Dogs and balls just seem to go together but for one dog, a ball went a bit too far.  Bob Larson was playing ball with his 7-year-old chocolate lab, Nick, when the ball lodged in his throat, choking... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...

People are truly going to the dogs, these days. And, to the cats. Our pets are taking charge, front and center, both on the net and on TV. I can hardly turn on the morning talk shows (have them on in the background while I blog) without noticing a story on pets. Seems that the down economy and the e...

It’s hard to believe, another story of an explosion which caused an animal hospital to catch fire. Luckily in this one a vet broke open the kennel using a cinder block, saving most of the dogs. Fire Chief John Farrington says about 12 dogs were rescued from the Cape Cod Animal Hospital but a f...

Okay, only one mayor, and not really wild, more like concerned. A dog loving mayor in Texas heard about a dog stuck on a second floor balcony. Not only did he alert emergency services, he went to the location himself and climbed a ladder to reach the dog. All of this would have been great if the dog...

-If you've ever stepped in a pile of doggie poo and thought to yourself, "Dammit, who the hell didn't clean up after their pet?" You would absolutely not be talking about Charlize Theron. Taking a walk on the beach in Malibu, Theron dutifully scooped up after her doggies after... ...read full story...

Here’s a new twist, a service dog that detects peanuts. An eight-year-old girl from Monument, CO is deathly allergic to peanuts. So much so, that when a peanut shell got stuck in her sandal it badly burned her skin. She broke out in hives and struggled to breathe. Unless you have a child who i...

The kind folks at IAMS  have put together a $250 gift basket for one of our Dogster members to win. In November I did an article about their 10th annual Home 4 the Holidays pet adoption drive. Their goal was to find loving, lifelong homes for more than 1 million orphaned dogs and cats through the p...

I wanted to let all the Dogster members in GA know about a rally taking place this Thursday, February 26th from 9:30 am until 2:30 pm. CALL TO ACTION: RALLY ON THURSDAY Georgia Voters for Animal Welfare (GVAW) will host a rally at the Capitol this Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, in support of Grace’s...

Dogster Jerry was recently featured on Nature’s Why We Love Cats and Dogs, aired on PBS. His story was a love story showing the amazing lengths we will go to for our dogs, the strength of the human/ animal bond. Jerry was a happy, loving German Shepherd who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, he ...

Winter is in full force, this is a great tip from our friends at Sunbear Squad. Week of Feb. 15: Watch for bloody dog and cat tracks caused by cracked and frozen pads. Find the pets and help them get shelter. Last month I did a post, Protecting Your Pup From Winter’s Freeze, and one of the sug...