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Americas' Oldest Dog Unearthed

9,400-year-old Fido ended up as dinner

(Newser) - The first known domesticated dog in the Americas lived some 9,400 years ago and likely provided its owner with company, security, and, eventually, dinner, an ancient bone fragment suggests. A University of Maine researcher found the bone fragment in a prehistoric sample of human waste in Texas. DNA testing...

Swiss Village: Pay Dog Tax, or We Kill Fido

That's one way to get residents to pay...

(Newser) - Don’t want to pay your dog tax? Then your dog will be executed—at least, that’s how one Swiss village is handling the problem. A Reconvilier official says the town—population 2,245 humans, 280 canines—can legally kill a dog if its owner doesn’t cough up...

Nazis Obsessed Over Hitler-Mocking Dog
Nazis Obsessed Over
Hitler-Mocking Dog
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jan 9, 2011 6:07 PM CST

Nazis Obsessed Over Hitler-Mocking Dog

It raised its paw in Nazi salute, enraging German authorities

(Newser) - Newly discovered documents reveal a bizarre footnote in the annals of Nazi history, detailing how German authorities became enraged by a dog in Finland who mocked the führer. Pharmaceutical wholesaler Tor Borg's mutt had the odd habit of raising its paw with a striking likeness to the Nazi salute...

Baltimore Cops Rescue Dog From Frigid Harbor

Officer swims under 2 piers to save hypothermic dog

(Newser) - An officer with Baltimore's marine unit went well beyond the call of duty to rescue a dog trapped in frigid harbor waters. The officer donned a cold-water rescue suit and swam under two piers to save Penny, a 1-year-old Labrador that had leaped into the water after escaping from its...

For Bad Border Collies, a Solution: Rented Sheep

How to keep an antsy city herder happy

(Newser) - Sue Foster knew just what to do when her antsy border collie Taff got naughty: Rent him some sheep. Now Foster owns a herd of sheep, some land in Washington state, and two more border collies. "I never dreamed it would go this far," Foster tells the Wall ...

Man Faces Charges After Tossing Puppy From Car

But the pooch is fine!

(Newser) - A Chicago man faces charges of animal cruelty after throwing a puppy out of a moving car into traffic, reports the Chicago Tribune . Sergieu Muresan, 26, turned himself in after seeing a warrant for his arrest 11 days after he tossed the pup out a window in a busy Chicago...

Cop Kills Dog ... for Barking at Him
Cop Kills Dog ...
for Barking at Him
Dec 22, 2010 12:01 PM CST

Cop Kills Dog ... for Barking at Him

Boomer wouldn't have attacked, says distraught son

(Newser) - A Georgia family’s golden retriever barked at the wrong cop, and paid for it with his life, ABC News reports. “Boomer” barked and approached the officer, who was walking through the King family’s yard while investigating a disturbance, and ignored the officer’s commands to stop. What...

Michael Vick Wants Another Dog
Michael Vick
Wants Another Dog
Dec 15, 2010 1:21 PM CST

Michael Vick Wants Another Dog

... to help his rehabilitation

(Newser) - Michael Vick gives an interview to the Grio in which he talks about his reformed ways and his campaign against dog-fighting, but one quote is grabbing the attention: "I would love to get another dog in the future," he says. "I think it would be a big...

Vicious Dog Forces Plane to Land
Vicious Dog Forces Plane to Land
Dec 7, 2010 1:41 AM CST

Vicious Dog Forces Plane to Land

Terrier runs amok in passenger cabin

(Newser) - A passenger who apparently had trouble following the instruction "Don't let your dog out of its carrier" forced a US Airways flight from Newark to Phoenix to make an unscheduled stop in Pittsburgh. The agitated 12-pound Manchester terrier, set loose in the cabin, bit a passenger and a flight...

Australian Guy Marries His Dog
 Australian Guy Marries His Dog 
Dec 2, 2010 10:51 AM CST

Australian Guy Marries His Dog

He assures wedding guests 'it's not sexual'

(Newser) - Arguably even weirder than the woman who married herself or the man who married his pillow : An Australian man has married his dog. Joseph Guiso wed Honey, a 5-year-old labrador, in Toowoomba this week, the Chronicle reports. Thirty friends and family members attended, and listened to vows (presumably only delivered...

Get a Dog, Not a Facelift
 Get a Dog, Not a Facelift 
OPINION
Nov 29, 2010 1:36 PM CST

Get a Dog, Not a Facelift

Dogs are more cuddly than plastic surgeons ... argues a plastic surgeon

(Newser) - Robert Tornambe is an animal-loving plastic surgeon ... and in a move that may not be too smart for his bottom line, he argues that it's wiser to get a dog than a facelift. Writing for the Huffington Post , he offers up 10 surprisingly logical reasons why:
  • A dog lasts longer:
...

Shelter Kills War Hero Dog by Mistake

Mutt saved 50 soldiers in Afghanistan

(Newser) - A dog credited with saving the lives of dozens of US soldiers in Afghanistan was euthanized in an Arizona shelter by mistake, reports the Arizona Republic . Target, a stray who hung around a US military base, became a hero when she and two other dogs attacked a suicide bomber who...

Shanghai Unleashing 'One Dog Policy'

No space for multiple dogs in city of 20M people, officials say

(Newser) - Residents of China's biggest city will soon be limited to one pooch as well as one child. Shanghai officials are finalizing a law that will ban households from owning more than one dog and require puppies to be given away to dogless households or to government adoption agencies before they...

Condo Spends $100K Trying to Evict Dog ... and Loses

Court says dog rule needs to be cleared by owners

(Newser) - Donata Forman really loves her dog. So when her condo board told her little Charlie—a four-pound Yorkshire terrier— had to go, “I said, I’m going all the way" with the case, Forman tells the New York Daily News . “I need him because he’s part of...

Al-Qaeda Tried to Turn Dogs Into Suicide Bombers

Iraqi terrorists try to smuggle bombs onto plane inside dogs

(Newser) - How evil is al-Qaeda in Iraq? So evil that they once tried to blow up a plane using bombs hidden inside of living dogs. The plot failed only because the terrorists had done such a poor job stitching up the dogs that they died before their kennels could be loaded...

Man Springs Pup From Pound; Flees on Lawnmower

High-speed chase not an option

(Newser) - Edwin Fry loves his prized pooch. When his dog, Buddy Tough, found himself locked up in the town kennel, Fry decided to bust him out of jail. Fry could have paid the $100 fine to have his dog released, but instead, he decided to visit the pound with a pair...

Rottweiler Comes Back From the Dead

Owner's glad he waited before burying 11-year-old dog

(Newser) - A Detroit man tried to have his dog euthanized, only to find her the next morning in the garage where he’d left her body—standing on all fours. "Are you still my dog?" he said to her. "It was like a scene from Pet Sematary," he...

Man Caught on Video Ditching Limping Dog

Latest CCTV episode of Brits being cruel to animals

(Newser) - In the continuing saga of Brits being cruel to animals on surveillance video, a man has been nabbed on CCTV dumping a limping dog and driving away. The dog eagerly follows his master to a park area in Dorset, then stands, stunned, as the man speeds off. "The dog...

Dog Poop Lights Park Lamp
 Dog Poop Lights Park Lamp 
Sep 12, 2010 9:57 AM CDT

Dog Poop Lights Park Lamp

Site turns waste into electricity

(Newser) - A dog park in Cambridge, Mass., is being lit up by the excrement of the dogs who visit, reports Fast Company . Dogwalkers are encouraged to deposit their pets' waste at a methane digester called the Park Spark, which then turns into a burnable gas that powers a lamppost. The team...

Dog Eats Drunk Man's Toe... and Saves His Life

(Newser) - A Michigan man has his dog—and a few too many margaritas—to thank for saving his life. Dog Kiko sensed a problem with Jerry Douthett's toe and decided to chew it off when Douthett fell asleep after a day of heavy drinking. Turns out the man was in denial,...

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