Yes, the New Predator Movie Has Predator DogsÂ
Any dog lovers out there? You might want to start lining up for The Predator.
Small Dogs Pee Higher to Lie About Their Size, New Study Concludes
You just can’t trust a little dog.
Dog Owners Fake-Cried So Researchers Could Confirm the Sweet Truth About Our Pups
Canine lovers hardly need more evidence that dogs are, in fact, good. But for any remaining heartless monsters, there’s this new study published on Monday in the journal of Learning and Behavior. It suggests that many dogs will rush over to comfort their owners if they think they’re in a predicament.
An Airline Actually Saved a Dog's Life for Once
It’s dangerous to take your pet on an airplane. This is a lesson that Michelle Burt learned the hard way. On a recent JetBlue flight from Florida to Massachusetts, her French bulldog started to appear uncomfortable while the plane was in the air. Soon, the poor pup’s tongue was blue, and Burt knew there was a problem.…
America's First Dogs Were Wiped Out by Europeans, but Their Genetic Legacy Lives on as a Sexually Transmitted Cancer
The evolutionary journey of how dogs came to occupy millions of human living rooms is a complicated one, filled with detours and false starts. A new study out Thursday in Science seems to better illuminate one of these detours. It suggests the first domesticated dogs to come to the Americas were brought by humans…
Another DNA Testing Company Reportedly Gets Fooled by Dog DNA
Consumer DNA testing is going to the dogs. A Canadian testing company has been accused of sending back supposedly human ancestry results on a faux sample that actually came from a chihuahua named Snoopy, CBC News reported Wednesday. Remarkably, it’s the second company reported to have been fooled by doggy DNA in…
This Robot Dog Movie Is Transformers Meets LassieÂ
It’s called A.X.L., and it’s about to change your life. Well, not really, but it damn sure is going to try.
Dog-Walking App Wag, Which Is Kind of Like an Uber for Dogs, Reportedly Loses Another Good Boy [Updated]
Dog-walking service Wag, the subject of fairly numerous press reports in the tabloid media regarding lost canines, has come up again in NYC rag the New York Post in reference to yet another pup that slipped a leash.
A Dozen Homeless Dogs From Chernobyl Are Being Put Up for Adoption in the U.S.
As Ernest Hemingway might’ve said: Good dogs, for adoption, minor radiation.
I DNA Tested My Cat and She Was Not Happy About It
I was crawling around on the floor, chasing my cat, Avalanche, as she artfully wriggled away from me over and over again to gnaw at the piece of tape I had stuck to her gray and white fur. Avalanche had unwittingly become a victim of journalistic inquiry: I wanted to explore the latest fad in consumer DNA testing,…
Report: A DNA Testing Company Could Not Tell the Difference Between Human and Dog DNA
Dog may be man’s best friend, and even genetically similar to humans, to boot, but there are enough key differences that it shouldn’t be too hard to distinguish between human and doggie DNA.
Pet Food Maker Offers to Cover Vet Bills After Dogs Contract Fatal Disorder
Australian pet food manufacturer Advance Pet is under investigation after its dog food was suspected to be associated with a string of cases involving dogs contracting a digestive disease. Today it announced it would reimburse owners’ vet bills and euthanasia costs after a voluntary recall of its dog food in March,…
Vaccines Don't Give Dogs Autism, Veterinarians Shout Into the Void
The debunked idea that vaccines cause autism is one that, judging by my inbox alone, continues to endure. But veterinarians in the UK and elsewhere are now being forced to contend with antivaxxers going to the dogs.
Delta Airlines Sends Puppy to Wrong City—Multiple Times
Delta is now implicated in the unnerving string of recent dog mishaps that’s rattled America’s skies. On Saturday, the airline was supposed to send a six-week-old dog named Ren from a breeder in Virginia to Boise, Idaho. Instead, the poor pup went to Detroit, where it spent the night, only to be again misrouted to Las…
United Airlines Re-Routes Plane After Third Dog-Related Mishap of the Week
United Airlines had its third dog-related mishap this week, following up on the death of a puppy its flight attendants allegedly insisted be stuffed in an overhead bin and the accidental shipment of another dog to Japan by putting a third dog in the wrong plane.
In an Odd Turn of Events, an NFL Legend Rescued Stan Lee's Dog
The 95-year-old Stan Lee has had an eventful few months, with reports of his finances in disarray, possible elder abuse, and accusations of sexual harassment on the part of the man himself.
After Puppy Dies in Overhead Bin, United Airlines Mistakenly Sends Different Dog to Japan
United Airlines did a very sad, regrettable thing this week when its attendants insisted a passenger store their 10-month-old French bulldog in the overhead bin on a flight from Houston to New York, resulting in said puppy’s untimely death of probable suffocation. In the second story casting doubt on the airline’s…
These Cute, Pixelated Puppers Will Devour You in This Wolfenstein 3D Mod
You might love Wolfenstein, but I’m not one who can stomach much violence, even when it’s in service of destroying Nazis in all their forms. As a result, I’ve never played more than a few minutes of any Wolfenstein game. That’s why Return to Castle Woofenstein (aka Woof3d), a mod that turns every enemy Nazi into a…
United Airlines Makes Passenger Put Puppy in Overhead Bin, Puppy Promptly Dies
If you can’t stand a sad story, stop reading now. This one is just as heart-breaking as it is infuriating, and it might make you never fly United again. That’s because United just took responsibility for the death of a puppy, a small dog that just wanted to arrive in New York City unharmed.
An Idaho Science Teacher Allegedly Fed a Puppy to a Snapping Turtle in Front of Students
According to a Monday report in East Idaho News, longtime Preston Junior High School science teacher Robert Crosland is in trouble over what Preston School District 201 Superintendent Marc Gee says is a “regrettable circumstance involving some of the biological specimens” for use in Crosland’s classes.
