pets

September 27, 2019 at 9:22 am

Pit bull dies of snake bites while protecting Florida boys

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. (AP) — A man in Florida says his family's 8-month-old pit bull Zeus died of snake bites as it was trying to...

Buster, a labradoodle, takes a romp through Congressional Cemetery on Feb. 16, 2017, in Washington, D.C. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Toni L. Sandys

September 26, 2019 at 5:36 am

The creator of the labradoodle says the breed is his ‘life’s regret’

The Australian man who introduced labradoodles to the world back in 1989 says the breed is his "life's regret" - the spark for a proliferation...

Nation & World

September 23, 2019 at 4:34 am

More cases of mysterious disease found in dogs in Norway

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities have recorded six new cases of a mysterious and potentially fatal canine disease that has now affected at least...

September 13, 2019 at 6:19 am

Florida man accused of firing shot arguing over pit bull

HOLLY HILL, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida say a man shot at a moving truck after not wanting to let go of a pit...

September 12, 2019 at 4:11 am

Georgia sheriff: 43 dogs saved, 2 arrested in Maltipoo mill

MACON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff says deputies shut down a puppy mill, removing a dead puppy and 43 dogs, some with severe injuries,...

September 11, 2019 at 3:32 am

5 new cases of mysterious disease found in dogs in Norway

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities says five more cases have appeared of an unexplained disease that has affected dozens of dogs and killed at...

Nation & World

September 10, 2019 at 12:46 pm

Dogs are dying suddenly in Norway

It’s not yet clear how the illness is spreading, if it’s even contagious and whether the cases are related, according to authorities. The illness is...

Nation & World

Pups chase a ball as quietly as their humans can keep them at the Maryland dog park in Chevy Chase Village. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Bill O’Leary

September 9, 2019 at 6:48 pm

Dog park that divided Maryland neighborhood will be dismantled VIEW

The decision put an end to months of howling from the humans in this wealthy enclave just outside the nation's capital. What began as a...

September 2, 2019 at 7:00 am

After 31 days lost in the woods, dog is reunited with his family

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Niko, a Vancouver family's dog, survived 31 days in the wilderness after getting hit by a car. Niko is 16-year-old Caden...

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Elizabeth Anne Hagan waiting to board the ferry to Dieppe in northern France with her pug called Roy at Newhaven harbour, southern England, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. Across Europe, pet owners like Elizabeth are seamlessly crossing borders with their beloved dog, cat or even ferret, thanks to the EU Pet Passport scheme. Now, as a no-deal Brexit looms for Britain, free pet travel is under threat. (AP Photo/Natasha Livingstone) LNL107 LNL107

August 27, 2019 at 8:12 am

Traveling with pets: No-deal Brexit would make it far harder VIEW

LONDON (AP) — All across Europe, families and couples on vacation are seamlessly crossing borders with their beloved dog, cat or even ferret, thanks to...

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