SUE MANNING

April 6, 2016 at 9:36 am

Let your dogs go for gold with this Olympic-inspired gear

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the trail, in the water or happy on the lawn, let your dogs in on some Olympic-inspired fun with new...

• Nation & World

March 31, 2016 at 8:50 pm

New leash on life: K-9 gets second chance tracking jaguar VIEW

Mayke was born in Germany, expensively schooled and tediously trained to head off smugglers at the U.S.-Mexico border. But on the way to Texas, the...

• Nation & World

March 30, 2016 at 5:49 am

Animal Planet explores ASPCA program for second chance dogs

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Animal Planet will soon celebrate the success of a unique program aimed at second chance dogs, often shy and traumatized victims...

• Entertainment

March 17, 2016 at 10:23 am

Americans pony up record $60B keeping pets healthy, happy

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Americans spent just over $60 billion on their pets last year, a record fueled by a big jump in what owners...

• Business

March 9, 2016 at 10:44 am

Some seek alternatives to pets’ post-surgery ‘cone of shame’

LOS ANGELES  — Call it the cone of shame. Radar dish. Elizabethan collar. Whatever its name, pets seem to hate the stiff, lampshade-like piece of...

• Nation & World

February 25, 2016 at 3:04 am

‘Old Yeller’ named all-time family favorite

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nearly 60-year-old classic "Old Yeller" has been named all-time favorite family movie by the American Humane Association, which is celebrating...

• Nation & World

February 24, 2016 at 8:09 am

Leaping dogs take the meaning of Leap Year to a new level

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shayna, a Labrador retriever in Holiday, Florida, had taken the same leap several times and had fun swimming. So she got...

• Nation & World

February 10, 2016 at 7:54 am

Orange collar project aims to get lost cats home

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cartoonist Matthew Inman would like to see every housecat wearing an orange collar with its name and number on it. Then...

• Nation & World

February 3, 2016 at 6:26 am

Climate change and pets: More fleas, more heartworm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Climate change doesn't just affect habitats for wildlife. It's also affecting cats and dogs. Fleas and ticks are getting smaller, but...

• Nation & World

January 27, 2016 at 10:12 am

Instagrams of ‘Dog Named Jimmy’ turned owner’s life around

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rafael Mantesso turned 30 in an empty New York apartment after divorce left every wall, floor, closet and shelf bare. The...

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