Ya gotta love this dog!

Simon is only three years old but already an indispensable staffer at his office, where he has displayed a knack for helping abused children navigate an intimidating legal system. He is also a lean, jet-black Labrador Retriever. Simon’s job is to comfort children testifying or being interviewed in court cases, a normally stressful environment. His [...]

Chicago Police Officer Nick Spencer finds the best reminder of what his job is about at the end of a leash. There, sniffing packages, garbage cans and even commuters at a downtown subway stop is Gillis — a 3-year-old black Labrador Retriever named after New York Police Department Sgt. Rodney Gillis, who died when the [...]

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 [...]

A family dog in Mission, Texas brought home a severed human hand Thursday, launching a search that turned up the body of a suspected unauthorized immigrant. Sgt. Jody Tittle said police were called to a residence around 8:25 a.m. on reports that the family’s black Labrador Retriever had the hand in its mouth. Police searched [...]

Owners of a mauled dog say they are happy the owner of the other dogs is finally taking responsibility. The owner of four large Newfoundland dogs that mauled and killed a smaller Labrador Retriever at a Connecticut park last week has been arrested. Vicaie Tkacz (pronounced Vicky Kach), 37, of Oxford, Connecticut turned herself in [...]

When Buster disappeared from his home in Colorado, his owner spent hours agonizing over his fate. But despite thinking about all the different possibilities, including that her beloved Labrador Retriever had been stolen or eaten by a lion, Samantha Squires could never have imagined what really happened to him. Yet miraculously, six months after Buster [...]

Incredible video about the sea rescue dogs of italy! If you are in trouble off the coast of Italy, the first rescuer’s face you will see is a dog. Sounds good to me! How about you?