Dogs

The president’s German shepherds look right at home in the White House’s inner sanctum.

To every sport, there’s a season, a spot on the calendar that fans mark for the big event. World Series, October. College hoops, March. Indy 500, Memorial Day. For dog owners, it’s right around Valentine’s Day. That’s when they normally cuddle up on the couch with their precious pooch to watch the Super Bowl of Dogs — the Westminster Kennel...

Over the past three years, the island of Puerto Rico has faced mounting disasters – the devastating Hurricane Maria in 2017, several large earthquakes and aftershocks in 2020, and, most recently, the coronavirus pandemic. The disasters have left non-profit animal rescue groups like Animal Lighthouse Rescue with a big problem on their hands as the population of stray dogs, called…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled certain varieties of Sportmix pet food products due to toxic levels of aflatoxin. On Monday, Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. expanded their recall to include “all pet foods containing corn and manufactured in the company’s Oklahoma plant, and having an expiration date on or before July 9, 2022.” Aflatoxin is a toxin...

They call her Lucy, the Parkway pup. She’s not as exotic as Sunny the red panda, but the stray dog who got fed by passing motorists along Lynnhaven Parkway had a loyal following of her own. While Sunny had an air of mystery surrounding her disappearance from the Norfolk zoo, Lucy’s a street-smart hound dog who learned how to...

There’s been a lot of pandemic puppy love happening this year as many families taking advantage of the time at home to get a pet. But fraudsters are taking advantage of the pandemic, telling buyers they can’t meet the animals before sending money. The Better Business Bureau says puppy and kitten scams have more than doubled this year, with projected...

With the spike in pet adoptions during the coronavirus pandemic, pet businesses, big and small, are experiencing a spike in sales.

The “Queer Eye” star reveals what he’s learned after adopting a dog amid the pandemic.

Dogs have been man’s best friend for thousands of years. And they have one of man’s most important jobs – serving our nation’s heroes. Rory Diamond is the CEO of K9s for Warriors, an organization that places service dogs with veterans suffering from PTSD or other trauma.

Say goodbye to emotional-support animals in airplane cabins

The Department of Transportation issued a new rule Wednesday that when it comes to air travel, only dogs can be considered service animals.

President-elect Joe Biden has fractured his right foot and will likely wear a walking boot for several weeks.

Holiday dinner spreads can carry many potential risks for your pets. Here are the foods that should never be fed as scraps

News4’s Megan McGrath reports on a group looking for “puppy parents” to help prepare dogs to be companions for veterans.

Meet the new first dogs of the White House, Major and Champ Biden.

After losing Charlie to lymphoma earlier this month, Sallie Gregory Hammett cried for about four days straight. Then she decided to do something different with her grief: write his obituary.

Finland has deployed coronavirus-sniffing dogs at the Nordic country’s main international airport in a four-month trial of an alternative testing method that could become a cost-friendly and quick way to identify infected travelers. Four dogs of different breeds trained by Finland’s Smell Detection Association started working Wednesday at the Helsinki Airport as part of the government-financed trial. “It’s a very...

Finland has deployed coronavirus-sniffing dogs at the Nordic country’s main international airport in a four-month trial of an alternative testing method that could become a cost-friendly and quick way to identify infected travelers. Four dogs of different breeds trained by Finland’s Smell Detection Association started working Wednesday at the Helsinki Airport as part of the government-financed trial. “It’s a very...

An organization in Lebanon has been helping reunite owners and pets after a large explosion decimated Beirut, killing at least 170 people and making over 300,000 homeless