By Victor R. Martinez For USAToday.com For most of Mufflers’ life, the 10-year-old miniature pinscher has been eating table food. “He never liked dog food,” said Susan Valdez, Mufflers’ owner. “We would feed him whatever we would eat. If we would go to McDonald’s, we would give him Chicken McNuggets. If we would go to [...]
From USA Today We talked this week to Olympian Greg Louganis about his latest endeavors: dog agility. He loves the sport. This weekend, he and his Jack Russell Dobby are entered in the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge National Finals. The event is at the Purina Farms near St. Louis, Mo. They competed in regionals this [...]
By Sharon L. Peters, Special for USA TODAY It had to happen. The battle royal over which pet is best — dogs or cats — has moved from covert sniping to all-out, online war of words. Such as: “Cats are so darn smart — and totally self-contained, self-sufficient and in control of their lives. They [...]
By Lisa Peterson, Special for USA TODAY In just one month this summer, dog-nappers snatched a puppy from a 5-year-old child’s lap in a public park in Idaho, a Lhasa Apso from a backyard in North Carolina and a 16-week-old boxer from the owner’s yard in Oklahoma. The American Kennel Club first alerted the public [...]
