washington Post. About 45 percent of all adult dogs and 58...
View ArticleBlind Sinkhole Sam needs a home
The Arizona Humane Society is seeking a home for a blind dog who fell into a 20-foot sinkhole. Now dubbed “Sinkhole Sam,” the dog was rescued from the hole in March after children heard his cries....
View ArticleFor this Hachi, the wait is over
Rescued by firefighters, an Akita-chow mix named Hachi had burns over 60 percent of his body when he arrived at a southern California animal hospital. That was back in the fall of 2009 when the dog was...
View ArticleRoadside Encounters: Bailey
Name: Bailey Age: 2 1/2 years Breed: Corgi-Chow mix Encountered: At Washington Park, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Backstory: Ace and I were visiting Winston-Salem’s dog park when Bailey came trotting in — a...
View ArticleGreat Danes and other “attack dogs” would be euthanized under Cumberland...
(An update to this story can be found here.) Apparently gunning down stray dogs on the streets wasn’t enough for the dog unfriendly officials of Cumberland County, North Carolina. Now they want to...
View Article4th grade teacher charged with killing dog
An elementary school teacher called police and confessed to beating his dog to death after the Lab-Chow mix soiled himself, authorities said. “Why did I do this? I’m an animal,” the fourth grade...
View ArticleMan charged with stabbing dog that bit son
An Indiana man left his son in the hospital while he went to exact revenge on the dog that bit the boy, police say. Determined to kill the dog, the man, from Michigan City, stabbed the animal and...
View ArticleBear Bear: Living among the homeless
Once called H.D. — for Homeless Dog — and now known as Bear-Bear, a chow mix has been living for years with the homeless who come, go and camp along the railroad tracks on the southern edge of downtown...
View ArticleNC bill would restrict “aggressive” breeds
A state representative from Charlotte says he’s already getting “beaten up” for a bill he filed this week that would restrict ownership of six breeds of dog the proposed legislation deems aggressive....
View ArticleStubby’s tale: When pit bulls were heroes
Given the Pentagon’s decision to ban pit bulls and other “dangerous” dog breeds from Army housing, we thought it would be a good time to revisit Stubby, the stray pit bull who became the most decorated...
View ArticleSkin deep: How Aristotle got his fur back
A “bad” dog, an “ugly” dog and a gaggle of “unwanted” beagles all prove that, deep down, they were not those things at all in the season premiere of “DogTown” Friday night. All three stories show the...
View ArticleFormer “Army brat” remembers best friend
We don’t know how much heat the Pentagon is getting for its edict banning “dangerous” dog breeds from Army housing, despite many of those breeds having served the country honorably. We do know, though,...
View ArticleChow chows rescued from their rescuer
Ninety-two chow chows were seized after authorities this week discovered them living crated and cramped in a small house near Lancaster, Pa. The chows were discovered in the house, basement, garage and...
View ArticleFaith takes her message of hope to soldiers
Faith, the two-legged dog, continues to spread inspiration — most recently last weekend when she visited McChord Air Force Base and Fort Lewis in Washington state. Faith met thousands of soldiers —...
View ArticleTexas teen “werewolf” under investigation
A San Antonio teenager who believes she’s a werewolf has admitted to beheading a dog in her kitchen, but says the dog was already dead. Sarah Rodriguez, 18, who prefers to be called “Wolfie...
View ArticleHow a dog named Scout avoided becoming dinner and became the life of the party
Talk about your culture shock. One week, this chow mix appeared destined to become somebody’s dinner. The next — after being rescued from a dog meat market in Yulin, China — he was mingling with...
View ArticleAnother Ace doppelganger surfaces
From time to time, about once every couple of years, I hear from a reader who thinks their dog looks just like mine. That’s my dog Ace above — one of a kind, I like to think, but a mix of four breeds...
View ArticleA neighborhood reunites with a former stray
If you’re going to be a stray dog, you might want to be one in Oak Brook, Ill. It’s one of Chicago’s wealthiest suburbs — the kind of place with well-manicured lawns to pee on, porches and gazebos...
View ArticleCanis Republicanis: If the top 12 Republican presidential candidates were dog...
There aren’t quite as many Republican candidates for president as there are dog breeds, but there are enough of both to have some fun with, or at least fun in a Democrat’s eyes. So here, before the...
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