Neglected, Emaciated Pit Bull Drives Push for Change in Oklahoma Dog Laws
Oklahoma residents are not happy with their state’s slap-on-the-wrist punishment for people who neglect their dogs.
Owner Says Boxers Scheduled for Euthanasia were Defending Home from Trespassers
Iocoangeli’s Boxers were protecting their home – and their puppies – from an intruder and did what guard dogs do. Now they’re being punished.
Cocker Spaniel becomes youngest dog in UK to get a full hip replacement
Stanley, a 10-month-old cocker spaniel, has a much brighter future after becoming the youngest dog in the UK to undergo a full hip replacement. It wasn’t long ago that Stanley was dragging himself along the floor because his hind legs were in so much pain. Now the “bionic dog” is running and playing like he always wanted.
Loyal dog stays by the side of his unconscious and injured owner
When Colin Baxter woke up in a ditch, his leg and ankle were broken and he had no idea know how he got there. What he did know was his 2-year-old black lab Ozzy was by his side. Ozzy not only comforted Baxter but helped Baxter’s family find the injured man.
Three shelter dogs learn to drive a car
The Auckland SPCA in New Zealand is determined to change the public’s perception of rescue dogs. They have developed a unique project to try to accomplish this. For the last eight weeks they have been teaching three of their rescue dogs how to drive.
Dog survives close call with cougar
It was a very close call for Jeremy Scott and his dog Memphis, at Gowlland Tod Provincial Park in Victoria, BC on Sunday afternoon. Scott and Memphis were out trail running as they do twice a week when Memphis spotted a deer and gave chase down a hill.
Man steals dog and drives off while horrified owner watches
In a unbelievable turn of events, a man picked up a dog and drove off with it while the owner helplessly watched. The dog, a gray and white shih tzu named Tinkerbelle, escaped from her family’s home and ran into traffic nearby. One of the family members, a twelve year old girl, chased after the dog and was horrified by what happened next.
Case of mysterious dog disappearances opens wide in New Mexico
In the rural communities east of Albuquerque, dogs have been disappearing. From inside kennels, yards with locked fences, and inside homes pets were vanishing and owners were heartbroken. When a dog owner recently came home and saw someone driving off with her pit bulls, they gave chase prompting the thief to toss the dogs from the moving vehicle, and cracking the case wide open.
