I am very happy to announce a really great Dog Files Contest with some really great prizes! The Contest We’ve been busy trying to raise money to turn our Pit Proud Episode of the Dog Files into a feature length film. We want to get the word out there the Pit Pulls are awesome and [...]

Fire educators and professionals all know and love Sparky the Fire Dog, and now he’s being recognized as one of the country’s top-notch mascots on Madison Avenue’s Advertising Walk of Fame in New York City on October 4. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is encouraging fans to vote for Sparky as their favorite icon in a [...]

If pooping out rocks was a skill, a Pug from Rhode Island would be the most talented dog in the country. Instead, Harley the Pug will have to settle for a potential “Hambone Award,’’ given out annually by Veterinary Pet Insurance. Each year since 2009, the company has nominated the 12 most unusual and outrageous [...]

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And that definitely seems to be the case with Yoda who was kissed and cuddled by her owner as the pooch bagged the title of the World’s Ugliest Dog. The contest, held at Friday’s Sonoma-Marin Fair in Northern California, featured an array of “ruff” looking [...]

By Carol Reiter Brian is going. So is Jonah. And don’t forget Big and Page. These aren’t Hollywood stars ready to attend a grand premiere. They are stars of a different sort. Brian is a Shetland sheepdog. Jonah is a Chihuahua, and Big and Page are Pyrenean These local dogs, with about 4,000 others, will [...]

By Linda Cole In Thursday’s National Dog Show competition, a Boxer named Scarlett had impressive credentials, but it was Clooney, an Irish Setter, who won Best in Show. Clooney and his handler, Peter Kubacz, summed up the day’s events with an interview at the end of the dog show. When Kubacz was asked if Clooney [...]

By Rebecca Wallwork Once the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is over on Thursday, the TV options are simple: football or dogs. While the New England Patriots take on the Detroit Lions on CBS, dogdom’s best athletes will be battling it out in the show ring on NBC — competing in the National Dog Show Presented [...]

From prnewswire.com Online Contest Honors ‘Best Of Show’ Grand Prize Winner In Five Categories ST. LOUIS, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — After years of living in the shadows of his blue blood brothers who strut on the blue carpet at the National Dog Show Presented by Purina, the everyday dog finally has his day. Nestle [...]