Oklahoma Police Dog Dies In Possible Kidnapping
Authorities in Oklahoma are mourning the loss of a beloved police K-9 that was found dead under suspicious circumstances Saturday. “We sent him off to a vet,” where they will perform a necropsy on the dog, said Moore Police Officer Jeremy Lewis. According to police, Bak, a 5-year-old German shepherd, was last seen Friday night […]
Gustav, His Story In Pictures: Heartwarming Video
Check out this video of Gustav, an abused dog who beat the odds. Some of the first few pictures are hard to take, but it’s worth it to see him getting better.
Microchipped New Zealand Dog Found 300 Miles From Home
It’s not easy putting a dollar value on a friendship but for New Zealander Natasha Sergent, it’s about $37. That is how much it cost to have her prized 16-month-old German Shepherd Soul microchipped – a device the size of a grain of rice which helped reunite owner and pooch this week. Soul went missing […]
North Carolina Man Aims For Dog, Shoots, Kills Girlfriend
A Currituck, North Carolina woman was shot and killed in her home after her dog bit her boyfriend. Thomas Paul O’Malley, 31, was charged with second-degree murder after Morgan Mackey, 26, was found dead at the home the pair shared. Mackey had been shot in the chest. O’Malley was arrested outside the residence about 2 […]
Man's Best Friend Can Be Trained To Sniff Out Lung Cancer
The uncanny canine ability to detect smells that escape the human nose could be used for the early detection of lung cancer, according to new study. It is the first study to show that “sniffer” dogs can be relied upon to find the unique smell of the disease in seven out of 10 sufferers. This […]
Starved-Dog Case Ends With Misdemeanor In California
Kimberly Nizato, a Bellflower, California resident accused of nearly starving her dog to death, was sentenced Monday to a misdemeanor count of animal cruelty. Defense attorney Andrew Stein successfully argued to Judge Robert J. Higa that the District Attorney Office’s case did not meet the standard for a felony conviction. Higa sentenced the 27-year-old to […]
$500 Reward Offered In Crossbow Attack On German Shepherd In Riverside, CA.
A Riverside, California animal-rights group is offering a $500 reward in the fatal wounding of a German Shepherd puppy with a crossbow. The ASK Foundation, a nonprofit group that works with the city/county animal shelter, is hoping someone will come forward with information leading to an arrest. A security guard found the 6-month-old dog with […]
Heroic World Trade Center Search And Rescue Dog Passes Away
After recently being diagnosed with a rare form of canine cancer, K9 Morgan passed away this morning. A few weeks ago Morgan was diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma. Hemangiosarcoma is a rare, rapidly growing, highly invasive variety of cancer that is very common in German Shepherds. Earlier this morning, Morgan started to have serious complications and began […]
UK K9 Trainee Fails To Make The Grade Because She’s Hesitant To Attack Crooks
A too-sweet-for-her-own-good dog has been denied a place in a UK police force after she was deemed “not brave enough“. Vegas, a 19-month old German Shepherd, underwent a rigorous regime to become one of the latest recruits to the Northumbria UK Police dog section. She was trained to become fearless and deal with a variety […]