Dante The Dog Saves Woman From Venomous Snake, Almost Dies
Gudrun Mastriano can say honestly that a dog really is man’s best friend or in this case, her hero. Dante, a 3 year old Black Labrador was left with Mastriano in Kissimmee, Florida for a few weeks while her daughter, Charlotte, and son-in-law, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Carl Eierle moved into the naval base in Madrid, […]
Detection Dogs Used To Find Pythons In Everglades: Video
Brought to Florida by the exotic pet trade, and set free in the Everglades, the Southeast Asian snakes are normally about 12 feet long but can reach lengths of up to 19 feet. Opportunistic eaters, pythons have all but wiped out marsh rabbits, opossums, and raccoons in the southern region of Everglades National Park, according […]
Frightened Dog Found Swimming In Gulf Of Mexico After Owner Killed by Drunk Driver
A day after a Florida woman was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver while walking her dog, Barney, the frightened canine was found paddling in the Gulf of Mexico by a kayaker, miles away from the scene of the accident, a local newspaper reported. The Florida Herald-Tribune reports that Barney, a Hungarian Viszla, […]
US Supreme Court Asked To Ponder Drug Dog's Sniff
MIAMI — Franky the drug dog’s supersensitive nose is at the heart of a question being put to the U.S. Supreme Court: Does a police dog’s sniff outside a house give officers the right to get a search warrant for illegal drugs, or is the sniff an unconstitutional search? Florida’s highest state court has said […]
Under New Florida Law, Pet Owners Must Unchain Animals
Palm Beach County, Florida pet owners must now unchain their animals and remove them from tight outdoor cages under a sweeping new law enacting some of Florida’s toughest animal-care measures. The controversial law, which passed in March, prohibits tethering animals at any hour — a step up from the previous daytime ban. Dogs still can […]
Florida Man Goes One-On-One With Alligator To Save His Dog
Gary Murphy says he doesn’t consider himself a hero. His dog however, probably thinks differently About 4 p.m. Thursday, Murphy was repairing a latch on his father-in law’s boat in a marshy area in Palm City, Florida when he heard a yelp from his 11-year old West Highland White Terrier. He looked down and saw […]
Dog Killed by Alligator Lurking Near Florida Home
Just a warning to all our Dog Files friends down south in gator country. Please be extra cautious about letting your pets outside. It’s alligator mating season and as the video below shows, it can be very dangerous to your pups. Our heart goes out to the family that lost their boxer pup, Gage.
Dolphins Save A Doberman In Marco Island, Florida
Quite an incredible story about how one of man’s best friend was helped by another of man’s best friend. You gotta love dolphins!
Stray Pit Bull Saves Woman, Child From Attacker
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The wandering 65-pound Pit Bull mix might have seemed menacing to some passerby, but one woman will always remember him as her “guardian angel.” The dog, which authorities think is lost and not a stray, successfully thwarted a robbery attack on a mother and her 2-year-old son, who were held at […]