Shelter confrontation: uncomfortable questions, answers I’d just finished taking Chessie for a walk (and was doing the dance that is exiting the kennel without letting…
Back in Black Adoptable Dog of the Day: May 2, 2012 Sweet, affectionate Gunner was tied to a park bench by his family — and watched as they walked away forever.…
Dry or wet cat food? The question of recommending feeding wet or dry cat food to a cat is a debate at the forefront of…
Maryland high court deems all Pit Bulls vicious In a controversial decision, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled last week that all Pit Bull Terriers and Pit Bull…
Back in Black Adoptable Dog of the Day: May 1 Heidi is a five-year-old black and white female Lab–Pointer–Terrier mix. She was rescued from the county shelter, weak and thin,…
Dear Labby: Dog trainer costs more than piano lessons? Dear Labby, We recently adopted an energetic Jack Russell mix. The shelter staff encouraged us to work with a dog…
Top 10 dog TV shows Heard of DogTV? It’s the new cable channel with programming created especially for canines. Really. Turn it on and the…
The Michael Vick dogs: Five years later On April 25, 2007, a search warrant was served on a residence on Surry County, VA. At that location, the…
Springtime Smiles Photo Contest Winner Thanks again to everyone that entered our Springtime Smiles Photo Contest. All the votes have been tallied and the winner…
Mickey Rourke pledging $250,000 to help Romanian dogs Earlier this spring, Mickey Rourke changed the life of a single stray dog in Bucharest, Romania. When the Shepherd mix…
Update on Sombra, heartbroken Lab from Espanola shelter Last week we posted the story of Sombra, the sensitive Lab mix who was surrendered along with the other family…
The Springtime Smiles Contest is closed! Voting for the winner of the Springtime Smiles Contest is closed. Thanks to everyone who entered. We will be announcing…