Puppy Love: Richard Gere Waxes About Dog Movie
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 […]
Max, The Dog Files Mascot, Turns 8 Years Young Today!
As you can see by our logo, Max means a great deal to me. I adopted him in 2002 from St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in Madison, NJ when he was just turning one. He was skinny, a bit frightened and had a serious bout of separation anxiety. I took him home and we quickly […]
New Future For Dogs Seized In US Raid
By Cheryl Wittenauer for The Associated Press ST. LOUIS—It’s hard to know what life must have been like for Jakob, Junior and Kali—as well as hundreds of other American pit bulls before they were seized this summer in the largest dogfighting raid in U.S. history. But breed advocates said Wednesday they’re upbeat about their futures. […]
Dog Files Fact: German Wirehaired Pointer
German Wirehaired Pointers trace their origins back to the late 1800s. They originated in Germany, where breeders wanted to develop a rugged, versatile hunting dog that would work closely with either one person or a small party of people hunting on foot in varied terrain; from the mountainous regions of the Alps, to dense forests, […]
Why Is My Dog Barking?
By Scott Erickson Bark! Bark!! BARK!!! The dog barked the neighbor boy right off of his bicycle last week, and they complained. Other people have complained about his barking, and it’s getting hard to sleep through the night without getting woken once or twice by his barking fits. GRRR!!WOOF!!! Can’t anything be done? You can […]
Coalition To Unchain Dogs
The Coalition to Unchain Dogs is based in Durham and Raleigh, North Carolina. They provide free fences to dogs who live continuously at the end of a chain. They also provide free spay/neuter and vaccinations to each fence recipient. Basically, they do incredible great work and as you can see in the video, it’s all […]
Faith The Two-Legged Dog
H3N8: The Dog Flu
From cesarmillaninc.com Humans aren’t the only ones at risk for influenza; our canine companions can catch the bug as well. They have their own unique strain called H3N8. Thankfully, the number of dogs that die from the disease is very small — about 80% of dogs that contract the disease will only have a mild […]
Dog Jumps On Sliding Door To Alert Family To Fire
From The Associated Press BELTSVILLE, Md. — Prince George’s County fire officials said a family’s barking dog alerted them to a fire and enabled them to escape without injury. The fire was reported about 6 a.m. Tuesday in Beltsville. Fire Department spokesman Mark Brady said the dog, Monster, a Doberman, was outside the house when […]