Mark Buehrle’s left arm may have been greeted warmly down in south Florida this offseason, but the same can’t be said for one of his family’s four dogs. According to the Miami Herald, “Slater” Buehrle, an 18-month-old American Staffordshire terrier, falls under a pitbull ban that has been in place in Miami-Dade County since 1989. [...]
Players with legal troubles and quarterbacks head a list of the NFL’s most disliked players. The list, based on the findings of a public survey of NFL player perception conducted by Nielsen and E-Poll Market Research, indicates that players with legal issues, contract disputes or suspect character are viewed unfavorably by NFL fans. Philadelphia Eagles’ [...]
For Boulder Creek, California resident Ashley Rietfors and her 21-month-old dog, Pyro, dock jumping is a normal occurrence. However, for dock jumping competitions, such as the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge, Pyro is not a normal dog. Last weekend, the Dutch Shepherd tied the world record for distance jumping at the competition’s Western Regional. He jumped [...]
It’s four o’clock. Do you know where your dog is? The owners of Dozer, a 3-year-old goldendoodle from Fulton, Maryland, didn’t know the answer to that question on Sunday. Unbeknownst to them, Dozer escaped his invisible fence and joined the 2,000-plus runners competing in the Maryland Half Marathon, which benefits the University of Maryland’s Greenebaum [...]
It’s an industry unto itself that has fostered many differing points of view. It’s dog sledding in British Columbia, and as the provincial government’s Sled Dog Task Force prepares to release its review of the sled dog industry, a debate is raging over what its recommendations should be. And in this debate there are actually [...]
He trots through tunnels, leaps over jumps and bobs and weaves between poles like a true canine athlete. Only thing is he’s a pig. A nine-month-old pot-bellied crossbreed to be exact and he answers to the name of Louie. Louie, who walks to heel on a lead, enjoys a lively game of fetch and will [...]
