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House Fire Was Dog's Fault: Police

No one else was home; pet gets saved

(Newser) - Too bad they don't teach fire safety in obedience school. A fire in a New Jersey home this weekend appears to have started when a dog turned on the stove, police say, per the Asbury Park Press . But the canine may not be entirely to blame: It seems someone...

Guy Banned From Having Dog: It's a 'Very Large Cat'

Cambridge head convinces college officials to let pooch stay on campus

(Newser) - What do you do if you work and live at Cambridge University and own an adorable basset hound, but the college has banned dogs living on campus? If you're Roger Mosey, you convince school bigwigs that your dog is actually a "very large cat." Cats are allowed...

Lost Dog Back, Apparently After 2 Years in Forest

Family returned to campsite with his bed, and Murphy crawled in

(Newser) - After Nathan and Erin Braun's golden retriever went missing on a camping trip in Tahoe National Forest in 2012, they posted fliers and set up a Facebook page, but had no luck finding Murphy over two years, the Los Angeles Times reports. Earlier this month, however, when a camper...

Great-Grandpa Killed While Rescuing Dog

Richard Kurtz 'would put his life in danger to save anybody'

(Newser) - A beloved great-grandpa was killed Monday in Missouri while attempting to rescue a dog from a busy highway. Richard Kurtz, 78, spotted what was either his or a friend's small whippet across the highway from his farm and immediately went out on the road to help, the St. Louis ...

Loyal Dog Stays by Owner's Dead Body

Searchers find golden retriever in 'protective stance' to fend off scavengers

(Newser) - A search team in Colorado found the body of a missing 81-year-old skier Saturday, but they had to get by his loyal golden retriever Buddy first, reports ABC Denver . The dog was described in the sheriff's report as being in a "protective state," apparently guarding the body...

Customer Leaves $1K Tip for Dog's Surgery

Bartender tried to return money, but tipper insisted she keep it

(Newser) - Another story about a big tip is in the news, but this one has a couple of twists—the recipient tried to give the money back, and it all revolves around a sick dog. As CNN reports, a couple ordered drinks and wings at a bar in Clinton, NJ,...

Lost Dog Found Thanks to Facebook, High-Tech Search

Luckily, owner didn't have to use the gallons of urine he collected

(Newser) - Bryan Mason was determined to find Sparky the dog after he ran off one day in San Francisco—and flyers alone weren't going to do the trick. Instead, Mason set up a Google Map, pinning spots where Sparky, originally his fiancee's dog, had been sighted. He also created...

Students Busted Over Dog in Keg Stand Pic

Animal held upside down in Twitter image

(Newser) - A Twitter photo of a dog held upside-down over a beer keg has a pair of college students in Western New York facing animal cruelty charges. The young Labrador retriever, Mya, was apparently being forced to drink, officials say (though another Twitter user says the dog didn't actually have...

Taliban Captures Military Dog


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Feb 9, 2014 10:30 AM CST

Taliban Captures Military Dog

New video shows service canine

(Newser) - A new Taliban video shows what might be the world's first canine POW. In the video, the militants claim to have captured a military service dog during a battle with American forces in Afghanistan's Laghman province in December, reports the Washington Post . Both ABC and Fox News quote...

Dog Tests Positive for Pot, Cocaine

New Mexico owner fighting to get her Lab back

(Newser) - A New Mexico woman whose dog tested positive for cocaine and marijuana is fighting to get the canine back after surrendering the Labrador retriever because of a $2,000 vet bill. The Albuquerque Journal reports that 1-year-old Maddie showed "strong positive cocaine" and active marijuana traces in urine tests...

Dog 'Saved My Life' in Subway Fall: Blind Man

Cecil Williams' dog Orlando jumped right in after man fainted

(Newser) - When a blind man fainted and tumbled onto subway tracks, his guide dog was there to protect him—and both survived being run over by a train. When Cecil Williams, 60, got lightheaded on the Manhattan platform, his black lab, Orlando, tried to keep him away from the tracks. But...

Dog Helps Save Woman Stuck 3 Days in Alaska Cold

'Elvis is a little hero'

(Newser) - A woman is lucky to be alive in Alaska after surviving three nights of temperatures that sank as low as minus 20 degrees—and she has "Elvis" to thank. Vivian Mayo, 57, was found severely hypothermic early Wednesday, huddled beneath the burned-out hulk of her snowmobile with her small,...

Girl Sues Mom's Ex-Beau in Bid to Get Dog Back

10-year-old files suit over poodle

(Newser) - The most unusual lawsuit of the day comes via the Oakland Press of Michigan, which reports that a 10-year-old girl is taking her mother's ex-boyfriend to court to try to get her dog back. Hannah Wise maintains that Mitchell Rechter reneged on an informal deal they struck and won'...

Happy Reunion: Dog Found Under Tornado Rubble

Family finds Maggie in ruins of home in Washington, Illinois

(Newser) - Amid the bad news out of Illinois from this weekend's devastating tornado comes this great Facebook post : "maggie found!!!!!" Maggie is the family dog of the Dann family of Washington, Ill., who was missing and presumed dead after the tornado, explains Weather.com . As family and friends...

Dog Saved From Dump Climbs Mt. Everest

Rupee thought to be first to achieve feat

(Newser) - Mount Everest has its first known canine climber: a dog who was rescued from near death at an Indian dump. Rupee was adopted by South African golfer Joanne Lefson, who had taken her previous dog, Oscar, around the world (and has written an upcoming book about it). Her latest adventure...

Parents Catch Abusive Babysitter, Thanks to Dog
Parents Catch Abusive Babysitter, Thanks to Dog
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Sep 15, 2013 6:46 AM CDT

Parents Catch Abusive Babysitter, Thanks to Dog

Killian's behavior alerted them that something wasn't right

(Newser) - A babysitter in South Carolina has confessed to physically abusing a 7-month-old boy in her care—and the child's parents give credit to the loyal family dog. As WCSC explains, they grew suspicious when their otherwise mellow dog, Killian, started routinely growling at the family's 21-year-old babysitter and...

Dog&#39;s Blood Used to Save Cat
 Dog's Blood Used to Save Cat 
Aug 21, 2013 2:20 PM CDT

Dog's Blood Used to Save Cat

Feline survives procedure with no side effects

(Newser) - Who says dogs and cats can't be friends? When her cat ingested rat poison last Friday night, a New Zealand woman rushed the feline to the vet. But the blood laboratory was closed, so the cat's blood type couldn't be determined, and the animal needed an immediate...

Zoo Tries to Pass Off Dog as Lion
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Aug 18, 2013 7:40 AM CDT

Zoo Tries to Pass Off Dog as Lion

And fox as leopard

(Newser) - It wasn't hard to figure out that the "African lion" at a Chinese zoo was no lion: The animal was barking, according to one mom whose son pointed out the apparent discrepancy. Turns out the zoo in the People's Park of Luohe had substituted a Tibetan mastiff,...

Missing LA Dog Turns Up in Florida—3 Years Later

Microchip, pet detective reunite Bayou with owner

(Newser) - Three years ago, a Los Angeles man lost his pit bull; he thinks an ex-roommate took the dog after she was informed she had to move out. Now, Bayou the dog has reemerged—all the way across the country. What happened in the meantime remains a mystery, but Bayou and...

Dog Rescues Infant From Trash Dump

Thai canine finds baby in plastic bag, takes her home

(Newser) - A dog-about-town earned a medal—and a new leather collar—after rescuing an infant from a roadside dump in Thailand. The dog, Pui, apparently found the baby girl in a plastic bag and carried her home, barking as he arrived. That got the attention of his owner's 12-year-old niece,...

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