Service dogs for the blind and others with disabilities have long been allowed to go where most pets cannot. Now, they are finally allowed in Uber vehicles. In 2014, the National Federation of the Blind filed a lawsuit on behalf of all potential Uber passengers with service dogs. Previously, Uber …
Toby, an English sheepdog-poodle, was on a trail hike with the McInnes family. At one point, the dog noticed something and ran off. He ended up falling 150 feet off a cliff before tumbling the same distance down the mountainside. The lucky pooch survived a 300-foot plunge off a cliff in …
After serving more than six years alongside her brothers in arms, a US Marine Corp. dog lost her leg to an IED explosion. In honor of her valor, Lucca was awarded the PDSA Dickin medal. It’s described as the highest decoration any animal can receive for military service. Lucca was …
Sad news to dog lovers: new research says dogs don’t appreciate our human hugs.
A decade ago, Tracy Dove’s 1-year-old dog Charlie went missing. Last week, she got the call she had hoped for but thought she’d never get. Her dog was found alive. “I was shocked, overwhelmed. I cried,” Dove told the Associated Press. “It’s amazing.” Charlie had been found on the steps …
Summer heat may be cruel, but these dogs keep their cool.
A retired K-9 is recovering from injuries after being attacked by an alligator, while playing near the water in his handler’s backyard in Palmetto, Fla. The dog Arek belongs to Chris Leister, an officer with the St. Petersburg Police Department. The Belgian Malinois was rushed to Ellenton Animal Hospital on …
Dogs love bringing home things to their owners as presents. Often times, it is a dead bird or other small creature. For one owner in New Mexico, the family dog brought home something dead and strange – human remains. Sometime during the morning of March 17, 2016, a New Mexican …
Believed to have been the world’s oldest dog, an Australian Kelpie named Maggie passed away this weekend at age 30. Her owner, a dairy farmer in the Australian state of Victoria, says she died peacefully in her bed. “She was still going along nicely last week,” Brian McLaren told Australia’s …
The German Shepherd is a truly remarkable dog breed. The dogs perform alongside police and military as bomb sniffing dogs. They have also been used as guard dogs. Now, they can be counted among “warrior” dogs. Luna, a German Shepherd and Husky mix, was accompanying her human on a boating trip …