Woman Shoots At Dog, Accidentally Kills Husband
A family was grieving Monday after a Texas woman accidentally shot and killed her husband while trying to fend off a Pit Bull that threatened their grandchildren. Betty Walker and Robert Walker Sr., of Houston, Texas were visiting their son’s Jackson, Mississippi home Friday when a neighbor’s eight-month-old Pit Bull named Cocaine jumped over the […]
Texas Owner Turns Blind Eye To Dog's Unsightly Appearance
They say a dog is man’s best friend but when it comes to Rusty Fickes and his dog Lucky, it’s the pooch who’s truly lucky to have her owner. Her appearance is nothing short of shocking: burnt skin, missing eyelids and teeth protruding in every direction. At a neighborhood dog show in Flour Bluff, Texas […]
Medical Service Dog Is Woman's Guardian Angel
Parker County Texas Animal Control Supervisor Karen Kessler and animal control officer Terry Peña are being commended for assisting in a woman’s need for medical attention. Kessler will tell you she is not the hero, but rather the hero is a 5-year-old German Shepherd named Bear. The dog was found wandering the neighborhood of Parker […]
Houston, Texas Tops The List For Dogs Biting Mail Deliverers
“Through rain, through sleet, through DOG BITES?!” If you’re a mail delivery person in Houston, Texas, congratulations, your city has just won the dubious distinction of being the nation’s leader in dog bites on Postal Service letter carriers. Statistics released this week by the U.S. Postal Service showed that 62 mail delivery people were attacked […]
Michael Vick Dog Gets Key To Dallas, Texas
On Saturday night when the Eastlake Pet Orphanage, a homeless pet shelter in Dallas, Texas, threw its annual fundraiser presenting the organization’s John LaBella Award to people who go above and beyond in their care, treatment, and advocacy for pets, a special honor was bestowed on one very special dog. Mel, who once served as […]
Texas and Arizona Dog Owners Now Liable For Pet's Actions
The states of Texas and Arizona just passed bills that hold dog owners responsible if their pet causes injury or death to others. In Texas, the House passed Bill 1389 which calls for a first degree felony charge and life in prison for dog owners if their dog kills a child under the age of […]
Kyle, Texas Looks to Ban Chaining Dogs Outside Homes
Texas resident Vanessa Harris is every dog’s new best friend. Harris, a pet owner from Kyle, Texas, approached the Kyle, Texas, City Council to try to ban chaining dogs outside homes. Harris, who just moved from Houston, Texas to Kyle, Texas in November, said she could not believe her eyes. “I never thought that a […]
Austin, Texas Implements First Ever Pit Bull Therapy Dog Program
It’s a much needed program for a very misunderstood breed. Six Austin, Texas pit bulls have just completed an eight-week training course in a local program designed to help people in need, while at the same time restoring the dogs’ badly damaged reputation by proving pit bulls can work as therapy dogs with children, the […]
Police Dog To Return Home After Life Saving Treatment In California
On Tuesday afternoon, Waco, Texas Police Officer Chip Weiser was busy making travel plans to California after his K9 companion Torro was declared healthy enough to come home after six weeks of intensive treatment for leptospirosis, a life-threatening condition. Leptospirosis is an infection caused by bacteria and is rarely seen in dogs, but is extremely […]