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A new study finds that shelter dogs, paired with a well-matched roommate, are less stressed and are adopted more quickly than those that are alone. The new study, published in PLos ONE, talks about shelter dogs and how social isolation is a stressor for them, knowing how social they can be. In ...

Sun’s out, pup’s out! With the arrival of summer, a trip to the lake or the beach for some refreshing water escapades with your four-legged best friend is the way to go. However, dogs and summer water activities don’t always mean a fun time. Because while many dogs enjoy swimming in the beach ...

A dog is being hailed as a hero after it travels four miles to alert and get help from his owner’s family about the car crash they were in. On Tuesday, June 04, the Baker County Sheriff’s Office released a statement about rescuing a man that got stranded overnight after a car crash. In the ...

A dog who is obviously too small for a cat door wins big at the 2024 Comedy Pet Photo Awards. “Not just for the cats!” – that’s the title of this year’s Overall winner and Dog Category winner of the Comedy Pet Photo Awards, which was announced on Thursday, June 06. The image was by the Comedy ...

An Indiana woman is extremely delighted after being reunited with her emotional support dog who had been missing for two years. The owner and pooch were reunited on Friday, May 31 after the owner, Samantha Powers, got a call from Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control (FWACC) telling her that they ...

Welcome to the Dogington Post’s “The Weekly Roundup” where we scour the internet for the funniest posts about our furry friends. To start the year, we present you funny dog posts from Jun 02 to Jun 08 that will paws-itively make you through the rest of the week! If you’re having a ruff day, ...

Police in Florida finds and rescues a dog trapped inside a hot U-Haul truck after its owners left it to go to the beach on Sunday, June 02. New Smyrna Police Department officers responded to the scene at the New Smyrna Beach on Sunday afternoon after a passerby noticed the dog in the car. The ...

Snails are notorious pests in our gardens, and if not kept under control, can destroy our beautiful plants in a short amount of time. And while there are pesticides to help us keep them under control, using traditional snail bait can become a problem, especially if you have a dog that likes to ...

A story of a senior dog who was adopted for a few days and gets returned to the shelter for being ‘boring’ is breaking the hearts of people online. Rescue Me Tampa – Shelter Dogs shared the heartbreaking story of Honey the Husky on Sunday, May 26 on their Facebook page. The animal shelter ...

Another star is born! This year’s recipient of the 77th Cannes Film Festival’s Palm Dog Award is Kodi, a Griffon mix from the movie “Dog On Trial”. In the movie, directed by and starring Laetitia Dosch, Kodi was praised for his amazing performance for playing the role of Cosmos, a guide dog ...

The mayor of Sturgeon, Missouri resigns after a police officer shoots a blind, deaf Shih Tzu who escaped his owner’s backyard. Following the incident that happened on Sunday, May 19, the City of Sturgeon Missouri’s Facebook page released a statement, publicly defending the police officer’s ...

Los Angeles ranks 1 as the city with the most dog bites to postal service employees, according to the US Postal Service annual Dog Bite National Rankings. The Us Postal Service (USPS) released the rankings on May 30, as part of the USPS 2024 National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign. According to ...