By Margaret Renkl Being the caretaker of two very old dogs means frequent visits to the pet-supply store, but I don’t take my geriatric companions with me when I shop. In their sore, deaf, rickety old age, they are made anxious by… Read More »American Pet Owners Gone Wild
She looks like a cross between Groucho Marx and a dust mop, and she’s a bulwark against despair. By Margaret Renkl Jan. 27, 2019/ New York Times The scruffy little dog of indeterminate origin — she’s either a beagle mix or… Read More »The Blessing of a Rescued Dog
Lessons Without A Leash A new national-level ‘augmentation course’ has been introduced to make our canine soldiers smarter and teach them to listen and guard us better Arushi Bedi/ Photographs by Tribhuvan Tiwari MAN’S BEST DEFENCE An NSG commando and… Read More »Dogs in India Help the NSG Commandos
Where Pugs Rule the Racetrack Pugs enjoy a certain cultlike status in Germany, where their owners gather regularly to swap stories about the breed, and let the dogs compete to see who’s fastest. Or slowest. By Melissa Eddy/ Photographs by Lena… Read More »Pugs in Germany
Despite apparent aloofness, cats are social creatures capable of relationships with people, a new study suggests. Don’t let their faces fool you. Some cats do seem very bonded to owners, as many cat lovers attest. By Rachel Nuwer In the perennial… Read More »Cats Like People! (Some People, Anyway)
As with people, probably the most important measure for keeping dogs healthy and promoting a long, active and happy life is to keep them trim. By Jane E. Brody As Max the First neared his 17th birthday, we knew his days… Read More »Keeping an Older Dog Vibrant
Police have booked caretaker of a Shahdara seminary for unleashing his pet lion on an electrician for demanding wages around a month back. The electrician had suffered multiple injuries in the incident that had occurred on Sept 9, 2019. Ali… Read More »Unleashing Pet Lion
A young couple who can’t afford to buy a dog for their son bring him to the park so he can play with dogs there. By Thomas Erdbrink/ Feb. 1, 2019 Wherever Asal Bahrierad goes, her Shih Tzu terrier, Teddy, follows.… Read More »Iran’s Ban on Walking Dogs
In Hyderabad, the capital of India’s Telangana state, the country’s first-ever ‘Pet Park’ has opened. Charging each pet Rs. 10 per visit, the park offers many recreational facilities, such as pet playground splash pools, dog trainers, a pet vaccination clinic… Read More »Indian Hyderabad Now Has a Pet Park
“I opened a Pandora box and released a Frankenstein monster,” said Wally Conron, who developed the mopheaded dog. By Emily S. Rueb and Niraj Chokshi/ Sept. 25, 2019 The inventor of the labradoodle, the ubiquitous, mopheaded designer dog, said that creating the mixed… Read More »Labradoodle Creator Says the Breed Is His Life’s Regret
