You're Spoiling Your Dogs Rotten!

We all have opinions about spoiling our dogs. I agree with some points of the article, but not everything. Yes, much of what we do for our dogs, we are really doing for ourselves. But if it means more quality time with the pooches than isn’t it a good thing? And that’s really what our […]

Halloween Dog Costumes Go Couture For Two Huntington Beach Pugs

Olive and Mochi are pugs with a passion for fashion. No wonder Halloween is their favorite time of year. From The Associated Press/Photographs by Richard Vogel They’ve been dressed up as geisha girls, surfer girls and even pieces of sushi over the years. They may not understand the tradition, but “pugs understand positive energy,” explains […]

Dog Files Fact: English Springer Spaniel

The Origins of the Spaniel: Although most dog books insist that spaniel is a corruption “espagnol”, meaning Spanish or Spain, there are other authorities that believe the word may be a corruption of “espanir”, French for flatten out. The Italian name of the Piedmontese Spaniel is the Spinone, a continental hunter that points and retrieves. […]

Dog Helps Disabled Teen Enjoy The Ride Of His Life

Patrick Ivison and Ricochet stole the show at Cardiff State Beach in San Diego recently, riding tandem on a surfboard. Ivision used to only be able to dream about surfing the waves off of San Diego. Now, with a special support team he can enjoy the surf. When he was 14-months-old, he was hit by […]

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, […]

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