Amid the bashing she’s taking on the Internet for picking her dog up by the tail, there are those coming to the defense of Rebecca Cross, owner of Knopa, the Scottish terrier who won Best in Show at Crufts. But the explanations those defenders offer, and their justifications for the practice — which has existed for … Read more
A new study has confirmed what many of us guys already knew, or at least suspected — having a dog can make us more appealing to women. The study goes a step beyond stating the obvious, though, looking at why that is, and why using a dog as date bait — unfair as it may … Read more
Here’s a song Michael White wrote after losing his dog Max to cancer. Yes, it might make you cry, but it’s a good kind of cry. Max was a basset hound-boxer mix and “one heck of a dog,” White says. White posted the video on YouTube more than a year ago, where it has received a couple … Read more
Yesterday, as can happen in life, I took a wrong turn on the way to Utopia, ending up instead on a dead-end dirt road. So I turned around, drove back through my own dust, took a different road and finally spotted the driveway I was looking for — the one into Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch, founded by mystery novelist, … Read more
An enterprising pet owner with a quirky sense of humor listed a wingtip shoe his dog chewed up on eBay, billing it as art. And apparently, it was — at least in one person’s view. It sold for $378. That’s at least $100 more than a new pair of Cole Haan wingtips costs. The shoe, … Read more
A San Antonio teenager who believes she’s a werewolf has admitted to beheading a dog in her kitchen but says the dog was already dead. Sarah Rodriguez, 18, who prefers to be called “Wolfie Blackheart,” was contacted by authorities after a photo of the dog’s severed head appeared on the Internet. “I didn’t kill any … Read more
Once upon a time in Butte, in a huge and barren expanse of waste that’s part of the nation’s largest Superfund site, there lived a dog. Nobody knows how he got there, why he stayed, or how he managed to remain alive in the toxic confines of what’s known as the Berkeley Pit. But live he did, for 17 … Read more
We’re sure she meant well, but “Real Housewives of Dallas” star Kameron Westcott’s new dog food line is getting some harsh reviews. Westcott is new to the series, and one of the plot lines it follows has revolved around her efforts to develop and market a bubblegum pink dog food brand called SparkleDog. The new … Read more
After half a century as an amateur dog walker, and three months as a professional one, I’m prepared to give a qualified answer to that question. It depends on the dogs. It depends on the dog walker. But three at a time should be plenty. Many a dog walker might scoff at that — and … Read more
Still bearing scars on his chest and front legs, Hector, a pit bull that was part of Michael Vick’s dogfighting operation, mingled with third-graders Tuesday at the Barack and Michelle Obama Learning Elementary School in St. Paul. Hector, one of 52 dogs rescued from the NFL quarterback’s dogfighting operation, is now a registered therapy dog. … Read more