At last, some good news to come out of what I have to say was one of the most distrubing animal-related tales to hit the airwaves in a while (besides Sarah Palin’s penchant for shooting wolves, that is). Check out the happy-ish ending to the sad story of Michale Vick’s dogs at Sports Illustrated. Related [...]

We have a joke in our house that our dog, Greta, isn’t the brightest bulb because she often does silly things. But is that her personality, or is she really a bit of an airhead? According to Stanley Coren, psychology professor at the University of British Columbia and a best-selling author of The Intelligence of Dogs, [...]

The recently released Dog Heroes of September 11th is the first major publication to salute the canines that served the nation in the recovery missions following the terrorists’ attacks on America. The book provides an excellent overview of the mission and requirements of these search and rescue dogs and serves as a lasting tribute to [...]

Sussex, New Brunswick, is gearing up for the Agility Association of Canada’s National Agility Championships, which run August 7 through 10. Among the events planned are Nationals Pre-Qualifier rounds (standard, jumpers, gamblers); Rally Obedience Trial; Nationals Rounds (Standard 1, Jumpers 1) and Steeplechase 1; Nationals Rounds (Standard 2, Gamblers 1) and Steeplechase 2; Nationals “Maritime Kitchen Party” Banquet; Nationals rounds (Jumpers [...]

Am I the only one still watching the CBS television show “Greatest American Dog”? I am determined to stick with it. Of course, CBS is making that near impossible since they switched the day the show airs from Thursday to Wednesday without so much as a whisper. Luckily, I caught up on the full episode I [...]

While doing research for a story I’m working on, I discovered that people who love dogs have a lot of career options that can include day to day interaction with four-legged friends. Beyond the obvious career choices, such as veterinarian, vet technician, alternative medicine vet, research vet, animal behaviorist, pet therapist, trainer, pet sitter, groomer, [...]

In case you’re not watching The Greatest American Dog on CBS on Thursday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT, let me fill you in on all its doggie goodness. No, there aren’t any greyhounds in the group, but there are plenty of amazing dogs (and owners) as well as a few neurotic dog/owner pairs. While the show [...]

Watch CBS Videos Online Tonight (Thursday, July 10) at 8 p.m. ET/PT, CBS unveils its new canine reality series: “Greatest American Dog”, in which 12 teams of dogs and owners from across the nation, ranging from “pageant dogs” to those simply trained at home, will live together and compete against each other in challenges that put the [...]

Drs. Foster and Smith, who offer amazing pet products, also have a television show, “Faithful Friends”, on Animal Planet that airs on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. So far, they have 13 episodes in the can, and the next two are about animal behavior (June 29) and pet nutrition (July 6). The show is hosted by Wanda Goldberg [...]

I’m always excited to learn about new organzations that work tirelessly behind the scenes to do good things. So when I recently saw an ad for the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SM), I felt compelled to go to their website immediately and learn everything I could about the group. The mission of the Search Dog Foundation [...]