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Suspicious of Your Teen? Hire a Drug-Sniffing Dog

Highly-trained pups for rent in Maryland

(Newser) - If you’re suspicious your red-eyed teen might be experimenting with illicit substances, there’s a new and easy way to find out for sure: Hire your own, personal drug-sniffing dog. Dogs Finding Drugs, a Maryland-based operation, will send a highly-trained canine to your house to determine in moments whether...

Hermaphrodite Dog Has Gender Surgery

The idea is to make now-female Georgie more adoptable

(Newser) - A hermaphrodite terrier mix named Georgie has had gender reassignment surgery in an effort to make her more adoptable. Georgie, who was born with both male and female sexual organs, had her male organs removed and is now a true bitch (female dog, that is). The UK stray has recovered...

Man Tries to Change Name to 'Boomer the Dog'

Pittsburgh 'furry' identifies strongly with canine TV star

(Newser) - Gary Guy Matthews is an "anthropomorphic enthusiast," a group perhaps better known as "furries"—adults who dress up in full-body animal costumes. Matthews, a single 44-year-old in Pittsburgh, is now taking it one step further: he's filed to get his legal name changed to that of...

Rabid Bali Dogs Kill 78 at Tourist Hotspot

Island dangerously short of vaccine

(Newser) - At least 78 people have been killed over the last two years by bites from rabid dogs roaming Bali, a top tourist hotspot. The island is dangerously short of rabies vaccines for humans, and overwhelmed by more than 30,000 dog bites each year. Officials recently killed some 200,000...

Baghdad Kills 58K Stray Dogs

Improving conditions in the Iraqi capital lead to population boom

(Newser) - Animal lovers may want to stop reading now: Over the past three months, 20 teams of vets and policemen have killed some 58,000 stray dogs in and around Baghdad. The effort, first announced in 2008, was intended to curb the 1.25 million-strong population of strays, who have been...

Puppy Found With Severed Jaw

He finds love at NY auto body shop

(Newser) - The horrible news is owners of an upstate New York auto shop found a mangled puppy in the back of a client's van. The good news is the pup has been patched up and the couple is adopting the tail-wagging hound. The malnourished 8-month-old pit bull, Rockford, was discovered huddled...

Kennel Club Recognizes 3 New Dog Breeds

Icelandic sheepdog, Leonberger, and Cane Corso make the cut

(Newser) - The American Kennel Club has recognized three exotic breeds, clearing the way for the pooches to compete in the highest level dog shows. Though new to the AKC, these aren't Labradoodle-style canine innovations: the Icelandic Sheepdog, for example, one of the newly recognized breeds, may be the oldest established breed...

Mariah Sued for $30K in Vet Bills
 Mariah Sued for 
 $30K in Vet Bills 
doggie divas
Jun 24, 2010 8:10 AM CDT

Mariah Sued for $30K in Vet Bills

Carey apparently needed a doctor to feed, groom

(Newser) - Go ahead and make a joke about Mariah Carey being in the doghouse: The diva is being sued by her veterinarian for $30,000 in unpaid bills for her three dogs. Dr. Cindy Bressler claims in her lawsuit she provided “extraordinary services” for Jack Russell terriers Cha-Cha, Dolomite, and...

Lou Reed to Stage Concert... For Dogs

'High-frequency' tunes will be inaudible to humans

(Newser) - American musician Lou Reed and his wife, performance artist Laurie Anderson, are planning an "inter-species social gathering"—otherwise known as a concert for dogs. Yes, a dog concert. The show, aptly titled Music for Dogs, will be held outside the Sydney Opera House in June and will feature...

What Your Dog's Thinking
 What Your Dog's Thinking 
Apr 29, 2010 11:22 AM CDT

What Your Dog's Thinking

Guess what: When he slobbers all over your face, that's not love

(Newser) - When your dog licks your face, he's not trying to “kiss” you or demonstrate his affection; he's hoping to lap up any regurgitated food you might have to offer him. That's just one of the many unsettling revelations doled out by Alexandra Horowitz in an interview with ABC News...

Your Pets Are Conspiring Against You

Dogs and cats cause 86,000 household falls each year: CDC

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of people wind up in the emergency room every year after running afoul of a surprisingly common household hazard: pets. Cats are underfoot almost as much, but dogs are more than seven times more likely to cause a "pet fall" because "dogs are bigger and...

Martha Stewart's Dog Bites Editor in Face

Victim back at work after Sharkey attack

(Newser) - One of Martha Stewart's blogging dogs went rogue and bit an editor during a photoshoot at Stewart's home this week, a "well-placed source" tells Jezebel . Martha Stewart Living editor Blake Ramsey is said to have recovered well and returned to work. The dog, Sharkey, has yet to mention the...

Singing Dogs Dig Law & Order Theme

Dozens of YouTube videos prove the point

(Newser) - If you've had enough health care talk today, ABC News has a suggestion. Go to YouTube and punch in something about dogs singing along to the Law & Order theme. Dozens of entries will turn up, which one veterinary specialist thinks might have something to do with its high-pitched, complex...

Spaniel Chases Bird Off 300-Foot Cliff, Lives
 Spaniel Chases Bird 
 Off 300-Foot Cliff, Lives 
happy endings
Feb 23, 2010 3:30 PM CST

Spaniel Chases Bird Off 300-Foot Cliff, Lives

Poppy on the mend after plunge into ocean off England

(Newser) - Poppy the springer spaniel is on the mend after chasing a seagull over a cliff and right into the English Channel. Despite suffering a partially collapsed lung, the dog swam to shore beneath the "Seven Sisters" chalk cliffs on the East Sussex coast and awaited the arrival of a...

China to Ban Eating Dogs, Cats
 China to Ban Eating Dogs, Cats 
Jan 27, 2010 6:06 AM CST

China to Ban Eating Dogs, Cats

First animal abuse law will take dogs, cats off the menu

(Newser) - China plans to end thousands of years of culinary tradition by taking dogs and cat meat off its menu. A law being drafted against animal abuse—China's first—calls for the country's thousands of dog butchers and dog meat restaurants to be closed down. Stiff fines will be imposed on...

Dogs Aren't Human—But They're Close

Their rise raises the question: What rights does a dog have?

(Newser) - When your dog's “soulful eyes” watch you, trying to discern your needs, it’s easy to forget the animal is not your child or your “wing man,” John Homans writes. Dogs have moved off the farm and into our homes, where they eat gourmet diets, relax in...

Study of Obsessive Dogs Turns up OCD Gene

Study sheds light on OCD cause in both humans and dogs

(Newser) - Dogs that engage in compulsive behavior like tail-chasing and blanket sucking share a genetic variation, according to new research. The researchers believe the study of Doberman pinschers—a breed especially vulnerable to canine OCD—sheds new light on the causes of the disorder in both humans and animals, the New ...

Dogs Rule, Cats Drool
 Dogs Rule, Cats Drool 
US pet poll
Jan 7, 2010 5:02 PM CST

Dogs Rule, Cats Drool

74% of Americans like dogs, 47% like cats

(Newser) - Americans are dog people—at least, that's finding of a new poll from the AP and Petside.com. Nearly 75% of respondents said they liked dogs a lot, while only 41% said they liked cats a lot. And cats are way more disliked: 15% of adults polled said they didn't...

Adopt Us, Or We'll Eat You, Too
 Adopt Us, Or We'll Eat You, Too 
HUNGRY FOR NEW OWNER
Dec 17, 2009 11:07 PM CST

Adopt Us, Or We'll Eat You, Too

Owner's suicide left pugs hungry, but they're OK to adopt

(Newser) - Two dogs, looking for a loving home after the death of their owner—heart-string-tugging enough to get you to the animal shelter? What if we told you that pugs Harry and Sally ate their owner after he committed suicide? Yep, that’s the sales job facing the Humane Society in...

Feds' Lone Dog-Mushing Job Opens Up

Must like Alaskan wilderness, dog poop and bureaucracy

(Newser) - Love dogs? Pristine Alaska wilderness? Then you’ll be pleased to learn that the lone federal dog-mushing job is open. The position at Denali National Park pays up to $66,542 (plus cost-of-living adjustment), but it’s not all easy sledding. The kennel manager is in charge of 31 dogs,...

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