The picture below is of the real Hachiko and the Statue in Japan. – Kenn By Marta Falconi For The Associated Press ROME — Richard Gere said Friday that he “cried like a baby” when he read the script of his new movie — a remake based on a cherished Japanese story about a faithful [...]

Always nice to read some positive news on a Saturday Morning. Now if we can only get  more states to adopt this. Good job, Pennsylvania! – Kenn By Amy Worden For Philly.com HARRISBURG – New standards governing cage size, exercise, and veterinary care go into effect today for the roughly 300 licensed commercial dog kennels [...]

Here’s a story that reminds us that moving isn’t just hard on humans. It affects our dogs too. The last time I moved, Max was an anxiety-ridden mess. I decided to double his walks and take him with me as much as possible so he could get used to the new place slowly. In about [...]

From USA Today We talked this week to Olympian Greg Louganis about his latest endeavors: dog agility. He loves the sport. This weekend, he and his Jack Russell Dobby are entered in the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge National Finals. The event is at the Purina Farms near St. Louis, Mo. They competed in regionals this [...]

Robert Imrie For Associated Press WAUSAU, WIS. — Waterways across the upper Midwest are increasingly plagued with ugly, smelly and potentially deadly blue-green algae, bloomed by drought and fertilizer runoffs from farm fields, that’s killed dozens of dogs and sickened many people. Aquatic biologists say it’s a problem that falls somewhere between a human health [...]

This story comes from Pawnation. Earlier this month, we posted a story about a dog who was cruelly abandoned on a Maltese cliff, but was lucky enough to be rescued before suffering a more grisly fate. But what happens when a dog is rescued from the bottom of a cliff instead of the top? Three weeks [...]

May 3 to the 9th is Be Kind To Animals Week and while we here at The Dog Files like to believe that’s every week, here’s a link that you can share with your friends and family to remind them how special all animals really are! Be Kind To Animals Week.