Couple lost in woods survived on muddy water, fern fronds
INVERNESS, Calif. (AP) — A couple who went missing in the woods of Northern California for a week survived by drinking f...
Box office goes ‘Sonic’ again but hears ‘Call of the Wild’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The hedgehog edged the sled dog by a nose at the box office. “Sonic: The Hedgehog” zoomed to the top ...
Egypt’s once-reviled street dogs get chance at a better life
CAIRO (AP) — Karim Hegazi spends his days in a Cairo clinic taking care of animals long considered a menace in Egypt.Str...
Review: A CGI canine yearns to be free in ‘Call of the Wild’
Does the dog movie have any new tricks? Do we want it to?For the most part, we want our dog movies like our pooches: com...
Prepping straw bedding for dogs signals Iditarod is near
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Volunteers slung bales of hay onto a table Thursday, where they were swiftly stuffed inside blue plastic bags, twirled and shut wi...
Poodle perfection: Siba wins best in show at Westminster
NEW YORK — Primped and poised, Siba the standard poodle owned the ring.
Puppy love: Westminster dog at the heart of a human romance
NEW YORK — It’s a love story that all starts with Spuds MacKenzie.
Happy meal: Poodle stops for fast food, wins at Westminster
NEW YORK — Chic and strong-headed, Siba the black standard poodle will only eat chicken — no meat, no veggies, not even turkey. That became a problem ...
A hijab and Azawakh hounds: Westminster dog show’s new faces
NEW YORK — Dressed in hot pink and a colorful hijab, crouched down close to Ring 1 to cheer on the hounds, Aliya Taylor clearly stood out.
In the Pink: Border collie wins Westminster agility contest
NEW YORK — She might have looked like a black-and- white blur, but this dog is pretty in Pink.
Snakebit! Bullmastiff heals, heads to Westminster Dog Show
NEW YORK — Whatever got a piece of gentle Titus in the North Carolina brush, it was trouble.
New rules could bump emotional-support animals from planes
The days of passengers bringing their pets on airplanes as emotional-support animals could be ending.
Hello, dogo: 2 new breeds get the American Kennel Club’s nod
NEW YORK — A powerful Argentine big-game hunter and a sociable French water dog have made the American Kennel Club's list of recognized breeds.
Naked fireman, binky-binging bulldog: New England’s odd 2019
BOSTON — New Englanders fired up the weirdness machine again in 2019, and it cranked out oddities pretty much nonstop.
Clifford, everybody’s favorite big red dog, gets a reboot
NEW YORK — Who’s your favorite big red dog? If you have one, chances are his name is Clifford.
Old dogs, new tricks: 10,000 pets needed for science
SEATTLE — Can old dogs teach us new tricks? Scientists are looking for 10,000 pets for the largest-ever study of aging in canines. They hope to shed l...
Actor Dave Bautista is now guardian to 2 abandoned pit bulls
TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida animal shelter sent out a desperate plea after someone had abandoned two pit bull dogs. But volunteers never expected the post...
Ruff ride: Dog struck by car rides inside bumper for miles
ROTTERDAM, N.Y. — A dog hit by a car in upstate New York rode for 45 minutes wedged between the broken bumper and the grille before the driver realize...