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Best in Show: 10 Canine Classics
 Best in Show: 
 10 Canine Classics 
OPINION
Dec 29, 2008 7:14 PM CST

Best in Show: 10 Canine Classics

Time names top dogs of genre

(Newser) - Marley & Me's victory at the box office last weekend shows that man's best friend still fetches gold in Tinseltown. Time picks their top canine classics:
  • Lassie Come Home (1943): In the film before the series, Lassie escapes to reunite with her original owner, braving bad weather, evil people, and
...

For Fido, Fetch Can Be Fatal
For Fido, Fetch Can Be Fatal
Dec 28, 2008 1:39 PM CST

For Fido, Fetch Can Be Fatal

Tossing sharp sticks at canines not so smart after all, UK vet says

(Newser) - Chasing sticks leads to as many doggy injuries as running around on roads, a leading British vet tells the Times of London. With their pointy ends, erratic trajectories, and tendency to break apart, nature's fetch toys can cause all sorts of canine injuries, from stab wounds to paralysis to slow...

Afghan Dogfighting Resurges
 Afghan Dogfighting 
 Resurges 
Dec 28, 2008 6:06 AM CST

Afghan Dogfighting Resurges

Thousands flock to weekly events

(Newser) - Dogfighting in Afghanistan is experiencing a major resurgence since the fall of the Taliban, with weekly fights in many communities and purses as high as $50,000, reports the New York Times. The Taliban banned the practice as un-Islamic, but the fights are now as popular as ever. Twice weekly...

Bring Tissues for Marley &amp; Me




 Bring Tissues 
 for Marley & Me 
movie review
Dec 24, 2008 6:10 PM CST

Bring Tissues for Marley & Me

Critics concede it's a family film, but little more

(Newser) - Walk into Marley & Me not expecting to be wowed, and it’s an easy film to watch, Claudia Puig writes in USA Today. Unfortunately, “it’s just as easy to forget.” The writers deftly pull dog-lovers’ heartstrings, but the story itself is ordinary and chemistry lacking between...

UK Mailman Maimed by Rottweilers
UK Mailman
Maimed by Rottweilers
Dec 23, 2008 2:29 PM CST

UK Mailman Maimed by Rottweilers

Passerby clubbed, drove over dogs; may have saved man's arm

(Newser) - A British mailman suffered serious injuries when he was mauled by rottweilers while delivering Christmas cards yesterday, the Times of London reports. The two dogs ripped his arm, and bit his back and legs, until a passerby intervened, clubbing the canines with an iron bar and running over one with...

Hard Times Bite Dogs, Cats
 Hard Times Bite Dogs, Cats 
Dec 22, 2008 6:15 AM CST

Hard Times Bite Dogs, Cats

Out of work owners leave pets at shelters

(Newser) - As man's bills pile up, man's best friend is all too often getting the heave-ho, reports the AP in a look at the economic impact on animal shelters across a recession-battered America. As dogs and cats of broke owners stretch shelters to their limits, the sinking economy also cuts into...

Dog Poop DNA, Sean Avery Rule 2008 Ideas

NYT assembles hodgepodge of year's memorable concepts

(Newser) - For the eighth straight year, the New York Times Magazine has compiled the best—and worst—ideas that influenced the past 12 months:
  • Can’t get enough of popping bubble wrap? A Japanese, battery-operated key chain now simulates your favorite mindless activity.
  • Sean Avery not only made his name as
...

Dogs Get Jealous: Study
 Dogs Get Jealous: Study 
Dec 8, 2008 2:32 PM CST

Dogs Get Jealous: Study

But canine envy is simpler than that felt by primates

(Newser) - Dogs can indeed get jealous, a new study shows. While it’s known that other primates feel envy, the report offers the first evidence of the green-eyed monster in canines. Dogs were paired up and commanded to put their paw in an experimenter’s hand, and then given unequal rewards:...

Man's New Best Friend: Rats Ferret Out Land Mines, TB

(Newser) - Move over, Rover: Man has a new best friend that is helping to combat two scourges plaguing the developing world. Rats, normally reviled as filthy vermin, are sniffing out land mines and detecting tuberculosis bacteria. "Rats are usually considered pests or enemies of humanity,” said one Mozambican handler,...

Hypoallergenic Dog Is Tall Tail: Allergists to Obama

It's the dander, not the hair, that usually causes problems; steps recommended

(Newser) - Barack Obama plans to acquire a hypoallergenic dog because of daughter Malia’s allergies, but doctors have bad news, the AP reports. No canine is “truly ‘hypoallergenic,’” an allergists group says. “It is falsely believed that a dog that sheds less will not cause a...

Hey, Obama Girls, Peru's Got Your Puppy

Not cute or furry, but Peruvian Hairless loves kids, is hypoallergenic

(Newser) - Peru may hold the solution to the president-elect’s canine conundrum, the Telegraph reports. The Peruvian Hairless, a dog with ancient Inca origins, is hypoallergenic and family friendly, perfect for Obama’s allergic daughter Malia; a puppy has been offered to the incoming first family. “If we send it...

Doggone It, Obama's Better Than I Thought
Doggone It, Obama's Better Than I Thought
OPINION
Nov 10, 2008 8:40 AM CST

Doggone It, Obama's Better Than I Thought

First pooch search shows his political skill, empathy: Kristol

(Newser) - For William Kristol, election night was bad, but not dreadful, for his fellow conservatives—until the president-elect promised his daughters a puppy. Suddenly, writes the New York Times columnist, Barack Obama showed "competence plus warmth, a pretty potent combination." Forget winning an electoral college landslide; it was...

Vote Greyhound for First Pooch



 Vote 
 Greyhound 
 for First 
 Pooch 
OPINION
Nov 8, 2008 3:51 PM CST

Vote Greyhound for First Pooch

Loyal, cuddly and in need of a political push

(Newser) - So the Obamas are looking for a hypoallergenic rescue dog? Well, Jezebel has just the breed for them: Greyhound. Today known mostly as racing dogs, Greyhounds have a proud history. They were protected by law in the Middle Ages, they appear in Chaucer, Shakespeare and the Simpsons, and are the...

Asst. Fire Chief Kills Puppy in 'Self-Defense'

(Newser) - Neighbors are accusing a Los Angeles County assistant fire chief of beating their puppy so badly that she had to be put down, KTLA reports. Glynn Johnson attacked the dog for no reason, they say, pummeling it with a rock and trying to break its jaws. Johnson told superiors he...

Promised First Dog May Be 'a Mutt, Like Me': Obama

With daughter's allergies, choice of pooch will be 'a major issue,' president-elect grins

(Newser) - Of all the pressing questions looming before the Obama administration, one is dominating discourse at water coolers, around dinner tables, and even on the president-elect's website: What kind of dog are Malia and Sasha getting? The president-elect's first press conference today quickly turned to the family pet, which he laughingly...

Allergies Complicate Obamas' Pooch-Vetting Process

Malia's issues have AKC pushing 'hypo-allergenic' breeds; docs say there's no such thing

(Newser) - Animal advocates are chomping at the bit to sway President-elect Obama’s choice of first dog, and they’re using daughter Malia's allergies to do it, the New York Times reports. The American Kennel Club suggests the Obamas buy a “hypoallergenic” breed like a poodle or Bichon Frise, but...

Bush's Dog Bites Reporter

(Newser) - Take that, liberal media. One of the presidential pooches, Barney, bit the finger of a Reuters reporter at the White House today, ABC News notes. When Jon Decker reached down to pet Barney, the Scottish terrier snapped at him and broke the skin on his index finger. Decker got some...

A Tough Decision for Obama: Picking the First Dog

AKC wants a poodle, PETA wants a mutt

(Newser) - Barack Obama promised his daughters a dog after the election, win or lose. So it was no surprise when he told the girls during his acceptance speech they “have earned the puppy that is coming with us.” But what kind will the first family choose? Malia, 10, wants...

Bow WOW! Berlin Opens Soup Kitchen for Dogs

New leash on life for pets of struggling humans

(Newser) - Things are apparently woof all over—so Berliners have now opened a soup kitchen for dogs. Businesses have donated pet food and funds so that hounds belonging to homeless people and the unemployed can chow down. Organizers shrug off criticism that their efforts would be put to better use serving...

Hero Pup Protects Kittens in Burning House

'Leo the Lion-Hearted' revived by firefighters as family of 7 escapes raging fire

(Newser) - A terrier pup in Australia is due for a bravery medal after refusing to abandon a box of kittens trapped in a blazing house over the weekend, reports the Melbourne Herald Sun. Leo the Lion-hearted—as he’s been dubbed—was carried from the blaze and resuscitated by firefighters, who...

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