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Pet Scoop: Tiny Beyoncé Turns 1 Year Old, D.C. Zoo’s Panda Is Artificially Inseminated
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, Apr 1, 2013April 1, 2013: We've scoured the Web to find the best and most compelling animal stories, videos and photos. And it's all right here. Full Article ›
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Affenpinscher Banana Joe Wins Westminster Best in Show
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, Feb 13, 2013Banana Joe, a tiny Affenpinscher from Massachusetts, got the ultimate retirement gift on Tuesday night: the Best in Show title at the prestigious 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at New York… Full Article ›
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Do You Know Your Puppy Bowl Players?
By Kristen Seymour, Feb 2, 2013Puppy Bowl IX is on the horizon, and we know you're just as excited as we are to see the playful pooches romp around the puppy-sized playing field, not to mention the all-kitten halftime and,… Full Article ›
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Custom-Made High Chair Helps Dog Cope With Rare Digestive Disorder
By Laura Cross, Oct 30, 2012Unlike most canines, when Starship the Australian Cattle Dog/Shepherd mix puppy eats a meal, she isn’t required to munch her kibble from a bowl on the floor. No, this lovable pup, who… Full Article ›
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Seizure-Detecting Rescue Dog Is a Hero to 6-Year-Old Boy
By Shayna Meliker, Sep 10, 2012When 6-year-old Leo was just a toddler, doctors discovered that he suffers from multiple brain aneurysms that cause seizures. During his extensive stays at the hospital, the kindergartner fell in… Full Article ›
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Puppy Born Without Front Legs Gets a Second Chance at Life
By Laura Cross, Sep 7, 2012If it wasn’t for Vickie Dryer, a veterinary technician in St. Cloud, Fla., a Chihuahua mix puppy born without functioning front legs would’ve been euthanized. The vet tech at Osceola… Full Article ›
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A New Nonsurgical Way to Neuter Male Dogs
By Dr. Nancy Kay, Sep 10, 2012There is some exciting news on the battlefront against pet overpopulation — a medication is hitting the U.S. market that is used to neuter male dogs without the need for anesthesia or… Full Article ›
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Alabama Seeing-Eye Dog Saves Her Owner From Gas Leak
By Shayna Meliker, Jul 27, 2012When Nancy Jones felt woozy while folding clothes earlier this week, she didn't think anything of it — but Pooh, her seeing-eye dog, recognized that there was a problem and took… Full Article ›
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Bronze Statue Honors Beloved Hospital Therapy Dog
By Shayna Meliker, Jul 23, 2012Monty the therapy dog no longer works at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, but now his legacy there has been set in stone. The English Setter began comforting patients at the Buffalo, N.Y.,… Full Article ›
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Firefighter Rescues Dog Trapped In a Quarry
By Laura Cross, Jul 6, 2012A 2-year-old Pit Bull named Daisy went missing last week in Gresham, Ore., and was found on Tuesday in the most unlikely and dangerous of places: stuck on a narrow ledge 50 feet down a quarry.… Full Article ›
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Chinese Crested Is Crowned the World's Ugliest Dog
By Shayna Meliker, Jun 25, 2012Sometimes, having an ugly mug pays off. For one unseemly dog from the United Kingdom, it pays $1,000. Mugly the Chinese Crested beat out 28 other competitors at the 24th Annual World's… Full Article ›
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Shelter Dogs Get Second Chance as Actors in New Steve Carell Movie
By Shayna Meliker , Jun 19, 2012A new film from Focus Features proves that it's never too late for a second chance — even when the world is ending. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, which hits theaters… Full Article ›