Chicago Police Reunite Family With Missing Dog After Four Years

The Chicago Police Department on Tuesday reunited a family with its beloved chihuahua, who went missing four years ago. Calumet District Officers were on patrol when two people flagged them down. The pair said they found a dog wandering the streets in the city’s West Pullman neighborhood and were concerned …

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1 Dog Year Does Not Equal 7 Human Years

You’ve probably heard that seven years is equivalent to roughly (ruffly?) one dog year. But how accurate is that equation? Some veterinarians would say your math is a little off. Dr. Mary Becker says 1-year-old dogs may have a little bit of growing to do, but they’re sexually mature by …

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Last Known 9/11 Rescue Dog Dies

About two dozen uniformed firefighters lined up in two rows outside the Fairfield Animal Hospital in Cypress, Texas. Between them, an aged golden retriever limped toward the clinic’s doors wagging its tail. Some had tears in their eyes. They were bidding farewell to a hero. The dog Bretagne (pronounced “Brittany”) …

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Britain’s Loneliest Dog Freya

After being rejected by thousands of people, Britain’s “loneliest dog” may soon walk the red carpet as star of the latest “Transformers” movie. Freya is a Staffordshire bull terrier who has spent the last six years at the Freshfields Animal Shelter in Liverpool. She walked into the kennel six years …

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‘World’s Loneliest Dog’ Will Star In Final Transformers Film

Meet Freya Freya was raised at the Freshfields Animal Shelter in Merseyside, UK. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier has epilepsy and no one was willing to adopt her. Over the course of Freya’s 6-year stay at the shelter, about 18,000 people looking to adopt a dog have walked away from her. More then 50 other dogs were …

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Puppy Love is Blind

Dogs are amazing creatures. They help us when we’re sad. Alert us when there is an intruder (even when the intruder is the package delivery person). Dogs can do a lot of great things. They are even there for each other when they need it. Dogs have been helping lead the …

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