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'Your Dog Is a Hero. She Saved Your Life Today'

Gita leads deputy to fallen owner in rural Washington state

(Newser) - It's as close as you'll get to a real-life Lassie rescue. A dog in rural Washington state is credited with saving the life of her 84-year-old owner by leading a deputy straight to him, reports KREM . Deputy Colton Wright of the Stevens County Sheriff's Office was patrolling...

That Dog Walk Could Send You to the ER

Injuries on such strolls have been on the rise over the past 2 decades, for kids and adults

(Newser) - The cuddles. The loyalty. The worshipful eyes. There's a lot of joy in having a dog, not the least of which is heading out for a brisk walk—and therein lies a peril some dog people should pay more attention to. Over the past 20 years, injuries related to...

In South Korea, a Retail Stat With Big Implications

Dog strollers are outselling baby strollers for the first time, notes the Wall Street Journal

(Newser) - Some retail stats are humdrum, and others speak volumes. The Wall Street Journal calls attention to one in the latter category out of South Korea: Dog strollers are outselling baby strollers. The trend started last year for the first time and has continued through the first six months of this...

Lily Allen: I'm Getting Death Threats After Telling Dog Story

Singer returned dog her family adopted during COVID pandemic

(Newser) - Lily Allen is once again receiving backlash over something she said , and this time the singer says people are going too far. On an episode of her podcast last week, Allen was chatting with guest Steve Jones, a Welsh television presenter, about her family's plans to adopt a dog....

10 Most Expensive Dog Breeds
10 Most
Expensive
Dog Breeds
Aug 24, 2024 2:25 PM CDT

10 Most Expensive Dog Breeds

English bulldogs top the list

(Newser) - Owning a dog these days can be an expensive prospect—a USA Today survey finds that 91% of dog owners have had some degree of related financial stress over the last year— and sometimes it starts with the actual cost of the animal. Reader's Digest lays out the most...

Actor Wanted His Dog Put Down, Buried With Him

Fortunately for Loubo, the family of Alain Delon will not honor the request

(Newser) - French actor Alain Delon died this week at age 88. His dog Loubo, however, will go on living. This is the subject of headlines because of a bizarre request Delon made a few years before he died—that the now 10-year-old Belgian malinois be euthanized and buried with him, reports...

D&G Hawking Chi Chi New Perfume ... for Dogs

Whether that's a good idea is up for debate

(Newser) - You can now buy perfume for your dog. Whether you should buy perfume for your dog is up for debate. But thanks to Dolce & Gabbana, it's certainly an option. The fashion label recently introduced Fefé, its first scent developed specifically for pets, and named after Domenico Dolce's...

Kristof: Future Generations Will Recoil at Factory Farming

He wonders why Americans are so blasé about the mass torture of pigs for our meals

(Newser) - Americans by and large love and pamper their dogs, and Nicholas Kristof is no exception. But in his latest New York Times column, Kristof wonders why many of these same dog lovers are so willing to ignore what he describes as the mass torture of pigs by the American agriculture...

This Is a $150K Dog
He's a Very Good Boy.
He'll Also Cost You $150K
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Jul 20, 2024 9:31 AM CDT

He's a Very Good Boy. He'll Also Cost You $150K

New York magazine on why some are shelling out the eye-popping sum for Svalinn dogs

(Newser) - They are handsome dogs, for sure. But $150,000? New York magazine explores the bewildering price tag for these dogs bred in Montana by a company called Svalinn . As it turns out, plenty of people with deep pockets are willing to pay the sum, and the animals have become a...

Florida Police Mourn Dog Who Died After 'Heat Episode'

Archer was chasing a suspect on July 4, when the temperature was in the mid-90s

(Newser) - A police dog in Florida succumbed to the heat while tracking a suspect on the Fourth of July, reports the Tallahassee Democrat . "It is with a heavy broken heart that I inform our community that K9 Archer has passed away," wrote Madison County Sheriff David Harper in a...

Dog Turns on Stove, Starts House Fire
Dog Turns on Stove,
Starts House Fire
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Jul 5, 2024 1:01 PM CDT

Dog Turns on Stove, Starts House Fire

Owner in Colorado Springs was able to extinguish it, but damage is significant

(Newser) - Stories occasionally surface of dogs saving their human families from a fire. This is not that story. Instead, firefighters in Colorado Springs, Colorado, say the pooch in this case started the fire by turning on a gas burner in the middle of the night, reports KKTV . Security video from inside...

It Takes Three Dogs to Make a Clone
It Takes
Three Dogs
to Make
a Clone
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Jun 30, 2024 10:40 AM CDT

It Takes Three Dogs to Make a Clone

New Yorker explores the ethical questions involved with cloning a beloved pet

(Newser) - The question posed in the headline is straightforward enough: "Would you clone your dog?" Arriving at an answer, however, is far less straightforward. In the New Yorker , scientist Alexandra Horowitz explores not just the logistics of the cloning process but the bigger-picture questions involved. In the US, ViaGen is...

Writer Decides to Try Some High-End Dog Food

'It tasted fine,' writes Ellen Cushing in the Atlantic

(Newser) - Like a lot of Americans these days, writer Ellen Cushing placed an order for gourmet dog food. Unlike a lot of Americans who place such orders, Cushing does not, in fact, have a dog. In an essay for the Atlantic , Cushing writes that she ordered the meal for herself—and,...

Fishermen Rescue 38 Dogs From Middle of Lake

Insurance agents out for a day on Mississippi's Grenada Lake made the surprising find

(Newser) - Two friends from Arkansas and Tennessee recently decided to meet up in neighboring Mississippi for a day of fishing, but what they ended up pulling into their boat had more fur than gills and fins. WMC and Fox News report that Brad Carlisle and Bob Gist, both State Farm insurance...

Secret Service on Working Near Bidens' Dog: 'Have a Safe Shift!'

Report from right-wing Judicial Watch claims more biting incidents from German shepherd Commander

(Newser) - It's well known that President Biden's dogs have been busted biting , but a new report from a right-wing activist group suggests there may have been more bites than previously reported. TMZ was one of the first outlets to report on Secret Service records obtained from the Department of...

Dog Behind 'Doge' Has Leukemia
Beloved Dog of Internet's
'Doge' Meme Has Died
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May 24, 2024 10:10 AM CDT

Beloved Dog of Internet's 'Doge' Meme Has Died

Kabosu, the Shiba Inu from Japan who spurred the famous crypto meme, has passed at the age of 18

(Newser) - Kabosu, the beloved Shiba Inu behind the "doge" meme, has passed on to that great puppy paradise in the sky. That's per a blog post by the pet's owner, kindergarten teacher Atsuko Sato of Sakura, Japan, who announced the dog's death on Friday, per CNN . Sato...

Search for Grand Canyon Raft Rider Has Tragic End

Thomas Robison disappeared on journey with dog on a homemade raft

(Newser) - The search for a man believed to have tried to navigate the Grand Canyon with his dog in a homemade raft has come to a tragic end. In a news release, the National Park Service said a body believed to be that of 58-year-old New Mexico man Thomas Lee Robison...

Protecting Her Kids, Woman Mauled to Death by Dog Pack

Up to a dozen dogs went after Courtney Williams and her 3 kids in Georgia, relative claims

(Newser) - A mother of three found dead in a yard in Georgia days before Mother's Day was mauled to death by a pack of dogs, authorities say. Courtney Williams, 35, was attacked at her home in Quitman, near the Florida-Georgia state line, after her children got off the school bus...

Guess Which US City Loves Its Dogs the Most

Dallas is No. 1, per Zillow and BARK

(Newser) - Want to know where America's dogs are "living their best lives"? Zillow and BARK have looked at the data and found that Dallas ranks No. 1 among the US' most "dog-obsessed" cities. To figure out where people and their pups are thriving, the two companies looked...

Is It a Panda or a Dog? Zoo Says It's a 'Panda Dog'

Painted dogs at Chinese zoo inspire no small amount of controversy

(Newser) - A zoo in China has come under fire for painting dogs to look like giant pandas and making visitors pay to see them. The fluffy black and white Chow Chows appear in an exhibit that opened at the Taizhou Zoo in Jiangsu province this month with a cover charge of...

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